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[00:00:19] <requerdanos> .op
[00:00:19] -!- mode/#soylent [+o requerdanos] by Imogen
[00:00:34] requerdanos changed topic of #soylent to: SN Main Channel | Keep discussions civil | https://soylentnews.org | Impersonating another user's nick is forbidden | Some PISG charts: https://stats.sylnt.us | This channel IS logged and publicly displayed here https://logs.sylnt.us
[00:00:41] <requerdanos> .deop
[00:00:41] -!- mode/#soylent [-o requerdanos] by Imogen
[00:46:37] <NotSanguine> Thanks for getting the site back up! You guys rock!
[00:52:38] <ted-ious> I think it might have just fixed itself. :)
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[02:47:52] <chromas> It was just waiting for someone to change the topic
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[07:45:22] <janrinok> Unixnut, "planned maintenance"? The first laugh of my day!
[07:47:22] <janrinok> Thanks for your patience guys. On a different topic - we have been told by IRS that out request to form a NFP has been approved. The written confirmation should be with us by the end of this week!
[07:47:36] <janrinok> *that our request
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[11:25:14] <Ingar> IRS has to approve NFP status oO
[11:25:20] <Ingar> weird shit
[11:29:21] <janrinok> Ingar, well, yes and no. If we want to accept donations then we don't want to be taxed on them. We get tax relief if we are a NFP but the IRS needs to agree that you are deserving of that status. Without donation then we have no site. So we can accept money as long as it is all spent on keeping the site going and not going into anyone's pockets.
[11:30:19] <janrinok> Perhaps that is not the best legal explanation but I think you get my gist.
[11:34:51] <janrinok> Additionally, someone has also said that those making donations are entitled to claim tax relief on their donations too, but I am not quite sure how that is managed.
[11:37:27] <Ingar> I was jsut thinking about local law and how different it goes here
[11:38:20] <janrinok> I can guarantee that non-Usians will not be able to claim tax relief....
[11:38:28] <Ingar> wel "different", afaik you don't need 'permission' to create an NFP (not even tax excempt) but you do need to be able to prove it in your books ofc
[11:40:53] <janrinok> The prior approval must be shown on the application to register a business in West Virginia. It looks like a job creation scheme but, hey, that is the way they do it in that particular state.
[11:41:19] <janrinok> There are other benefits by registering there.
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[14:23:13] <drussell> Internal Server Error
[14:23:33] <drussell> Refreshes are not "fixing" it.
[14:23:45] <requerdanos> I am getting the same.
[14:24:18] <requerdanos> I tried hitting it with a hammer but it was too far away.
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[14:27:06] <soylentil9> Just started getting Internal Server Error for the SN home page...
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[14:40:28] <janrinok> We are aware of the reason for the downtimes - but it requires a significant restructuring of the server. If I understand it correctly, during the update various software was moved around but without the additional bits that had been written to manage it. We are very reluctant to do any major work on the servers which are not under our control.
[14:42:09] <janrinok> The server running the db has only a very limited space and there is no software written to take care of backups filling that space and then choking. I will see if audioguy is available to delete some of the older backups, but he has various personal priorities in his life at the moment.
[14:48:40] <janrinok> .op
[14:48:40] -!- mode/#soylent [+o janrinok] by Imogen
[14:49:32] janrinok changed topic of #soylent to: SN Main Channel | Keep discussions civil | https://soylentnews.org THE SITE IS DOWN AT THE MOMENT - WE ARE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE. FIXING IT IS ANOTHER MATTER..... Jan
[14:49:42] <janrinok> .deop
[14:49:42] -!- mode/#soylent [-o janrinok] by Imogen
[14:58:21] <janrinok> requerdanos, you need to buy a very long handled hammer.
[14:58:35] <requerdanos> I'll check amazon and ali express
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[15:38:30] <janrinok> .op
[15:38:30] -!- mode/#soylent [+o janrinok] by Imogen
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[15:38:52] janrinok changed topic of #soylent to: SN Main Channel | Keep discussions civil | https://soylentnews.org THE SITE IS DOWN AT THE MOMENT - WE ARE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE. PLEASE BE PATIENT, THE FIX MAY TAKE A WHILE..... Jan
[15:39:02] <janrinok> .deop
[15:39:02] -!- mode/#soylent [-o janrinok] by Imogen
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[17:33:43] <Ingar> site is not down! it's just broken!
[17:46:02] <Unixnut> it's pining for the fjords?
[17:52:23] <Ingar> site strikes me more as an Arizona Red then a Norwegian Blue
[18:20:36] <fab23> Site seems to be up again, according to my Nagios :)
[18:24:29] <janrinok> yep - still not sure if anyone has done anything or whether it has recovered on its own!
[18:24:46] <janrinok> If there is someone fixing it he will not have time to be sending emails!
[18:25:26] <janrinok> .op
[18:25:26] -!- mode/#soylent [+o janrinok] by Imogen
[18:25:41] janrinok changed topic of #soylent to: SN Main Channel | Keep discussions civil | https://soylentnews.org | Impersonating another user's nick is forbidden | Some PISG charts: https://stats.sylnt.us | This channel IS logged and publicly displayed here https://logs.sylnt.us
[18:25:55] <janrinok> I'll gamble - and reset the banner
[18:26:10] <janrinok> topic changed
[18:26:26] <Ingar> and there was much rejoice
[18:26:40] <Ingar> and we even didn't have to eat Robin's minstrels
[18:27:02] <janrinok> .deop
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