Server Move Accomplished

[MacAllister]

AW Server Move Announcement

Dear Absolute Write Members:

You’ve probably noticed some slow downs on Absolute Write. We’re going to have to move our server. Now, while the server is being moved, we WILL set up a temporary www.absolutewrite.com site.

The temporary site will be a bit different; for one thing, it won’t be running on our own server. Things will be a little slower. We may have to turn off the automatic mailing of thread subscriptions and PMs (they’ll work just fine when we turn them back on; you don’t have to do anything). We ask for your patience for a couple of weeks until we’re back home on our own box.

Between the time we disconnect the old server and the temporary home goes live, there may be a gap of a few hours. We’ll try to avoid that.

We expect to be at the temporary home for a couple of weeks, possibly less. You’ll use the same address to reach AbsoluteWrite.com (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/) but your bookmarks might not work.

We realize this is inconvenient, but we figured y’all would be in mourning if we didn’t save all your Rep points.

When AW is temporarily unavailable, you can write, or hang out in the AW Chat room, or on AW’s sister forum Written in Stone. You might want to create an account at Written in Stone now, just in case. If you use your AW name, it will make it easier for folks to find you.

We’ll be posting updates via Twitter and Facebook and on WiS. Here are some addresses:

AW Chat room: http://www.starchat.net/chat/?chan=absolutewrite
AW Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/AbsoluteWrite/103771526334620
AW Twitter feed: (@absolutewrite): http://twitter.com/AbsoluteWrite
Written In Stone: http://www.macallisterstone.com/forums/ If you're registering there for the first time, please put the name "MacAllister" in the referral form - it will help us know you're not a spammer

I'll be updating this thread, as I have more information for you. Cheers!

[Sage]

When are you expecting to actually do the move?

[Williebee]

Cool. New digs. Thanks for the heads up, Mac!

[cryaegm]

Good luck with the move and all. :D

[Cyia]

Written in Stone says that registrations has been closed by the Administrator.

[MacAllister]

Sage, we're not entirely sure. We're in the process of setting up the temporary port in this storm, tonight and tomorrow. Depending on how that goes, we'll have more information tomorrow.

If all goes according to plan, there shouldn't be much more than a couple of hours of wonkiness while the new DNS propagates. At worst, we may be down altogether for a while. We'll keep everyone updated as we know more.

[backslashbaby]

Good luck!! :) And thanks!

[MacAllister]

Written in Stone says that registrations has been closed by the Administrator.

Oops! Registration is turned on again, as of now.
We get pounded by spambots over there when it's live, so unless we're actively using it, we tend to mothball stuff.

[benbradley]

Cool. New digs. Thanks for the heads up, Mac!
It's new digs for the hamsters, and no doubt they're doing the Snoopy Dance :snoopy:

[Medievalist]

There will be a while during which we lock the forums--you'll be able to read, but you won't be able to post.

This is to make sure that your Rep comments, which we know are crucial for three or four of you, will be (knock on wood) preserved.

Mac or I will post dates and times as we know them.

[kaitie]

Ah, geez. Now I'll have to go find something else to do with my time for a couple of hours. Like, you know, write.

[Cyia]

Oops! Registration is turned on again, as of now.
We get pounded by spambots over there when it's live, so unless we're actively using it, we tend to mothball stuff.

Um, Mac...

Sorry, the board is unavailable at the moment while we are installing shiny new thingies. Or whats-its. Are you trying to tell me something?

I get it. No registering for me. I'll go pack my sparkly Snoopy suitcase and move along.

*kicks rocks and gives puppy dog eyes*

:(

[MacAllister]

I thought you were already registered and had posted there? But either way, hang on a sec - Medievalist is checking!

[SaraP]

Let's hope everything goes smoothly. :)

*saves reps just in case*

:D

[Medievalist]

Um, Mac...

Are you trying to tell me something?

I get it. No registering for me. I'll go pack my sparkly Snoopy suitcase and move along.

*kicks rocks and gives puppy dog eyes*

:(

I've deleted 45 new potential spammers, so two possibilities:

1. Your browser cache is remembering that you were there a few minutes ago, and is therefore lying to you (clear the cache).

2. Have you already registered?

[CACTUSWENDY]

I must be having an out of body experience. I have read this thread all the way through a few days ago. Same posts and everything and the dates say it is today.......................I think I need to go lay down. :Shrug:

[Cyia]

Went back and tried again. It let me register (but Cyia was too short - phooey!) Now I'm waiting for the email.

[Medievalist]

I must be having an out of body experience. I have read this thread all the way through a few days ago. Same posts and everything and the dates say it is today.......................I think I need to go lay down. :Shrug:

Nah, I know what you're remembering.

Starting January 9th the server host was moving their routers and changing their DNS, which meant AW was bouncing up and down like a Yo-Yo.

It was like moving three times in a row, and not leaving a forwarding address.

[Medievalist]

Went back and tried again. It let me register (but Cyia was too short - phooey!) Now I'm waiting for the email.

I'm having to hand approve people so I just set you to Registered.

By Register I mean you create an account.



It's Really Smart to use your AW name in your WiS account, because the script kiddies are out in hordes, and it will make your compadres realize that you're alive and well, and writing.

ETA: PUT MacAllister in the Referral field when you Register at WiS.


I'm drowning in fake accounts folks.

ETA: Turning off registration over night.

[leahzero]

Ah, geez. Now I'll have to go find something else to do with my time for a couple of hours. Like, you know, write.

What is this madness whereof you speak?

I'm gonna spend some quality time with the Kindle.

[Cyia]

:Jump: I did it! I did it!

Yay!

*ahem*

I mean... thanks, Medi. Everything's shiny now.

:Sun:

[CACTUSWENDY]

Whew. Glad to hear that. Thought I had lost it. Best wishes for a fast transfer. Hugs to you alllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll.

[Medievalist]

What is this madness whereof you speak?

I'm gonna spend some quality time with the Kindle.

Mac's just giving you guys a heads-up.

We'll let you know as soon as we have a specific date and time.

[Williebee]

It's Really Smart to use YOUR AW name, when registering at Written in Stone's forums.

Bumped. for emphasis

[brad_b]

Dear Diary,

I went to Written in Stone - entered my correct user name - entered the correct password - three times - it told me to go home and write somethin'. So here I am, writing somethin'. I'm sure it'll all work out... pretty sure.

[benbradley]

Bumping and quoting this to amplify:
I'm having to hand approve people so I just set you to Registered.

It's Really Smart to use your AW name, because the script kiddies are out in hordes.

ETA: PUT MacAllister in the Referral field when you Register at WiS.


I'm drowning in fake accounts folks.

[benbradley]

Dear Diary,

I went to Written in Stone - entered my correct user name - entered the correct password - three times - it told me to go home and write somethin'. So here I am, writing somethin'. I'm sure it'll all work out... pretty sure.
You SIGN UP first (use MacAllister in the referral field, as instructed in other posts), just like any other new, unconnected-to-AW board, THEN you can log in.

[timp67]

"When AW is temporarily unavailable, you can write."

Haha! Good one, Mac. :)

[EFCollins]

Ummm... I think I might have signed up over at WiS once before... but I can't remember if I did, or when, or what username I used... EFCollins or EffieCollins... would I be killed if I signed up again?

[bettielee]

*promises to be patient*

*bookmarks written in stone*

Good luck with the move! :) As always - we greatly appreciate all the work you guys do to give us a place to revel and run amok get feedback and converse with our fellow nutjobs and lunatics writers.

[MacAllister]

Ummm... I think I might have signed up over at WiS once before... but I can't remember if I did, or when, or what username I used... EFCollins or EffieCollins... would I be killed if I signed up again?

Heh! Of course not. :) If you get an error message that your email address is already in use, drop me a not, and I'll go find your original registration for you.

[Medievalist]

Ummm... I think I might have signed up over at WiS once before... but I can't remember if I did, or when, or what username I used... EFCollins or EffieCollins... would I be killed if I signed up again?

Lemme go take a quick look, OK?

ETA: Not with any version of your AW name.

I'd go ahead and register EFCollins.

[Matera the Mad]

Mmmm, I can haz laid-back attertoot

[vampgirl278]

I tried to register with WiS the last time you had it live, but I never got the email to confirm... :(

[Shakesbear]

Good luck with the move and thanks for the hard work.

Are we going to have a moving in partay?

[Medievalist]

I tried to register with WiS the last time you had it live, but I never got the email to confirm... :(

I bet it got caught in your spam trap; you show as Registered.

You can get a Password reminder if you need one.

[Medievalist]

Good luck with the move and thanks for the hard work.

Are we going to have a moving in partay?

Once we return Home, I suggest we have an Absolute House Warming Party.

[Shakesbear]

Once we return Home, I suggest we have an Absolute House Warming Party.


Absolutely! :snoopy: Does silly dance in anticipation.

Have registered at WiS - waiting for email ...

[Medievalist]

Absolutely! :snoopy: Does silly dance in anticipation.

Have registered at WiS - waiting for email ...

You're good to go.

I'm sending the "activation email," but anyone I recognize or anyone who puts MacAllister in the Referral field, I just go ahead and set to Registered.

[EFCollins]

Lemme go take a quick look, OK?

ETA: Not with any version of your AW name.

I'd go ahead and register EFCollins.

Okay. Thanks Medi. Maybe I just went to look while AW was down and never registered. Appreciate you looking at it for me.

ETA: And I is registered. Thanks again for the help, Mac and Medi.

[Shakesbear]

You're good to go.

I'm sending the "activation email," but anyone I recognize or anyone who puts MacAllister in the Referral field, I just go ahead and set to Registered.


Thank you!
Been there and now going back to explore. Though maybe food shopping should come first. Decisions decisions.

[MissMacchiato]

Should we bring a potplant and bubbly to celebrate the move? :)

Thanks for the heads up!

[10trackers]

I signed up immediately, then read the rest of the thread. :(

Mac! I'm not a spammer! :hi:

[Heatherwebb_writes]

Thanks for the warning. I'll pass it on

[smsarber]

Thanks for letting us know about this, Mac. You know how we get withdrawal without our AW;)

[seun]

Just registered at written in stone. Waiting for an email. Drinking coffee. Cloudy out. Need a shave. Hungry.

What else would you like to know?

[Sage]

Couldn't register as Sage (too short), so I did SageCollins.

[Medievalist]

The Put MacAllister in the Referrer field thing is making it lots easier for me folks; thanks a lot.

[alleycat]

Just registered at written in stone. Waiting for an email. Drinking coffee. Cloudy out. Need a shave. Hungry.

What else would you like to know?
Do you wax your head?





;-)

[Cliff Face]

About to register at MiS now. :)

ETA: Registered, but haven't checked my email yet. I'll do that later. :)

[stormie]

Thanks, Mac and Medi. Now I won't be so...stormy when AW is being moved.

[ResearchGuy]

. . . You might want to create an account at Written in Stone now, just in case. If you use your AW name, it will make it easier for folks to find you.. . .
Is there a lag in the confirming email? Mine has not shown up (after several minutes -- but maybe I am expecting it too quickly).

--Ken

[thothguard51]

Same here....

[Sagana]

Mine didn't show up all day, but I think they're doing them by hand? So maybe Sunday's not a good day for it :)

[benbradley]

I'm thinking if Mac or Medievalist have posted here today, they're likely approving new members over there as well, and it might not send an email when they do. Try logging in even if you haven't received an email.

Also, another reason you might not get an emails is it could be stuck in a spam filter. Don't blame the filters, blame the spam that makes filters a necessity.

[Medievalist]

Hi

I've approved and set to Registered all the accounts that had MacAllister in the Referral field.

If you can't login, please PM me.

[Cyia]

Medi deserves many cookies and her alcoholic beverage of choice in one of those giant sized mug thingies for hand sorting all of the accounts just so we'd have a place to hang out while the movers jostle AW around.

(I hope they don't break the lamps. I like those.)

[Angyl78]

Registered. Entered wrong email the first time, corrected it to the right one.
[email redacted]. aaaahh!! too many spellings for one word. Oh well...

[Medievalist]

I've had to turn off Registration at WiS for about 8 hours. Feel free to PM me with a Username and a REAL email address, and I'll hand register you tomorrow.

Thanks for all the help guys-

ETA: Registration is back on today. I'll turn it off again at night.

[Cliff Face]

I'm logged in and have made a post in the McDonalds thread over there. Hooray!

Thanks Mac and Medi! Now when AW is down, I'll have a place to slack off. ;)

[Izz]

Oooh. We're teleporting? Cool. And this place will be empty for a few hours while we do? *steeples fingers* I may have to steal acquire through semi-legitimate means some extra rep points *laughs evilly*

*coughs and chokes, just like every evil laugh in every cartoon*

*resumes evil laughter*

[Ambrosia]

Registered. Entered wrong email the first time, corrected it to the right one.
[email addy removed from quote] (jelizabeth.78@gmail.com). aaaahh!! too many spellings for one word. Oh well...
Angyl... unless you want to be on every spam list on the Internet, it would be a very good idea to not post your email address openly on sites. You might want to consider removing it from your post and sending it by pm to the person you wanted to have it.




Thanks, Mac and Medi. I did not know the site was moving to a new server until someone mentioned it in the RT. For those of us, like me, who are rather blind to other areas of the forums, would there be a way to put the announcement and a link to this thread in the header or something? I am pretty sure I am not the only blind AW member.

[seun]

Do you wax your head?





;-)

Only for special occasions.

And I'm seunsbeard on WiS. seun is too short.

[Medievalist]

I set up Written In Stone (http://www.macallisterstone.com/forums/) or WiS three years ago as a staging site.

A staging site is a Web development equivalent of a practice run, or a draft.

We knew we'd be upgrading vBulletin, the software that runs AW's forums, and I wanted to test it first.

So Mac and I created a sister forum; we figured it would be a test site, a good place to talk about books, and that it would be available when we had to take down AW's forums to upgrade them.

Written In Stone isn't the temporary AW site, but it is a sort of refugee camp, as it were.

It does look and act a little different; some stuff is turned on there to see if people like it.

You do need to create an account at WiS. Having an AW account won't automatically transfer.

I'm encouraging people to use their AW name at WiS since it makes it easier for people to recognize you.

Please, when you create an account at WiS put MacAllister in the referral field -- it helps weed out would-be spammers.

If you have problems or questions feel free to PM me.

Thanks all.

Registration is open at WiS.

[Dave.C.Robinson]

I just headed over to WIS but it didn't accept my username or password - and it doesn't recognize my email.

Before anyone jumps I'm referring to what my records show to be my WIS username (same as this) and password.

Thanks in advance.

[Medievalist]

I just headed over to WIS but it didn't accept my username or password - and it doesn't recognize my email.

Before anyone jumps I'm referring to what my records show to be my WIS username (same as this) and password.

Thanks in advance.

To log in?

Or to Register?

[Dave.C.Robinson]

To log in, my records showed I was already registered there.

[Medievalist]

To log in, my records showed I was already registered there.

If you registered a year or more ago and had no posts, you could have been purged.

I'm sorry for the annoyance, but if you'll register again, I'll hand approve you now.

[muse]

Thanks for the heads up.

I have just registered - hopefully, without any problems.

Good luck with the move. I'm looking forward to the party.:partyguy:

[Cella]

I didn't have any trouble, other than not being able to say that TheOneAndOnlySooperMac referred me. But that's okay. These things have a way of working themselves out. :)

[Medievalist]

Thanks, Mac and Medi. I did not know the site was moving to a new server until someone mentioned it in the RT. For those of us, like me, who are rather blind to other areas of the forums, would there be a way to put the announcement and a link to this thread in the header or something? I am pretty sure I am not the only blind AW member.

As soon as we have a firm data and time, we'll be making forum wide announcements, etc.

This is just a heads-up.

[Dave.C.Robinson]

Done and thanks

[backslashbaby]

I set up Written In Stone (http://www.macallisterstone.com/forums/) or WiS three years ago as a staging site.

A staging site is a Web development equivalent of a practice run, or a draft.

We knew we'd be upgrading vBulletin, the software that runs AW's forums, and I wanted to test it first.

So Mac and I created a sister forum; we figured it would be a test site, a good place to talk about books, and that it would be available when we had to take down AW's forums to upgrade them.

Written In Stone isn't the temporary AW site, but it is a sort of refugee camp, as it were.

It does look and act a little different; some stuff is turned on there to see if people like it.

You do need to create an account at WiS. Having an AW account won't automatically transfer.

I'm encouraging people to use their AW name at WiS since it makes it easier for people to recognize you.

Please, when you create an account at WiS put MacAllister in the referral field -- it helps weed out would-be spammers.

If you have problems or questions feel free to PM me.

Thanks all.

Registration is open at WiS.

It needs another L in your link :)

[AW Admin]

It needs another L in your link :)

Fixed it--thanks !

Fixed the one in your quote too.

I'm not tired . . .

[SaraP]

:Hug2:

You are amazing. :)

[EFCollins]

Fixed it--thanks !

Fixed the one in your quote too.

I'm not tired . . .

We all appreciate everything you are doing for us to make the transition easier. You're working hard. I think we all owe you a case of your favorite imported brew.

[stormie]

I'm looking forward to the party.:partyguy:
Party?! Did someone say PARTY?! I'm there!
http://ts3.mm.bing.net/images/thumbnail.aspx?q=415416464122&id=64079628e147474d3bf9ee0490a89a41

[Alitriona]

I registered, patiently waiting for email. Thanks.

[waylander]

I registered, patiently waiting for email. Thanks.

Me too

[jvc]

Try logging into the forum, you never know, you could well already be registered. Even without the email ;)

[FOTSGreg]

Boy Howdy, that was easy. Seems I'm already registered over there...

5, 4, 3, 2...

Now the shoe drops...

:)

[Willowmound]

Sorry, registration has been disabled by the administrator.

:Shrug:

[Izz]

Probably means that Mac and Lisa have disabled registration while they're sleeping so as to avoid invasion by spambots.

[Manuel Royal]

Well, I lucked out. I was oblivious to all this until just now when I saw this thread, but haven't had any problems. Just sailed through cluelessly, like with the rest of my life.

Good job, y'all!

[jvc]

Probably means that Mac and Lisa have disabled registration while they're sleeping so as to avoid invasion by spambots.
Got it one.

Although I don't think Lisa should sleep, it isn't really needed for superheroes, she just does it out of habbit now. :D

[Medievalist]

Yeah, I turned it off after the AW utility run last night, and turned it on again at about 9:30 am Pacific/Los Angeles/Seattle time.

The one time I didn't do that, we had 1100 would be spammers register.

I don't want to have to use CAPCHA, etc. partly because I can't cope with CAPCHA, but I'm moving to more arcane methods in the future.

That said; WiS registration is On. Please put MacAllister in the referral field so I know you're a real person, and feel free to PM me here or email me medievalist AT mac.com with an email address and a login ID and I'll register you by hand.

Thanks folks--

[Medievalist]

Sometime this week, we'll be locking the forums; you'll be able to read, but not post for a while, so we can get a fresh-hot-off-the-press backup.

What that means for you, is that there will be a while this week when you can't make new forum posts.

There is likely going to be a short period--we think just a few hours--where you may get an error message as the new (and temporary) server comes to life.

The temp server is likely going to be a bit slow; we'll need you to be patient.

As we have specific dates and time, we'll let you know.

These are ways to keep in touch in the meantime:

AW Chat room: http://www.starchat.net/chat/?chan=absolutewrite
AW Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/AbsoluteWrite/103771526334620
AW Twitter feed: (@absolutewrite): http://twitter.com/AbsoluteWrite
Written In Stone: http://www.macallisterstone.com/forums/

WiS is a home-away-from-home for AW folk. We use it to test the forum software before releasing it into the wilds of AW.

If you're Registering at WiS for the first time, please put the name "MacAllister" in the referral form - it will help us know you're not a spammer.


You can Register with the same name and email you use for AW.

We turn registration off at night to avoid hundreds of would-be spammers. You can PM medievalist or email her a medievalist AT mac.com with an email address and an ID and she'll hand approve you.

[MissMacchiato]

thanks M!

[alleycat]

Sometime this week, we'll be locking the forums; you'll be able to read, but not post for a while.
Don't tell the folks in P&CE! It will drive them up the wall. ;-)

[Dodge]

Oh, big move coming up. Wishing for a smooth, seamless transition:)

[benbradley]

Don't tell the folks in P&CE! It will drive them up the wall. ;-)
We'll invade that "not written in stone" site...

[aruna]

Thanks to you and Mac for all your hard work.

[Cliff Face]

Does this mean there'll be an AW Garage Sale soon?

I've had my eyes on the forum jump button for some time. It'd look great above my bookcase!

[dragonangel517]

Sorry, registration has been disabled by the administrator.
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Please, let me in, its raining and cold out here.

[Medievalist]

Sorry, registration has been disabled by the administrator.
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Please, let me in, its raining and cold out here.

You will no doubt have noticed the part where I turn off Registration during the night.

I have this thing about wanting to sleep.

It's on now.

[dragonangel517]

Must be a difference in time zones. I thought I waited long enough. Thanks

[dragonangel517]

Gahhhh, I hate capcha. But I got in, thanks again

[Carmy]

I don't know if I'm in or not. LOL

Until yesterday, I hadn't logged in for several weeks, but I think I'm here now.

Lots of changes, I see, but I'm so glad you're still around.

[fireluxlou]

Ooh well I've joined :)

[MacAllister]

The actual transfer is going to happen this week, folks - sometime between tomorrow (Wednesday) night and Friday. :) We'll post appropriate notices, as we narrow that down a bit more.

[LawlessLara]

Well, I lucked out. I was oblivious to all this until just now when I saw this thread, but haven't had any problems. Just sailed through cluelessly, like with the rest of my life.

Good job, y'all!

SNAP *SNAPS FINGERS*

[Dragonquester]

Good luck. Hoping there's no probs at all...just in case remember the biggest probs often have the simplest answers like 'Is this button on or off?':D

[SaraP]

The actual transfer is going to happen this week, folks - sometime between tomorrow (Wednesday) night and Friday. :) We'll post appropriate notices, as we narrow that down a bit more.

Good timing. I'll be online late in the chat room for those nights - afternoon/evening for the US folks. :)

[benbradley]

Good timing. I'll be online late in the chat room for those nights - afternoon/evening for the US folks. :)
You're probably gonna make us write, too...

[brainstorm77]

Noted. I will prob just stay away until the transfer is done.

[SaraP]

You're probably gonna make us write, too...

Ben!

Have I ever done such a thing?

:D

[SirOtter]

I registered, patiently waiting for email. Thanks.

Me, too. Cue Jeopardy music...

[fireluxlou]

Me, too. Cue Jeopardy music...

Me too, form an orderly queue people ;)

[Fenika]

What is this place coming to?

There's an announcement made 10 days ago about AW being out of whack and there's only 5 pages? And I don't even see any fire.

I'm disappointed in this community. So disappointed I could form a mob. :mob

[bettielee]

**joins hoary mob**

*picks fleas and flies out of pitch pit*

*arranges lighters for lighting of pitchforks*

You'd think someone would think of these things.... *grumble, grumble*

[night-flyer]

I've heard rumors, but didn't see this post until just now.

Can't register on the twin site, it's closed for the night. I will have to try again tomorrow, my fellow writers will be so disappointed if I'm not there to annoy them with my posts.

[SaraP]

I would have, Bettie, but I'm too busy getting the chat room all sparkly clean. ;)

[Cliff Face]

Just telling people:

Don't just wait for a confirmation e-mail. I think Medi mentioned this a few pages back, but you should just try to log in. You might have been registered without being sent an e-mail. That's what happened with me - no e-mail, I can log in just fine.

:)

[Satori1977]

I heard about this, but hadn't checked out the thread until now. Thanks for the heads up, I registered.

On a side not, Medi, when I clicked on your AW on Facebook link, it said page not found. Mac's link is working though. Didn't realize there was a facebook page. Or I just wasn't paying attention. :)

[Medievalist]

On a side not, Medi, when I clicked on your AW on Facebook link, it said page not found. Mac's link is working though. Didn't realize there was a facebook page. Or I just wasn't paying attention. :)

It's a CONSPIRACY!

That link came from me originally!

I'll go fix it--thanks Satori.

[MacAllister]

Okay, everyone - today's the day. The boards will be turned off today at approximately 3:30 pm, Pacific (USian) time/6:30 pm, East Coast time. That lets us grab the most recent data and move us to the temp host. At that point, I'll redirect the DNS.

Then what will happen is you'll get a "page not found" error when you attempt to go to absolutewrite.com (http://absolutewrite.com), that may last for anywhere from the next hour to about three days.

You can watch for updates in these places:
AW Twitter Feed (@absolutewrite) (http://twitter.com/AbsoluteWrite)
Written in Stone (http://www.macallisterstone.com/forums/)
Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/pages/AbsoluteWrite/103771526334620)
The AW chat room (http://www.starchat.net/chat/?chan=absolutewrite)

Thanks!

[cray]

thanks for the heads up!

[K.L. Townsend]

Whoa...I just saw this. Went ahead and signed up and waiting for the okay. Thanks for the heads up!

[Medievalist]

If people put MacAllister in the Referral field, I'm hand approving them.

[MacAllister]

Don't forget, please that your bookmarks to the site may NOT work after the teleport, depending on your browser. You may have to actually enter the URL, absolutewrite.com absolutewrite.com/forums, in the address bar to find your way home.

[Cella]

will it still be a vBulletin board?


Or is that a dumb question...? :)

[MacAllister]

It's not a dumb question at all. :) It'll still be THIS vBulletin board, in fact - with your posts and reps and registrations all intact. (Hopefully intact, anyway...)

We're just moving it onto a temporary server while our actual physical hardware gets unplugged, moved, and plugged in elsewhere.

[Cella]

oh! good!

I really like the format of this site :) Thank you!

[kdbeaar]

*(begin derailment)*

RedWritingHood, LOVE your avatar pic!

*(end derailment)*

[Cella]

awww! Thank you! :)

[seun]

You're all speaking technical gibberish, aren't you? Admit it.

seun, who knows feck all about anything computery

[benbradley]

So will the hamsters have better air conditioning?

[mellymel]

hoping someone can help me. was able to register and log in to the Write in Stone sister forum, but it won't let me post. Some others are having this prob as well. anyone know what the deal is?

if this is the wrong place to post this, could a mod please move to appropriate thread? thanks.

[Chris P]

I registered and have not gotten my confirmation email. Do I understand correctly this will happen once Medievalist hand-approves my account? (mellymel, this might be your situation as well)

[night-flyer]

I haven't gotten a confirmation back either...

[Medievalist]

hoping someone can help me. was able to register and log in to the Write in Stone sister forum, but it won't let me post. Some others are having this prob as well. anyone know what the deal is?

if this is the wrong place to post this, could a mod please move to appropriate thread? thanks.

You're not registered as mellymel.

I'm hand approving registrations if they include MacAllister in the Referral field.

Otherwise, I'm deleting them.

We're getting a hundred or more would-be spam registrations an hour.

[mellymel]

ahhh...okay. got you. re-registered with MacAllister in referral. awaiting email confirmation to access. thanks :D

Mel

[benbradley]

Try even if you don't get the email. (last post/gasp for breath...)

[Kitty Pryde]

Many sparkly thank yous to our hardworking jackbooted overlords for all their hard work moving the hamsters server! We loves you! :e2grouphu:e2grouphu:e2grouphu:e2grouphu

[SaraP]

Many sparkly thank yous to our hardworking jackbooted overlords for all their hard work moving the hamsters server! We loves you! :e2grouphu:e2grouphu:e2grouphu:e2grouphu

A bazillion times this. :)

[KathleenD]

Is this where I post "holy crap, the boards are loading faster than a pound of Halls drops moves through my beagle's ass"?

Because wow. This server DELIVERS.

[MacAllister]

So far so good. :) It IS really zippy, so far - but our user-load is still really light, too.

[callalily61]

Many sparkly thank yous to our hardworking jackbooted overlords for all their hard work moving the hamsters server! We loves you! :e2grouphu:e2grouphu:e2grouphu:e2grouphu

This, in triplicate. :Hail:

[Chase]

Perfect. Thank you so much.

[Izz]

Many sparkly thank yous to our hardworking jackbooted overlords for all their hard work moving the hamsters server! We loves you! :e2grouphu:e2grouphu:e2grouphu:e2grouphu

A bazillion times this. :)

This, in triplicate. :Hail:What they said.

[MacAllister]

Whew! It's awfully nice to see people arriving here safely. When y'all get a chance, you might heap praise on Medievalist and SHawkins, without both of whom this might have been a good deal messier.

[Izz]

*heaps so much praise on Medievalist and SHawkins that they're rendered immobile*

[Mara]

*heaps praise* :)

[Opinionated Ant]

Thanks a heap Medievalist and SHawkins! :)

[Cliff Face]

Thanks!

And this might be an opportune time to ask...

You've said that you're getting 100s of spam applications every hour at WiS - so how many do you get at AW?! Thousands?

[night-flyer]

Good to be back. Thanks, great job and a lot quicker than I thought it would be. Wonderful work. :Hail:

[heyjude]

Wow. You guys are amazing. It all looked so effortless! Thank you! :e2flowers

[Marika]

Thanks!! It was so quick!

[lizbeth dylan]

All I can say is 'dayummmn' that was fast and the forum speed is smoking hot now.

thanks!

[CobraMisfit]

Just wanted to offer thanks for the amazingly quick transfer. Seems like most of us went without AW for less than 12 hours. Great job, Mac, and to all others invovled.

[stormie]

Whew! It's awfully nice to see people arriving here safely. When y'all get a chance, you might heap praise on Medievalist and SHawkins, without both of whom this might have been a good deal messier.
:Clap::Clap::Clap: (One for Mac, one for Medi, one for SHawkins)
The day doesn't seem so stormy now.

[thothguard51]

We bow to the AW gods,

[Chris P]

Wonderful! Well done, all.

[Cella]

Yay! Good job and thank you!
:snoopy:

[Bubastes]

Excellent work!

[cray]

*checks stash of alba pics*


wheuuuu.
:D




nice work mac, medi and shawkins!
thank you!

[Pamster]

Much faster now! Huzzah!! Thank you for all you do AW Admins & Staff! :D

[Snappy]

You all rock. I had withdrawals last night and was provided with a safe haven via Twitter. Now, all is well. :D

[Cranky]

Many thanks to our admin folks for handling this for us -- it's so shineeeeeeeeeeeeee! Looks like home, and runs like a dream thus far.

Thanks!

[RAIMAZ]

Gratz!

[backslashbaby]

Yay!!!

Really great job. That was so fast!

[Snowstorm]

*Pokes head in the door*

Shiny!

Thank you to MacAllister and all the mods [ETA: Medievalist and Shawkins] who worked so hard to get AW back up!

[Moonbase]

Been talking in the chat last night about all this moving thing and what kind of work is actually involved behind-the-scenes. (I know that from having done several large installations myself in the past.)

I must say this was done very professionally and with the minimum hassle for the users affected. DNS propagation (a thing outside control of the AW server crew) was also relatively fast: After about 6–7 hours the site was reachable again under its name (instead of the IP number) here on my German network.

So kudos for your excellent work, whoever was involved!

[Medievalist]

We're still working on a few things; propagation is still an issue for some, and we've got issues with avatar and profile images, and sigs still, but be patient for a couple more days.

[Jill Karg]

awesome job, coming from the computer background. It was smooth and very unnoticable. congrads and thanks.

[Winterwind]

Didn't notice a thing! Job well done. And a big thank you for all who must have worked so hard on such a seamless transition!

[Medievalist]

We had the fabulous shawkins to do the heavy lifting.

[SaraP]

After about 6–7 hours the site was reachable again under its name (instead of the IP number) here on my German network.

After a good number of hours of having AW reachable under its own name, I am now having to resort to the IP number link to get in. :(

Still, I'm proud of being part of such a dedicated and hard-working gang. Thanks much. :)

[Medievalist]

Don't Use The IP.

Seriously. Don't.

Especially on Windows, don't.

People will probably have better luck with http://absolutewrite.com than with www.

Also, encoding the link with a link shortener will work for many, because they all seem to have the current DNS going.

Please don't use the IP.

[SaraP]

Ooops. Ok.

[muse]

Wow, the boards are really zipping along today. :hooray:

Thanks to Mac, Medievalist and SHawkins for all their hard work.

[Swordswoman]

Here's a clap on the back for Shawkins and Mac,
And of course the incomparable Medi,
They all make so light of working all night,
But our home's back and shiny and ready.

For Mac is our Queen, though she blushes unseen,
And Medi of course is just ace,
I wouldn't think four kings could outrank our Shawkins,
These three are the gods of this place.

For we know they're all there and we know they all care
If something should happen to trouble you,
For the hosts of our ball and the Mods one and all,
Let's raise a big cheer for AW.

(Sorry about that. I guess what I mean is just 'THANK YOU!':):):))

[Sarah1981]

Thanks for the hard work. Things are moving much faster now, for me at least. :)

[swachski]

:Hail: We are certainly in the midst of geniuses. Kudos to everyone involved with...whatever it is you did. :D

[Honeybug]

*tossing confetti into the air* Very smooth move & great big thanks to our movers!! Job well done!! :D

[HistorySleuth]

Really quick. Awesome job ya'll!

[jtrylch13]

Great job! Hardly noticed we were down. I still had to get my fix on Written in Stone, but just a little one. Now I'm back for my real addiction: AW!

[MacAllister]

We're still running a little light today, in terms of simultaneous members logged in (about 100 members per hour less than usual) -- but, at this point, I'm really pleased with the performance.

[CACTUSWENDY]

Hats off to the transfer Well done.

((((((((((YOU)))))))))))

[Medievalist]

There are apparently some "missing" smilies.

If you notice one, please PM me. TY.

[Susie]

Great work, guys! :Cake:s 4 all! :)

[seun]

:Hug2:to one and all.

[JerseyGirl1962]

I'm late to the game as usual, lol :tongue. (Altho I did notice the propigation thingie.) Glad it all worked out.

THANKS to everyone involved with it! :D

Nancy

[Stlight]

beep...beep...beep...beep...beep backing up the praise truck. Wheeee... flump there heap of praise for MacAllister, Medievalist and SHawkins. Going to get more, 'cause I am awed.

[Stlight]

Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! doing the slipper slide from forum to forum, from post to post and I gotta say Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

[MacAllister]

Yeah, huh? Pretty zippy so far!

[HistorySleuth]

beep...beep...beep...beep...beep backing up the praise truck. Wheeee... flump there heap of praise for MacAllister, Medievalist and SHawkins. Going to get more, 'cause I am awed.

Which could mean awed or AWed. Or both. :D

[benbradley]

Yeah, huh? Pretty zippy so far!
You better not let any of the server drivers go out for the Hamster Olympics, cause they surely won't pass the test for "performance enhancing drugs" ...

[JoleaB]

Hey, nice move. Very nice. Moving around like lightening now. Thanks for all your efforts!

Jolea

[Medievalist]

We're currently having a problem with so much email coming from the AW server, that the ISP has throttled email from our server. We're working to fix that, but what's causing the problem are the email notifications of Thread Subscriptions.




It would help hugely if people would set the email notifications to Daily or Weekly, rather than Instant.

UserCP
List Subscriptions (On the left under Subscribed Threads heading)
Select a thread in the list of threads you subscribe to
On the far right is a check box, under the heading Notification
Click the box, and please select
Below the box is a pop-up menu that says Move to folder . . .
Click the menu and select either Daily email notification or Weekly email notification.

* This only affects Thread Subscription Notifications
* If you are OK turning the email notification off entirely, at least for now, I'd really appreciate it.
* Please feel free to pass around a link to this post.

ETA: I expect that this will be temporary.

Thanks

[Hip-Hop-a-potamus]

Thanks for all the hard work, you guys!

:)

[Devil Ledbetter]

I'm in awe that this whole board was moved and everything works perfectly (from my end). I just wanted to say thanks.

[benbradley]

Yes, but it seems not quite everything is working smoothly, and from the tweets I'm reading, ... well, I'll let Those In Charge comment.

[Carmy]

Wow! Very impressive!

Had a bit of a fright. Signed in and was told you didn't know my name. Tried it again and got in just fine.

Kudos, guys and gals.

[Cliff Face]

I has a confusion...

Is this the new server, or the temporary server? Will there be more moves in the near future?

Thanks in advance for answering possibly a stupid question. :)

-Uninformed.

[Medievalist]

I has a confusion...

Is this the new server, or the temporary server? Will there be more moves in the near future?

In a month or so, there will probably be a move back to our very own box.

If the current problem with mail is solvee, we might stay here.

If I don't get some sleep soon, I won't care.

[Frank Kelso]

Hey Medievalist:
The nice part about being a zero-tech is I have no idea about what happened - didn't notice any problems or changes?
So, is this a good thing??

Thanks for minding the store.

[Medievalist]

Hey Medievalist:
The nice part about being a zero-tech is I have no idea about what happened - didn't notice any problems or changes?
So, is this a good thing??

Thanks for minding the store.

This is a good thing. I'm not solely responsible though; shawkins was fabulous, and Mac was too, as were all the members who've helped us spread the word so we could concentrate on moving.

This really is a fabulous group of peeps on AW. People have been helpful and patient.

We're still having some problems with email being to sent for thread subscriptions and PMs, but we're working on that.

[Cliff Face]

In a month or so, there will probably be a move back to our very own box.

If the current problem with mail is solve, we might say here.

If I don't get some sleep soon, I won't care.

Thanks for answering. :)

[JoleaB]

I've been getting thread subscriptions without difficulty - just so you know. But I turned them all off until things settle down.

Good luck with the rest of it!

[Medievalist]

I've been getting thread subscriptions without difficulty - just so you know. But I turned them all off until things settle down.

Good luck with the rest of it!

Thanks--it's appreciated.

[muse]

Oh er, I thought I had them turned off (I had, but only some, don't ask me how.:Shrug:)

Went back, and this time followed instructions to the letter and voila! :D

Sorry 'bout that. :e2smack:

[batgirl]

Amazing work! I didn't even feel the shift. Glitter and confetti to Medievalist and SHawkins!
-Barbara

[JoleaB]

Oh er, I thought I had them turned off (I had, but only some, don't ask me how.:Shrug:)

Went back, and this time followed instructions to the letter and voila! :D

Sorry 'bout that. :e2smack:

Same thing happened to me! I really thought I'd turned them off! But no. Going back to try again.

[muse]

Ha! I'm not a lone. :wag:

[JoleaB]

And now that I've turned them all off - I want some of them back on! :e2smack:

[Netz]

Turned mine off now too (only had one, lol, but every little helps, I'm sure!). :)

[SWest]

Med: Two weekly subscription notices came through to me today with attachments (didn't open them)...The Count to One Million thread and Grandma Susie's HOF II...have you been hacked?

I have the emails if you want them - let me know where to forward.

[AW Admin]

Med: Two weekly subscription notices came through to me today with attachments (didn't open them)...The Count to One Million thread and Grandma Susie's HOF II...have you been hacked?

I have the emails if you want them - let me know where to forward.

No, we haven't been hacked.

I suspect that the data is too great to fit in the body of the email and is therefore appended as an attachment.

Feel free to forward them to me at medievalist AT mac.com and I'll take a look.

[SWest]

Those two threads, I don't doubt! LOL

Attempt to forward one resulted in script errors, then locked-up and crashed the browser (XP, firefox 3+, aol mail).

Thanks for all your diligence now and on the "ordinary" days!

[writerterri]

*takes window seat, buckles seat belt*

Will there be snacks?

[Medievalist]

*takes window seat, buckles seat belt*

Will there be snacks?

Terri?

We've already moved. :D

[writerterri]

Terri?

We've already moved. :D


I miss all the good stuff. :Shrug:


I brought my own bean dip for nothing.


Yay! I was worried about being misplaced.

[Medievalist]

I miss all the good stuff. :Shrug:


I brought my own bean dip for nothing.


Yay! I was worried about being misplaced.

Well, our basic plan is to not worry the members, so we're all good.

[Working Spy]

Mac? Is this why the site won't let me submit or add or answer a thread? I'm logged in and I can get IN to all forums but can't access them.

[Medievalist]

Mac? Is this why the site won't let me submit or add or answer a thread? I'm logged in and I can get IN to all forums but can't access them.

Which forums?

If it's Share Your Work, you need to have 50 posts before you can start a thread in Share Your Work.