Database problems; 27/07/2010 - 12 hours of posts & PMs lost

[VW Derf]

Due to some issues with the database (in all honestly I did something stupid with the database and didn't check and recheck enough times before proceeding), the database got corrupted and I had to go to backups. What this means is that all the information and changes in the past 12 hours (from ~10pm till 10:30am PT) was lost and cannot be recovered.

The information lost includes:

• New Posts
• Edited posts
• New Threads
• Poll votes
• New PMs and replies
• New Users
• User profile changes
• Uploaded pictures

I'm sorry about this everyone so if you sent or responded to any PMs today, I would resend them. The same goes for posts and new threads. If you are a new user, yes your account needs to be redone.

As far as I can tell everything seems to back and functioning properly, but if not please let me know.

Once again sorry about this everyone. Hopefully you all remember what you typed......

 

[vschaos]

shucks that stinks, but hey at least everything is back up and running!! Thanks for getting us back up and running!!

 

[hid3]

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[IXLR8]

Glad you were able to get forums back up quickly. We all make an OOPs now and again... thank you for all you do maintaining these forums.

 

[Aquaticmind]

We'll survive.. thanks for getting the forum back up so quickly.

 

[VW Derf]

The most ironic thing about this "OOPS" is it was directly related to backups.. If there is any bright side to this, the backups do work!

Time to go sit in the corner and reflect. Once again sorry guys.

 

[milehighassassin]

I went to the latest posts in the threads I am watching and thought I was experiencing some Groundhog Day stuff!

 

[BKmetz]

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All I can say is 'wow'....

You just insulted the site founder and owner. 99.999% of the 'professional' server admins would never admit to a human error. Fred has the class and integrity to admit he made a mistake.

 

[fnjimmy!]

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Or YOU could leave this forum and go somewhere better-suited to your standards.

 

[fnjimmy!]

The most ironic thing about this "OOPS" is it was directly related to backups.. If there is any bright side to this, the backups do work!

Time to go sit in the corner and reflect. Once again sorry guys.

I wouldn't beat yourself up Fred, many folks wouldn't admit the mistake.

 

[Bob_Fout]

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Do you know who VWDerf is? He's the guy who founded and runs this site.

I've been working in IT for 15 years. Everyone makes mistakes.

 

[tomo366]

LOL....Fred $hit happens........

 

[D-Cell_Mekanick]

Glad it's back up, I was going through withdrawal! LOL, love this place. Thanks Fred.

 

[wiggytoupee]

Don't sweat it, Fred. Thanks for all your work!


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2010 2-door Golf TDI, a little over 800 miles
2000 2-door Golf GL TDI, 272,000+miles, original clutch

 

[G60ING]

No worries.

 

[johnsonej]

Your talents are reflected in what you do .... this club is at the forefront
Thanks for all the work you do that I know nothing about
Thank you Fred

 

[Fixmy59bug]

Ahhhh. So Derp, erhh Derf is the all wonderful Fred.

Well, In that case I guess we can tolerate a little mistake once in a while.

Just say your 13 Hail Mary, Mother of Oil's and all shall be forgiven.

=^)

Wait a minute. I think I spoke too soon. My Fuelly sigs are broken.

What'd you do??????

 

[fnjimmy!]

Wait a minute. I think I spoke too soon. My Fuelly sigs are broken.

What'd you do??????

Fuelly was down a minute ago when I checked mine.

 

[IndigoBlueWagon]

No worries. And anyone who has any criticisms of this site should spend some time on other auto enthusiast sites. TDIClub rocks!

 

[rocketeer928]

No problem; I was supposed to be working for my employer anyway.

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This guy had to have written this just to try being funny, right?

 

[dlai]

This guy had to have written this just to try being funny, right?

Based on his past history here, I doubt it...The rest of us know how much work and love Fred has put into this site and we appreciate it!

 

[no-blue-screen]

Accidents happen...that is why we have insurance. Your insurance was the backup. Don't beat yourself up.

I have had a horrible headache all day long....got a PM this morning and know that I looked at some posts and things were missing. I thought I must have lost my mind....now....after reading this....I feel much better.

 

[ZiggyTheHamster]

On the note of IT stuff, if anyone in management here needs help with something, I'm a web application developer. Just give me a PM.

Everyone is right though - most IT mistakes/errors/acts of God are never owned up to. Fred did, and he could have blamed it on his server, his hosting provider, or any number of other things.

And I'd say he's doing a good job - this is the first time I've ever encountered a problem. And on top of that, all of the old forum links redirect properly most of the time. That can't be said of VWVortex, which essentially orphaned MASSIVE AMOUNTS of content by their switch.

 

[davebugs]

Personal responsibility and accountability are running low down here under the border. Good to see it survives "up North".

Besides - it reminds us of how useful the site is when it goes down.

Sincerely appreciate the efforts.

 

[JBTech]

Although I rarely ever post, I was bummed when it went down. Thanks for all the hard work in getting it back up!

Thanks!

 

[tdidieselbobny]

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I submit a vote for being BANNED to this member- doesn't even know who the site founder is.... no problem Fred-just thanks for all your time and effort into making this site as great as it is...... I didn't even know about outage-lovely Time Warner cable,internet,and phone went out at around 5:45pm yesterday,and still wasn't back online when I went to bed around 11pm.......

 

[milehighassassin]

I honestly didn't know who "FRED" was until recently.

 

[ymz]

I thought hid3 was trying to be funny... (assuming he knew who Derf is...)

I was on the road all day, so I didn't even know things had happened - until I found one of my zingier posts gone... (thought I had earned the ire of an administrator or two...)

Keep up the great work!!!

Yuri

 

[Zippy_car]

Just keep breathing... *cracks knuckles in preparation to fix Fest updates*
+1111111, 1111, 111, 1 on all the no worries posts.
Thanks for the heads up.

 

[hid3]

All I can say is 'wow'....

You just insulted the site founder and owner. 99.999% of the 'professional' server admins would never admit to a human error. Fred has the class and integrity to admit he made a mistake.

Or YOU could leave this forum and go somewhere better-suited to your standards.

Do you know who VWDerf is? He's the guy who founded and runs this site.

I've been working in IT for 15 years. Everyone makes mistakes.

Oh MY GOD. I will repeat. OH MY GOD.

Do You, AMERICANS, have at least a little bit sense of humour?

You just proved you don't.