No access after 3 days since request

Grig · 22-12-10, 06:55 AM

Hi,

I'm hoping a mod would see this thread please. It's been 3 days since I requested access to trades (with the 5+ posts and 5 days since registration requirements also met) but I don't seem to have the access.
Thanks

goggz1888 · 22-12-10, 06:10 PM

hi grig. i had to wait a bit longer also. think its the time of the year etc. they will get round to it

JoeFJ · 23-12-10, 04:35 PM

well ive been waiting a month lol

Grig · 24-12-10, 04:35 AM

I've got access -- thanks!

Neko · 26-01-11, 02:32 AM

I'm not familiar with the site or how it's run, but if the site uses an automated system it may be a Cron Job, which only runs from X:XX to Y:YY every night and in that time only gives access to Z people in que (lets say there are 120 people in que and the cron runs for 1 hours. It takes 1 minute to grant each person access (insanely long time for a machine, but this is for a simple example) then on Monday, person 1 - person 60 get access, but nobody else. On Tuesday person 61 - person 120 get access, etc --- 1 person per minute, 60 minutes, 60 people per day)

If it's manual then it may take even longer depending on how much time the Admin(s) have to monitor who needs access, and how long it takes (on some boards it can take navigating a half-dozen pages just to grant a user access to a specific forum) of course this takes even longer if the admins are busy or on vacation.

If it's automatic and runs constantly, then... um... maybe something broke in an update?

goggz1888 · 26-01-11, 03:01 AM

neko think its done manually. great explanation tho

22-12-10, 06:55 AM	#1
Grig iPod Shuffle Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 26	No access after 3 days since request Hi, I'm hoping a mod would see this thread please. It's been 3 days since I requested access to trades (with the 5+ posts and 5 days since registration requirements also met) but I don't seem to have the access. Thanks

22-12-10, 06:10 PM	#2
goggz1888 iPod 60gb Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,680	hi grig. i had to wait a bit longer also. think its the time of the year etc. they will get round to it

23-12-10, 04:35 PM	#3
JoeFJ iPod Nano 1GB Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 67	well ive been waiting a month lol

24-12-10, 04:35 AM	#4
Grig iPod Shuffle Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 26	I've got access -- thanks!

26-01-11, 02:32 AM	#5
Neko iPod Nano 2GB Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 132	I'm not familiar with the site or how it's run, but if the site uses an automated system it may be a Cron Job, which only runs from X:XX to Y:YY every night and in that time only gives access to Z people in que (lets say there are 120 people in que and the cron runs for 1 hours. It takes 1 minute to grant each person access (insanely long time for a machine, but this is for a simple example) then on Monday, person 1 - person 60 get access, but nobody else. On Tuesday person 61 - person 120 get access, etc --- 1 person per minute, 60 minutes, 60 people per day) If it's manual then it may take even longer depending on how much time the Admin(s) have to monitor who needs access, and how long it takes (on some boards it can take navigating a half-dozen pages just to grant a user access to a specific forum) of course this takes even longer if the admins are busy or on vacation. If it's automatic and runs constantly, then... um... maybe something broke in an update?

26-01-11, 03:01 AM	#6
goggz1888 iPod 60gb Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,680	neko think its done manually. great explanation tho