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13th September 2016

Site Migration Complete

As I discussed towards the end of the last series, I was looking at changing my web hosting once again as the site was starting to struggle to cope with the strains being placed on it around the time the spoiler was posted.

I’m pleased to report that process is now complete and the site is now being hosted with my new host. This will (hopefully) be the last time I need to move this site as my new host provides me with a couple of advantages that should allow me to keep the site up.

Firstly the site is now being run using web server software that is less resource intensive than the previous one so that in itself will help when the site comes under heavy load when the spoiler is posted.

Secondly, and more importantly, the site now has dedicated resources (CPU and RAM) available to it rather than having to share those resources with other sites on the same servers. More importantly I can increase those resources on the fly as and when they are needed (usually about 10pm on a Saturday night when there are tens of thousands of you refreshing the site at the same time).

I’ve tested the site pretty thoroughly before making the switch so there shouldn’t be any issues but if any of you notice anything wrong let me know either in the comments section or over on Facebook or Twitter and I’ll get it sorted. Same applies for when the spoiler is posted if you are having issues let me know and I’ll ramp the resources up. The first couple of spoiler weeks I’ll be trying to find the right balance of resources to cope with the spikes so may have to play around with my settings to get things right but hopefully after that the site should be issue free (touch wood)

I continue to be amazed at just how much this has grown over two short years from receiving a few hundred visits over a Strictly weekend to several hundred thousand towards the end of the last series. I have a feeling that 2016 will blow that out of the water but with any luck the site now will be able to cope just fine!

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Strictly Come Dancing 2016 – Launch Show Discussion/Poll

The launch show may not contain any surprises for anyone who has read the Launch Show Spoiler but there still will a be a lot to talk about I’m sure both during and after the launch show airs. And what better place to do it than here at the home of the Strictly Spoiler.

You can join the discussion right here in the comments section and tell me what you think or over on Facebook or Twitter. Don’t forget to head on over to Facebook if you want to enter the first competition of the 2016 series. See the Facebook page for details.

A poll will open once all the pairings have been revealed on the Launch Show. Will Young is currently your early favourite but now you know the partnerships has that changed? You can let me know by voting in the poll when it opens.

As always if you could give this post some love using the buttons for all popular social networks and google+ above and below. It really does help me out and helps spread the word about The Strictly Spoiler.

I also need to let you know that at some point in the next two weeks the site will temporarily go down for maintenance as I move the site to a new host to allow me to keep it up during peak periods once the results spoilers start to roll in. Don’t worry if you can’t get on I haven’t gone anywhere and the BBC haven’t silenced me! Once the site has moved the web address will remain the same so you don’t need to update your bookmarks!

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31st August 2016

Strictly Come Dancing 2016 – Launch Show Spoilers

It’s still a few days before the launch show but it was recorded a short time ago and this wouldn’t be The Strictly Spoiler if I didn’t have a spoiler for you. So who has been partnered with who? You’ve come to the right place if you want to find out. So here without further ado are the pairings:

Ed Balls and Katya Jones
Will Young and Karen Clifton
Laura Whitmore and Giovanni Pernice
Ore Oduba and Joanne Clifton
Melvin Odoom and Janette Manrara
Louise Redknapp and Kevin Clifton
Danny Mac and Oti Mabuse
Daisy Lowe and Aljaž Škorjanec
Naga Munchetty and Pasha Kovalev
Anastacia Newkirk and Brendan Cole
Claudia Fragapane and AJ Pritchard
Robert Rinder and Oksana Platero
Greg Rutherford and Natalie Lowe
Tameka Empson and Gorka Marquez
Lesley Joseph and Anton Du Beke

Complaints to the BBC

This spoiler has come from an audience mole through my usual sources and should be accurate

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You can also join the discussion right here in the comments section or on Facebook/Twitter and tell me what you think. Also don’t forget to vote in the pre launch poll and tell me who your early favourites are. Just the one choice can be selected for this poll so make it count! There’s a clear leader at the moment but have the couplings changed that?

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