SBARC Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 I would like to extend my warm welcome to everyone. There is no doubt this whole experience was the worst possible situation. Thankfully ARC member "Neo" was able to pick up all the pieces and put Humpty Dumpty together again. There was a loss of about 4 days worth of data. The original issue started with a faulty server computer...which lead to the forums going offline 2 or 3 times during the past year. Then the server just erased all the forums program files. More than 1 tech guy at the hosting company kept pointing to different causes....a hacker (the security dept confirmed a hacker was NOT involved).....then the hosting company Tech guys said it was a faulty forums program....then it was a faulty forums database. My insistance that it was a buggie server computer fell on deaf ears. So I set up a new comptuer with twice the processing power and I planned to move the forums to a new server computer....but the old comptuer was offline yet again so it was impossible to back-up files and move them to the new comptuer. Days clicked by.....I was working 7 days a week at my real job...... Once I set up the new computer the hosting company admitted it was a faulty computer...after the forusm had been offline for 10 days. I finally got the forum program files and forum database moved to the new computers.....I thewn did what I could to set everything up....and then gave ARC member "Neo" the go ahead to use his magic to get the mess working agian. I knew I couldn't do it....but he was able to put all the pieces back together and get the forums up and running. Avatar images are currently being uploaded and the arcforums.com doamin name is being moved from the old forums computer to the new forums computer. Well done Neo!!! Welcome back everyone!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
71roadrunner426 Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 It's good to be back. Thanks Steve for getting us rolling again. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
0viking0 Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Congratulations. It's good to be back. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kurnass77 Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Finally guys!!!!! Great job and thanks for your efforts! Gianni Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bigasshammm Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 I never knew I could miss something so much. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Av8fan Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Thank you Steve, and thank you Neo. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
toadwbg Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 High fives and beer all around! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
3Putt Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Thanks Steve, thanks Neo. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bikerider Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Good job guys. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martin_sam_2000 Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Glad to be back! thanks to everyone who was involved in getting all this back up and running!! Sean Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hal Marshman Sr Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Thanks Steve and Neo for all your hard work in our regard. I usually access ARC at least 5 times a day, so the loss was a big hole in my daily routine. So glad you stuck with it, where many others would have given up. Hal Sr Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Floyd Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Well done chaps, great to be back. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
muswp1 Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Great job guys. Considering how bad it could have been, only losing 4 days worth of data is not too bad. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Fantastic work Gents, way to go ! So you guys are the "top men" ! Thanks for all the efforts by those that accomplished it ... -Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mingwin Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Home Again! at last! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bashace Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 OMG!!! Can finally cancel the counseling sessions! Great work saving our precious forum and getting her back online. V/r Ron Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A-10 LOADER Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Congrats and great job to all those who got these forums up and running again !! So glad to be back, those other forums ( who shall remain nameless ) are horrible IMO. Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shorty84 Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Great job. Thanks to everyone for getting the forum back online. :thumbsup:/> I was already experiencing withdrawal symptoms... :wacko:/> Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Poppop Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 When the going gets tough the tough get going! An experience no one really wants to go through, but thanks for the dedication and effort.... we're glad you're back. Charlie Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JackMan Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Man, it's GREAT to be back! I was going through withdrawal syndromes :wacko: Thanks guys for all your hard work! You've become a very important part of my life Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lae519 Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Thanks - missed this board!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Crazy Snap Captain Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Now I know how addicts feel! So good to have ARC back! By FAR the best modelling forum going round. I joined about four others while ARC was down, and none came remotely close to giving me my fix. Well done Neo et al and welcome back everyone! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SpitfireGuy Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Yeah It's good to be back. Missed the board while it was gone. Thanks to Steve and Neo for their work in getting us back up and running! Zach Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Woo hoo.. THANK YOU Steve and NEO for getting ARCup and running.. Ooh I missed it ...glad WE ARE ALL Back..... :wub:/> ... Gentlemen .I MISSED YOU ALL TOO... :woo:/> hoo :beer4:/> :wave:/> :punk:/> :clap2:/> :coolio:/> :salute:/> :yahoo:/> :yahoo:/> :nanner:/> :banana:/> :banana:/> :nanner:/> :beer4:/> :wave:/> :thumbsup2:/> Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gmat Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Truly missed ARC. Thank you Steve for all of the hard work to bring the forums back. Gratefully, Grant Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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