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Website restored late Saturday evening

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 01:27:17 -0700

It appears the site is back in operation as of late Saturday evening. We were down for about 30 hours due to a database issue. This was just as frustrating for me as I'm sure it was for some of you. I'm continuing to work hard to get the site moved to a new platform that will hopefully prevent these sorts of unexpected issues, as well as provide a more robust environment to grow the site and provide more features. I hope to make this move sometime over the next couple months. But in the meantime, we'll hope we don't run into another issue like we did this weekend. Thanks for your patience and understanding.

Pennantchase may be moving, don't stop the feedback

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 15:45:05 -0700

There has been a lot of great feedback coming in these days, and I have realized the site as currently constructed isn't built to easily adapt to these great ideas. In addition, we have had some performance problems as the site has grown. Thanks to those of you who have donated (and the revenue from the ads), I think we have enough steady income to move the website to some powerful servers. In the process, I would take the time to re-build some of the underlying architecture. I am currently going through a lot of the old feedback and notes that I have. I may look for more of your input on the Public Board as well so I can incorporate some new ideas into the site as I move it.

This is likely a massive project that could easily take the rest of this year to complete. Therefore, I may not be making as many changes on the current website for the next few months. But this means your feedback is actually more important than ever, so I can think ahead as I build the new version.

Thanks again to those of you who have supported this effort and become such great fans of the site!

Voting results and other updates

Mon, 05 Jul 2010 12:45:37 -0700

Over 150 people voted in the last poll, and 60% preferred to keep free agency as it stands in Auto Leagues (two first-come, first-serve free agents to round out the roster, followed by the Supplemental Draft after Game 10).

Most of the recent updates lately have been around improving the tools for private commissioners. You've probably noticed more private leagues are coming online. I've added a rating system for private leagues so you'll have an idea which leagues and commissioners have really good reputations. The leagues will be sorted by rating on the "Join League" page. These ratings are based on the effort I see the commissioner putting in and the feedback I get from people in the league.

I'm doing a lot of searching to figure out where the website needs to eventually be hosted as we continue to grow. It's a challenging exercise trying to balance cost with growth estimates. Just know there is a lot of work going on behind the scenes to make sure we all have this site to enjoy for a long time to come.

Secondary positions: Jimmie Foxx

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 19:24:59 -0700

In response to a discussion on the Public Boards, I have given Jimmie Foxx a secondary position of 3B for any NEW auto leagues starting today, and in all Keeper Leagues. Unfortunately, I can't update all the already-existing Auto Leagues, so you'll have to live without him at 3B in any current leagues, but in future leagues you can use him there.