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Posted by: Shishka
You want to know what it'd be like to have no moderators on this site? Try this easy to prepare simulation.
Step 1: Procure yourself an intact box, something a fridge or similarly large appliance.
Step 2: Fill cardboard box halfway with feral cats. One or two should be rabid.
Step 3: Climb inside the box, closing the top behind you.
Step 4: Begin screaming and thrashing wildly at the cats.
Posted by: Foxsnipe
People... Calm Down!!!
Seriously, go take a breather and come back in 20 minutes. The sheer amount of traffic the site is receiving is too much for the servers to hendle. It's just a matter of the server being too hammered to serve up the content of the form and/or pages. If you keep getting time-outs, 404 errors or similar, wait until the pages loaded as a respectable speed to be sure your information went through.
And stop refreshing constantly! It's only going to make the server response that much worse. Being the first to register offers to benefit, especially if you don't meet the criteria (and to be honest, you're just wasting everyone's time by slowing the server down). If it doesn't load, then stop and wait 10-20 minutes before trying again. If you don't wait, you are not giving the server any time to recoup from the extreme traffic it's receiving.
Patience is a virtue. Settle down, relax, take a break, and try again later. It's not like this will be the only chance you have (ref: the Bungie.net article linked with this thread stated other opportunities to give as many people a chance as possible).
Stop being so reasonable! I say we all form an angry mob now! I want my Halo 3 Beta Registration!!!!!!!!
[j/k]
Everyone needs to take it slow, but a clear explanation of what should be happening would be nice.