State of the Forums

Post by **jv_map** » Fri Dec 24, 2004 9:51 am

Hi all

More than likely you'll all already have noticed the horrible state the forums are in at the moment :(, which is about the state I found em in this morning.

Much worse than that the ordering of the forums got kinda sucky is the fact that the Mapping and News forums have disappeared without trace. They are not just hidden, I couldn't find them anywhere in the database either.

Sad thing is I actually tried to make a backup yesterday evening but got a corrupted file :? so decided to try again this morning... too late :(

I haven't got a clue what exactly happened to the forums... I don't think we're hacked because only some forums have been removed... rather seems like someone mistakenly pressed the wrong button at the wrong time.

Anyway I mailed Gamespy tech support asking if they have any recent backup which can be used to restore the forums to their original state. At the moment I'm sorry to say you can only use this emergency forum, the other forums are read-only until further notice.

My deepest apology for the inconvience and this terrible event :( . I would have hoped to have a nicer Christmas message but hopefully the days ahead will tell how much can still be saved.

Thanks for hanging on - rest assured .Map staff will do anything to resolve this situation asap.

FIVEBOY · Post by **FIVEBOY** » Fri Dec 24, 2004 12:07 pm

There was alot of good info in the aa map forum which all of us must of learnt something new, maybe we (anyone who can share knowlegde) could work on some new tutorials to add to the main tutorials pages, as some of the current tuturials point to the forum.

Wouldn't it be great if the site had 100% complete tutorials with all aspects. from clauking to advance brush work?

Any way keep up the good work .map this site has been really important for developing my mapping skills etc and i hope it continues

Merry Xmas all and a happy new year.

cheers 5

Mj · Post by Mj » Fri Dec 24, 2004 2:11 pm

To sum up Jv's post...

Theyve gone!!!

Ahh well, rebuildings gonna be fun, eh?

_rc_combat_rocks_ · Post by **_rc_combat_rocks_** » Fri Dec 24, 2004 2:31 pm

Look on the bright side........

This just allows chance to do it better!

Cobra {sfx} · Post by **Cobra {sfx}** » Fri Dec 24, 2004 3:24 pm

Hope you guys get it all back i like this place, nice and professional in its approach

Merry Christmas peeps

Cobra

Post by **Surgeon** » Fri Dec 24, 2004 5:07 pm

I do know that Gamespy have tampered with the database because of an attack a few days ago - unfortunately my last db backup is much older than JV's one - its something I have neglected in a bad way, for which i can only apologise.....

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Dec 24, 2004 5:07 pm

Even if there were 20 other mapping/scripting forums...I'd still wait for this one to come back to life! I started out mapping without a clue in the world (well still have no clue on some aspects), but it's the prompt replies and good guys/gals that make mapping fun the way it should be! Heck, i have fun goin thru the mapping forum and testing out each thing i learn...just 2 weeks ago I had only 2 test maps started, but with all the new information I have learned from here, i've got about 13 maps, each with different stuff i learned...anyways sorry for the rambling, but it just goes to say that "This forum rocks" and the staff is amazing!

Cheers!

LiquorKraZy · Post by **LiquorKraZy** » Fri Dec 24, 2004 5:09 pm

Even if there were 20 other mapping/scripting forums...I'd still wait for this one to come back to life! I started out mapping without a clue in the world (well still have no clue on some aspects), but it's the prompt replies and good guys/gals that make mapping fun the way it should be! Heck, i have fun goin thru the mapping forum and testing out each thing i learn...just 2 weeks ago I had only 2 test maps started, but with all the new information I have learned from here, i've got about 13 maps, each with different stuff i learned...anyways sorry for the rambling, but it just goes to say that "This forum rocks" and the staff is amazing!

Cheers!

P.S. Sorry about the double post...i coulda swore i was logged in!

Master-Of-Fungus-Foo-D · Fri Dec 24, 2004 5:44 pm

Surgeon wrote:I do know that Gamespy have tampered with the database because of an attack a few days ago - unfortunately my last db backup is much older than JV's one - its something I have neglected in a bad way, for which i can only apologise.....

just like mapping without auto save on... one too many times you do a bad vertice maybe or a csg subtract or benfding a brush the wrong way when BOOM! you get hit with a RADIANT MFC APPLICATION HAS PEFORMED AN ILLEGAL OPERATION

ya gotta save it every so often or when you get warning signs or before you do a major upade.... anyway, it happens to the best of us...

General Death · Post by **General Death** » Fri Dec 24, 2004 6:39 pm

Surgeon wrote:I do know that Gamespy have tampered with the database because of an attack a few days ago - unfortunately my last db backup is much older than JV's one - its something I have neglected in a bad way, for which i can only apologise.....

Hope not too much will be lost

Axion · Post by **Axion** » Fri Dec 24, 2004 7:00 pm

Man, I sure hope that something will be recovered.

But, it's not as bad as things sound, I suppose. With the new year approaching fast, we now have an opportunity to make a fresh start and create an even better set of forums.

I hope you all have a happy holiday!

HDL_CinC_Dragon · Post by **HDL_CinC_Dragon** » Fri Dec 24, 2004 7:06 pm

aw man. So much information is gunna have to be reposted. You cant just skim through and see what others asked if its ur same question now that its all gone. wow, rebuilding MIGHT be fun but i doubt it... wow this sucks.

P.S. Merry Christmas

Post by **Surgeon** » Fri Dec 24, 2004 7:46 pm

I woudn't have minded if it had been, say any other forum - but the MAPPING one !!!! Theres around 2 years worth of info there .. there is a bright ray of hope in that JV has at least one back up - its from a few months ago and would mean we would only loose a smaller portion .. this problem is going to have to wait until we receive some sort of reply from Gamespy.......

General Death · Post by **General Death** » Fri Dec 24, 2004 7:47 pm

Surgeon wrote:I woudn't have minded if it had been, say any other forum - but the MAPPING one !!!!

Roflol!!!

HDL_CinC_Dragon · Post by **HDL_CinC_Dragon** » Fri Dec 24, 2004 7:48 pm

how about this... from now on, how about making a backup like every 4 weeks or something (or any other incrment of time). I mean what if this ever happens again? it will be terrible all over again!