First of all I want to apologize to everyone affected by the recent server outage that caused the TR site to be down for so long.
Second, I want to thank everyone for bearing with me, and being patient while I get things back up and running.
Briefly here is what happened.
Last Thursday there was a hard drive issue that caused us to have to take the server down for a while.
Last Friday, that issue returned. The hard drive totally failed and when replaced, we still had nothing. We then realized that the entire partition had been lost.. Basically all the data on the server was gone.
By Saturday night we had started the long process of data restores.
By Sunday night I cut the cord on that, the restore process was just taking way to long, so we built up a new server and I then had to recreate all the accounts on this server (Talkingreef is only 1 of about 20 sites I host here, other sites you may know are Reefreaders, ProjectDIBS, and The DIBS Foundation)
Late Monday night we finally got the systems back online starting with Talkingreef and Project DIBS. I then spend the next 2 days working on other sites.
As of now Talkingreef is back up and running. There are a few existing issues that I have to address and these will require periodic site outages but should not be more that 30-60 minutes at a time. These are going to be needed as i work to correct database issues left over from the way we had to restore the database.
NOW, with that said, the restore we did a few days ago left us with an extremely damaged database. I have spent the last few days (and nights) working to get this database back in working order, but because of continuous issues I have been forced to restore from an older backup. This means all posts after 11/19 until now have been lost. This will affect post counts, profile changes, image updates, and thread details as the newest posts will be gone. I must apologize for this, but these posts are gone and i have no way to retrieve them.
Just to wrap up here, again i want to thank everyone. Hopefully the future outages will be few and far between as i work to clean up these last few issues.
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yea...its rob, welcome back buddy...pweeeh wee, you need a shower big boy, 6 days in the server dug-outs all for us, where would we be without ya, if it wasn't for you bud, i'd be trapped in some weird german porn site wearing virtual platform shoes & some sort of exotic lace . lol .
nice job on the system wide restall, although, its a pitty it didn't dump all historical data, id love to start again just quietly. no past to incriminate me
Thanks, Rob. I wondered what had happened with my account, but figured it was due to data loss during the server issues. I work in IT and software development so I know how frustrating it can be to lose data. Thanks for the hard work on getting things restored as much as possible. The community has been an asset to me in the past few months (I've been lurking) and I just added my first coral to my tank today (some bullseye mushrooms), so I am glad the site is back up and running.
Wow, Rob, Thanks for the hard work and dedication to TR. I can't even imagine the problems you encountered.
2 - 4 - 6 - 8 - Who do we appreciate? Rob Weatherly! Yeah!!!
Dick (And the rest of the gang, I'm sure!)
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Reaching my 70th BD, I realize that I cannot help but grow old. However, I refuse to grow up!!! My wife would tell you, "He may be 70 but, He's going on 17". Life is wonderful with a woman like that.
I know you've probably heard enough of the grief from people, but I want to give you some more... I spent a few hours making a new post in the member's tank projects section, and all for not. I've been thinking about doing it again, but I don't know if it's worth it quite yet. I think I'll wait for the next crash...
Not to be a pessimist, but these things come in threes. And I know it likely wasn't your fault, but it also likely could have been prevented. When I first saw the title for this thread I thought it said Recent Talking Reef Site Outrage.... which may have been more appropriate
I know you've probably heard enough of the grief from people, but I want to give you some more... I spent a few hours making a new post in the member's tank projects section, and all for not. I've been thinking about doing it again, but I don't know if it's worth it quite yet. I think I'll wait for the next crash...
Not to be a pessimist, but these things come in threes. And I know it likely wasn't your fault, but it also likely could have been prevented. When I first saw the title for this thread I thought it said Recent Talkingreef Site Outrage.... which may have been more appropriate
You could host your own tank journal or website, then there is no worry about losing it..... right?
I know you've probably heard enough of the grief from people, but I want to give you some more...
Great way to start your post...great way to make friends. Seriously this a free website that Rob runs in his spare time. He doesn't have to do this and attitude like this would probably deter him from doing it, and in turn ruining it for the rest of us that do appreciate what he does. Do you find this site useful? If so then next time something like this happens; and yes these things do happen, its a part of life; sit back and realize that he doesn't have to do this, and if he wanted to pull the plug, he can. Then all your posts would be gone and you would only have your fish to complain to.
Rob thank you for the work you put into this site and thank you for continuing to provide this service to us. I for one appreciate it and I know most of us do as well. Thank you once again!
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RIP Sarracino Ciro 12/16/04 - 4/3/08
I too was writing a long post when the site crashed. I lost the material and my train of thought. But rather than bash Rob I chose to accept the loss and move on with life. I met Rob at MACNA XIX in Pittsburgh this Sept. He is dedicated to TR and it's members. This is a labor of love not of money. He could easily pull the plug and let TR go down the drain. I for one would hate to see that happen.
Rob, I too thank you for the dedication you put into this site, the best reefing site on the Internet.
Dick
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Reaching my 70th BD, I realize that I cannot help but grow old. However, I refuse to grow up!!! My wife would tell you, "He may be 70 but, He's going on 17". Life is wonderful with a woman like that.
I wasn't bashing Rob, and I'm pretty sure he realizes this... I was just voicing my feelings. Crucify me. I do appreciate that it's a free site (which is, by the way, not unlike many other free reef sites) and is not money-driven. I also appreciate the general attitude of members and the community as a whole. I just wanted to vent and say how I felt. Since when was this a bad thing? I didn't do it in a disrespectful manner, and I wasn't trying to start a fight. But if we aren't allowed to say how we feel in this forum without being judged, that says something
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you need a shower big boy, 6 days in the server dug-outs all for us, where would we be without ya
, if it wasn't for you bud, i'd be trapped in some weird german porn site wearing virtual platform shoes & some sort of exotic lace . 
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