IMPORTANT INFO.: New YWS Transition

Nate · 2009-08-03T05:25:46Z

You can treat this information as more or less set in stone. Please excuse the caps in the title. I want to make sure as many people as possible read this because this is extremely important. Very soon, YWS will transition onto an updated site and a better server. After much development, you can finally check out the New YWS at: http://www.youngwriterssociety.com/new Please note the database on it is old (dated from July 15) so anything you have done since July 15 will not show up on the New YWS. That includes everything from password changes to stories. I encourage you to visit the New YWS. Just note that it's still quite buggy. Transition Dates August 17, 2009: YWS will shut down. August 24, 2009: YWS Re-opens on new server with updated site. The transition will take one week. During this time, the backup site will be available at: http://yws.nathancaldwell.com The YWS Chat Room will remain open. However, beginning August 17, 2009, you will need to register on the Backup Site before using it. Also, since so many have registered on the backup site only to change their username later, I have made it such that you can change your username to whatever you want on the backup site without asking an administrator. If you have any questions, please ask me here. FAQ Will everything I did on YWS be deleted? No. In fact, the primary reason why YWS will be down for a week is to make sure that everything you have done here gets moved onto the New YWS. Blog posts, stories, reviews, etc. will all transfer over. The one possible exception is with avatars. For some reason, whenever we do this, 1 out of every 100 avatars go missing. So save your avatar! Why are we doing this? The underlying code of YWS is getting old. It's running off a program that was written in 2002, and support for that program has ended. Thus, that opens YWS up significantly to the risk of hackers. YWS gets attacked by hackers about once a week, so this is a serious risk. So to improve security, it's vital I update at least the underlying code. About a year ago, I figured that as long as I'm updating the underlying code, why not give YWS a facelift as well? Of course, the facelift is more important than just a mere afterthought. Over the years, YWS has had add-ons here and there with no logical cohesion. The facelift is meant to tie everything together nicely. Will it really take a week to transition? Probably, but it certainly will not take longer. If anything, it'll be shorter than a week (but definitely no less than 5 days).

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Tue Aug 04, 2009 12:16 am

ImaginativeInsanity says... · Tue Aug 04, 2009 12:16 am

Mr.Knightley wrote:The only downside is the fact that pretty much all my post are gone. I'll have to re-do the last month to get back to where I want to be...

I have a feeling that I'm going to forget something...

Edit: What will happen to the Reality Show?

I was under the impression that that's what the downtime will be for. So Nate can move all of the recent stuff over to the new YWS. I don't think you have to redo anything.

Please help spread the word about the New YWS Transition by including the following in your sig:

From August 17 to 24, YWS will be down. See this for more info!

And don't forget to register at the backup site

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Tue Aug 04, 2009 1:01 am

Cynara says... · Tue Aug 04, 2009 1:01 am

All I can say is: WOW

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Tue Aug 04, 2009 1:41 am

Nate says... · Tue Aug 04, 2009 1:41 am

Mr.Knightley wrote:The only downside is the fact that pretty much all my post are gone. I'll have to re-do the last month to get back to where I want to be...

I have a feeling that I'm going to forget something...

Edit: What will happen to the Reality Show?

Everyone, please read the first post in this thread because a number of people are saying the same thing as Mr. Knightley. The database currently on the New YWS is an old database. It is for testing purposes only. As I say clearly in the first post under the FAQ, and as ImaginativeInsanity said as well, everything you did on YWS will still be here. From your perspective all that is changing is the layout. Nothing more.

Posts, stories, poems, blogs, funny anecdotes, trivial posts, reviews, critiques, etc. will all still be here. Once again all that is changing is the layout. That's it.

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Tue Aug 04, 2009 2:19 am

ThisIsAUserName says... · Tue Aug 04, 2009 2:19 am

Sweet.

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That on the ashes of his youth doth lie,
As the deathbed whereon it must expire,
Consumed by that which it was nourished by.
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Tue Aug 04, 2009 2:12 pm

StellaThomas says... · Tue Aug 04, 2009 2:12 pm

How convenient that it'll be properly up only a few days before I get back, I was worried I'd come home and everybody would be totally used to it except me. I'm so happy it's actually happening! Now to work out how to use it...

That one avatar in a hundred isn't so much annoying as plain utterly bizarre, Nate. It's like the new YWS wants a blood/pixel offering or something before it'll do our bidding. Ah well, it's a price I'msure we're willing to pay.

-Stella x

PS- on a totally unrelated topic, lawl, the adverts on my YWS are in French! And this keyboard sucks.

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Tue Aug 04, 2009 7:57 pm

Monki says... · Tue Aug 04, 2009 7:57 pm

<3 I've missed YWS. Love how the new one looks.

Can't wait! Maybe I'll actually get some real writing done for once, instead of using the excuse that I was on YWS. xD

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Tue Aug 04, 2009 8:05 pm

Emerson says... · Tue Aug 04, 2009 8:05 pm

Weee YWS is marked to come back my first day of school.

That balances out the scary.

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Tue Aug 04, 2009 8:59 pm

chasingcolts21 says... · Tue Aug 04, 2009 8:59 pm

OH GOD. D;
When I start getting active, I get to be away for a week! -pouts-
And, YWS reopens on my birthday! Woot, perfect present

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Wed Aug 05, 2009 12:15 am

Black Rabbit says... · Wed Aug 05, 2009 12:15 am

Yup... its updated alright... but I'm scared for my posts!

I worked hard for those...

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Wed Aug 05, 2009 7:57 am

Demeter says... · Wed Aug 05, 2009 7:57 am

Black Rabbit >> Don't worry, your posts are safe and will show on the new site after the blackout.

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Thu Aug 06, 2009 5:59 pm

Incognito says... · Thu Aug 06, 2009 5:59 pm

I love you Nate.
xD

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Thu Aug 06, 2009 9:47 pm

deleted2 says... · Thu Aug 06, 2009 9:47 pm

Ooh, shiny. The new site looks amazing, Nate. Very nice ^^

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Sun Aug 09, 2009 3:05 pm

LilyJamey says... · Sun Aug 09, 2009 3:05 pm

Wow, Nate, it's gorgeous! Do we ever thank you enough?
Love the log-in thingy. It's pwetty.

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Sat Aug 15, 2009 9:41 pm

EmmaJane says... · Sat Aug 15, 2009 9:41 pm

Gosh, Nate. Complete snazziness. :wink:

Although, I'm not a fan of the background colour of the quotes. XD

:mrgreen:

*sighs* I'll miss the old YWS...

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Tue Aug 25, 2009 9:03 am

Jasmine Hart says... · Tue Aug 25, 2009 9:03 am

So pretty! :)

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