Talk:Server blackout

Merge
Each of the server blackout articles should be merged, because there are getting to be too many and the occurrences aren't particularly unique. In addition, I do recall there being other server blackouts years ago before anyone thought to make note of them here. Skill 01:58, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

There have been at least 6 blackouts since I started, this definitely isn't the third. 02:00, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

Yes, I agree with you! 02:01, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

this is wierd though how can the friend server go down first,watch out for people tellying to ice plateau - greenthunder 9:06pm(ET)

Careful guys! 02:08, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

heres a tip check runescape every 10mins75.88.174.164 02:25, 19 November 2007 (UTC)greenthunder75.88.174.164 02:25, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

Notice the adds are even down, This is defiantly a black out and not some update.

Do we need a page on every blackout? This is prob not the third either Atlandy 03:37, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

I think it should stay as is,and yes,we do need a page for each blackout.Prince12th 03:52, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Why is this labeled the 3rd? I've been playing since 2002 and they happen from time to time.  Either they have to be researched/corrected or merged to make the wiki correct[[Image:Wintumber_tree.PNG]] Atlandy 04:02, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

I have come up with and put into effect a solution for the fact that these are definitely not the first, second, and third blackouts ever. I have renamed them the first, second, and third blackouts of 2007. From now on, when a new article is added for a new blackout, make sure you put "of " at the end of it. This way, it is completely accurate. For example, if another blackout occurs in december, it should be called Fourth server blackout of 2007. If there is one in February next year, the article should be named First server blackout of 2008. 05:20, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

The same thing happens in every blackout. Login servers go down, people get kicked, the main page shows 0, wild rumours about a glitch or keylogger circulate, the servers come back on, a riot starts. Do we need a separate page about each one? Skill 05:33, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

I say keep them all having their own articles. 05:40, 19 November 2007 (UTC)


 * Why not simply have them in separate sections of the same article? This way, we don't have to explain the details of a blackout repeatedly in several articles. In every instance the main page shows 0 players, why repeat that three times? Skill 05:46, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Though these are events and not items, I say "keep" because of/per RuneScape:Granularity. 06:40, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Sort of forgot about this discussion. Anyways, I don't think granularity is supposed to apply in cases like this. The idea of the policy was to allow easy searching for a particular item, rather than to make everything separate. I see no reason in this case not to merge the articles, as it's a better way to present the information. Skill 06:03, 24 November 2007 (UTC)
 * I have to agree with Skill, the information would be presented better in a merged page. I'd rather search "blackout" on the wiki and find all the blackouts recorded on one page, instead of being directed to a disambiguation page that would show multiple pages of the blackouts that have occured in the past, over years. As I DK 19:09, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

Another reason to merge the articles is that each of them has pretty much the same picture of the worlds going offline. Again, there's no reason to repeat information in five articles when we could just merge them into one. Skill 06:14, 19 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I have to agree with Skill here.. Merge 06:16, 19 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Keep I agree with Chia [[Image:Kandarincrest.gif|33px]]  C  hicken  7 [[Image:Kandarincrest.gif|33px]] 10:16, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Merge but keep details of each blackout in the one article. It would be much simpler that way. Just put each one in different subsections. 01:02, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

Merge Most of the Articles are stubs, and nothing really was different in any one of them.

Another RSII blackout?
I was playing Runescape earlier today when I went outside hung some lights came back and it would not log in. Kept saying no available server etc. I can open up the worlds page even and it shows 0 people playing on all worlds. It also shows 0 on the initial login page.

Ultra71.220.198.68 03:57, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

possible one today
Respond asap? I can't log in, friend server was offline before, and user numbers are going down rapidly... Morphyhunter 18:49, 17 January 2008 (UTC) Forums unavailable too.
 * Yep, "There are currently 0 people playing!" I was in the middle of fighting an iron dragon... argh >_< [[Image:Constructionimg.PNG]]Glenn1 [[Image:Constructionimg.PNG]] 18:58, 17 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Back on for me now! :D As I DK 19:10, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

First Server Blackout of 2007
From Dark RuneScape Wiki:

"On June 2nd, 2007, in the late afternoon-late evening, the RuneScape servers were all offline. This was the First Server Blackout. JaGeX said that it was there was a heavy storm that downed power to the main JaGeX building, causing loss of connection with all other servers and an auto-shutdown of every server. The weather reason was false, though many news stations in Europe and North America commented on a storm.

The first server blackout occured because an unnamed player had found a way to duplicate the World 111 Glitch. And thus, JaGeX blocked access to all servers to prevent the event from occuring once again."

Location: see here

Does anyone have any verification of this? The Dark RuneScape Wiki seems a reliable site, just less used. -- Gaz Lloyd 20:03, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

Friday June 13th, 2008
Another server blackout today, 0 people playing!

Theunknown one 15:32, 13 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Nah, it's just a friend server shutdown.

Theres one world offline and all other worlds 0 people, what do you call that? and you cant get on the forums, just like other blackouts. Theunknown one 15:36, 13 June 2008 (UTC)

Ugh, didn't Jagex say they'd do all they could to stop these server blackouts from occurring? Luckily I wasn't doing anything dangerous... 15:38, 13 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Is this a precedent for the Riot article to be summarised as I had it the other day?Planeshifted 15:43, 13 June 2008 (UTC)