NationStates Jolt Archive


The Server Ate My Neighbors!

The Basenji
12-02-2004, 04:38
Ok, so you're posting on this RP all night, and next morning, it's gone. What happened? Did the mods delete it? Did it drop off the face of the forum? Was it moved to top secret forum 7 that *cough cough* doesn't exist? :wink: Read on to find out-

Q: Ahh! What happened to my uber techy space war thread??? It's gone! Why must I suffer?

A: Chances are, unless your thread was explicit (Like pornography, flaming, Spam, or whatever badness), it was 'eaten' by the server. We've all seen the server fail for us, and sometimes it takes threads with it. They 'fall through the cracks of the server'.

Q: What?!??! No!!! Will I ever see my wonderful uber techy space war thread again???

A: You may, you may not. Sometimes these threads 'resurface' (Come back to the forums). This takes anywhere from a few minutes to a few weeks. Or sometimes, they're never heard from or seen of again. If you do an ego search (View all topics posted in by you), and give the 'missing' thread a 'bump', it will resurface.

Q: So...where do they go?

A: No one knows. We'll just say they go to 'The Big Forum In the Sky' and leave it at that.

~Bas
Of course, if I made a mistake or left something out, PLEASE tell me. Comments and/or suggestions are more then welcome
The Basenji
12-02-2004, 20:04
Lol, no replies? :P
HC Eredivisie
12-02-2004, 20:08
i wanted to, but couldn't think of anything funny.

it's good, btw.
The Basenji
12-02-2004, 20:13
Thanks ^^
Free Pacific States
12-02-2004, 20:26
Well, I've actualy posted 8 responses so far, but none are appearing!
12-02-2004, 20:27
Q: Ahh! What happened to my uber techy space war thread??? It's gone! Why must I suffer?

A: Chances are, unless your thread was explicit (Like pornography, flaming, Spam, or whatever badness), it was 'eaten' by the server. We've all seen the server fail for us, and sometimes it takes threads with it. They 'fall through the cracks of the server'.

*munches on a thread*

Q: What?!??! No!!! Will I ever see my wonderful uber techy space war thread again???

A: You may, you may not. Sometimes these threads 'resurface' (Come back to the forums). This takes anywhere from a few days to a few weeks. Or sometimes, they're never heard from or seen of again.

*regurgitates a thread*

Q: So...where do they go?

A: No one knows. We'll just say they go to 'The Big Forum In the Sky' and leave it at that.

~Bas

*BURP*
Goobergunchia
12-02-2004, 22:56
Of course, if I made a mistake or left something out, PLEASE tell me. Comments and/or suggestions are more then welcome
Topnotch Toast
12-02-2004, 23:57
Uh oh, your neighbors are gone? Maybe that means.. all our neighbors will be eaten!

ALL YOUR NEIGHBORS ARE BELONG TO THE SERVER! AHHHH


...

Good job with the (yet again) FAQ about the server.

-Toast
The Basenji
13-02-2004, 05:31
<Brings out the defibrillator>

CLEAR!

<Zaps some life into the thread>
Independant Pluto
13-02-2004, 05:54
Just a note, I've had threads be regurgitated in a matter of minutes.
The Basenji
13-02-2004, 06:01
Really? Cool, I'll add that in.
The Evil Server
13-02-2004, 10:01
All of you will be mine sooner or later!

:twisted:

It's just a matter of time.
The Basenji
13-02-2004, 19:06
:lol:

It's funny to see evryones evil server puppet post here.
Svea Riga
13-02-2004, 19:09
If you save a link of the thread somewhere and then goes into the thread and post a reply it emerges out of the shadows again.
Svea Riga
13-02-2004, 19:12
*The Forum Beast eats duplicate post.*
The Basenji
14-02-2004, 19:36
<Requests a sticky to ensure that people stop asking about this>
Myrth
14-02-2004, 22:17
We have countless stickies for things, yet the volume of questions that are already answered in a sticky stays constant.
People just don't read the stickies.
Liverpool England
15-02-2004, 07:04
Bas: If a post disappears and it did not contain anything offensive an ego-search and bump in the thread would work.
The Basenji
15-02-2004, 08:22
Edited. Thanks for the help! :D