THWACK Monthly Mission – February 2025

*Cue intro music* Welcome back to the Weakest Link: Database Edition, where we sift out the strongest among us and only the brightest rise to the top. The name of the game is database optimization and ensuring you’re not susceptible to performance bottlenecks. Enter into our 4 rounds where we prove that your environment is only as strong as your database. Are you the weakest link or will you make it to the next level for a chance to win a ANYCUBIC Photon Mono 4?

FEBRUARY MISSION

Use the mission’s resources to complete the tasks and answer the questions for a chance to win!

Answer each question correctly during the week and you'll be entered for a chance to win the weekly prize.

Answer all 20 questions correctly over the course of the month and you'll be entered for a chance to win the grand prize.

150 points are being awarded for each correctly answered question. There are 20 questions, which means you can earn a maximum of 3,000 points for this mission.

Weekly Prizes:

Week 1: LEGO Art Love Collectible Building Sets
Week 2: $100 Amazon Gift Card
Week 3: Ninja Specialty Coffee Maker
Week 4: Amazon Echo Studio
Grand prize: ANYCUBIC Photon Mono 4

PLEASE NOTE: All mission prizes will be drawn on Monday, March 3, 2025.

MISSION SHORTCUT

Complete the steps below between Monday, Feb 3, 2025, and Sunday, March 2, 2025, to be entered to win a Stanley IceFlow Flip Straw Jug!

Shortcut steps:

1.Go to the From Monitoring to Mastery: Optimizing Database Performance With Observability landing page.
2.Fill out the form to download a copy of the whitepaper.
3.According to page 3 of the whitepaper, what is the key takeaway for Monitor: Stay ahead of issues.
4.Submit the exact text from the whitepaper.

SUBMIT RESPONSE

MISSION RULES

A new question will open every day (Monday - Friday) starting on February 3, 2025. Once a question has opened, it will remain open until March 2, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. CT.

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Mission Terms & Conditions: US, UK, and Canada | Germany

Mission Shortcut Terms & Conditions: US, UK, and Canada | Germany

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Comments

amore1329

Wow! That was fast... February Mission is a GO. Diving right in... Good luck everyone!

adunbar

This Month might just be my month to get them all correct for once.

-_-

No need to actually click the hint for Week 1: Day 3 ... just look at the URL, because the answer is literally right there, hiding in plain sight like a ninja wearing orange on a bright sunny day.

mark.gover

Anyone else having trouble getting the Whitepaper for the mission shortcut, same as last month, fill out the form, click on the button "get the whitepaper" but nothing happens. Tried different browsers same result.

undesired_result

or, if you've been alive for more than 20 years, you can just search the crevices of your wrinkled gray squish toy and find the answer pretty easily

picktown

WEEK1,DAY3 (Feb 5) - No points granted for a GREEN CHECKMARK today :-(

shalinz

Same for me

dhen

same

vinay.by

@kpina - Is there any issue with points awarding system Day 1 and Day 2 i answered them correctly but points weren't awarded - thank you

richmondg

@kpina Are there any plans to include other countries in the Mission and Mission Shortcut sweepstakes? Currently, only the US, UK, Canada, and Germany are eligible to participate in winning the prizes, right?

richmondg

same

richmondg

same with day 3 and 4

mark.gover

anyone? @kpina ?

darrell257

yeah i havent earned any point for all 4 days

papitts

Yep same here unfortunately, not sure all of last months went on either TBH.

johrjo

I received points for days 1, 2, and 3 but nothing for today

johrjo

In fact, last month, there was a day that people didn't receive points as well. Don't know if that ever got cleared up or not. Don't think it did

smttysmth02gt

There were no points awarded for today's question.

pattpall

I just saw that no points were awarded for today also.

undesired_result

she hasn't responded to much of anything lately, don't get your hopes up

kpina

Hey all - the points issue is being investigated, thanks for letting us know!

thwackahsanpk

I am from Pakistan, and I answer questions every month, but I have never received any gift. I think the SolarWinds team is brand-specific and country-specific. So, I have decided to quit Thwack because appreciation boosts your motivation.

shehzadcns

agreed with you brother.....

shehzadcns

Yes, other countries are not included in the world

thwackahsanpk

Do you agree that the reward system is fair? type Yes or no in reply

Yes – The reward system is fair
No – The reward system is not fair.

SQSW

Hi ,

Unable to click to vote for Week 1: Day 5

Below is the message.

What is your biggest challenge when managing databases?

Post doesn't contain poll

i cannot click anything. When i click "Vote", It pop up below message.

"Error submitting answer: Post doesn't contain poll".

moy

I can, is your webfiltering blocking the content or something?

acorte05

Week 1:Day 5 - the poll is missing

pattpall

Something is wrong with the poll today:

TDTHWACK

It will be tough to do Week 1: Day 5 today!

govitallen

same here

yellowtj

Same for me too!

ferrashoo

Wooooo, Friday and another week for the new mission

undesired_result

it's free stuff homie, that's more than fair

james_king

poll seems to missing for Day 5

ITEquilor

Week 1:Day 5 - the poll is missing

jpfromit

Are... are you serious? You've joined a free community, that gives you points for answering questions that you can spend on swag in their store, at no cost to you and you're complaining about not getting more stuff? I don't know what the word is in Pakistan, but the English word is "Entitled".

That being said, no one is forcing you to stay, so bye.

jrounkles

jvogel

Worked for me in Vivaldi, even with built-in blocker, privacy badger, and UbO enabled.

Atchudan871992

Hi ,

Unable to click to vote for Week 1: Day 5

abosch

Today's quiz is missing the poll.

mre_mre

same thing happened to me

kmurphy

@kpina The poll is missing for today.

rdalal

same for me - poll missing

trmivr

govitallen

rhether

https://imgflip.com/i/9jgl4w

jogun

Week 1: Day 5- is stating this:- Post doesn't contain poll

jokerfest

I clicked the hint for Week 1: Day 1 before reading the question and looking at the answers. LOL

jokerfest

I blame Turn/River for the missing poll

kpina

The points and poll issues should be resolved now moving forward. For those who answered week 1's question before the fix, we'll award your points manually.

edicks

Still getting "post does not contain a poll" for day 5 on Sunday evening.

edicks

Worked just now.

gmilan

Same for me - poll is missing .

mark.gover

Thank you very much

kpina

@edicks Our devs are still working through the issue but good to know it worked for you! Did you do anything special? Log out/back in?

kpina

This seems to be working for some, and not working for others. Our devs are working on this now and I'll share more updates when I have them.

kpina

@richmondg Hi there - due to budget/logistics, we're not able to accomodate this at this time. We'll continue to evaluate the program and make updates if that changes.

same for me...

No points for me :-(

same thing

I may have switched browsers (I use both Chrome and Firefox on Linux)

janobi

@kpina - Any chance of getting the poll sorted for Day 5 please?

rupen73

Same here....No Poll

nhkelley

Tough Love on Valentines Day :-) Well said @jpfromit

edicks

Day 10 poll still not available (on Day 12)

thwackahsanpk

Oh, so expecting fair treatment is "entitlement" now? Interesting. A global community benefits from everyone's contributions, but when it comes to rewards, suddenly, some members don’t count? That’s not entitlement—that’s called pointing out unfair policies.

And as for "no one is forcing you to stay"—that's just a lazy way to dismiss valid criticism. If a platform claims to be open to all, then it should treat everyone fairly. Simple as that.

thwackahsanpk

Oh, so unfair treatment is now "tough love"? Interesting spin. But hey, if defending unfair policies makes you feel good, enjoy your Valentine’s Day participation trophy that thwack will provided you in the name of poll which isn't working.

And when two people are talking, you shouldn't interrupt. Didn’t anyone teach you basic manners?

darrell257

Hi kpina, i havent received point for more than 50% of teh questions ive answered :-(

donrobert5

I think you should read first the mission terms and conditions before assuming anything. Every Mission has this posted.