628420 - when having server problems, blame it on the Mozilla Gremlins

Status: NEW

(Cloud Services :: Web Site - Deprecated, defect)

Description

[Mike Beltzner [:beltzner, not reading bugmail]]

http://s3.amazonaws.com/theoatmeal-img/comics/state_web_winter/tumblr.jpg

^ those guys; I bet the Oatmeal guy would let us use them.

Comment 1

[Rob Campbell [:rc] (:robcee)]

drop everything! Let's do this!

Comment 2

[Philipp von Weitershausen [:philikon]]

https://services.mozilla.com/status/ would seem like a good place. The Sync UI links to that page when servers are down. :)

Comment 3

[LegNeato]

Tumblr is already using it @ http://www.tumblr.com/503.html. Do we want to use the same exact same image as them?

Comment 4

[Mike Connor [:mconnor]]

I'm pretty sure we can get something similar.  Maybe we should ask him to make us something?  Feels like a fantastic idea.

Comment 5

[Rob Campbell [:rc] (:robcee)]

I was thinking of the "summit monsters" as potential gremlins. Some of them are purple.

Comment 6

[Philipp von Weitershausen [:philikon]]

I really like Toby's text for the new services account portal:

  Oh dear.

  Looks like one of the dinosaurs escaped again. We keep them away from the
  data, so that should be safe.

  Please try again later when we've wrestled him back onto the treadmill.


Let's blame the poor little Mozilla dinos strapped into the treadmill!

Comment 7

[Mike Connor [:mconnor]]

Alternate idea: http://www.bestweekever.tv/bwe/images/2011/03/BASSET-HOUND-RUNNING-05.jpg

Comment 8

[Aakash Desai [:aakashd]]

ITS A RACE - https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=674630