Disappearing Members

Pat · August 30, 2007, 05:25:42 PM

Has anyone else noticed that 3 members have disappeared if not more?
Thundercrack83, Strechnitz and Patriots1228 all have gone poof...
My question is though how this happend was there a hack or a glich
in the software that caused the members to go poof...

Are there anymore members that anyone else has noticed gone all the sudden?

Travis · August 30, 2007, 05:31:01 PM

I've noticed it too, same members. They still appear to be able to log on, as I saw Dustin (thundercrack83) online a few minutes ago.

thundercrack83 · August 30, 2007, 05:35:33 PM

Quote from: Travis on August 30, 2007, 05:31:01 PM
I've noticed it too, same members. They still appear to be able to log on, as I saw Dustin (thundercrack83) online a few minutes ago.

Yes, but I had to re-register, which is why this is my second post. According to David, something happened accidentally and he's on the job--at least in my case. I'm sure it's the same for the others, too!

Pat · August 30, 2007, 05:56:31 PM

Well i just found someone else who has disappeard... Dragonshardz
So now that is 4 people... at least you got back in Dustin

beskhu3epnm · August 30, 2007, 06:02:40 PM

At least you're still doing the rounds, Pat!

I would hate to simply just... disappear....

Yoman · August 30, 2007, 06:48:39 PM

The internet KGB

dedgren · August 30, 2007, 09:30:27 PM

No- just an idiot's (referring to me) mistake. I've sorta fixed Dustin. I owe Strech, 'shardz and pats bigtime.

If anyone is in touch with them, let each know we're on it.

David

Pat · August 30, 2007, 10:09:04 PM

Will do David!!!

Diggis · August 30, 2007, 11:12:56 PM

Quote from: dedgren on August 30, 2007, 09:30:27 PM
No- just an idiot's (referring to me) mistake. I've sorta fixed Dustin. I owe Strech, 'shardz and pats bigtime.

If anyone is in touch with them, let each know we're on it.

David

OK, who gave david access to the delete button? Please tell me he isn't allowed near the big red button!

Serkanner · August 31, 2007, 12:58:57 AM

Quote from: Diggis on August 30, 2007, 11:12:56 PM
OK, who gave david access to the delete button? Please tell me he isn't allowed near the big red button!

"This is NOT an excersize" ...

Shadow Assassin · August 31, 2007, 04:50:19 AM

QuoteThe internet KGB

Maybe they were onto a big conspiracy and were deleted to prevent them talking about it?

Hehe, hopefully you can fix it, David.

dedgren · August 31, 2007, 09:56:59 AM

Heh, some of you might recall that I have some prior experience in this area...

* * *

Fun aside, what happened to our friends' user accounts is one of the big downsides to being an administrator. Yesterday, I was doing some maintenance of the various user groups we have. I found Dustin (thundercrack83), strechnitz, dragonshardz and patriots1228 in a group that was clearly where they should not have been and hit the "remove" button.

...and, poof- they were gone.

Just like that. No warning. No "What are you doing, Dave?" box. No "This operation can't be undone" message. Just a little innocuous button exactly like a whole bunch of other little innocuous buttons here in Adminland at SC4D. I thought I was removing them from the group, the membership maintenance software thought otherwise...

...and you know who won that disagreement.

So, I'm trying to fix this. Jeronij has taken away my Admin Bathroom Privileges and chained me to the server until I do, so I'll be working on the situation really hard as we head into the weekend...

...maybe that astronaut lady has a few of those Depends [linkie] left over...

...and will keep all updated.

In the meantime, my profuse apologies to all four members involved. I guess it's better that I pressed the wrong button now, though, as opposed to 25 years ago.

Again, we'll fix this.

David

Pat · August 31, 2007, 10:11:22 AM

LoL David now what should we do to that bad red button of yours lol

thundercrack83 · August 31, 2007, 12:29:01 PM

Not a problem, David! Well...maybe a slight problem, but nothing that hasn't been rectified! Thanks again, my friend!

dedgren · September 01, 2007, 09:50:32 AM

Bad news on the "disappearing members" front. The old records are, apparently, wiped from the database.

I need for Stretch (strechnitz), 'shardz (dragonshardz) and pats (patriots1228) to re-register under those nics...

...sorry for the inconvenience, guys...

...and then PM me once they're back on so we can rebuild their member profile much as we have done with Dustin's (thundercrack83).

Again, this was my error, and I'm really sorry that it happened.

David

Strechnitz · September 02, 2007, 06:42:58 AM

Aha,

This makes a lot of things very clear now. I was startled a bit when I suddenly did not seem to exist
I just wrote Jeronji a very panicky PM just now. I'll rectify that.

I don't blame you at all David. Mistakes are only too human. We all make them. Pity I will have to miss my saved PM's though. but that's not the end of the world.

I do hope that I will be able to regain acces to all my posts I've made in the forums.

luckily I have seem to accidently take the first step to recovery by reregistering myself under Strechnitz again..

I'll PM you David.

Strechnitz.

dedgren · September 02, 2007, 08:11:46 AM

Fixing another one...

Welcome back, Stretch!

David

Diggis · September 02, 2007, 08:41:51 AM

Quote from: Strechnitz on September 02, 2007, 06:42:58 AM
Luckily I have seem to accidently take the first step to recovery by reregistering myself under Strechnitz again..

Ahh the 7 steps of deleted and made anonymous

"Hi, I'm strech and I've been deleted"

callagrafx · September 02, 2007, 08:53:51 AM

Quote from: Diggis on September 02, 2007, 08:41:51 AM
Ahh the 7 steps of deleted and made anonymous

"Hi, I'm strech and I've been deleted"

Hello Strech....

Pat · September 02, 2007, 10:26:23 AM

Hello strech and welcome!!!

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