I want my post count back!

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  • Reply 21 of 41
    I'm not concerned about post counts, but I would like to see the old content (nearly two years' worth) saved somehow. An archive would be nice.



    Just a thought.





    Cheers.



    [ 11-13-2001: Message edited by: M___ ]</p>
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  • Reply 22 of 41
    Don't worry, Leonis, at this rate you'll have 2200 again in a couple months!
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  • Reply 23 of 41
    low-filow-fi Posts: 357member
    Heh, and at my post count rate, it will take me until this time next year to get 220!



    All the best

    aj
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  • Reply 24 of 41
    bradbowerbradbower Posts: 1,068member
    [quote]Originally posted by M___:

    <strong>I'm not concerned about post counts, but I would like to see the old content (nearly two years' worth) saved somehow. An archive would be nice.



    Just a thought.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    That would be nice, wouldn't it?



    Unfortunately the old forums were hosted on a Cube courtesy of the webhosting company Reprahduce, which went belly up, and along with it went the old forums and apparently all of the backups. The administrators said they did all that they could to get them but they obviously were not able to do so.
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  • Reply 25 of 41
    post counts are evil because they underscore evil american pirinciples of classical liberalism. they encourage our youth to turn into evil human beings who will eventually torture and kill countless other poor innocent people in the name of capitalism!

    evil evil post counts

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  • Reply 26 of 41
    [quote]Originally posted by bradbower:

    <strong>



    That would be nice, wouldn't it?



    Unfortunately the old forums were hosted on a Cube courtesy of the webhosting company Reprahduce, which went belly up, and along with it went the old forums and apparently all of the backups. The administrators said they did all that they could to get them but they obviously were not able to do so.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    I'd certainly be able to retire comfortably today if I had a nickel for every time I heard or personally experienced a horror story of some two-bit, small-potatoes, shady and/or clueless Internet design and/or hosting firm biting the big one and/or screwing over their clients.



    However, I can almost always spot such clowns a mile away, and I simply can't believe that MacNN was not able to do the same.



    What's very, very sad is that MacNN was un-savvy enough to put itself in such a position. Even if Monish (or whoever) believed that the Reprahduce clowns and their "courtesy" Cube were reliable, someone still should have insisted on daily or at least weekly backups or some kind of removable-media archives that you could physically TOUCH.



    Redundancy.... reliability... backup...

    WHY are these such foreign concepts? Hell, even Ryan Meader seems to manage his "multi-media empire" better than this!!



    :eek: :confused:



    But, hey, AI is finally back, so I can't really comnplain TOO much
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  • Reply 27 of 41
    sinewavesinewave Posts: 1,074member
    [quote]Originally posted by flowerbob:

    <strong>post counts are evil because they underscore evil american pirinciples of classical liberalism. they encourage our youth to turn into evil human beings who will eventually torture and kill countless other poor innocent people in the name of capitalism!

    evil evil post counts

    </strong><hr></blockquote>



    Ahahha not only that post counts promote verbal masturbation posts for no reason. Like this one
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  • Reply 28 of 41
    xoolxool Posts: 2,460member
    [quote]Originally posted by Sinewave:

    <strong>

    Ahahha not only that post counts promote verbal masturbation posts for no reason. Like this one </strong><hr></blockquote>



    Yes, they do!
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  • Reply 29 of 41
    [quote]Originally posted by Sinewave:

    <strong>



    Ahahha not only that post counts promote verbal masturbation posts for no reason. Like this one </strong><hr></blockquote>



    yup
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  • Reply 30 of 41
    hhoganhhogan Posts: 117member
    Remove post counts entirely, people are to obsessed with them
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  • Reply 31 of 41
    I happen to like post counts
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  • Reply 32 of 41
    [quote]Originally posted by FormerLurker:

    <strong>



    I'd certainly be able to retire comfortably today if I had a nickel for every time I heard or personally experienced a horror story of some two-bit, small-potatoes, shady and/or clueless Internet design and/or hosting firm biting the big one and/or screwing over their clients.



    However, I can almost always spot such clowns a mile away, and I simply can't believe that MacNN was not able to do the same.



    What's very, very sad is that MacNN was un-savvy enough to put itself in such a position. Even if Monish (or whoever) believed that the Reprahduce clowns and their "courtesy" Cube were reliable, someone still should have insisted on daily or at least weekly backups or some kind of removable-media archives that you could physically TOUCH.



    Redundancy.... reliability... backup...

    WHY are these such foreign concepts? Hell, even Ryan Meader seems to manage his "multi-media empire" better than this!!



    :eek: :confused:



    But, hey, AI is finally back, so I can't really comnplain TOO much </strong><hr></blockquote>



    Actually, there were such backups made, but since Reprahduce took everything in their possession, it doesn't really help, does it?



    And apparently, at the time we started out hosting with them, they weren't flaky at all. Must have picked up a ________ habit along the way, eh? ;-)



    Long story short: no old threads, no old member files. All gone. It's a shame, but it looks like AI will get it's footing back sooner rather than later.
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  • Reply 33 of 41
    gordygordy Posts: 1,004member
    It was a cool feeling hitting 100, 200, 500, and 2000 posts. It'll be interesting to see if I'll see those numbers again.
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  • Reply 34 of 41
    Post counts suck, and furthermore, we should all remain Junior Members for ever. Now that would be neat
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  • Reply 35 of 41
    fran441fran441 Posts: 3,715member
    But if I try and remain a junior member for ever, then I couldn't post much any more.



    Nope, sorry. I'm member bound.
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  • Reply 36 of 41
    i'm not saying anythign officially... but certain custom titles may be a better solution than re-vamping post counts.
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  • Reply 37 of 41
    powerdocpowerdoc Posts: 8,123member
    [quote]Originally posted by The Installer:

    <strong>Post counts suck, and furthermore, we should all remain Junior Members for ever. Now that would be neat </strong><hr></blockquote>

    Yes It's strange to see junior member applying to leonis and others, (i won't give name



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  • Reply 38 of 41
    fran441fran441 Posts: 3,715member
    Custom titles?



    Sweet!
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  • Reply 39 of 41
    powerdocpowerdoc Posts: 8,123member
    [quote]Originally posted by Leonis:

    <strong>Dear moderators



    It took me over 13 months to get my 2200+ post count.



    I want to have it back. Thanks </strong><hr></blockquote>

    Leonis beloved cat complains with you. HIs count was not high, even lower than leonis beloved dog, but for an old cat, the status of junior member was so sweat.

    Perhaps i should create a new count with the name of Mathusalem "junior member"







    [ 11-13-2001: Message edited by: powerdoc ]</p>
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  • Reply 40 of 41
    yeah, custom titles... maybe



    if you can keep 'em classy
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