What is wrong with Readbud?

@zralte (4178)
India
April 28, 2010 2:32pm CST
Are you a member of Readbud? If so, do you face the same problem. The site has been down for 5 or 6 hours. I've checked it from time to time and it always comes up with "Server Application Unavailable"
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
28 Apr 10
The beginning of the end? Or the end of the beginning? I am not a member but I rather enjoy the discussions about it. Am I bad?
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
28 Apr 10
This was 2 weeks ago and is not the only time it has happened. Maybe they save something by going offline and not allowing users to rate the articles http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/2295376.aspx
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@drkraven (521)
• Romania
28 Apr 10
Bad bad mysdianait !
@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
28 Apr 10
• India
28 Apr 10
hello i am the member of readbud, i am not getting this problem, this problem i got 2 weeks before, but it was solved in 24hrs, u contact to admin,aboutthis.and clear ur cookies daily!!!
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
28 Apr 10
I get iot too so it is not a question of cookies. This is the message: [i] Server Application Unavailable The web application you are attempting to access on this web server is currently unavailable. Please hit the "Refresh" button in your web browser to retry your request. Administrator Note: An error message detailing the cause of this specific request failure can be found in the application event log of the web server. Please review this log entry to discover what caused this error to occur. [/i]
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• Australia
28 Apr 10
It happens to alot f people all day today.
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@zralte (4178)
• India
28 Apr 10
I get the exact same message.
@hora_fugit (5862)
• India
28 Apr 10
I am a member of Readbud but am not active there till someone convinces me it's legit site. This problem seems normal to me. They always have to do maintenance work... Too much of anything is bad
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@zralte (4178)
• India
14 Jul 10
Well, it looked like you are right in not being active. I am stopping it as well unless someone can show me payment proof.
@tonyllenium (6252)
• Italy
28 Apr 10
Yes i saw me too this alert probably from their hosting service in fact there is also an administration note...mmh this readbud is strange and may be this is the end of the ite and system?we will see..
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@zralte (4178)
• India
14 Jul 10
I am stopping now after I get the confirmation from another myLotter that Readbud is not paying. I have been getting very few articles to rate anyway. Not even enough to make 50 cents a day.
@junrapmian (2169)
• Philippines
28 Apr 10
I'm a readbud rater, but I do not worry my self too much. It is normal that sometimes they have to update or maintain their servers. We have to understand this. Their doing it to help us and serve us better. Just keep in tuned for the server maintenance to be done and let's rate articles again.
• United States
28 Apr 10
This has happened before. It could be that there are so many people on the site at once with many more trying to access it, as a result the server couldn't handle all the traffic and crashed. At this point I wouldn't worry about it.
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@zralte (4178)
• India
14 Jul 10
Are you still continuing on the site? That is after some myLotter has already said that they are not getting paid?
• Philippines
10 Jul 10
Yes I have been a member of readbud for nearly a month now. So far I'm having a good time on readbud.That site has undergone multiple upgrades. Give it a try again. I already earned $27.
@zralte (4178)
• India
11 Jul 10
Hi Honeybuttz, thank you for your response. However, have you looked through other discussions regarding readbud on myLot? There have been many and mostly it is a debate whether it is legit or not. Now it has been proven by one member that it is indeed a scam....meaning they don't pay. I am up at my $40, but I have decided to stop logging on there. I don't like to waste my time for nothing. And yes, some of the articles were interesting at first, but now that I have read so many of them that they starts to blur. It is upto you of course if you want to continue, but just giving you a heads up that it does not seem to be paying. Please see my comment above for the link to a discussion about readbud not paying.
@zralte (4178)
• India
14 Jul 10
That was my plan before. That is before there was any prove that it is a scam. But I don't see why I need to waste my time when the people who have requested payment are not paid. I don't know...it's hard to know what's best.
• Philippines
14 Jul 10
Hello again zralte, I have been following the discussions here on mylot about readbud. Actually readbud has become more popular because of our discussions here. I'd like to share a saying which I have learned. In the counsel of many there is safety and One to Three witnesses will make a case stronger. Right now only one member has proven readbud.com is a scam, therefore one readbud user is not enough to prove it is a scam. Let's wait for two or more mylotters, who are also readbud users to say that they haven't been paid. You said that you are waiting for the two mylotters, who are going to post their payment proofs here. I am waiting for it too. I am not saying that I am not taking into consideration what you think about readbud. May I recommend, that you continue on readbud until you reach $50 then find out for yourself, If they are not going to pay you. It is just a recommendation.
• India
16 Jul 10
i am also member of readbud. i don't have any problem.
@zralte (4178)
• India
16 Jul 10
The problem is definitely over. I am now convinced that it is a scam and have stopped it. I am, of course ready to rate the articles again if anyone can show payment proof.
@zralte (4178)
• India
16 Jul 10
Oh, Welcome to myLot and Happy Lotting. Do remember to read the FAQs and Discussion guidelines.
• Philippines
22 Jul 10
Hello Again, Who will show a payment proof? it I hope that we will not wait forever. At this point, I am not active on readbud. I stopped logging in after participating on the discussions here about readbud. I warned my friends too. I still hope everything will turn out for the better in the coming days for readbud.com. The concept is good to get wasted.
• Vietnam
23 Jul 10
i have just signed up this sites. My balance now is $12.19. May i continue with this site?
@zralte (4178)
• India
23 Jul 10
Hi dungtrinhkim, welcome to myLot. It is upto you if you want to continue or not. I have stopped logging on for the past week or so. Two members of myLot has requested payment more than 45 days ago and still no payment yet. And their messages are not answered. Readbud said payment may take upto 30 days and they have waited more than that. That makes it a scam in my book. Even if they do pay(however long that might be), I lost my interest in it. I don't have patience....that is spend 3 months to earn $50 and wait 2 or more months to get paid....nuhuh...I've got better things to do. But like I said, it is totally up to you.