Server Issues, Etc

[Unregistered]

Hmmmm, won't let me register again, but doesn't recognise either my password or my email address. I presume there must still be a lot to do to get the site up and running again?


Cheers,

Miner

[maristar]

i'm re-registered... best way i guess is to start again....

[Torq]

OK,

Yes folks as some of you have already noticed we had a Major Server hardware issue,, it's a LARGE possibility that any and ALL data and membership(s) past 3/1 may have been lost!!!!

Also PLEASE!!!! DO NOT Flood the webmaster-email addy with ""I did not receive my confirmation"" e-mails,, all in due time.

PLEASE be PATIENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Will keep everyone posted along the way

THANKS

T

[Torq]

OK,

Yes folks as some of you have already noticed we had a Major Server hardware issue,, it's a LARGE possibility that any and ALL data and membership(s) past 3/1 may have been lost!!!!

PLEASE be PATIENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Will keep everyone posted along the way

THANKS

T

[naughtyminx]

Thanks Torq. I am sure you are doing all you can. *hands you extra strength Tylenol*

[ravenbounduptight]

Oh i don't mind too much, i'm not really freaking out(anymore) i think i'm on the accepting phase of it. i figured as much but i have faith in things working out just fine.

~j~

[thepast]

Just to echo Torq...

Yes, folks, we've done a little retro-grade here. So... you will need to check your sig blocks, profiles, avi's, etc. --> make sure they say what you want them to say. You can change them at your whimsy.

For things that require ADMIN changes (i.e. names): PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE have patience!!! You can send Torq a PM with your name change (please include your CURRENT name AND the name you are requesting the name change to in the body of the message), but do take note that it might take some time to make the change, as we are obviously backlogged right now with a bunch of stuff from the server crashout.

Additionally, you will note that the forums looks different: we know. PLEASE don't send us PMs telling us... we're aware of it already & we're working hard to get it back to what it SHOULD look like... but again, it takes time... so go ahead & post now where you think it should be & then we'll re-arrange the sub-forums areas as we can get to it.

Chatters: we know it's down. We PROMISE we're working to get it back up & running ASAP. We know you guys can't live w/o your addiction for too long ;-) When it's up WE WILL MAKE A POST that it's up... so PLEAAAASE don't flood the boards w/messages that it's down.

Thanks EVERYONE for your patience as we work through this massive loss of data et al. We understand everyone has varying responses to this crash & we value everyone as part of the community here on the site, so we're trying our very best to keep y'all in the loop as we move forward w/fixing it on up.

---delia

[Wiscoman]

I had to re-register. Luckily, it's pretty easy. Lost my blog entries though, PMs I hadn't saved yet, and my contacts. I look at it this way, I am reborn!

...or something like that anyway.

[Lillyrose123]

Thanks Torq and team... i appreciate Y/your dedication to the site and the efforts Y/you expend trying to keep the site running smoothly...

Take care and thanks again!!

[Unregistered]

Recieved an email from Tiger about the upper floor, with that email recieved another email this one said site admin , the weird thing was the return address is X@rambler.ru It was dated with same time stamp as Tigers, cant log in , My email is midnytedreams@yahoo.com

[thepast]

You are a post-3/1 member. You need to re-register.

[danman7]

Arrg! I had been waiting for over a week for Stone to approve my 4th & 5th level 1 tasks, and now they are gone. Along with the first 3 that had been signed off. I don't know that I'll be able to remember what I wrote the first time.

I know, not major in the grand scheme of things, but I'm still bummed.

[MMI]

Tsk tsk tsk ... I go away for a few days and look at the mess you're in!!!

Someone deserves a sound spanking!

[sera]

Wow, it's kind of like I never existed, lol.

Hopefully everything will get sorted out soon. *fingers crossed*

[thepast]

UPDATE FOR CHAT

We're almost ready to put chat back up, but we're waiting on a portal to be re-opened on the main server... so almost there, but not quite... hang in there gang!!!

[thepast]

We are working to continue to "fix" everything as much as we can... there is also a thread in Tech Corner that has more "hourly" updates to check if you are looking for that sort of thing.

If you are looking for a specific issue that you don't think has been solved, you can try to PM Torq or I, but please have some patience--we both have HEAPS of PMs in our PM inbox-es, so we are trying to prioritize & sift through as much as we can.

Additionally, sending emails to "webmaster@bdsmlibrary.com" is THE VERY SLOWEST method of getting assistance. Send us a PM here in forums for quicker assistance.

We are working as hard & as fast as we can to get everyone up & running as much as possible, though clearly with the 6-7 month loss of data, there will be a siginificant loss of information.

We hope the entire community here on the site will pull together & move forward and continue to post, laugh, and have a great time as we always have done.

[SirBosk1]

I was corresponding with another author and sent him your link to my 6 stories. I discovered today that my last three are now gone. I'm sure that's happened to other authors too. Fortunately I posted them to another site and kept copies as well. I'm sure you hard working folks have figured out what's wrong or soon will. Then you'll be able to restore what's been lost. If not, let me know and I'll resend the last three of my stories to you so they can be reposted. This should be interesting to the folks at askjolene.com. They post links to your stories as a free service. Who knows what will happen to them? All the best to your site.

[thepast]

Re: Stories
When we get to the recovery point for stories & decide what to do re: re-uploading those, Torq will make a post to the authors or will re-load them all. Given that the ENTIRE site suffered the data loss, yes, the stories since 3/1 were lost as well in some capacity, though not completely, given how they are processed (i.e. a copy may be retrievable). Still debating what the best recovery method is at this point, and haven't made a decision as of this instant moment in time.

[morwyn{Myrddin}]

Hi A/all, well it is back to the start for me lol, but i am back. Found that when i plugged in my original name and password from when i signed up i was in, so now the process starts again. Hope all my friends come back and still want to be friends lolol.

To those with the onorous task of sorting this out, thank Y/you, i have a lot of gratitude to and for Y/you.

Warmest hugs.........morwyn{Myrddin} (though temporarily sweetiemush lol)

[thepast]

Again, you can send Torq a PM for the name change. In the body of the message, include your current name AND the name you're requesting it to be changed to.

Consider this an opportunity to do some early winter cleaning of your Friends list... or something... lol ...

[cockybitch]

Thanks for all the work guys. It may have been a good thing my name reverted back. Not sure, but I will find out.

Good work on getting things back running!

[simply_emma]

Hey Torq and delia, and everyone else that's helping,

I hope that you realize that all of us here really do love you guys and appreciate all that you're doing. I hope you get to hear that every now and then.

[Midnytedreams]

Should we wait to send av requests and resubmit data, know you must be busy getting everything back up, didnt want to make more work for you, and didnt see anything on site saying should wait.

[thepast]

Ok, if I understand the question correctly, Midnytedreams, you are inquiring as to avitars? Those are on your own. Go into User CP & add them in on your own... You can do that now. You can change anything in your User CP now that you wish to do.

[aesexpseudo]

Just my little lonely self, aesexual pseudonym, dropping by under an aesexual pseudonym to find out why my email account has been hammered by frantic persons of all persuasions from both sides of the pond, wondering why I've deleted all my stuff. Yikes, is all I have to say.

JJ's remarks (above) are constructive and well-meaning, but perhaps won't provide relief; extremely doubtful that this board is running on a database that has been generating scheduled replicas... more likely mySQL... not much help restoring dat files with a surface scan, if the data files themselves are corrupt... what was it that Mr. Darcy said in Pride and Prejudice? "What once is lost, is lost forever?"

Umm, yikes.

[PerfectGentleman]

Keep in mind that the server probably isnt using a windows file system but more likely a linux/bsd one. Second with database files it is like all or nothing.. if you miss only a byte all is unusable because you cant identify where the mistake is and it can corrupt your complete database

[Seraphine]

Well I just love a new name....lol, so I appreciate the oppurtunity to have a fresh outlook.

~Seraphine~ (fyre)

[denuseri]

<<is currently chatting the chat room!!!!! Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Thankies T & d and Tiger and the rest of the staff!!!!!

[thepast]

Yes... chat is now up. Still working on the "look" & other crap associated with it, but the basics of it are there: you can chat. LOL.

[denuseri]

thankyou thankyou thankyou!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!