[WEB4LIB] RE: Seattletimes.com: website shut down

[Paul Taylor]

Actually--and I confess I can feel the flames already--taking the web site 
down makes sense, as noted here. Additionally, though, it occurs to me that 
absence DOES make the heart grow fonder, so maybe a little down-time for the 
library now and then would remind people of their value. Maybe a week a year 
during which everyone gets a vacation.

And, to keep it on target (heh), maybe the library should set up a simple 
server offsite somewhere to count the number of requests to the system during 
the down time, to see if they increase because people can't use the building 
proper.

-Paul


On Wednesday 21 August 2002 10:30 am, James Cayz wrote:
> >It is draconian when the website is totally shut down.
>
> All,
>
> Although many other reasons to shut the webserver down were validly stated,
> there's a real important one that was missed...
>
> If you are shutting the doors because having them open costs too much, then
> you do more than close the doors and go home.
>
> I know nothing about the climate of Seattle, but I'm sure that leaving the
> computer room(s) AC on will cost more money than turning it off.
> And HVAC is a big part of a building's expense.
>
> I'm assuming, of course, that the web server is located in one of the
> affected libraries.
>
> And there are many (hundreds) of devices in our buildings that draw small
> amounts of power (each) that can also be safely turned off.  How much
> money would be saved by turning off all the EXIT signs, water fountains,
> Wake-on-Lan computers, monitors on standby, soda & candy machines, UPSs,
> clocks, water heaters, ceiling fans, ...   Does anyone know much of
> that contributes to their total power budget (I don't)?
>
> Notes from personal experience:
> 1) Don't kill the main power if you have a sump pump and are
>    located in a high water table area.
> 2) Clean the fridge out before you turn it off for a week
>
> :-) :-) :-)
>
> Just my $0.02 .
> James
>
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Paul Taylor
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