Forum Upgrade

[kettlefish]

Scott wrote me yesterday. He didn't heard anything from Gantry since two weeks ago.

mjharper: Now, there are holidays at the university. I haven't any chance to call him directly.
He has received emails from me on all email addresses that I have of him.

[Carcking]

Thank you for your efforts kettlefish! Let's hope it pays off.

[kettlefish]

I have got answers from Scott and Gantry today:

Scott wrote this to Gantry:

I can't login to the forums so I can't put it into maintenance mode.

Gantrys answer to Scott:

The database will have to be restored from a previous one, I will work on this tomorrow evening.

[kettlefish]

Perhaps this evening Gantry will work at this forum.

That means all the new posts (since Nov 2012) will be lost.

[Carcking]

It looks like they only go back to January 11th, 2013. Maybe something happened already on Jan. 11 that deleted the posts prior to that.

[kettlefish]

I have got answers from Scott and Gantry today:

Scott wrote this to Gantry:

I can't login to the forums so I can't put it into maintenance mode.

Gantrys answer to Scott:

The database will have to be restored from a previous one, I will work on this tomorrow evening.

no comment

[Carcking]

I believe this to be the list of fanspansions that were loaded or reloaded in 2012 (or late 2011) that are now not downloadable.
Listed here in very rough chronologic order (and I'm not positive I got all of the credits correct so please don't be offended):

*Hook, Line & Sinker – Canada Steve
Court Jester – CARC_Zoner
*Miner and Underminer – CARC_Zoner
Catapult Catch – Carcking
Lord of the Ring: Two Towers – meepleater
Fortune Teller (revised) – jputt927
Tactician – Gwommy
*Sentinal – chrallan
Wine Merchant – loganmann1
*Promotions – Gwommy & Kjamma4
*Pilgrimage – gunpowdertea
New Discoveries – jputt927
*Roman Influence – CC collaboration December 2009
Reconquest of Gaul – Whaleyland
The Invaders – Whaleyland
Stained Glass – Trebuchet
Roads to Victory – jputt927
Father Time – Carcking
Influence of the Church – jputt927
Villages – Carcking and collaboration
Labyrinth – CARC_Zoner
Pennants – CARC_Zoner
Marketplace – Scott
Easter Festival – Fritz_Spinne & Carcking
The Counting House – Carcking
Stone Walls – Gwommy, Solazy, Carcking and collaboration
Fun with Bluffs (tiles) – Carcking and collaboration
Pig Race to Riches – Carcking & jputt927
Wheel of Fortune Extras (tiles) – jputt927

I have copies of all the files that are not with an asterisk, so if anyone needs them let me know.

If anyone has access to the files with asterisk please let me know. I would like to get the files.

Thanks.
Carcking

[kettlefish]

Today Scott wrote me an email.

Got an email back from Gantry. He has actually been trying but keeps having problems trying to do the upgrade.

[kettlefish]

my email to Scott - 04.02.2013 - 22:27:

Hi Scott,
did you hear some news from Gantry?
Greetings
Marion / kettlefish

Scott answers me - 05.02.2013 - 0:16:

I suggested to him that he should set up new forums and make the old ones read only; the community can copy over anything important. I think at this point trying to fix the old forums is hopeless. Gantry emailed me back this morning that he plans to do this tonight.

Sent from my iPhone

[Albinoasian]

Sounds like a good plan!

[Carcatronn]

This was the first time I could log in in months, still get white pages but now stay logged in by hitting the back button.... I'm afraid to close out

[kettlefish]

Here are some new posts at BGG:
Mr. Burn (carcassebs)
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/11288826#11288826

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/11288980#11288980

What I personally know from Moritz Brunnhofer (HiG) is, that they prefer to have only one english speaking Forum - that is CarcassonneCentral.

I will call him tomorrow.

[kettlefish]

Here is the reply from Scott at BGG:

http://boardgamegeek.com/article/11291327#11291327

[kettlefish]

Here are some emails between me and Scott from today:

from me to Scott:

Hi Scott,
again at BGG:
Mr. Burn (carcassebs) ...
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What I personally know from Moritz Brunnhofer (HiG) is, that they prefer to have only one english speaking Forum - that is CarcassonneCentral.
I will call him tomorrow.
Greetings
kettlefish

from Scott to me:

I posted a reply. This is very frustrating for me... I don't need this guy making it worse.

from me to Scott again:

Hi Scott,
that is what I think too...
http://maik63.bplaced.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=75&p=2744#p2742
I will do my best tomorrow by call with Moritz Brunnhofer.
That guy carcassebs - nobody knows him.
...
What I like to have is CarcC - nothing else.
(the only other is the German Carcassonne-Forum - but that is a special one.)
And when CarcC is successful again - then I ask Moritz if CarcC become the 2nd Link at their Homepage like the German Carcassonne-Forum.
Greetings
kettlefish

from Scott to me again:

I understand that people prefer to talk in their own language. That is why I repost news from HiG on Facebook in English. Fewer communities is best; people ask the same questions and it becomes more work to share knowledge. I appreciate that Moritz agrees with this.

I emailed Gantry that we need the new forums quickly and he said they would be ready soon. I hope that soon means tonight or tomorrow.

[kettlefish]

News from Scott and Gantry at BGG:

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/11294345#11294345

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/11294540#11294540