Re: 320.2! 301.5, 311.3, 65.4
 

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">[Draws a long puff on pipe, stares sidelong at Fyron]

Perhaps. And I will admit that I am no expert in programming and computer operations. But there are others here who are. Is Mssr. Fyron correct in his assessment? For myself, I find the nature and extent of the damage to be far too convenient for some in these Boards, to chalk it up to an "accident"...

Re: 320.2! 301.5, 311.3, 65.4
 

Hmmmm...

The missing Posts were detected on July 7th.

Astute observers that we are, http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif the Posts may have gone missing on the 6th.

A warning was issued a week ago about hackers planning to disrupt sites on Sunday.

July 6th = Sunday.

Did a hacker do it?

[ July 09, 2003, 15:16: Message edited by: tbontob ]

Re: 320.2! 301.5, 311.3, 65.4
 

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I doubt it. An outside "hack" would probably have tried something much more spectacular and damaging to the site as a whole. Besides, hackers usually leave some sort of calling card.

[tamps pipe, relights]

Re: 320.2! 301.5, 311.3, 65.4
 

Hmmm... there's a lot of logic being used in here lately.

All chickens have feathers.

Bill has feathers.

Therefore, Bill is a chicken.

Re: 320.2! 301.5, 311.3, 65.4
 

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Do not be deceived. Despite the missing Posts, the appearance of seriousness, and the lack of a name change (and all my wonderful suggestions are gone...), this is still the same thread.

Re: 320.2! 301.5, 311.3, 65.4
 

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Do not be deceived. Despite the missing Posts, the appearance of seriousness, and the lack of a name change (and all my wonderful suggestions are gone...), this is still the same thread.</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I'm sorry for your loss... and the loss of others's Posts.

At least we all still have nonsense. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

Re: 320.2! 301.5, 311.3, 65.4
 

Post hoc, ergo propter hoc:

The rooster's crowing caused the sun to come up.

It has been proven that all heroin addicts smoked marijuana in their youth. Therefore, smoking marijuana leads to heroin addiction.

Re: 320.2! 301.5, 311.3, 65.4
 

yeh, if the Posts were nonsense...

then all that was lost was nonsense...

So why all the grief? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...s/confused.gif

Re: 320.2! 301.5, 311.3, 65.4
 

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Because we are no longer the largest thread at the forums! We had just overtaken the B5 thread a couple weeks ago before this happened. All that hard work gone down the drain.

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">And of course, it was all a random accident. [draws long puff with ironic smile]