Lori Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 My initial reaction was, "Are you nuts?" I think it would be nice to have for Lori's stuff and any of the contest/fantasy stuff that might be lost. But, for posts, and post counts, etc...the hell with it. Good riddance to bad rubbish. My suggestion would be to use the money to buy some BACKUP capability, ya mook. Ditto that. (And to clear things up a bit, I do still have the Word files for those previews, so I can always reload them into the archive if I want to...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 Wow.......... big bucks. This isn't like Bear Stearns.... not losing billions of $$$$ Get the ISP to put your data on Sharks....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2020 Our Year For Sure Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 For what its worth, I'd like to see the data recovered, every once in awhile I'd enjoy looking at some of my really old posts...but I wouldn't pay for it, so do what you please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Adams Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 I say don't bother. -Post counts are meaningless. -If I want information from someone that I received in PM, I can just PM them again. -If someone wants to re-register, there is nothing stopping them (assuming you have had the opportunity to fix the issues we discussed previously). -Why would we want to re-live the JP vs. TE debate again. Life goes on. No need to live in the past. What he said. I'd like to spare the world a year's worth of my posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMIEBUF12 Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 if it is important to most of the members i'd kick in to regain all the old stuff,but to me personally it is not worth it.post counts and old stuff dosnt matter unless someone is trying to prove they said something a while back in a argument.i remember donating the last time you asked with pay pal so no big deal......................go bills! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Live&DieBillsFootball Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 I say leave the past alone. Although some of the funniest posts of all time are due to AD scouring the archives to put a poster in his place. Retatta anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotStuckonStupid Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 not worth it. and having it this way we have more storge space to use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Realist Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 I don't think you need to waste the time, money, or effort to regain all the crap we spewed last year. This year we'll just have to spew twice as much to make up for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ans4e64 Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 Yeah, I don't think its worth the money just to put everyone's post counts back up. Thanks for all the work you do, and hopefully this doesn't happen again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Campy Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 By reading the posts I guess I'm doing nothing more than piling on, but instead of spending $200 on retrieving data, maybe funds should be raised to set up some kind of back-up thingy. Doing so would be less about saving PMs, posts, and post counts, and more about retaining your sanity when a crash happens down the road. Or you could just send the $200 to me. I'd be o'kay with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndirish1978 Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 When you think about it, there are essentially only 5 different threads on here that recycle under different names anyway: 1- Why do we suck (assigning blame to the FO and HC)? 2- When are we gonna be good again? 3- I like to play GM, let's sign (ridiculous trade idea or FA signing) 4- A saw a famous person today (that makes me cool by association). 5- How long til our misery as fans is exceeded only by our misery as ex-fans when the team moves to Toronto. I have saved you $200 and recovered 90% of all posts with this response. You are all welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thirdborn Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 Thy will be done.... And by the way, Thanks for all the work you do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4BillsintheBurgh Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 then pay for a data recovery service. What would that get us? Tha chance of recovering: 1 year's worth of article links PM's Old registrations Posts up to 3/13/08 We would lose: everything that has happened on the board from 3/13 to the day the old data gets reinserted. Unless I installed an archive board for reference. The question I have for everyone is if it is worth it? The only thing worth doing is trying to make your life easier when this happens again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drnykterstein Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 Ya don't bother. Most of the posts in the last year were anoying crap anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwight Drane Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 The biggest reason to have old posts on hand are so you can look at somebody's previous posts if there is a debate going on. It comes in handy to catch someone flip-flopping or just plain lies. There have been some pretty good zingers going back and forth, and someone's history can prove vital. I was pretty sure I was talking to the same person yesterday that I warned over a month ago that some huge banks were going to fail, only to be scoffed at....but he denied that he was the one who said it. I had no proof, so I said I'm sorry and let it go. Is integrity of the board worth $200....probably not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 The biggest reason to have old posts on hand are so you can look at somebody's previous posts if there is a debate going on. It comes in handy to catch someone flip-flopping or just plain lies. There have been some pretty good zingers going back and forth, and someone's history can prove vital. I was pretty sure I was talking to the same person yesterday that I warned over a month ago that some huge banks were going to fail, only to be scoffed at....but he denied that he was the one who said it. I had no proof, so I said I'm sorry and let it go. Is integrity of the board worth $200....probably not. Integrity? Welcome to The Stadium Wall. Perhaps you should check in at the New Member Forum. The motto of my Fantasy Football league is, "Nolo Integre". I think we would consider lending it to TSW, if ever needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 I believe, lost in the crash, was some 400 pages of me and Holcomb's Arm arguing about math. And dinosaurs. Good freakin' riddance. You should be asking people to pay you NOT to restore that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 I believe, lost in the crash, was some 400 pages of me and Holcomb's Arm arguing about math. And dinosaurs.Good freakin' riddance. You should be asking people to pay you NOT to restore that. Good point... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDS Posted March 19, 2008 Author Share Posted March 19, 2008 I was just quoted $500-$2400 depending on the amount of data they recovered. There are only two directories I need... with a total 1.5 GB of data... There are a couple of reasons I would like it back that extend beyond message board posts (basically a site redesign that was almost finished....) Does anyone know if a drive formatted for linux can be mounted in a Windows or Mac machine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 There's an old tech trick that I used a few times with failed drives to get data off them. Freeze them overnight. Then quickly throw them in a machine and get as much off as you can. I've even gone so far as placing the drive in a plastic bag and submerging it in an ice bath to keep it going long enough to get the data off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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