# The Straight Dope Software Switch Countdown thread! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 18, 2020, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-software-switch-countdown-thread/855901 "2020-06-18T12:19:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-software-switch-countdown-thread/855901/1 "2020-06-18T12:19:51Z")
Party like it’s 1999! 😃 Who will be the last to post before the switch? Should they win a cupcake or something? ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-software-switch-countdown-thread/855901/2 "2020-06-18T12:38:50Z")
Last. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-software-switch-countdown-thread/855901/3 "2020-06-18T12:46:23Z")
Some goddamn pie would be nice for once. ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-software-switch-countdown-thread/855901/4 "2020-06-18T13:00:10Z")
I’ll miss the old board, the new one will surely be great, but it will not be the same :’( ---
**Author:** ![Napier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce73a5/32.png) [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-software-switch-countdown-thread/855901/5 "2020-06-18T13:06:33Z")
Wait, what? ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-software-switch-countdown-thread/855901/6 "2020-06-18T13:08:09Z")
Cookie? ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-software-switch-countdown-thread/855901/7 "2020-06-18T13:08:54Z")
When I saw the thread title I thought somebody might know what time this version’s shutting down. Still here at the moment, I see. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-software-switch-countdown-thread/855901/8 "2020-06-18T13:17:32Z")
I got a maintenance notice for a moment until I refreshed and it reverted. I think they are staring switching soon. ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-software-switch-countdown-thread/855901/9 "2020-06-18T13:33:09Z")
I got a 504, or maybe it was a 502, just now; but those have been common. And I’ve been getting intermittent maintenance notices since sometime yesterday; so while those may be related, they probably don’t mean the switch is imminent, at least in the sense of “in the next few minutes, or the next hour or so.” ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-software-switch-countdown-thread/855901/10 "2020-06-18T13:44:46Z")
Still here. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-software-switch-countdown-thread/855901/11 "2020-06-18T13:56:40Z")
I think the maintenance notices are automatic and from the same root cause as the 502/504 errors-- They’re just what the system outputs when it _realizes_ that it’s screwed up. So seeing them sporadically is only a sign that it’s “about to change”, in the sense that they’re a sign of the problems that are the reason we’re switching. Though, when the switch is actually under way, we’ll probably also see that page, except for an extended time (I think it’s projected to be a few hours). And when it goes away, we’ll definitely know, because then we’ll see the new board instead of the old one, which does look different, despite matching the look and feel as closely as we could. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-software-switch-countdown-thread/855901/12 "2020-06-18T14:05:40Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Last. OK, now is time. Last. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-software-switch-countdown-thread/855901/13 "2020-06-18T14:21:18Z")
That’s what _you_ think. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-software-switch-countdown-thread/855901/14 "2020-06-18T14:29:46Z")
Last last. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-software-switch-countdown-thread/855901/15 "2020-06-18T14:29:51Z")
See you all on the other side. ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_W\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3bc359/32.png) [@Richard\_W\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_W_1)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-software-switch-countdown-thread/855901/16 "2020-06-18T14:36:00Z")
> [@thorny\_locust](#): > > When I saw the thread title I thought somebody might know what time this version’s shutting down. > > Still here at the moment, I see. Just in time to actually say hello! Not that I have been posting much here anyway, except in the Cars thread… I expect I will lurk a bit on the new one as well, though. I just checked my details were up-to-date as per instructions, which implies there will be an email about the change when it happens. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-software-switch-countdown-thread/855901/17 "2020-06-18T14:50:36Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > See you all on the other side. _Try to run, try to hide Break on through to the other side_ ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-software-switch-countdown-thread/855901/18 "2020-06-18T14:53:03Z")
I don’t know that there’ll be email sent when it happens. The reason given for checking one’s information is that, when you sign in to the new board, you’ll have to provide a new password; and a confirmation link will be sent to your email. If you don’t get the confirmation link because your email’s wrong, then you won’t be able to sign in; in which case, or in case of other problems, email TubaDiva at the link that’s been provided. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-software-switch-countdown-thread/855901/19 "2020-06-18T14:53:10Z")
Now watch us be here all day… ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-software-switch-countdown-thread/855901/20 "2020-06-18T15:06:09Z")
> [@](#): > > If you don’t get the confirmation link because your email’s wrong, then you won’t be able to sign in; in which case, or in case of other problems, email TubaDiva at the link that’s been provided. …but of course, every time that happens, it’ll be more work for her, and it’ll be easier all around if she doesn’t have to do that, so we’d really prefer for people to make sure their e-mail address is correct now, when it doesn’t require manual overrides. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-software-switch-countdown-thread/855901.md?page=2)