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[Guinness]

If anyone has been experiencing Website outages with the HK retailers, here is an explanation from the folks at Redwolf-

"URGENT ANNOUNCEMENT
An earthquake in North Asia has knocked out a major internet fiber-optic cable that connects Hong Kong servers to the rest of the world. During this time, our ability to answer emails and process orders quickly will be affected. You may also experience slow performance on this site, and also recommend you select PAYPAL as form of payment for smoother processing. We have been told that emergency repairs are underway and things should be back to normal in 3-7 days. Thank you for your attention!"

Here is a related news article-

http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7005972036


I noticed it last night trying to access both Redwolf and WGC and mistakenly attributed it to to them updating their sites- I hope everything is ok in or around the epicenter-



Slainte!


-G

[0nslaught]

ooohh no wonder, i just saw this on redwolf also. GnG, UNco, WGC, airglobal, and redwolf werent workin, man i wonder if everyones ok

[sekiryu]

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recent...s/10/120_25.php

Ouch--7.1 earlier this week, some more, then a 5.6 today.

[Guinness]

God hates Airsoft!!! Oh noes!!!!



Seriously though, I guess the epicenter was off the coast of Taiwan, two souls dead by the reports I've read- Let's send our thoughts and prayers that way.








-G

[AK74M545]

Hmm thought it was just my stupid computer, but this is even worse

[Hvy gear]

I rebooted my modem thinking it was my ISP playing up, i guess this explains why gunsnguys is so slow.

[sekiryu]

Odd--they say that the earthquake was in North Asia, but Taiwan is in South Asia.

[future9er24]

Thoughts and prayers are with everyone over there

[UMFtbll]

I was wondering why WGCShop was acting funny, thanks!

[Agent47]

cripes, sent a wire transfer to VFC yesterday, hope that went through...

[0nslaught]

ya, i sent an order quote to GnG, i wonder if that got disrupted

[suck eggs boy]

UN's back up for me, and DEN was never down.

[damage552]

I was wondering why I received WGC's email 13 hours after they sent it. I hope my order isnt disrupted...I need it by next friday.

I hope service is restored soon and that everyone's alright over there.

[Yeager]

the quake also killed microsoft's XBL servers!

[sekiryu]

As if someone elses servers would have survived a 5-7 magnitude earthquake

Edited by sekiryu, 28 December 2006 - 06:19 AM.

[Jagdraben]

A Mac server would have.

It would just choose an inopprotune time to crash. Like in the middle of an earthquake.

®

Edited by Jagdraben, 28 December 2006 - 06:24 AM.

[NickN]

Aye, I was wondering why WGC and Red Wolf were sooooooooooo slow last night. I hope there weren't too many people hurt over there.

[sandstorm]

Apparently all Taiwanese international fibers were severed, and it'll take weeks to fix them. No wonder, as you can't just patch fiberoptic together, not to mention fishing the cut ends up first...

[FarEast]

God hates Airsoft!!! Oh noes!!!!

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

No NO NO, My dear man, as God is the creator of all things, God himself created it (Although there is a debate as regards to if Chuck Norris created God, which makes my previous statement invalid.) and therefore loves it, the shake was for the following reasons:

1/. To inform all manufacturers to hurry up and release some cool stuff for his faithful flock of softers.

2/. To tell G&G to sort out their godforesaken QA

3/. Someone wasn't taking their hits and got the finger of God treatment.

On a more serious note, there has been nothing on the news regarding damage or deaths out here in Japan, but i hope all are ok.

apart from that cheating git who didn't call their hit!



Please note the above is said in dark humour, I live in Japan which on average has 3 shakes a day, we are currently awaiting where i live the Great Kanto shake which was the largest shake ever to hit modern day Japan. (For a comparison the death toll and damage caused is actually mistaken for the atomic bombings of Japan, do a goggle and you will see what i mean!

[Yeager]

As if someone elses servers would have survived a 5-7 magnitude earthquake

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

SOE & the Nintendo Servers were left untouched, Ironically so were EA servers.



Personally, I think I'm to blame for the whole Xbox live thing..

I was playing Gears and.. well..I just.. hit the guy so hard that it knocked him offline and he took the live servers with him..