[janster]

Nope, my password either.......

Edited to add:
Now I see why:
John Lester
Administrator

Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 3

Oh, and yes, you'll need to reregister! Sorry about that, but I want to make sure the user database is reliable. Best way to do that is start from scratch!

Edited again to add:
I tried to register and it asked for the string of 6 letters/numbers from the box on the right..... hmmmm there are none..... oh well...

[libra]

I also tried to reregister on the original braintalk. I got the registration page, but when I was supposed to identify the letters in image to right, there was no image at all. I tried refreshing, nothing. This has been a very long journey, hasn't it. Hope to talk to everyone again soon.

[mama z]

I tried to register and it asked for the string of 6 letters/numbers from the box on the right..... hmmmm there are none..... oh well...

ditto.....

[annie]

it just let me register, but it is tricky.

he has taken out the box feature because it wasn't working. there are people there actively watching registrations and trying to solve problems as they occur.

i found that i had to wait for the e mail they sent me and click on the link in it before it would allow me to sign in or post. the link brings up a new browser window, and i was able to continue from this window.

there may be problems with old cookies, john has a link up to clean out the old braintalk cookies if that is a problem. wasn't for me because i bought this computer while OBT was down.

just closed that browser window, opened a new one, went to OBT, and they welcomed me. so i at least am in.

[shotspine]

I registered with NO problem. Took my old username and password. No box of letters (he fixed that). I even posted with no problem. All forums up to L? I believe, are up. The rest should be up soon. As for asking questions, lets give him time to get it up and running first. I know there is a lot of hurt, anger and pain.........Hang in there, I'm sure everyone will have plenty of time to voice their feelings.

Doc John......you have been a savior to many and I expect you will continue to be. I'm not leaving here but I will also use OBT. I'm on the forums for the people, not the administrator (generally speaking). You have my greatest respect for what you have done here!

With my sincerest gratitude to Doc John and all the posters that have made this forum what it has become, in such a short time.

shotspine

[mrsD]

It wouldn't take my old name.

So I did a slight variant of it.
Then when I went back... it cookied to my old name and wouldn't let
me type in my new one...

ick ick... I finally got back in with my new name. I am very worried that
we have lost all that data. I had huge threads there, with thousands of
visitors/views...it would be a huge task to put it all back.

I think the world is big enough for two forums such as these! It is only a matter of personal commitment and time.

By making everyone reregister...sounds like "amnesty" to me. That was just a thought I had. Perhaps some of the old wounds can heal now?

[newbie]

Quote:

Hi Everyone,

As you can see, I've got the basic server up and running again, finally. I'm sorry it has taken so long to get this far.

I basically rebuilt the server from the ground up. Did a low-level wiping of the drives, installed the latest version of the OS, and the latest version of vBulletin.

I'm going to create the forum categories tonight and add some of the same templates. I need to let the system run for a day after that to make sure things are stable. I'll be adding the same chat system right after that. As for all the old posts, I'm going to see what I can salvage from the database backups. But right now, I want to make sure the system is up and available. Don't worry, whatever you post now will NOT be removed later.

Thanks so much for hanging in there.


-John

...Unquote. Taken from BT1

also Quote:

Oh, and yes, you'll need to reregister! Sorry about that, but I want to make sure the user database is reliable. Best way to do that is start from scratch!

Unquote.

and Quote:
OK, the "identify letters in a box" was a broken. :P It's a troublesome feature especially for folks with vision problems, so I've removed it.
unquote

[dahlek]

Other bb's have gone down in the past and have been down a long time..in ALL cases some to all prior info was lost. In ALL cases members had to sign on as if new. It goes with the situation's territory.

[linniec]

you will have to reregister--to add your name to the as-new database, but they can use their same name and password to register.

[Chemar]

Originally Posted by shotspine

Doc John......you have been a savior to many and I expect you will continue to be. I'm not leaving here but I will also use OBT. I'm on the forums for the people, not the administrator (generally speaking). You have my greatest respect for what you have done here!

With my sincerest gratitude to Doc John and all the posters that have made this forum what it has become, in such a short time.

shotspine

shotspine, I sincerely commend you for that expression of thanks to DocJohn who has been so very gracious to us all.

I really hope the wealth of info at OBT can be salvaged...it was such a blow when we lost it from the old mgh servers, and everyone had done a stellar job of re-posting so much valuable info on hastypastry.

As has been said before, some will return to OBT and say goodbye here, some will only want to be here, and others will be happy to enjoy the best of both..........whatever the choices, our bonds as a community that care about each other remain unbroken