We’ll give the upgrade new try tomorrow. I’ve had some good input from admins of other instances, which are also gonna help troubleshoot during/after the upgrade.
Also there are newer RC versions with fixed issues.
Be aware that might we need to rollback again, posts posted between the upgrade and the rollback will be lost.
We see a huge rise in new user signups (duh… it’s July 1st) which also stresses the server. Let’s hope the improvements in 0.18.1 will also help with that.
Wise ? No. Useful ? Maybe. If the improvement can help with the load and the general experience, it’s a good idea.
And, hm, the “site is down sometimes” experience would not be that foreign to reddit user in the first place :D