I'm happy to report that the forum is finally back online after nearly a week. Unfortunately, all posts and other data was lost due to a series of hardware failures and no backups (the host claimed to do nightly backups but for whatever reason that option was never enabled on the server).
Everything should be pretty much the way it was, although the gallery will be returning later (I've opted to go to a more integrated gallery option this time rather than using an external system as we had before), and I haven't yet decided if I'm going to put a wiki back up since it wasn't used much to begin with.
Please let me know if you run into any problems or have any questions. Have fun!
The new gallery is live! Just click on "Media" in the menu to get started.
Hello again. I had to re-register and use a different password, but that's it. :)
Thank God I was going through Archie with drawal.
Awesome. Glad to be back with y'all. I missed you!
Good to see everyone again! Keep spreading the word and hopefully we'll get more people back soon.
I missed the forum! Glad it is back. It's too bad everything was lost though :'(
Hope it doesn't happen again.
It's unlikely such a thing will happen again. I'm with a different host now and am paying for an automated backup service.
Quote from: Oldiesmann on March 30, 2016, 03:01:23 PM
I'm happy to report that the forum is finally back online after nearly a week. Unfortunately, all posts and other data was lost due to a series of hardware failures and no backups (the host claimed to do nightly backups but for whatever reason that option was never enabled on the server).
Everything should be pretty much the way it was, although the gallery will be returning later (I've opted to go to a more integrated gallery option this time rather than using an external system as we had before), and I haven't yet decided if I'm going to put a wiki back up since it wasn't used much to begin with.
Please let me know if you run into any problems or have any questions. Have fun!
What is the difference between this new gallery and the one before?
Two completely different systems. This one was written specifically as an add-on for the forum. The other one was a standalone gallery script that was integrated with the forum via a separate addon.
Welcome back :)
Hello, I'm back too! :)
I'm here too. :)
Welcome back!! I was wondering what happened.
The gallery is gone. I'm in deep pain over this.
Yeah I was so used to going on this site everyday. I loved it. I never missed a day.
Quote from: PixyJunket on March 30, 2016, 06:30:24 PM
Welcome back!! I was wondering what happened.
The gallery is gone. I'm in deep pain over this.
Me too, it had so many great panels and stories :'( Also a lot of great threads full of very interesting information. It's so sad.
There's a new gallery here that you can start loading up. It's different than the old one but hopefully simpler to use.
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Hi everyone! I've never really posted but I've hung around awhile. Was sad to see the site down. Glad it's back though!
And I'm back as well ... Some info may be cached by google et al (internet wayback) but you'd really have to know what you were looking for to have a hope ... @ PTF do you have copies of your fanfic offline?
I'd give the wiki a shot — with some advertising ... didn't know it was there (or what it was for?)
Quote from: invisifan on March 30, 2016, 09:53:03 PM
And I'm back as well ... Some info may be cached by google et al (internet wayback) but you'd really have to know what you were looking for to have a hope ... @ PTF do you have copies of your fanfic offline?
I'd give the wiki a shot — with some advertising ... didn't know it was there (or what it was for?)
I tired that on two pinups I had in open tabs on my browser to no avail.
http://www.archiefans.com//v/useralbums/RiverPhoenixDale/Pin-Ups/apg23pinupAa.jpg.html
http://www.archiefans.com//v/useralbums/RiverPhoenixDale/Pin-Ups/laugh142pinup.jpg.html
Really sad everything is gone. :'( There were some really good old threads and a huge gallery on here. But I guess now only the tried and true are left.
I really missed visiting the site every day and talking about "comical" comics on here. I couldn't really find a replacement site that talks about nonsuperhero, nonDC, nonMarvel comics.
I miss everything too. It's a shame I didn't have any backups and the host didn't follow through with their promise to make nightly backups. Hopefully we'll be able to continue on even without all the old useful posts.
I hope some of the others can return, some of them might not know about the purging that went on here.
I've mentioned it on the site's Facebook and Twitter accounts. Not sure how many follow us either place.
I don't do much on Facebook but I did find the posts there which helped.
Will there be any chance of enabling options such as adding friends and name changes?
Kind of lousy of them not to be doing some form of backups like they said. Aw well, a fresh start.
Quote from: MegaMan-Urvy on March 31, 2016, 01:26:50 AM
Will there be any chance of enabling options such as adding friends and name changes?
You should be able to add friends already. Name changes can be done with the shop items like last time.
Quote from: Oldiesmann on March 31, 2016, 12:14:27 AM
I've mentioned it on the site's Facebook and Twitter accounts. Not sure how many follow us either place.
I didn't follow you on Twitter until the site went down.
Quote from: invisifan on March 30, 2016, 09:53:03 PM
And I'm back as well ... Some info may be cached by google et al (internet wayback) but you'd really have to know what you were looking for to have a hope ... @ PTF do you have copies of your fanfic offline?
I'd give the wiki a shot — with some advertising ... didn't know it was there (or what it was for?)
Yeah, I have all my fan fics on a flash drive.
Quote from: PTF on March 31, 2016, 03:09:13 PM
Quote from: invisifan on March 30, 2016, 09:53:03 PM
And I'm back as well ... Some info may be cached by google et al (internet wayback) but you'd really have to know what you were looking for to have a hope ... @ PTF do you have copies of your fanfic offline?
I'd give the wiki a shot — with some advertising ... didn't know it was there (or what it was for?)
Yeah, I have all my fan fics on a flash drive.
That whole section of the forum was something I'd meant to check out ... never seemed to have the time, and put it off for "later" ... :'(
Hey, guys! I am finally back on the site! So glad it's back! I missed coming here so much!
Hello! I think I need to make a certain amount of posts before I can put up a new profile pic or accept friend requests.
5 for pics. Don't know if friends are dependent though ...
At the rate I post at, I'll be a newbie for the next 10 years...
... and for some silly reason, I can't figure out how to add friends :(
Thanks for bringing the forum back Oldiesmann, and for looking into what I pm'ed you.
Quote from: HarryLuceyFan on April 01, 2016, 01:00:24 PM
At the rate I post at, I'll be a newbie for the next 10 years...
... and for some silly reason, I can't figure out how to add friends :(
The buddies/friends thing must be tied in with some other profile-related permission. I'll look into it more tomorrow when I'm not half asleep.
I've decided to make the most of this with a new identity.
That said, it's still sad that a lot of Archie-related information was lost in the crash.
Quote from: TheSnowflakeNetwork on April 02, 2016, 08:56:21 AM
I've decided to make the most of this with a new identity.
That said, it's still sad that a lot of Archie-related information was lost in the crash.
Yes, hopefully we can reupload some of it. I myself have some that I can reupload if needed.
Thanks for getting the site back up, Oldiesmann.
I had no idea this happened. :o Really bummed about the gallery and all the old threads with all the great stories, especially the Betty is crazy collection, but it's nice to have a fresh start.
By the way, this is BrightestDay under a new username, didn't really care for the old one. It's a Simpsons joke.
welcome back I miss my old gallery lol :P
...Okay , that answers my " revamp " :P question...........
Quote from: Oldiesmann on March 30, 2016, 03:01:23 PM
I'm happy to report that the forum is finally back online after nearly a week. Unfortunately, all posts and other data was lost due to a series of hardware failures and no backups (the host claimed to do nightly backups but for whatever reason that option was never enabled on the server).
Everything should be pretty much the way it was, although the gallery will be returning later (I've opted to go to a more integrated gallery option this time rather than using an external system as we had before), and I haven't yet decided if I'm going to put a wiki back up since it wasn't used much to begin with.
Please let me know if you run into any problems or have any questions. Have fun!
Glad that you are back.
I have a grievance regarding your commemorative edition The Best of Archie Comics 75 years 75 stories.
Did you know that pages 513 to 544 are repeated in the comic and pages 545 to 576 are missing?
Seems that somebody did not check before the print was run.
Richard.
Hi richard, you have to complain directly to Archie Comics for that (and you should--that sucks): www.archiecomics.com. This is an independent forum.
Quote from: daren on June 30, 2016, 05:21:02 AM
Hi richard, you have to complain directly to Archie Comics for that (and you should--that sucks): www.archiecomics.com. This is an independent forum.
That reminds me. I've been reading some of the older digests and keep coming across either letter pages, fan art pages, or "Find Your Name In Print" pages. There were editorial pages, and sometimes a whole page devoted to "Send us your emails @".
I see NOTHING like that in today's digests. It's like...
"WE DON'T CARE ABOUT YOUR OPINION. EITHER BUY IT OR DON'T, BUT LEAVE US ALONE. WE'VE GOT ENOUGH TO DO WITHOUT LISTENING TO YOUR PROBLEMS, WHINES AND RANTS"
Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on June 30, 2016, 10:12:51 AM
Quote from: daren on June 30, 2016, 05:21:02 AM
Hi richard, you have to complain directly to Archie Comics for that (and you should--that sucks): www.archiecomics.com (http://www.archiecomics.com). This is an independent forum.
That reminds me. I've been reading some of the older digests and keep coming across either letter pages, fan art pages, or "Find Your Name In Print" pages. There were editorial pages, and sometimes a whole page devoted to "Send us your emails @".
I see NOTHING like that in today's digests. It's like...
"WE DON'T CARE ABOUT YOUR OPINION. EITHER BUY IT OR DON'T, BUT LEAVE US ALONE. WE'VE GOT ENOUGH TO DO WITHOUT LISTENING TO YOUR PROBLEMS, WHINES AND RANTS"
;D That would be hilarious if they printed some of the comments/criticisms from this forum in a letters page in the Archie reboot.
Quote from: richard on June 29, 2016, 02:06:44 AM
Glad that you are back.
I have a grievance regarding your commemorative edition The Best of Archie Comics 75 years 75 stories.
Did you know that pages 513 to 544 are repeated in the comic and pages 545 to 576 are missing?
Seems that somebody did not check before the print was run.
Richard.
This is probably an error with some copies. I checked my copy and these errors do not show up. Do not assume that your copy is indicative of all copies.
Wow. I can't believe it has been over 2 years. A lot has happened since I was last on these forums.
Glad to be back.
Salem