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Title: Missing Thread.
Post by: firko on February 02, 2011, 11:46:52 am
Yesterday arvo I went to a shitload of trouble and time to photograph, write a description and download the photos of the restoration of my Hindall frame. The thread was called 'Restoring a Rusty Nickel Frame' and it showed with photos and text the process I'm using to bring the corroded nickel plating back to a presentable condition.
Now here I am this morning ready to download some more pictures and information and lo and behold, the whole f*cking thread has disappeared. What the hell has happened to it? I sure as shit didn't remove it and if Graeme's taken it down for some reason, I'm certain he'd have had the decency to inform me. 
Can anybody cast any theories as to why a whole thread would just disappear? Should I spend another hour plus to do it again? Am I pissed off?....You Betcha >:( >:( ???.
Title: Re: Missing Thread.
Post by: vmx42 on February 02, 2011, 11:49:48 am
The ghost of Ji…























…on a more serious note. Whenever you go to a lot of trouble to add a lengthy post make sure you back up your key stokes in Word or some other text based programme. Much easier to cut and paste if things go wrong. I've had Safari quit while uploading a long post and lost the lot - damn frustrating.

Can't wait to read it when you finally get it back up [?]. I really enjoy the tech articles on this site, really Ji, I do!!
Title: Re: Missing Thread.
Post by: Graeme M on February 02, 2011, 12:06:48 pm
No sign of it Firko, but I do have a database disconnection error in the logs from yesterday, so it's possible you or someone may have been adding a post at that moment and it's caused the thing to drop the whole thread. That's the only thing I can think of. That said, there have been some inexplicable thread deletions in the past, so maybe there is some sort of intermittent glitch?
Title: Re: Missing Thread.
Post by: firko on February 02, 2011, 12:15:09 pm
Yet another of lifes mysteries ::). I'll redo the whole thing I guess. Now I understand the blood that Ji spilled for the craft ;).
Title: Re: Missing Thread.
Post by: Nathan S on February 02, 2011, 12:18:22 pm
I lost a Wanted ad/thread yesterday evening too, FWIW.
Title: Re: Missing Thread.
Post by: Graeme M on February 02, 2011, 12:19:15 pm
Excellent advice Jeff by the way. I usually do that, but you should hear the swearing when I don't and lose a long post...
Title: Re: Missing Thread.
Post by: mx250 on February 02, 2011, 12:23:06 pm
Yesterday evening I had a few probs with the site. I clicked on a few threads and a different thread or page opened ??? ::). Happened a few times and I doubled checked. Seems okay at the mo 8).
Title: Re: Missing Thread.
Post by: Stan S on February 02, 2011, 12:24:10 pm
Yesterday I had just opened a thread by Number8 with 2000 old motocross photo's, when all of a sudden the whole thread disappeared. I PM'd #8 but he said he didn't delete it also.

Stan.
Title: Re: Missing Thread.
Post by: Captain Bilko on February 02, 2011, 12:29:04 pm
Two days ago I went to get my shed boots (which are normally on the right side of my work boots) and my work boots were on the right hand side. I was blown away.  :-[
Then yesterday, I went to drink my cup of tea and it already half gone. Now I'm sure I'd just made a fresh cup and the wife drinks hers black. The cat wasn't in the room and......
Title: Re: Missing Thread.
Post by: paul on February 02, 2011, 12:34:35 pm
nimmos probably hacked firkos account and deleated the thread  ,your a bastard ross nimmo
Title: Re: Missing Thread.
Post by: Captain Bilko on February 02, 2011, 12:36:47 pm
nimmos probably hacked firkos account and deleated the thread  ,your a bastard ross nimmo

If I was that clever I'd be hacking into your bank account.....
Title: Re: Missing Thread.
Post by: Doggy Digger on February 02, 2011, 01:24:08 pm
We usually go to Vinnies for old threads.
    - Dopey (Seventh Dwarf)
Title: Re: Missing Thread.
Post by: vmx42 on February 02, 2011, 01:35:51 pm
Hey Firko,
I found it for you. Wander on over to: http://ozvmx.com/community/index.php?topic=17260.msg172833;topicseen#msg172833

Don't know what you were complaining about.  ;D
Title: Re: Missing Thread.
Post by: STW996 on February 02, 2011, 01:56:23 pm
Well see if we can find the thread I started yesterday in Honda for 76 CR 250 shocks

Can't seem to find it anywhere
Title: Re: Missing Thread.
Post by: Mick D on February 02, 2011, 04:53:26 pm
 I wonder if the server suffered a power spike or outage with the high air conditioning demand. I now our power dropped out.

There seams to be few questionable things happening to this site, more than usual since the Pre90 site opened?

How was the new site established, added to the same drive via partitioning? Or separate allocated drive?

Title: Re: Missing Thread.
Post by: head on February 02, 2011, 06:50:01 pm
I posted a thread about YZ250d tanks in the wanted section. When I checked later it was gone. So I reposted a similar thread. Now here is the weird part. If I logon my pc I get my second posting with one reply. Then if I check the forum with my HTC phone I get the original post with a different reply from a different user. Can not get same results at same time.  Weird. Figure that one out.
Title: Re: Missing Thread.
Post by: Hoony on February 02, 2011, 07:46:36 pm
i posted a reply to a thread the other day, viewed it and then later it was gone ( the reply not the thread).  ???
Title: Re: Missing Thread.
Post by: Graeme M on February 02, 2011, 07:47:37 pm
Yes, the forum does seem a bit flakier right now. I'll try to investigate. Re retroDirtBikes, it's quite separate, hosted in the States. The phone thing will likely be a caching issue - most likely the carriers servers or your phone are holding older versions of web pages. not uncommon, that one.
Title: Re: Missing Thread.
Post by: evo550 on February 02, 2011, 07:55:40 pm
God I hope the "Missing thread" doesn't go missing.......oooohhhhhh the irony ! :-X
Title: Re: Missing Thread.
Post by: 090 on February 02, 2011, 08:09:31 pm
I lost a personal message yesterday as well. It came through to my email and when I went through the link, it said it had been deleted.
Title: Re: Missing Thread.
Post by: Rossvickicampbell on February 03, 2011, 06:12:18 pm
and I just noticed half the comments in my thread about VMX magazine #4 are gone - mind you they were smart arse ones so might be a good thing  ;D
Title: Re: Missing Thread.
Post by: crash n bern on February 03, 2011, 06:56:41 pm
A couple of the replies in the Yamaha section about Davey's TT500 have disapeared as well.
Title: Re: Missing Thread.
Post by: Hoony on February 03, 2011, 07:03:27 pm
forget about all the missing posts the important thing to fix up is Cyclegods Booby avatar as it no longer works !
Title: Re: Missing Thread.
Post by: Graeme M on February 03, 2011, 07:15:51 pm
Yeah! That's the best avatar this side of VitalMX...
Title: Re: Missing Thread.
Post by: GMC on February 03, 2011, 07:16:28 pm
forget about all the missing posts the important thing to fix up is Cyclegods Booby avatar as it no longer works !

Its best left not working.

Some days it was taking me 2 hours to read his posts
Title: Re: Missing Thread.
Post by: Hoony on February 03, 2011, 07:22:31 pm
forget about all the missing posts the important thing to fix up is Cyclegods Booby avatar as it no longer works !

Its best left not working.

Some days it was taking me 2 hours to read his posts

he had posts?
Title: Re: Missing Thread.
Post by: mainline on February 03, 2011, 08:03:56 pm
At least I know it's not working now. I sat watching and waiting for 45 minutes the other day thinking my computer was running slow.
Title: Re: Missing Thread.
Post by: worms on February 03, 2011, 08:09:05 pm
oh, and I just thought i was being outed again ;D

worms
Title: Re: Missing Thread.
Post by: allan hughes on February 03, 2011, 08:18:35 pm

I HAD TO UPGADE 3RD PARTY INSURANCE
ON A COMMERCIAL VEHICLE WITH RACQ
COMPUTERS DOWN RE QLD FLOODS
HAD TO WRITE POLICY MANUALLY
BRING THE OLD DAYS
Title: Re: Missing Thread.
Post by: STW996 on February 04, 2011, 06:59:31 am
Hey what about Firko's (Avatar with the club Kevlar sign) that's hard to beat!

Never thought I would say this but man that Firko has some nice boobs!!!!
Title: Re: Missing Thread.
Post by: Graeme M on February 06, 2011, 10:19:49 pm
I think things should be a bit better now. The problems may have been due to the database exceeding my account size limit. I was doing a fair bit of fiddling last week trying to delete stuff and so on, and in the end had to buy more server space. I suspect now the problems occurred while I was doing all that. We now have lots of room to play so all should be good.

Of course, if anyone would like to offer a donation to costs, you can do so right here using the donate button on the top right:
http://ausvmx.ning.com/
Title: Re: Missing Thread.
Post by: Mick D on February 06, 2011, 11:30:32 pm
Well I only put ten bucks in, an amount that any appreciative poor-per can still afford ::)

Over 1800 users. If just 200 are fair dink em. We could share the cost.

I found this (https://www.paypal.com/en_AU/i/btn/btn_donate_SM.gif) (http://ausvmx.ning.com/) button to be on the left side, near the top.

It will only take you about 30 seconds, relatively painless.
Title: Re: Missing Thread.
Post by: VMX247 on February 07, 2011, 08:18:56 pm
Of course, if anyone would like to offer a donation to costs, you can do so right here using the donate button on the top right:
http://ausvmx.ning.com/

Come on people  :o  where else would you get news on George and Ted's price war,far away castle's,large cuddly Maico girls,TS/TM parts,bouncing bits,calander events, Jims Bultaco and loads of pommie pieces ..................................   
cheers A