TURN BACK YOU POXY FULE!

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I just want to thank and congratulate whoever is responsible for this:

Warning: Too many connections in /home/ilx/pubhtml/boardfunctions.php on line 77

Warning: MySQL Connection Failed: Too many connections in /home/ilx/pubhtml/boardfunctions.php on line 77
Problem loading page:
Unable to connect to SQL server. TURN BACK YOU POXY FULE.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Thursday, 3 April 2003 12:49 (twenty-three years ago)

ewnay answersyay

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Thursday, 3 April 2003 12:50 (twenty-three years ago)

Yup. I got that too a few minutes ago. Pure genius.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 3 April 2003 12:52 (twenty-three years ago)

Seconded, tis wonderful :)

I mean thirded.

― Archel (Archel), Thursday, 3 April 2003 12:54 (twenty-three years ago)

You see how I bothered to change that message but not fix the problem that causes it?

(It was Dan's idea, btw)

― Graham (graham), Thursday, 3 April 2003 12:56 (twenty-three years ago)

TURN BACK YOU POXY FULE! could be the new 'delete ilx please'.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 3 April 2003 13:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I kiss you Graham. You poxy fule.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Thursday, 3 April 2003 13:06 (twenty-three years ago)

Haha Graham, I think you should leave the problem now that we've got an error message that everyone loves.

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 3 April 2003 13:07 (twenty-three years ago)

I didn't get it!!! Waaaahhhhh! I wanna break ILX now so I can be called a POXY FULE!!!

― kate, Thursday, 3 April 2003 14:06 (twenty-three years ago)

Is that a threat, kate? Oh no! Delete the internet before it's too late!

― Sarah McLUsky (coco), Thursday, 3 April 2003 14:08 (twenty-three years ago)

Hey Graham, did you get my card yet? The Winnipeg one.

― Bryan (Bryan), Thursday, 3 April 2003 14:37 (twenty-three years ago)

eleven months pass...

that poxy crap sux

― GrapeSoda, Wednesday, 31 March 2004 16:19 (twenty-two years ago)

it happens every day again now

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 31 March 2004 16:48 (twenty-two years ago)

It happens every freaking MINUTE.

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Wednesday, 31 March 2004 16:57 (twenty-two years ago)

Has anyone talked to Andrew directly about it? I keep meaning to.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 31 March 2004 16:58 (twenty-two years ago)

Whatever happened to Graham?

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Wednesday, 31 March 2004 16:58 (twenty-two years ago)

You made him cry with your poxy fule hatin' ways

― C J (C J), Wednesday, 31 March 2004 17:01 (twenty-two years ago)

I spoke to Andrew about this yesterday. He said he's tried disabling a referrals log that was going nuts, and after he did that things really did seem to speed up significantly. But by late afternoon it was sluggish again so I dont know... I dont think Andrew looks at ILX much anymore so it may be prudent for one of the other guys with access to the SQL to be looking at this cuz obviously something's up.

― Trayce (trayce), Wednesday, 31 March 2004 21:39 (twenty-two years ago)

What DID happen to Graham?

― @d@ml (nordicskilla), Wednesday, 31 March 2004 21:40 (twenty-two years ago)

i think that graham took a hint

― todd swiss (eliti), Wednesday, 31 March 2004 21:42 (twenty-two years ago)

he got mad!

― mandee, Wednesday, 31 March 2004 21:43 (twenty-two years ago)

I really felt bad for Graham yesterday. :(

― El Diablo Robotico (Nicole), Wednesday, 31 March 2004 21:44 (twenty-two years ago)

WHY?

― @d@ml (nordicskilla), Wednesday, 31 March 2004 21:46 (twenty-two years ago)

Have you all kidnapped him?

― @d@ml (nordicskilla), Wednesday, 31 March 2004 21:47 (twenty-two years ago)

Graham finally got our sympathy by....... not asking for it! (shockah)

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Wednesday, 31 March 2004 21:48 (twenty-two years ago)

maybe the recent surge of random googlers has something to do with it. i suggest deleting any mention of j0hn C3na from ilx.

― ken c (ken c), Wednesday, 31 March 2004 21:50 (twenty-two years ago)

Or just changing the name of "I love horses" to "I love J0hn C3na and hair dye. I also would like someone to p1mp my ride."

― winterland, Thursday, 1 April 2004 07:01 (twenty-two years ago)

I read that above as "plump my ride". Much more interesting that way, I think...

― DMTina (DMTina), Thursday, 1 April 2004 07:08 (twenty-two years ago)

"pimp my cushion"

― winterland, Thursday, 1 April 2004 07:10 (twenty-two years ago)

"pimp my mom"

― oops (Oops), Thursday, 1 April 2004 07:11 (twenty-two years ago)

are random googlers really common and a problem?

― A Nairn (moretap), Thursday, 1 April 2004 07:13 (twenty-two years ago)

They seem more so lately than Ive noticed in the past.

― Trayce (trayce), Thursday, 1 April 2004 07:16 (twenty-two years ago)

Yes, random googlers are terribly common. They have no class whatsoever.

― C J (C J), Thursday, 1 April 2004 07:26 (twenty-two years ago)

Dear Sirs, I noted with interest that you and your fine compatriots are offering advice on how to get one ride pimped, if you'll excuse the vernacular. Any further information would be appreciated, thanking you in advance.

― randomgoogler, Thursday, 1 April 2004 07:30 (twenty-two years ago)

Curses! I hate it when I'm wrong!

― C J (C J), Thursday, 1 April 2004 07:36 (twenty-two years ago)

i don't like being called a poxy fule.

― The Lady Ms Lurex (lucylurex), Thursday, 1 April 2004 07:41 (twenty-two years ago)

HSA gets really confused when I start shouting DON'T POXY FOOL ME!!! at the computer.

― Super-Kate (kate), Thursday, 1 April 2004 07:42 (twenty-two years ago)

I don't like it that I was (in a way) the original poxy fule.

― Bryan B Sure (Bryan), Thursday, 1 April 2004 07:42 (twenty-two years ago)

I mean FULE. Duh. I am a FULE for that.

― Super-Kate (kate), Thursday, 1 April 2004 07:44 (twenty-two years ago)

Here's where the term originated in this context if anyone cares.

― Bryan B Sure (Bryan), Thursday, 1 April 2004 07:46 (twenty-two years ago)

ah so it is Mr. Perry who we have to thank for this phrase.

― oops (Oops), Thursday, 1 April 2004 07:51 (twenty-two years ago)

re graham: you could ask him he's on IM: dtcdthingy (i think is his nickname on IM)

― jesus nathalie (nathalie), Thursday, 1 April 2004 08:16 (twenty-two years ago)

I dont think Andrew looks at ILX much anymore so it may be prudent for one of the other guys with access to the SQL to be looking at this cuz obviously something's up.

I do look at ILX quite a bit, and give it a bit of a kick now and then to fix things up, but I just don't have time to have an involved look at why it's fucking up the way it is. Fortunately, Alan has agreed to have another look at the code in the next couple of weeks or so, so we should start to see a solution at some stage.

― Andrew (enneff), Thursday, 1 April 2004 08:35 (twenty-two years ago)

Hey Andrew, what else does cheese do?

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Thursday, 1 April 2004 12:10 (twenty-two years ago)

I've forgotten what TURN BACK YOU POXY FULE orginally said now.

― Archel (Archel), Thursday, 1 April 2004 12:17 (twenty-two years ago)

i'm hoping that it was turn back you silly nincompoop.

― ken c (ken c), Thursday, 1 April 2004 12:21 (twenty-two years ago)

i guess that's better than "Here's $5. Go get yerself a blumpkin while the server is busy"

― Kingfish Hypercolor (Kingfish), Thursday, 1 April 2004 13:30 (twenty-two years ago)

Hey Andrew, what else does cheese do?

Not much, why?

― Andrew (enneff), Thursday, 1 April 2004 13:55 (twenty-two years ago)

Just wondering if it did anything else.

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Thursday, 1 April 2004 21:52 (twenty-two years ago)

It's pretty much dedicated to MySQL.

― Andrew (enneff), Thursday, 1 April 2004 22:46 (twenty-two years ago)

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― Maresn3st, Wednesday, 5 March 2025 17:50 (one year ago)

i think alibaba might be back with another 40 thieves

― koogs, Wednesday, 5 March 2025 21:48 (one year ago)

All UKPOl and UK footy threads, wtf?

― Stoop Crone (Trayce), Wednesday, 5 March 2025 21:55 (one year ago)

things are bad when you get a TURN BACK YOU POXY FULE error on the TURN BACK YOU POXY FULE thread

― Andy the Grasshopper, Wednesday, 5 March 2025 22:03 (one year ago)

these LLM scrapers are getting crazy out of hand

― stet, Thursday, 6 March 2025 00:43 (one year ago)

thank you, stet

― sleeve, Thursday, 6 March 2025 01:07 (one year ago)

when you get a TURN BACK YOU POXY FULE error on the TURN BACK YOU POXY FULE thread

FuleCeption

― at your swervice (Ye Mad Puffin), Thursday, 6 March 2025 01:41 (one year ago)

these LLM scrapers are getting crazy out of hand

Is there a way to make the site temporarily password-protected to give you more time on this & keeping it accessible to current registered users?

― triste et cassé (gyac), Thursday, 6 March 2025 02:17 (one year ago)

I’m going to make a different backup address that should stay accessible in case of outage, yes

― stet, Thursday, 6 March 2025 05:16 (one year ago)

might be worth taking the entire site reg-to-view at this point. the vibrant influx of new voices and valuable thoughts is probably not outweighing the operational and societal downsides rn.

― Nancy Makes Posts (sic), Thursday, 6 March 2025 05:49 (one year ago)

wondering if LLM crawlers have been optimized to find sites that are essentially giant text repositories...

― 龜, Thursday, 6 March 2025 14:35 (one year ago)

optimised to seek out the OTM

― mark s, Thursday, 6 March 2025 14:45 (one year ago)

I hope they find early N-Phay haxxorspeak and it breaks them.

― Tim, Thursday, 6 March 2025 14:54 (one year ago)

when |_337 really meant |_337

― mark s, Thursday, 6 March 2025 15:01 (one year ago)

Ah yes the vibrant influx of new voices

So grateful for the many new perspectives we are getting

― at your swervice (Ye Mad Puffin), Thursday, 6 March 2025 16:23 (one year ago)

HI DERE

― Who Are the Mystery URLs? (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 6 March 2025 17:04 (one year ago)

ChatGPT now ending all responses with "that's how i break it down to an extent"

― jaymc, Thursday, 6 March 2025 18:02 (one year ago)

I can't turn your prompt into a heart.

― I think we're all Bezos on this bus (WmC), Thursday, 6 March 2025 18:12 (one year ago)

let's just hope nobody asks it how to wash a hat

― Zurich is Starmed (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 6 March 2025 18:13 (one year ago)

ChatGPT needs to show its ilx chops by promoting the deep cuts, like "vital skull custard" or "cat gazebo".

― more difficult than I look (Aimless), Thursday, 6 March 2025 18:44 (one year ago)

How is babby formed

― at your swervice (Ye Mad Puffin), Thursday, 6 March 2025 19:19 (one year ago)

Honestly if ILX ends up being the source of truth for LLMs i am all for it tbrh.

― Stoop Crone (Trayce), Friday, 7 March 2025 00:45 (one year ago)

"cat gazebo"

pretty sure they're called catios now

― Andy the Grasshopper, Friday, 7 March 2025 00:50 (one year ago)

lol, I think you mean corch

― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 7 March 2025 04:16 (one year ago)

..carandah?

― Stoop Crone (Trayce), Friday, 7 March 2025 05:11 (one year ago)

catport

― birming man (ledge), Friday, 7 March 2025 09:04 (one year ago)

caterrace

― Tracer Hand, Friday, 7 March 2025 09:26 (one year ago)

Felanai

― at your swervice (Ye Mad Puffin), Friday, 7 March 2025 12:05 (one year ago)

ChatGPT now ending all responses with "that's how i break it down to an extent"
― jaymc

well, yeah.

― Kate (rushomancy), Friday, 7 March 2025 21:56 (one year ago)

lol <3

― sleeve, Friday, 7 March 2025 21:56 (one year ago)

lonely cpu thinking baout things

― Who Are the Mystery URLs? (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 8 March 2025 19:05 (one year ago)

...that are so not gonna happen

― at your swervice (Ye Mad Puffin), Saturday, 8 March 2025 20:58 (one year ago)

AI want hen fap.

― Tim, Saturday, 8 March 2025 21:59 (one year ago)

ILLLM

― Cognosc in Tyrol (emsworth), Sunday, 9 March 2025 02:57 (one year ago)

lol @ both of those

― sleeve, Sunday, 9 March 2025 03:17 (one year ago)

one month passes...

anyone else been intermittently unable to connect the past few days?

― brony james (k3vin k.), Saturday, 19 April 2025 04:18 (one year ago)

Yeah, I think the chatter about it is on the ILX Cloudflare thread. I don’t fully understand why it’s happening but it’s stressing me out. I know good people are working on trying to fix it and I appreciate it. If money would fix the problem i’m happy to contribute.

― Cow_Art, Saturday, 19 April 2025 04:32 (one year ago)

It's all fucked up:

ILX on Cloudflare - c/d?

― Bee OK, Saturday, 19 April 2025 04:33 (one year ago)

I don’t fully understand why it’s happening

Fighting the AI scraperbot scourge

https://social.kernel.org/notice/AqJkUigsjad3gQc664
https://social.kernel.org/notice/AqM5nzaAdrkcvaQQme
https://social.kernel.org/notice/AqMPIvdfFitunqWaS8
https://social.kernel.org/notice/AsaHPixap5TwER7HKi

― chihuahuau, Saturday, 19 April 2025 10:47 (one year ago)

might be worth taking the entire site reg-to-view at this point. the vibrant influx of new voices and valuable thoughts is probably not outweighing the operational and societal downsides rn.

I have no idea if it's technically feasible, or if would even help against the scrapers, but what if you had to sign in to "see all answers"? So, the first few and last few posts are visible without having to log in. That might entice new people by giving them enough of a taste.

― beard papa, Saturday, 19 April 2025 17:54 (one year ago)

one year passes...

So what's going on with this? I assume this is what's behind the uptick in double posts:

http://ibb.co/1GvM9Hn8

― I? not I! He! He! HIM! (akm), Friday, 22 May 2026 00:44 (two weeks ago)

bah

http://ibb.co/1GvM9Hn8

― I? not I! He! He! HIM! (akm), Friday, 22 May 2026 00:45 (two weeks ago)

well, images don't seem to translate well to bbcode anymore either but it's this message:

"this site can't be reached
www.ilxor.com unexpectedly closed the connection
try: checking the connection
checking the proxy and firewall

ERR_CONNECTION_CLOSED"

― I? not I! He! He! HIM! (akm), Friday, 22 May 2026 00:46 (two weeks ago)

that link isn't an image link - there's no extension so the code can't tell. and ibb is too new a thing to have be special-cased like YouTube or whatever.

here's the actual image but direct linking might not work
https://i.ibb.co/8gKbjFB6/Screenshot-2026-05-21-at-5-42-38-PM.png

(and i have images off anyway so it'll look the same to me anyway)

― koogs, Friday, 22 May 2026 01:48 (two weeks ago)

oh duh, left off the extension

― I? not I! He! He! HIM! (akm), Friday, 22 May 2026 03:23 (two weeks ago)

anyway, do other people get this error or is it just me?

― I? not I! He! He! HIM! (akm), Friday, 22 May 2026 18:05 (two weeks ago)

I've been getting it when I try to post

― symsymsym, Friday, 22 May 2026 18:06 (two weeks ago)

I get it on mobile

― Lady Sovereign (Citizen) (milo z), Friday, 22 May 2026 18:10 (two weeks ago)

It’s probably Cloudflare bot protection. Are you using VPNs or anything like that?

― stet, Friday, 22 May 2026 18:45 (two weeks ago)

Nope. cloudflare sounds possible. It only seems to happen to me either when posting, or if I've left the site open in a tab dormant for a long time and then navigate somewhere

― I? not I! He! He! HIM! (akm), Friday, 22 May 2026 22:00 (two weeks ago)

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