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I just announced our Q1 SWUG stops and we're coming for YOU Columbus, OH and Dallas/Fort Worth, TX! Please hurry and RSVP if you will attend either of these meetups. We realize the Columbus user group is coming up FAST but we're working with a very limited set of possible dates, so the sooner we can gauge who can make it,…

For the crossword, yes. You'll need to print and write them down as you go. That part is optional, though. In order to receive credit you will need to submit your answers to each week's quiz which you can find on the calendar above. Here is week 1: Week 1: Clues 1 - 5.

jamie p Ah! you have a space in your username. It a bug we've identified when utilizing the API to add points to multiple profiles. Would you mind if I remove the space from your username? 

david.eckert@teammidwest.com Points will be applied to profiles over the course of the week. If you have not received them by Friday, please let us know.

wbrown can you try again?

Know that feeling of excitement when you got exactly what you wanted?

Question has been updated. I'm *pretty sure* for those who catch these blips, you're getting credit for answering both times. Double the points, double the fun?

Congratulations to our winners! Week 1 - shalinz​ Week 2 - sean.mccormick​ Grand Prize - janobi​ Mission Shortcut - shuckyshark​ Apologies for the delay, folks.

You should see your points and badge now

I don't usually encourage this but for the sole purpose of why we do these missions (to learn!) I think you should share even if jt gives it away. Learning something is far more valuable than the person next to you getting it right because they read your paper.

You'll find the answer above the "one-fifth" statement in the blog. To clarify, the question is asking what percentage of network downtime is caused by IT personnel making errors when configuring changes. Not the total percentage of network downtime due to core errors.

We are making a few adjustments to Week 3's questions. I will notify everyone when it's ready to go. 

November is focused entirely on recapping THWACKcamp 2018 sessions so they will be focused on the videos. We understand this might be blocked for some folks. You can still participate in your free time should you want to play along this month! It shouldn't take more than 5 minutes, but the sessions are pretty juicy so…

Isn't that weird? Per Canadian law, I have to ask a mathematical question to any Canadian resident who wins a prize. If they answer wrong, I have to choose another winner.

My grandpa had one so I suggested it this month given the music theme. I used to listen to him playing tunes on it growing up. It's truly a fine piece of equipment.

The mission has officially started folks...

Not yet. Still troubleshooting with our vendor on the issues we experienced last month. I'm hopeful we can pull them tomorrow. Thank you all for your patience!

So, am I hearing that the Script Lab‌ works as the destination for what you need? Happy to look into other solutions but want to ensure we aren't adding another location if the Script Lab meets your needs.

Hm, not sure what happened but thanks for the heads up, we will get it fixed.

I am envious of the generous vacation time your company has given you. Congrats! You earned it!

All points for the November mission have been handed out. Please let me know if you have any questions.

“Don’t Open till Doomsday” Use the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) best practices for IT service management (ITSM) to focus on aligning IT services with business needs so it won’t be doomsday. ITIL describes how IT resources should be organized to deliver business value, process documentation, and…

chinmaychavan​ what time did you try to answer the question? The reset happened at 2:02PM CDT. If you answered after this and still got it wrong, unfortunately there will be no additional resets for Q5 as the question was corrected after this point.

We can't release the answers until the quizzes have closed.

janobi That is standard for poll questions. There is not a following page that says correct or incorrect, as that would imply that your feedback is either correct or incorrect. That's not how we roll.

The answer is in the defined link in the question hint.

@"bluegrue" sorry to hear - we do see both were sent yesterday, one shortly after you registered again and another at the 1-hour reminder. Please reach out if this happens again, definitely want to ensure you're able to attend the webcasts you've signed up for. The recording will be available next week. We will post back…

rschroeder‌ add it to the poll! jhandberg‌ just said the closest city to him from the list was Chicago but he's in MN. ‌

Just as a general note for those who are still getting the question wrong. Be sure to pay attention to the language in the question, i.e. does NOT apply. The correct answers can be quickly identified by cross-referencing this piece of the hint link. SolarWinds NetFlow Replicator * Configure devices to send flow data to a…

mvattem‌ This is an opinion piece. Please treat it as such and be constructive with your responses. Thank you.