I guess it was bound to happen. Kick Me here for jacking up the TGO database!

[TGO David]

Let me just say that I have run a vBulletin forum for over 6 years... and today was the first time in that entire 6 year run that I have managed to absolutely jack up the database by copying and pasting the wrong piece of code.

The bad news is that I had to go ahead and wipe out the database and restore from a backup a little more than 24 hours old. The good news is that we're back online in a hell of a lot less time than it would have taken for me and the vBulletin tech support people to get the existing data cleaned up and straightened back out. I am soooo pissed.

So...

[Guest ColdEspresso]

No worries...As we all know....$)%*#& Happens

[KahrMan]

We will let it slide this time...

[TGO David]

You guys are too kind. It's the angry mob behind you that I'm worried about.

[ShaunM]

Get the pitch forks and torches. Ha Ha Ha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[cknight8]

i thought something weird was going on...just wasnt sure what it was. glad you got it fixed with minimal effort involved...

[Fallguy]

Oh....things happen

[TGO David]

At least most of yesterday's posts were just people wanting to lynch me for the "100 posts" restriction.

[Marswolf]

But all of my brilliant comments are gone. And Rabbi's comments are gone too!

Hey, there is a silver lining to every cloud.

[Urse]

At least most of yesterday's posts were just people wanting to lynch me for the "100 posts" restriction.

Between that and your super secret avatars and now this....Dude you suck!

[musicman]

No worries. I'm glad you work so hard to keep this great place going for the rest of us!

That, and I have no idea what it means to "mangle a query"!

[Urse]

By the way is there any rhyme or reason to the titles under our user names. I am a Senior member with 400+ posts yet Tower is only a Member with 1900+ posts? Part of the Glitch?

[TGO David]

Between that and your super secret avatars and now this....Dude you suck!

Wait til we start in with the subliminal messages!

[Guest jfountain2]

You mean my 27 paragraph post from last night about how to shoot any gun, at any time, with either hand, under any condition and never miss got deleted... damn!

[TGO David]

By the way is there any rhyme or reason to the titles under our user names. I am a Senior member with 400+ posts yet Tower is only a Member with 1900+ posts? Part of the Glitch?

I'm going to let it "settle" for a few minutes then make some more tweaks. When I do, the user titles should come back into line.

[Smith]

If you can fix one more thing, I had 2000 post until the glitch. Can you fix that for me while you're at it?

[Urse]

I'm going to let it "settle" for a few minutes then make some more tweaks. When I do, the user titles should come back into line.

Technology making our lives easier?

Edited May 29, 2008 by Urse

[Guest db99wj]

Wow, I came in a few minutes ago looking for a post and poof it is gone...Well this explains it. Glad you had a backup!!!

[Mike.357]

Mars says

But all of my brilliant comments are gone.

You screwed up big. Mars actually makes a brilliant comment and now i do not get to read it.

Screw this, I am going home

[Ricochet]

Tungsten things do happen, I use to run a forum and I know how one line of code can screw up things LOL. I am glad it was minimal and all is well 'cept for missing a few posts. You do a great job and we do appreciate you!

[Guest UKTN]

Shows how important computer back ups are. I wonder how many of us have backed up our own personal computers within the last 24 hours or even the last 24 months??

[Guest Old goat]

Would you send what ever you did to my job, i need the last 24 hrs or so wiped out and started over.

and I finally get to 20 post on the way to 100, poof 4 are gone.

Edited May 29, 2008 by Old goat

[Guest gunslinger707]

were in the Army i wud have ya muckin out thuh grease pit !!! lol BUT since we're mot we'll let ya by this time .Jist don't let it happen agin !!!

[Smith]

Shows how important computer back ups are. I wonder how many of us have backed up our own personal computers within the last 24 hours or even the last 24 months??

Well being that my Windows files got deleted and I had to start over, I can say I don't back up enough. i didn't realize how much i update stuff during a two week span. I know, I know windows!

[mfolsom]

That's once...

Sorry you had a problem.