TPM Site Status Blog

Issues with comments and the members’ forum

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 10:43:19 -0500

We’re aware of some intermittent tech issues with our comments and members’ forum. We’re working to isolate and address the problem and appreciate your patience while we get it sorted out.

Unplanned Downtime

Tue, 04 Aug 2020 13:47:43 -0400

TPM is experiencing an unplanned outage. The site may be inaccessible to some users temporarily.

Site Instability, July 28 2018

Tue, 28 Jul 2020 11:17:59 -0400

We’ve been experiencing server instability issues since the early morning hours today. You may have run into:

- slow page load times
- failed page loads
- difficulty signing into your account

Our tech team has applied a fix and though things are stabilizing you may still experience some of the above symptoms. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience and support.

Ongoing Tech Issues, Jul 8

Wed, 08 Jul 2020 12:47:50 -0400

Since about 5am eastern time this morning, you may have noticed a number of technical issues when visiting https://talkingpointsmemo.com, including:

- seeing ads despite being logged into a TPM Prime Account
- slow page load times
- failed page loads
- difficulty signing into your account

Our tech team is aware of these issues and is working to fix the underlying cause. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience and support.

Ongoing Account Issues

Thu, 20 Feb 2020 12:50:29 -0500

Some users are currently experiencing intermittent account issues, including being unable to access members-only content or seeing ads improperly. We are aware of the issue and working to resolve it as quickly as possible.

Issues with our Impeachment Trial Live Blog

Wed, 22 Jan 2020 13:55:53 -0500

The Impeachment Trial Live Blog hasn’t been updating properly for some readers. We’re aware of the issue and are working on a fix presently.

Intermittent front page downtime

Mon, 04 Nov 2019 15:50:21 -0500

As some of you have noticed, TPM’s front page experienced some unplanned downtime this afternoon. Things have since been returned to normal, and our tech team is working to resolve any remaining issues. Thank you for your patience.

Comments are back!

Tue, 02 Jul 2019 16:35:22 -0400

Comments are now back online. With the new site updates, we are aware that the normal comments icon that displays under each headline is no longer appear, and our team is working on getting that fixed ASAP. In the meantime, the comments are still functioning, and each thread will still generate at the bottom of each story page.

Comments are temporarily unavailable on recently-posted stories

Tue, 02 Jul 2019 09:47:15 -0400

Due to a technical issue comments are disabled temporarily on recently-posted stories. Our tech team is aware of the issue and working on a solution. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Comments are down for maintenance.

Sat, 29 Jun 2019 11:05:29 -0400

We’re in the middle of a tech update. As a side-effect, you may be unable to access comments for the next few hours. We appreciate your patience.

And they’re back!

Fri, 24 May 2019 11:38:03 -0400

Comments are restored, you may return to your regularly scheduled posting.

Comments are temporarily unavailable on recently-posted stories

Fri, 24 May 2019 11:21:31 -0400

Due to a technical issue comments are disabled temporarily on recently-posted stories. Our tech team is aware of the issue and working on a solution. We apologize for the inconvenience.

On-article comments have been restored.

Wed, 22 May 2019 11:40:59 -0400

Embedded comments are back after an earlier outage.

Comments are temporarily down for some stories published this morning (05/22)

Wed, 22 May 2019 09:05:52 -0400

Due to some technical difficulty comments aren’t currently available for some stories published this morning. Our tech team is aware of the issue and is working to resolve it. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.

On-article comments have been restored.

Thu, 18 Apr 2019 11:42:56 -0400

Embedded comments are back after an earlier outage.

Comments are temporarily down for some stories published this morning (04/18)

Thu, 18 Apr 2019 11:37:27 -0400

Comments are temporarily down for new stories

Tue, 16 Apr 2019 13:37:39 -0400

We are aware of the issue and our developers are working to address it. We apologize for the inconvenience

Comments, Forums, and RSS feeds are up and running again.

Thu, 14 Mar 2019 15:00:06 -0400

On-page comments, the site forums (The Hive) and RSS feeds are back up after unexpected downtime today. We apologize for the temporary inconvenience and appreciate your patience

Commenting is temporarily unavailable due to a technical problemWe are aware of the issue and our...

Thu, 14 Mar 2019 09:19:09 -0400

Commenting is temporarily unavailable due to a technical problem

We are aware of the issue and our developers are working to address it. We apologize for the inconvenience

Comments are temporarily down for new stories

Fri, 15 Feb 2019 10:50:39 -0500

We are aware of the issue and our developers are working to address it. We apologize for the inconvenience