The forum will BRB.
Edit: 12:23EST
Restart your computer or browser to access the forum.
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Monday, July 21, 2008
Uploading of Avatars Temporarily Disabled
Pending move completion, uploading of avatars have been temporarily disabled.
Edit: You are now able to upload/attach files, and avatars.
Bigger Host & Future Downtime
I've found ourselves a new host. Well, incidentally, it was our first paid home (XEHost) back in 2007. They currently host the Blog. So we are simply moving back with a bigger share of their server. Our current host (LiquidNet) while was munificent on the hard-drive space and bandwidth fronts, lacked in what we need the most; MySQL space (or simply Forum space). At our current rate, we would use up all available space by October of this year.
Preempting that inevitable, and rapid use of all available forum resources, I began looking for a new home. XEHost was generous enough to provide us with relatively cheap hosting with enough MySQL disk-space to last us for over 1,000 months. (Of course, their plan expires anually, so keep donating).
The actual move will take place sometime in the near future & will likely result in some downtime. But I'm trying to devise ways to keep downtime at a minimum. I will post again when I have everything in order and am ready to move.
On some other, but related news: Our main domain; animorphsforum.com is now secured until 2011.
Edit: Move Complete with only a few minutes of Forum downtime.
Friday, July 18, 2008
Detailed Member Ranks / Groups Info.
I have never detailed in one place, a comprehensive list, the difference between each member group / member rank. So here they are:
- Lurker | 0 Posts
- Newbie | 1-9 Posts
- Jr. Member | 10-49 Posts
- Full Member | 50-249 Posts
3 Stars - Same as Jr. Member. + Allowed 100 personal messages.
- Sr. Member | 250-499 Posts
- Hero Member | 500-999 Posts
- Jr. Xtreme Member | 1000-1999 Posts
- Xtreme Member | 2000-4999 Posts
- God | 5000+ Posts (black color)
8 Stars - Same as Xtreme Member + 500 personal messages + Can move & lock own posts.
- Elite | 5000+ Posts (black color) -Alternate to God-
8 Stars - Same as God Member
- Donators (position lasts for 1 year)
9 Stars - Same as Gods + 1000 personal messages + 10 Karma Points + access to D-Lounge
- Gold Member ($50+ in donations - gold color - lasts forever)
10 Stars - Same as Donators + unlimited personal messages + 50 Karma Points
Monday, July 14, 2008
Home Page Link Added
A little tweak I made to the RAF Forum navigation.
I've added a link to the home page. Previously you could, and still can go to RAF's home page by clicking on the RAF logo atop all pages.
In addition to the Home link addition. The RAF Forum home link has been renamed to Forum Home, and the RAF Blog link is now beside the newly created RAF Home link.
Saturday, July 12, 2008
RAF's New Facebook Page
Our presence on Facebook has been updated. You can now get updates directly on your profile/home page when you become a fan of the Official RAF Facebook page.
2/6 Staff Members Dropped
Adam/TheEllimist left RAF a few weeks ago. Now, personal friend of mine Ricardo decided to step down from his staff position. He will continue to participate in RAF though.
There are now 4 persons in total on staff.
- Me (Richard)
- Esplin 9466 (Russell)
- Phoenix004 (Mike)
- Druid (Raphael / Isuru)
RAF Should Be Back Up
Sorry for the extended downtime. I didn't even accomplish what I set to. I'll have to do that at a later date. If you're still unable to access RAF restart your computer, and try again.
Saturday, July 5, 2008
Hide Your Online Status
The following groups now have the option to hide their online status:
- Donators
- Gods (5000 posts or more)
- Xtreme Members (2000 posts or more)
To hide your online status, go to your profile, select "Account Related Settings", then untick "Show others your online status?"
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
RAF TV Links Back Up!
The Animorphs television series is back online after an all day (and 3.8 gigabyte) move from File Crunch to File Factory.
The files are no longer available in .wmv format. They are in .avi format.
Download & Watch Animorphs Here ->
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Member Groups & Personal Messages
Members who have 5000 posts and more (Gods) now have the capacity to host 5 times more personal messages. They can now hold 500 messages. All other member groups can only hold up to 100 messages, except for Donators who can have unlimited messages in their inbox/outbox.
Monday, June 16, 2008
Internal Server Errors
10:30AM EST: RAFians, I have contacted our host again, (30 minutes ago) asking what's up with the internal server errors. I'll post back when I have more information.
11:40AM EST: I received a reply from a supervisor:
As I'm sure you have noticed we have been having quite some problems with this server which are finally to end. Our administrators had to change few Web server options as well as to recompile the Web server itself which caused this error to appear. Please note that this can happen few more times today.
11:45AM EST: A announcment was issued:
To the attention of all customers. With regard to the laboured performance your server has been showing lately due to overload and other difficulties, we are glad to inform you that final resolution the problem has been found and your websites will be working flawlessly again after we take the necessary measures.
The procedure will consist of addition of new Hard Disk Drives to the server and re-organization of the customers' web hosting accounts, so as to better consume the server resources from this time ahead.
The maintenance will be carried out in the next two days. Several very short downtimes might be experienced during the hard disk addition, however we would like to reassure you that those will be worth your patience bearing in mind the final positive result.
Thank you very much for your understanding in this matter. We firmly hope that after this maintenance procedure the server will no longer experience problems of that kind.
RAF TV Problems
I am aware of the invalid download links for the Animorphs TV show (RAF TV). File Crunch must have eaten the files. If you are in desperate need of the Animorphs TV series, feel free to download our torrent containing all episodes. (torrent file)
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Insight into RAF's Uptime
This weekend for RAF has not been good as it relates to the website's uptime. According to statistics, RAF: The Animorphs Forum since last year April has been online 99.227% of the time. Sounds like a lot? It is.
But as of June, and we are two weeks in, our uptime has fallen to 97.305%, while for this month we've been offline 2.695% of the time. That's a statistic I'm not proud of. Granted, for May 2008 / last month, our downtime percentage was mearly 0.067%. There was only once instance of RAF being down. We have been offline 11 times this month.
You can keep up-to-date with our uptime, and percentages, by following this link.
RAF's Continued Problems
Not to worry, our host is still experiencing problems at this time. The below screenshot details that there is something wrong. But rest assured, it's just our host acting up again. "Technical Problems" They call it.
Friday, June 13, 2008
RAF Blog Moved!
Our host is experiencing problems, and as a result I have decided to move the blog to http://blog.animorphsforum.com. This move will give me the option to inform you guys when RAF is down.
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Some Questions Regarding Move
I've been asked a number of questions ever since RAF Classic went offline on May 30. Here are a few common questions regarding the move and the new RAF.
1. Why move?
- We have been with Conforums (the host) for 5 years. Their forum system has not changed much in that time. In addition, being hosted by them, restricts us to abide by their Terms of Service. SMF, the new board system, does not have rules, we abide by the rules we want. Moving from Conforums gives us autonomy, and with that comes full control over matters. Further more, the Conforums board system lacks modern forum features which we now enjoy over at the new RAF.
2. How do we transfer threads/members?
-Because of how Conforums works, there is no easy way of transfer any data from the back-end. You the user have the task of re-registering, and re-creating the threads on the new RAF so as to continue discussing the book we love the most: Animorphs.
3. I don't want to loose my post count, can I get it back?
-Sure. After registering to the new RAF, feel free to post in a thread I've created on that matter.
4. How long will RAF Classic (the old RAF) be online?
- I have no intentions of removing RAF Classic. It will be online as long as Conforums is, and serve as a reminder of our achievements and discussions for anyone who wishes to view them.
5. Is the Animorphs Audiobook & E-Book Project still active?
- It is. Our Animorphs eBook project has been online for anyone who wishes to read Animorphs online. See RAF eBooks for book downloads. Please see the new RAF for information on the Audiobook project and if you find errors in the ebooks, feel free to post in their respective boards.
Monday, June 2, 2008
RAF is Moving
RAF: The Animorphs Forum has finally moved from Conforums to SMF after 5 years with them. The old RAF has been renamed RAF Classic, and is viewable to anyone who wishes to. Posting though has been restricted to push members to the new forum, simply called RAF.
This board system is fully hosted by RAF, allowing The Animorphs Forum to wholly host the entire website.
Sunday, June 1, 2008
News Relating to RAF being Down
I surmised that RAF / Conforums is hosted on a service provider called The Planet. Here is news regarding their problem:
Source: The Register
Faulty transformer blamed
A fire at The Planet's H1 data center in Houston, Texas on Saturday has taken out thousands of websites.
In messages posted on the web hosting firm's forum, the company blamed a faulty transformer for the fire. No servers or networking equipment were damaged, but the data centre remains without power, after The Planet shut down all generators "as instructed by the fire department.
About 9,000 servers and 7,500 customers are affected by the outage. B3ta.com, a popular British comedy site, is a high profile casualty.
The Planet is posting hourly updates on its forum. It has five other data centers, which remain up and running.
Source: The Register
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