Announcement
Posting Comments Disabled Due To Server Overload
I had to shut down article comments for now as the server has been getting overloaded. I’m working on moving to a bigger server but trying to negotiate something affordable. Thanks for your patience.
Danish Article About Popdirt.com
We’re getting another burst of traffic today thanks to an article in Denmark’s Ekstra Bladet.
That White Screen Delay Loading The Page
You may notice that there is a white screen momentarily before the pages load on the site now. I’ve installed a new script that detects whether visitors have an ad-busting program installed. If they do, the page doesn’t load and they are requested to turn off the ad-busting program to visit the site. As many [...]
More On Site Troubles
Well as if this site could handle even more traffic, Yahoo news now is linking to the Mariah Carey winning poll - since Associated Press has now picked it up. This may mean newspapers will run the story, more people curious come on here, and we’ll continue to crash. For now I’ve disabled poll comments, [...]
What Is Wrong With This Website - Answer
Yes, I know that it has been impossible to get on this site lately. The last few days I’ve had trouble with my dedicated server, mostly that I’ve running it near capacity… So it didn’t help when this site was featured in the New York Post in today’s edition (that remove a pop star’s music [...]
Everything Is Faster Again
It looks like rebooting the server did wonders on the server that was really chugging the last few days. I’ve heard for someone that they’re still having trouble accessing the site using the AOL browser from last night when we were down for a few hours. There shouldn’t be any reason for this, but it [...]
Submitted News Items About Aguilera Won’t Be Posted
Unfortunately this site has been bombarded with phony Christina Aguilera news items the past few weeks - so from this point forward, no submitted news items about this artist will be published. It’s a waste of my time as much as it is a waste of yours.
Before Submitting News, Check That It Isn’t Aready Posted
Thanks everybody for submitting news items, but if I could make a suggestion… Please check the news by using the search engine or glance through the recent items to make sure it hasn’t already been posted. Also, items that are just copied and pasted won’t get posted. You need to summarize in your own words [...]
Popdirt.com Is Launched
Thanks for visiting PopDirt.com and I welcome everyone that would like to contribute stories to the project. Just create a new account and start submitting. We’re especially looking for album reviews.
