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netstuffers Administrator Posts: 239
12/31/2015
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The server crash that you are no doubt aware of by now was a worst case scenario. A massive hard drive failure, a critical troubleshooting misstep, and a discovery of a failed backup mechanism.... all rolled into one. Needless to say, it has been a tough few weeks at the CPG offices.
We're finally getting back to normal, and our new systems are safer, more secure, more reliable, and faster. While our CPG main data was recovered easily, it was the forums and the old blogging system that were hit the hardest.
Unfortunately, after investing in several methods to recover the forum data, we are extremely upset to report that the data is irrecoverable. The backup process in place for both blogs and forums failed and the data we could recover was corrupt, so there's nothing more we can do.
Within the darkness, however, there shines a light. A major headache with the forums, blogs, and main site is that they were separate platforms with separate logins and separate data. This tragedy has allowed us to begin researching alternative solutions which allow for full integration of the CPG login with the forums and the blogging.... and we've found a new software for forums which we really like so far. You're staring at it right now!
So we encourage you to please help us rebuild what was once a bustling forum community. Post your questions, comments, and concerns. Share your latest finds and your comic convention triumphs. Discuss your favorite hobby. Discuss our favorite hobby.
Welcome to the new forums. We hope you enjoy them.
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expander Posts: 241
1/7/2016
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The old forums were a bit quirky. Always having to choose subject line characters carefully so as not to confuse the software, and searching the forums for a specific thread was an exercise in futility at times. As a result a lot of topics would be doubled up in two or three threads with different names but the discussions would run practically parallel. I love our comic community, but it was a bit of a turn off to try and find a discussion that you participated in but you couldn't remember what it was called. Still, I'm looking forward to being a part of these new boards as they grow.
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imatonkatoo Posts: 151
1/10/2016
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Hello I'm back too. haven't been collecting for a couple of years but I'm back collecting again.
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genuine_article_comics Posts: 44
1/10/2016
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Thrilled to have the Forums back up and operational. This is a fantastic site with great Administration staff and a great community!!
Welcome back!
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anstettoman Posts: 41
1/1/2016
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congrats on getting this back up and running again happy new year
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Laroo42 Posts: 112
1/1/2016
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I'm glad everything is back up and running!
Happy New Year!
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