Data loss, or what? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Legate of Amon Lanc · 04-26-2011, 02:55 AM

A random question - has anyone else noticed, possibly sometime yesterday between (at least from what I know) something like 8PM GMT-2AM GMT (very roughly), loss of some posts you have posted or things you have changed at that time?

Does perhaps any of the admins know what happened? I am just curious and puzzled...

I know at least about the threads I've been posting in - basically the things I have posted/changed at that point are now gone (one post at Scarburg Mead Hall, one post at Scarburg Mead Hall discussion thread, followed by at least one post by Folwren, one PM I have sent, and the change of my signature). So... does perhaps somebody have a similar experience, have you noticed something like that happening in other threads in which you were posting?

And what might have been the reason? Some server-data-backup kicking off or whatever?

A good reminder, probably, that technology is not always as reliable as we often take for granted...?

Galin · 04-26-2011, 05:37 AM

I seem to have lost a post in this forum as well... I edited it, which worked, but later it vanished; and so far, it's still missing.

I wasn't going to note it, but since you brought it up

Mithalwen · 04-26-2011, 05:54 AM

I posted at the Golden perch and I was sure that it had loaded and then when I checked later it had gone. I thought I was going mad (er). I did have to top up my PAYG dongle at about that time and thought maybe I had missed it not actually posting save that I was sure I had seen other RPG posts since Nogrods . I was busy this morning so I hadn't had time to repost but pio may be able to rescue "ghosts". Fortuanately in my case it wasn't a long or sophisticated post but.. I am glad I wasn't losing the plot ..as well as the posts...

Mithalwen · 04-26-2011, 06:01 AM

Oh and if there is a benevolent admin playing around with the RPG Forum - I have noticed (and I don't think it is only my techno-idiocy here) that you can't rate threads in the RPG section anymore which is rather a shame, IMO, given the sustained effort needed to produce good RPGs. And it is a way of showing appreciation to the ensemble rather than to individual posters.

Galadriel55 · 04-26-2011, 08:52 AM

Yes, I noticed that too. I asked about it in the BD forum. Weird...

Also, during approximately in that time period, the smileys rearranged themselves, which is even weirder. It's not a big deal, but it's annoying...

satansaloser2005 · 04-26-2011, 09:21 AM

Okay, so I'm not crazy (or at least any more so than usual). Weird.

Pitchwife · 04-26-2011, 10:16 AM

Me too. I wrote three or four posts yesterday - one to the Riddles thread, one to the King's Players Discussion thread, one wishing Boro a happy birthday and some nugae that escape me at the moment - , and all of them are gone. Nothing world-shaking there, but I'd hate it if the same had happened to an RP post or one to a serious Books discussion.

Morthoron · 04-26-2011, 12:59 PM

Hmmm...the same thing happened to me too. But since I was harrassing a potential spam (I say potential, because the spammer failed to set up his sig line properly), I just naturally thought the mods came by and deleted it.

04-26-2011, 02:55 AM	#1
Legate of Amon Lanc A Voice That Gainsayeth Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In that far land beyond the Sea Posts: 7,431	Data loss, or what? A random question - has anyone else noticed, possibly sometime yesterday between (at least from what I know) something like 8PM GMT-2AM GMT (very roughly), loss of some posts you have posted or things you have changed at that time? Does perhaps any of the admins know what happened? I am just curious and puzzled... I know at least about the threads I've been posting in - basically the things I have posted/changed at that point are now gone (one post at Scarburg Mead Hall, one post at Scarburg Mead Hall discussion thread, followed by at least one post by Folwren, one PM I have sent, and the change of my signature). So... does perhaps somebody have a similar experience, have you noticed something like that happening in other threads in which you were posting? And what might have been the reason? Some server-data-backup kicking off or whatever? A good reminder, probably, that technology is not always as reliable as we often take for granted...? __________________ "Should the story say 'he ate bread,' the dramatic producer can only show 'a piece of bread' according to his taste or fancy, but the hearer of the story will think of bread in general and picture it in some form of his own." -On Fairy-Stories

04-26-2011, 05:54 AM	#3
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,461	I posted at the Golden perch and I was sure that it had loaded and then when I checked later it had gone. I thought I was going mad (er). I did have to top up my PAYG dongle at about that time and thought maybe I had missed it not actually posting save that I was sure I had seen other RPG posts since Nogrods . I was busy this morning so I hadn't had time to repost but pio may be able to rescue "ghosts". Fortuanately in my case it wasn't a long or sophisticated post but.. I am glad I wasn't losing the plot ..as well as the posts... __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

04-26-2011, 06:01 AM	#4
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,461	Oh and if there is a benevolent admin playing around with the RPG Forum - I have noticed (and I don't think it is only my techno-idiocy here) that you can't rate threads in the RPG section anymore which is rather a shame, IMO, given the sustained effort needed to produce good RPGs. And it is a way of showing appreciation to the ensemble rather than to individual posters. __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

04-26-2011, 08:52 AM	#5
Galadriel55 Blossom of Dwimordene Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The realm of forgotten words Posts: 10,517	Yes, I noticed that too. I asked about it in the BD forum. Weird... Also, during approximately in that time period, the smileys rearranged themselves, which is even weirder. It's not a big deal, but it's annoying... __________________ You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera

04-26-2011, 09:21 AM	#6
satansaloser2005 The Sweetest Spoiler Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: from beneath you it giggles incessantly Posts: 5,789	Okay, so I'm not crazy (or at least any more so than usual). Weird. __________________ "My heart always cowers behind the defense of my wit." Friendship is two pals munching on a well-cooked face together. Fenris bookworm.

04-26-2011, 05:37 AM	#2
Galin Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1,036	I seem to have lost a post in this forum as well... I edited it, which worked, but later it vanished; and so far, it's still missing. I wasn't going to note it, but since you brought it up

04-26-2011, 10:16 AM	#7
Pitchwife Wight of the Old Forest Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Unattended on the railway station, in the litter at the dancehall Posts: 3,329	Me too. I wrote three or four posts yesterday - one to the Riddles thread, one to the King's Players Discussion thread, one wishing Boro a happy birthday and some nugae that escape me at the moment - , and all of them are gone. Nothing world-shaking there, but I'd hate it if the same had happened to an RP post or one to a serious Books discussion. __________________ Und aus dem Erebos kamen viele seelen herauf der abgeschiedenen toten.- Homer, Odyssey, Canto XI

04-26-2011, 12:59 PM	#8
Morthoron Curmudgeonly Wordwraith Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Ensconced in curmudgeonly pursuits Posts: 2,515	Hmmm...the same thing happened to me too. But since I was harrassing a potential spam (I say potential, because the spammer failed to set up his sig line properly), I just naturally thought the mods came by and deleted it. __________________ And your little sister's immaculate virginity wings away on the bony shoulders of a young horse named George who stole surreptitiously into her geography revision.