gwells Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 To all the fine forum posters, and especially to Walt Gosden, I am incredibly chagrinned and terribly saddened to report that in trying to delete a blank post from from Walt's 128-page photo thread, I accidentally deleted it. And Peter G. confirms it cannot be recovered. I promise everyone that it was an accident, completely unintentional, and beseech you all for your forgiveness, if you can find it in your heart to do that. I've never felt suicidal in my life, but I'm a lot closer to that condition now than I can ever remember. Didn't think anything could make me feel worse that the pandemic does... Again, my sincere and humble apologies to everyone who has, like myself, been following that thread with delight and interest. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossil Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 These things happen to the best of people. Don't be too hard on yourself. Your were trying to be helpful and I thank you for that. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doozer Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 Accidents happen. Take it easy on yourself. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 What do you plan to correct things? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryB Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 Do over! Pics part 2! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johan Boltendal Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 Unintentionally you made a mistake, your human. I personally recognize the pain you must be feeling, that pain needs to find a place and it will. After realizing what pleasure we all have found contributing and reading/learning in this thread, we can always start again, keep your head up please. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Moskowitz Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 There is nothing Greg can do to fix the problem. Peter Gariepy and I are on it with a possible solution but that solution comes with some other problems. Waiting on our host to advise us if this can be done without major issues for all the other threads on the forum. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3macboys Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 4 hours ago, gwells said: Again, my sincere and humble apologies to everyone who has, like myself, been following that thread with delight and interest. This is a true testament to your character, a lesser person would have said nothing. I can safely say that there's not a person here who has not made a mistake, though not all are willing to admit to it, especially in a public forum. Thank you and do not be too hard on yourself. I vote with TerryB that we go for round 2. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Mereness Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 Try your best and hopefully can be restored. Perhaps Walt can start another. The unfortunate thing is that despite the page's faults it was a huge amount of pretty hidden from public view photos that have ever been assembled in one place (including groupings of photos that are rarely seen in anything other than piecemeal form) - I doubt it will ever be recreated to any decent level via a restarted page. And was a stash for people to flood the internet promoting pre-WWII (and some unusual post WWII cars and just great photos) cars for years to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne sheldon Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 I need to be a bit careful what I say. I am quite surprised that an entire thread can be accidentally lost. However, I do know it CAN happen. There SHOULD be a way to recover at least most of it. But I am not there, and frankly I lack the tolerance levels required to deal with programming issues. And my son (a programmer) is not there. And, I do know that it is possible to lose an entire website, or any part of it, let alone a single thread. Beyond that. Regardless. gwells, KNOW that we value you as a friend and fellow hobbyist. YOU are more important to us than any stack of photos, especially since the photos do still exist. Do not torture yourself. Hold your head up high, drive your antique and enjoy the friendships of the hobby of which you are still a valued member. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Moskowitz Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 I hate the Packers but in the words of Aaron Rodgers, R-E-L-A-X it has been restored! Now do you guys love me and Peter! 😁 Greg, you can take the bullets out of the chamber now.... 11 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwells Posted May 18, 2020 Author Share Posted May 18, 2020 Steve and Peter: Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! I don't know if I'd admit to actually loving you two (I do have some standards...), but I'm definitely buying the beer for both you guys if I make it to Hershey this fall (if there is a Hershey this fall...) Just to give a little insight into how this happened, my hobby forum uses an older version of the same software package as does the AACA forum, and there is a minor difference in some of the mod/admin controls that led to my error. It wasn't just a fumble-finger after a three-martini lunch... Thanks, everyone, for your understanding and support. It means a lot. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 I was already depressed................it took me ten minutes to get to the bottom to find out it was restored. I need a drink.....Crown Royal...........neat! As far as the accident........stuff happens......just glad it was fixed! No harm, no foul. All is much better in the world now...... 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwells Posted May 18, 2020 Author Share Posted May 18, 2020 You think you need a drink!?!? LOL... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 I'll have one for you also... that's the kind of guy I am. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 Glad it is back, think we are glad we didn't say anything. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 I get mixed up myself since the "CR" button got changed to "Enter". Sometimes you need the carriages returned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 If we all add six photos this evening what will the new page count be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Harwood Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 I'm glad they were able to restore it, but is there a way to change the settings of the forum so this can't happen in the future? Deleting one post shouldn't wipe out an entire thread, it just shouldn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwells Posted May 18, 2020 Author Share Posted May 18, 2020 Matt, I actually clicked the button to delete the thread in error, thinking I was just deleting the one blank post. Not a software issue, but human one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Moskowitz Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 23 minutes ago, Matt Harwood said: I'm glad they were able to restore it, but is there a way to change the settings of the forum so this can't happen in the future? Deleting one post shouldn't wipe out an entire thread, it just shouldn't. Already handled!!!! Deleting one post cannot delete a thread. However, all threads are now set up so that they can be recovered by us if they accidentally or on purpose get deleted but then need to be brought back. 7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt G Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 Everyone it is all good, as Steve says RELAX. Stuff happens. Computers to me are uncharted waters , I am still most comfortable with my manual Underwood typewriter given to me by a close friend who has posted photos here and goes by "Twin SIx". I also like to write with a pen that you fill from a bottle and has a nib ( yes I am a fossil) . Thanks to all the great minds and their skill who let this thread continue and who managed to get it back after a hiccup. Stay well all and lets go look at some more pictures!!!!!🤣 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAVES89 Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 2 hours ago, Steve Moskowitz said: I hate the Packers but in the words of Aaron Rodgers, R-E-L-A-X it has been restored! Now do you guys love me and Peter! 😁 Greg, you can take the bullets out of the chamber now.... Why would you hate the Packers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padgett Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 Great. Just two word of advice: incremental backups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne sheldon Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 I am so pleased. I figured there was a way to restore it, but also knew it was a possibility otherwise. In celebration, I already added a family photo to the restored thread. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Bond Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 3 hours ago, Steve Moskowitz said: I hate the Packers but in the words of Aaron Rodgers, R-E-L-A-X it has been restored! Now do you guys love me and Peter! 😁 Greg, you can take the bullets out of the chamber now.... Steve - Susan will not be pleased you so strongly dislike her team, not that it has anything to do with old cars. We like you anyhow. Terry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58L-Y8 Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 *Whew* That was close! Starting to suffer withdrawal here... Thanks for retrieving it from the great digital beyond...! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Kingsley Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 I want to read the thread but I don't have enough battery life to read it! The top NASCAR modeling forum accidentally got deleted several years ago... all posts, all members. Never got recovered... it was something like 14 years worth of history and over a million posts. Gone forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunsmoke Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Such great news, but that's why we pay Steve and Peter that big money! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC38dls Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Steve even though you hate the Packers you are ok. Just don’t go saying you’re a bear fan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobileparts Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Actually, the team from cheese land are the Fudge Packers.... And their quarterback , for the time being (ha ha) is Sharon Rodgers...... REAL MEN wear PURPLE !!!!!!! SKOL VIKINGS !!!!!! Nice waste of a first round pick, the very average Justin Love from very average Utah State -- when davante Adams was their only receiver that caught more than 3 passes last year !!!!! If we can play the 2020 season, the Fudge Packers will be 7 - 9...... The NFC NORTH Champions come from Minnesoooooota..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC38dls Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 (edited) Yea they wear purple and they play indoors too ! LOL Edited May 19, 2020 by SC38DLS (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAVES89 Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 (edited) And all the Vikings have really ever been is Division champions... Four times a bridesmaid and never a bride. I would think that everyone who likes the underdog would like the Packers. Smallest town in the NFL and more championships then anyone else. How does that happen? Oh and another thing. In the 60's I didn't like the Packers because they WON ALL THE TIME. I was a Bears and Vikings fan because when it came to winning they never let me down... Edited May 19, 2020 by DAVES89 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deaddds Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Geez Steve, as often as you were in MI I would have guessed you were a Lions fan. Dont worry, I'll keep it between us, no-one else needs to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne sheldon Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Nice to know all is back to normal and we can drift off to things NOT antique automobile? No, I am NOT complaining. I am just pleased that at least for a few moments, all is right with the world. I may not be much of a sports fan, but I do like to see others enjoy it. Even on antique automobile forums. No complaints here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Moskowitz Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Sorry I started off topics but yes I am a Bears fan and of course our forums are backed up! However if we did have to go to back up we would still have lost a lot of posts all over the site. Got a message this morning that our photos have set a new record for usage with our provider. Good and bad as we now have a financial decision to make. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC38dls Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Steve I guess you can’t be perfect but at least you have been able to accomplish getting the thread back and many other good things for the forum and association. I’m sure you will figure out a plan for this new problem. But a bears fan! How can you when the George H was known to throw nickels around like they were sewer covers to get good players? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdc Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 15 hours ago, padgett said: Great. Just two word of advice: incremental backups. And who makes backups of the backups? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwells Posted May 19, 2020 Author Share Posted May 19, 2020 Kind of difficult to backup a 100 GB database on paper... Or even a 25 GB one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAVES89 Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 22 hours ago, Steve Moskowitz said: Sorry I started off topics but yes I am a Bears fan and of course our forums are backed up! However if we did have to go to back up we would still have lost a lot of posts all over the site. Got a message this morning that our photos have set a new record for usage with our provider. Good and bad as we now have a financial decision to make. So then you must be a "Back to the Future" movie fan as both Marty McFly and the Bears fan want to go back to 1985... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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