Hey peeps, It has now been 3 months since the last chat inspection so it will be closed for a few hours some day next week so that it can take place. It's highly unlikely to be before sunday as I've got assignments to do up until then, so I'll give a few hours notice on the day it's going to occur. It will most likely be Monday depending on what plans I have for that day. Martin.
meh, i dont use chat much anymore. but ill be on monday. sods law really. or its a conspiracy against me. who knows? (first person to say 'the conspirators' gets punched in the face.)
^ I'm actually 24 minutes late... Chat is now closed. It shall be open again once I have completed the routine tests, which usually takes about 1/2 hours depending on how smoothly it goes.
So what does one do during a chat inspection? Set the tyre pressures - maybe a rotate? Top-up fluids? Grease and oil?
It depends what type of inspection that is being carried out. Every 3 months I will carry out an inspection of the Moderator commands and Chat's AdminCP settings to make sure everything is working properly, which is what happened today. Every 6 months I will do the above test, but in addition I will also test the members commands to make sure that they are working fine. Each test ends up with a list of all the commands and their status next to them which the staff members can access. If a command is not working then that command is displayed as "Not working", and if it is then it's "Works". Some would probably argue that this isn't necessarily something Chat needs to be closed for, but it is a process that can be uber disrupting for anybody who is trying to have a conversation. The regulars in chat will be aware of how annoying the command pop-ups are, such as when a member is banned or alerted, so having that every minute for two hours straight is what they would be up against. It's also easier for me and my testing accounts if we're alone and can just go in and get the job done. It is annoying having to boot peole out in the middle of their conversations, but luckily these inspections allow us to monitor any changes in Chat's functioning so that we can prevent any major problems arising that would result in Chat being closed for a long-period of time. I can't publish the results of the inspection due to them being mod-only features, but I can tell you that Chat is still functioning at the same level it was 3 months ago, which is a good sign. Usually there are one or two problems that need ironing out, which usually explain why Inspecitons can take up to 12 hours to complete.
Now stop that! It's becoming silly. Nobody likes a good joke more than me, except maybe Rosina, or Ben or maybe even Helen... but that's not the point. The point is, my lad, that this is a LATE CHATROOM.
