When do you schedule your scheduled maintenance?

[Soliloquy]

When you plan major upgrades, do you try to schedule them when traffic on your forum would be lowest? (For example, late at night.) Or do you schedule them for when it's most convenient for you?

[FullMetalBabe]

Umm, usually if I do something, I do it VERY early in the morning.

[Chris]

Generally, I do them whenever I see fit.

However, this is greatly dependent on the severity of the upgrade and how long it's estimated to take. For example: I'll be purchasing a dedicated server later on this evening, but I won't be migrating over until next Wednesday - I'd rather take the time to prepare for such a move as opposed to making hasty decisions and therefore causing further problems.

If we're talking about a simple security update for a script, I'll do that immediately (usually).

[Game]

I don't schedule maintenance unless need be.
When the times come for an important update, the board goes offline.

[Soliloquy]

You don't warn them at all? I'd rather schedule a time for it then get panicked emails about it.

[Game]

At the current time we only have 50 members, most of them in a different timezone than me. Usually when I take the board down it's very late for them, but early for me.

[Soliloquy]

Now that's handy, being able to do updates while everyone is asleep

[Game]

Originally Posted by Soliloquy

Now that's handy, being able to do updates while everyone is asleep

Very handy indeed

[Fazer]

I normally post in our "Messages from Admin" section that I am planning an upgrade and what time of day I am going to do it.
I try to do my upgrades either on a Sunday luchtime (while most people are eating) or about 2AM when most of my members are in bed.

I always warn them first though, just in case they panic.......LOL

[Nick]

I don't really schedule maintenance; I just do it when I'm ready and when I see fit.