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BeboppinFool
Donald Reinhardt Forum Moderator
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Todd, I'm hoping that you read this stuff. I haven't heard from you in weeks.
There were several replies to a topic on the Dr. Donald S. Reinhardt forum (posted today) that are no longer there, and I didn't delete them. How does this happen?
Rich
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trumpetherald
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Joined: 25 Oct 2001
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| Posted: Fri Oct 25, 2002 5:44 pm Post subject: |
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Rich:
There's several possible explanations, without knowing the exact details it's hard to say. Occasionally it's necessary, due to server maintenance, for the hosting company to restore a backup copy of the forum's database (I don't have access to this backup). If that was done, then some posts can be lost. Authors of any post can also delete a post if they choose to, within a given time limit.
I wasn't given any notification of a database backup restoration, but normally they don't let me know anyhow. Sorry for the hassle!
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tom turner
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| Posted: Fri Oct 25, 2002 6:39 pm Post subject: |
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Yes, LOTS of posts and a few threads made today disappeared, and from all different forums, sometime after 3PM.
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Liad Bar-EL
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| Posted: Sat Oct 26, 2002 9:12 am Post subject: |
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I posted several messages and I do not see them today.
I think it would be advisable to post a notice in advance when this operation is sceduled to be performed along with an explanation of the possible consequences so that everyone would be ready for this, not surprised/disappointed and not using more memory to post threads such as these.
Liad
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Liad Bar-EL
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| Posted: Sat Oct 26, 2002 10:47 am Post subject: |
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Just noticed that this "operation" deleted one of my private messages as well.
Really, TD, I don't like to tell your administration what to do; however, I do think that more consideration could have been given to the users of the TH forum when maintenance is going to be performed. There are maintenance signs on the roads, signs in buildings, signs in other public places and there should be a "sign" posted here too.
You're doing a great job and it is to your credit that we are able to communicate with others from all over the world.
Thanks much and all the best,
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