status update
posted by max on December 18, 2005 at 01:22:01 PM
Well folks, the machine that hosts the forums is offically dead. The disk that contained the forums is hosed. I have yet to do a full damage assessment but things arent looking good.
Read more for info.
On another note the server fundraiser is going well. Please keep up with your donations, the sites that are being donated to are getting huge increases in traffic!
CURRENT STATUS
It's possible that the database is okay, but at the moment the server wont even boot. This machine was the birthplace of yourethemannowdog.com and ytmnd.com. It also houses all my other dev projects and my mail server.
I'm considering getting data recovery on it but so far the quotes I've gotten have been pretty hefty.
If you know of any data recovery specialists, please leave a post here. As for the content server, thanks so far to everyone who has been donating. On Christmas I will be donating $20 to each of the current 120 moderator favorites of my own money as a little holiday gift to the entire community.
I'll try to keep you all informed as to what's going on.
Read more for info.
On another note the server fundraiser is going well. Please keep up with your donations, the sites that are being donated to are getting huge increases in traffic!
CURRENT STATUS
It's possible that the database is okay, but at the moment the server wont even boot. This machine was the birthplace of yourethemannowdog.com and ytmnd.com. It also houses all my other dev projects and my mail server.
I'm considering getting data recovery on it but so far the quotes I've gotten have been pretty hefty.
If you know of any data recovery specialists, please leave a post here. As for the content server, thanks so far to everyone who has been donating. On Christmas I will be donating $20 to each of the current 120 moderator favorites of my own money as a little holiday gift to the entire community.
I'll try to keep you all informed as to what's going on.
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money-hats idea: MAX,--- I was thinking ... in addition to the "Sponsored YTMND" box, which lists 5
top sponsored sites by total dollars... Why not add a "TODAY'S SPONSORSHIPS" .. This way you
breath some new life into the sponsorships by people who want to see thier sites on the front
page but cant afford to top the $60plus totals currently in the "ONGOING SPONSORED BOX" .
Keeps the sponserships competitive on a daily basis, & will eventually shake up the ongoning
box, which is currently stagnant.