Database lost?

[Thanee]

There is a possibility we can use a much more recent backup, but we need to check carefully it is not corrupted at all. We only tracked this backup down in the last few hours (I didn't even know it existed!). Hang tight for more news on that!

That would be cool!

Even if it cannot be used for the actual forum, maybe it is an option to clone the forum and put that recent backup up as read-only for a week or so, so people can fetch the lost posts (many aren't found in the search engine cache) from there and save them!

Bye
Thanee

 

[GnomeWorks]

I concur with Thanee's idea. If the backup from the 8th is still corrupt, making it available as read-only so we can copy things over would be greatly appreciated.

Just speaking from the PbP forums, we lost a ton of information over there... it'd be a lot easier on us if we could at least cut-and-paste it from a read-only copy of the boards from a couple days ago. Trying to recreate everything is something of a pain.

 

[sniffles]

Same goes for story hours as PBP. My two story hours have lost months of information - I have one of them backed up myself but not the other (my bad; I should have known better).
And another story hour I participate in but don't "own" is completely gone.

BTW, does this incident have any impact on supporting memberships? I signed up during the discount period and I don't seem to have any supporting member privileges.

 

[BSF]

There is a possibility we can use a much more recent backup, but we need to check carefully it is not corrupted at all. We only tracked this backup down in the last few hours (I didn't even know it existed!). Hang tight for more news on that!

Ouch! That could be a messy thing to try to integrate. Good luck with it and if I can help somehow, don't hesitate to ask. *shrug* Not sure I can help, but the offer is out there.

 

[Knightfall]

Even if it cannot be used for the actual forum, maybe it is an option to clone the forum and put that recent backup up as read-only for a week or so, so people can fetch the lost posts (many aren't found in the search engine cache) from there and save them!

I think this would be the best option. People are already updating their important threads, and if some may feel robbed of allthat work if it is overwritten. Running a cloned backup would allow people to cut and paste only what everyone really needs.

The "new" EN World messageboard shouldn't be overwritten, just to try and save the "old" board. Are we so desperate to have it all back that we can't move forward without losing more time over it?

I say, let it be, and just provide the cloned board, if possible, for those that really need some of those old posts (i.e. the PbPers).

Cheers!

Knightfall1972
Moving forward

 

[Bront]

I agree on the read only archive. Perhaps something that would allow us to pull the formating off the posts as well, though if not, that'd be undestandable.

Or perhaps a way to request or import individual threads.

 

[MavrickWeirdo]

Latest word (it's not the best news) http://www.enworld.org/showpost.php?p=2817332&postcount=13

 

[Thanee]

The "new" EN World messageboard shouldn't be overwritten, just to try and save the "old" board. Are we so desperate to have it all back that we can't move forward without losing more time over it?

Yes, actually, I would say, that losing the little done in the last few days is clearly worth it (especially since there was an advance notice about it already), if a stable backup from may can be used. Having the old posts somewhere backed up is at least something, but having the threads intact (mostly speaking of PbP) is worth a lot.

I say, let it be, and just provide the cloned board, if possible, for those that really need some of those old posts (i.e. the PbPers).

That's, however, a good option, if the backup does not work, as said above.

Losing the posts completely would be harsh for many PbPs, since they are also used as an archive of what happened and (at least in my case) often checked back.

But as it seems from the link above, that's what's going to happen... :\

Bye
Thanee

 

[Knightfall]

Latest word (it's not the best news) http://www.enworld.org/showpost.php?p=2817332&postcount=13

That's too bad.

 

[Pinotage]

Darn! At least it's still running, even if it is older posts.

Pinotage