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DarthXan318 · May 1, 2010

(Belated) heads-up - details on that backup program are now posted here.

Space_Wolf · May 2, 2010

Everything seems to be moving hosts these days. I think I've got a copy of everything I want to keep anyway. There might be some really old stories from 2003 which I'll have a look for. Thanks for the heads up and lets hope it goes well.

Corellian_Ale · May 4, 2010

Emimar? Is that you?

Back up your work! >>> The boards are moving. <<<

okay, okay, this nonsense had gone on just long enough... becuase we all know that if we are being told to back up our work, then it's becuase fanfic will be completely obliterated in the move, and we'll all have to start from scratch...

Jedi Trace · May 30, 2010

ATTN ALL INDEXERS AND THREAD HOSTS ?

Please make special note of the following recent announcement in Comms:

Grimby the Hutt said:

As stated in this week's MSU and the global announcement in the forum header, all users must make sure they have an active private email address in their profile. If you don't, you may not be able to log into your account after the move.

I have been told there is a good chance that passwords will not transfer over to the new boards. If that's the case, then all users will need to have a new password emailed to them in order to log in. If you do not have a private email address on your account, you will not be able to reset your password. Mods and Admins will not be able to lookup your password either.

How to update your email address:

1. Log into your account and click on "Options" at the top of the page.
2. Click on "Change Your User Details".
3. Halfway down the page, you should see two email address fields. One is Public (this email is visible to all users who view your profile), the other is Private. You do not have to enter a Public email address.

If you receive an error saying that the email address is already taken:

1. This is most likely due to one or more sock accounts you created that use the same email address. You have two choices - enter a new email address for your account, or log into the other account(s) and give each one a unique email addresses.
2. If you choose to log into the other accounts, but aren't sure of their usernames/passwords: Make sure you are logged out and go to the login page. Click on "Forgot your password?" and enter your email address. The system will email you the login details of all accounts with that email address.
3. Each account you edit will need it's own email address. So if you don't feel like creating a bunch of new hotmail or gmail accounts, just make sure your primary account has it's own unique email address. As long as the sock accounts have an email address that's current, you should be fine.
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If you are currently the host of a thread that uses a sock (i.e. Prolific_Ficcer, OCDatabaseSock, Creche_Master, Jaina_Jag_Index, Luke_Mara_Index, BetaReaderIndex, etc. etc.), make sure that the sock has a current, working, private email account in order to ensure that you will be able to access the password for the sock after the move.

Golden_Jedi · May 31, 2010

I changed the address for the HanLeiaFanFicGuru sock to mine some time ago, so the Bespin CafÃ© should be covered...

I just hope there'll be some easy way to convert the "old" links into "new" ones, because I would hate to see the Index go wasted *crossing virtual fingers*

Jedi Trace · May 31, 2010

Cool!

MORE INFO ABOUT THREAD SOCKS

I was curious about passwords vs. email addys and asked about it in ModSquad. Here's the answer:

Jedi Trace said:

Does this mean that the passwords will be reset after the move, hence the need for a current email; or will we be able to access the account if we know the password? I'm asking because we have a LOT of thread host socks in Fan Fic Resource and many of them were created by users who are no longer around (and may have set up the acct with emails that we, therefore, no longer have access to), but the current thread hosts have the passwords. Will the passwords suffice or do all the thread host sock emails need to be changed if the sock originator is not around?
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Grimby the Hutt said:

We don't know for sure at this point, but it's very likely that all passwords will be reset. This doesn't mean that we won't be able to access accounts like those, it just means that an admin will have to edit the account after the move and enter a valid email and password.
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So spread the word! I stopped counting at 25 threads here in FFR that are run by socks and we'd really like to minimize how many accounts we have to get an Admin to reset after the move.

The_Face · Jun 3, 2010

Jade_Pilot said:

No more butter flavor??????
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This shall not happen. Not as long as I have breath.

Lilith Demodae · Jun 3, 2010

Ah, another move. It brings back the good old days...

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