Finally! I’m up and running again

Whew. That was rough.

As many of you noticed, BikePortland.org has been down since Monday afternoon.

I won’t bore you with the technical details, but here’s what happened in a nutshell. I was on my way to a record day in traffic (I guess people like photos of naked cyclists) when my server crashed (I didn’t learn my lesson). Then I changed to a dedicated server…and it crashed too. Then I changed to a new host (and a new dedicated server) and now everything is pretty much back to normal.

Selena from Chris King at the bike master plan ride

Selena Deckelmann, the
smiling savior of BikePortland.org.
(File photo)

I would have never been able to solve this problem on my own. Technical problems with the site quickly go beyond my level of understanding. But luckily, an angel named Selena Deckelmann pedaled along to offer amazingly astute assistance (with a smile).

Selena — who happens to be the IT Manager at Chris King Components — was like a battle scene medic, picking up my fallen site and stitching it back together with calm, calculated steps.

Thank you Selena! And thanks to everyone who called and emailed to offer support and condolences.

There might still be a few glitches, but hopefully not too many. And if you emailed me in the last two days, you might want to try again.

OK, now back to your regularly scheduled programming…

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

Founder of BikePortland (in 2005). Father of three. North Portlander. Basketball lover. Car owner and driver. If you have questions or feedback about this site or my work, feel free to contact me at @jonathan_maus on Twitter, via email at maus.jonathan@gmail.com, or phone/text at 503-706-8804. Also, if you read and appreciate this site, please become a supporter.

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Disco D
Disco D
16 years ago

Good. Those of us who surf the internet all day need to have all our sites in order 🙂

Steve
Steve
16 years ago

THANKS SELENA !!
Welcome back Jonathan

Selena Deckelmann
16 years ago

Awwww…. *blushes*

I just wanted my bikeportland.org fix!

Matt Picio
16 years ago

Thanks Selena! And welcome back, Jonathan – I think we all miss our fix.

Anonymous
Anonymous
16 years ago

Glad to have you back, Jonathan. Thank you, Selena, for your bikey community service. 🙂

Jorge
Jorge
16 years ago

Yeah!

Austin Ramsland
16 years ago

Thank you Selena! Our hero!

Carl
Carl
16 years ago

\”Portland area businesses reported that the unexplained surge in workplace productivity ceased earlier this afternoon, ending just as mysteriously as it had begun two days before.\”

true
true
16 years ago

thank heavens.

beth h
16 years ago

..::sounds of clapping and whistling while celebratory bottle rockets explode overhead::..

nate
nate
16 years ago

that was a tough couple of days.

Dropped
Dropped
16 years ago

Damn, we missed you! Glad you are back up and running. And 3 cheers for Selena!!!!

Kristen
Kristen
16 years ago

Whew! Luckily for me I was in a boring seminar all day on Tuesday, so only had to suffer for one day.
Thanks, Selena, for getting Jonathan back up! And thanks, Jonathan, for having such a cool and needed site!