Forum Problem

jhuggett · Subject: Forum Problem Mon Sep 22, 2008 9:46 am

Last night the forum wasn't working correctly, displaying an error every time you click on a post. That has now been resolved but unfortunately in order to do so the company that hosts our forum (forumotion.com) had to delete some posts from everyone's data base. They informed us that those post can not be recovered.

They did apologize for the incident and said they have been in operation for over four years now and this is the first time they have lost any data.

I'm as bummed about it as anyone because I was in a good discussion in the Rubber Room that is now gone. Laughing

Oh well, such is life on the internets.

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Justpipes · Subject: Re: Forum Problem Mon Sep 22, 2008 9:48 am

jhuggett wrote:

Last night the forum wasn't working correctly, displaying an error every time you click on a post. That has now been resolved but unfortunately in order to do so the company that hosts our forum (forumotion.com) had to delete some posts from everyone's data base. They informed us that those post can not be recovered.

They did apologize for the incident and said they have been in operation for over four years now and this is the first time they have lost any data.

I'm as bummed about it as anyone because I was in a good discussion in the Rubber Room that is now gone. Laughing

Oh well, such is life on the internets.

Whewwww! I was a little worried that you had just gotten fed up and yanked all the political discussions!

lol!

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jhuggett · Subject: Re: Forum Problem Mon Sep 22, 2008 9:55 am

Not my style JP, when I get tired of them I'll just stay out of the Rubber Room. Laughing

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Mikem · Subject: Re: Forum Problem Mon Sep 22, 2008 4:27 pm

Wow, it looks like we lost everything from September 4th up to this morning the 22nd. The good thing is we are still up and running and strong. We didn't lose everyone who has joined us between those dates have we? If so will they need to re-join? It looked like we had some very interesting new members join our merry band in the last two weeks.

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jhuggett · Subject: Re: Forum Problem Mon Sep 22, 2008 4:42 pm

It should have only been posts that were lost... hopefully. Laughing

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copper chimney · Subject: Re: Forum Problem Mon Sep 22, 2008 7:52 pm

well, I didn't have to re-register, so us newcomers are apparently fine(aside from being a bit bummed that my handful of posts were lost).

Winslow · Subject: Re: Forum Problem Tue Sep 23, 2008 12:39 pm

I would think it was some sort of conspiracy directed at stifling the voices of dissent
which eminate from "The Rubber Room". affraid

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CPT/VSG · Subject: Re: Forum Problem Sat Sep 27, 2008 5:42 am

I was wondering what was going on. I noticed that several topics and pics of mine had disappeared. I guess it's not a conspiracy... Laughing

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Centurian 803 · Subject: Re: Forum Problem Tue Oct 28, 2008 12:55 am

I think Winslow is right. It's a conspiracy. I read in the Enquirer (or was it the Star?) that pygmy aliens from the planet Minutia were trying to destroy the civilizations of every creature over three feet tall. Shocked

As a matter of fact, when I was trying to post this reply my internet connection went south and I had to start all over again! cyclops

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Oddball · Subject: Re: Forum Problem Wed Oct 29, 2008 2:52 pm

Centurian 803 wrote:

I think Winslow is right. It's a conspiracy. I read in the Enquirer (or was it the Star?) that pygmy aliens from the planet Minutia were trying to destroy the civilizations of every creature over three feet tall. Shocked

As a matter of fact, when I was trying to post this reply my internet connection went south and I had to start all over again! cyclops

As I understand it Batboy might be involved but to what extent no one knows.

Justpipes · Subject: Re: Forum Problem Wed Oct 29, 2008 3:33 pm

Centurian 803 wrote:

I think Winslow is right. It's a conspiracy. I read in the Enquirer (or was it the Star?) that pygmy aliens from the planet Minutia were trying to destroy the civilizations of every creature over three feet tall. Shocked

As a matter of fact, when I was trying to post this reply my internet connection went south and I had to start all over again! cyclops

Actually the resource would be the Weekly World News. The full version that you use to be able to purchase on news stands and in grocery stores folded. That use to be my number one news source when I could pick up a copy at the grocery store. They were the first ones to break the story about the Bat Boy and One of Bush's advisors being an Alien. I really regret that the printed version folded. Here is the internet version run by someone that bought the rights to the name but it is bogus compared to the real thing. http://www.weeklyworldnews.com/

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Oddball · Subject: Re: Forum Problem Thu Oct 30, 2008 4:21 pm

I wondered why I had not seen WWN at the store for a while. While the "news" was laughable it had some bizare qualitys that the Onion was even too high browed to include. RIP WWN Crying or Very sad

Puff Daddy · Subject: Re: Forum Problem Sat Oct 03, 2009 4:05 pm

I keep getting this over and over:

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