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From: guest (me)
, 185 months, post #201 |
201 posts!
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From: bob
, 185 months, post #202 |
take away the "bumps" and you'll only have about 175 posts.
I just don't understand why it is so hard to come up with one
person from the FM task force that actually knows what is going on
that can come here and say, "Look, it's gonna be BY this date."
There is nothing but whispers of things posted on other sites and
speculation. It's a damn shame that the one thing that ties
together this ENTIRE community is viewed in such a way that we are
forced to resort to rumors and speculation.
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From: guest (genericperson)
, 185 months, post #203 |
Well, I'm just guessing here, but it's an all volunteer team, yes?
So probably a lot of why they can't lay out a date is that they're
all doing the work in their spare times and they're probably
delayed further by the fact that they're all in different time
zones and coordinating is probably deeply difficult.
Just a guess, though.
The kind of problems they've described in recovering the data
aren't questions of just hitting a few buttons, y'know.
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From: guest (Shanda)
, 185 months, post #204 |
Perhaps we should make the asumption the FM will NEVER return and
start requsting individuals send in their stories and rebuild the
collection.... For a start here is Old Joe's Collection...
ftp://ftp.asstr.org/pub/Collections/Old_Joe's_Collection/TG/
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From: guest
, 185 months, post #205 |
It's worth to say, that those stories are about CD.
I didn't find any without that theme.
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From: guest (guessed)
, 184 months, post #206 |
Somewhere in this thread I think I posted this before but here is a
web index to some of Old Joe's Collection
http://www.asstr.org/files/Collections/Old_Joe's_Collection/TG/
There are many non-crossdressing stories there.
Since the concern trolls are going to be all over this, before you
go to that address be aware that these stories were collected from
USEnet and various BBS before there was any money to be made from
the internet and, therefore, before anybody really cared what kind
of porn was being shared over the net. If you go up one level from
this link you will find indices of stories featuring pedophilia,
rape, and incest. If you go all the way up to the Collections index
you will be in the wilds of internet porn and will certainly find
something that will offend you.
Go here and read the disclaimer/warning before complaining to the
trusted users that metamorphose is going to be dropped down the
memory hole or allowing such linkage.
http://www.asstr.org/
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From: guest (Go0se)
, 184 months, post #207 |
Another repost from FM Taskforce member Carol Collins on the
TG-Fiction Yahoo Group.
As was stated last Sunday, the old files from the defunct server
were salvaged
and were transferred to the new machine. Since the old server was
in another
country and no Task Force member could go to extract the files
personally,
retrieving the files was no small endeavor.
Now, the several different software packages installed on the new
machine have
to be massaged to make them work together seamlessly. Talea has put
in many
hours over the last week to debug the system.
Mindy has put in the request to have the www.fictionmania.com url
point to the
new server. If everything went through properly, you should be able
to access
the opening test page within a couple of days. If it does not get
moved to the
new server by the end of the week, we will have to wait a couple of
weeks for
Mindy to return from a business trip to straigthen out that
problem.
Moving slower than anyone likes (especially the Task Force
members), but, we are
making progress.
FMForever,
Carol Collins
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From: guest (Holidayguy)
, 184 months, post #208 |
Nce to hear the words "couple of days" thrown in.
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From: guest
, 184 months, post #209 |
Never ending story. Always "soon", and then nothing again.
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From: guest (genericperson)
, 184 months, post #210 |
Man, Post #209... does it hurt being that ungrateful?
The strain alone.
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From: guest
, 184 months, post #211 |
People these days always looking for a freaking handout. Everytime
they get something for free and it's taken away they complain and
whine.
Beggars can't be choosers.FM was offered free of charge thousands
of stories absolutely free and people are criticizing the task
force for taking too long to get the site back up. Give me break.
Stop whining and get a little freaking more grateful.
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From: bob
, 184 months, post #212 |
not everyone is expecting a handout. Dig through the history of
these messages and you will see offers of cash thrown at the task
force. So many people have offered help to this group of people,
with no interest.
Why is it that the words we hear from the "task force" are only
reposts. why do they never come here directly?
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From: guest (BangBang)
, 184 months, post #213 |
I agree. I have a great deal of respect for the Task Force.
However, it's part of a community (the task force isn't responsible
writing each individual story), and I believe they should take
funds that would help benefit the website and community.
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From: guest
, 184 months, post #214 |
I'm obviously not saying everyone is whiny and ungrateful. It's
more the words of a few that made me go on that rant :/
From what I understand of the problem there's very little money
will solve at this point.
Why haven't any of the Task Force members posted here, you ask? Do
any of the Task Force member post here, ever? Where does it matter
where they post? The word has gotten out. Let us wait, if a few
more weeks pass by so be it. So long as the site is up and running
again soon, I'll be happy :)
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From: guest (me2)
, 184 months, post #215 |
there are a dozen or so in control of the task force plus story
posters who check format etc. All are volunteers. the delays are
due to several unforseen problems, most of which have been posted
above from messages by carol collins, one of the task f. leaders.
They have enough money to run the site but the programming flaws
are causing the delay. the T force contribute funds as needed when
the great sponsor cant cover the unexpected. the 1 time they needed
money they asked top authors to auction stories written for the
winner to their desire and raised the funds needed.
so just wait a bit longer. It will be back. And thank the task
force once in a while when they are back online. The writers and
task force are all volunteers and praise is free, so give some when
you get the chance. they deserve it for all their efforts the last
10 years!
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From: guest (justme)
, 184 months, post #216 |
So...did someone put a password on fictionmirror? Or am I just
doing it wrong?
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From: guest
, 184 months, post #217 |
Yep, it asks for a login and password now...
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From: guest (Holidayguy)
, 184 months, post #218 |
I get a broken link error...
Still, keep at it taskforce! I sense that it will be soon...
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From: guest (guest)
, 184 months, post #219 |
bumpity bump bump
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From: guest (NamelessFairy)
, 184 months, post #220 |
Sorry about that, the dns update service stopped working and it
wasn't keeping the fictionmirror.dnsalias.net
's ip updated. It's fixed now.
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