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Post by Allen on May 6, 2007 16:41:44 GMT
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Post by Declan Tribal on May 6, 2007 18:44:05 GMT
The site domain has expired, plus Nivalis has no time to update or even work on the shrine. I have renewed the domain myself with my own web hosting service, but I can't say that the site will be up and running again completely intact.
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Post by Robshi on May 6, 2007 21:10:30 GMT
All that effort to post my material on the shrine, and now it gets all but obliterated...
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Post by ajcrescent on May 7, 2007 11:51:32 GMT
Will it look the same as before, Dec?
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Post by Declan Tribal on May 7, 2007 13:05:30 GMT
Most likely not. It'll have to be a "Start from scratch" job, m'afraid.
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Post by Eudemic on May 7, 2007 17:51:28 GMT
We'll always have archive.org
Yes'm.
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Post by LancerZero on May 7, 2007 18:03:06 GMT
Wow . . . I mean, I didn't visit the Shrine very often, but it was always there. It's what led me to the message board, to you guys, in the first place. I have an idea . . . maybe the creation of the Freya Crescent Shrine 5.0 ought to be a community effort? I'm not sure how we could divide things, but I think it'd be really neat if several of us could help out and make it happen.
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Post by ajcrescent on May 7, 2007 18:17:56 GMT
Oh crap, PLEASE tell me Niv or someone still has the stuff from the site, namely all the fanfics... >_<
Is it possible to still see the old shrine via an archive?
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Post by Declan Tribal on May 7, 2007 19:33:28 GMT
Nivalis has made no mention of transferring any or all of the data to me or anyone else. Not only that, but he simply has no time on his hands to maintain a fan site of any kind. And, uh... you're not really missing much anyway, since the shrine hasn't been updated since God-Knows-When. Most of the last few updates were simply fanart or fanfiction, and anyone can upload those to any fiction or artwork site anywhere.
Not that I have a problem with either, but the point being is that the shrine was more-or-less dead to begin with, in terms of content. Fanart and fanfiction are both fine, but there hasn't been any real contribution to any in-depth information about Freya, or even Burmecia in general.
I believe that the time has come for the FCS to evolve once more. Right now, I'm trying to get a hold of the domain and host it on the same web-hosting service as I have with my other site (yes, it will be going under new management, folks - same place and rules, just different personnel), as I may have an ulterior use for any PHP features I can program.
I can ask Nivalis for most (if not all) of the old files, but I cannot guarantee that the shrine will be exactly the same as it used to be before the plug was pulled. This will most likely mean a redesign, as I personally cannot stand websites that look like they've been in some permanent timewarp. Sounds a bit unfair, I know, but that's just the way I am, as a web designer.
You can make suggestions about how you want these changes to happen, but I can't guarantee any absolutes at all - Like I said, it's time that the FCS evolved, and I personally want that evolution to happen successfully.
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Post by ajcrescent on May 7, 2007 19:53:32 GMT
I don't care what the site looks like in the future, I just hope everything from before can be there...
And BTW, the shrine doesn't seem to be in Archive.org's archive for some reason. >_<
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Post by Robshi on May 8, 2007 15:52:23 GMT
I'm inclined to agree with Dec here.
AJ, we can still keep the fanart and fanfiction. We just need to add new things. Such as those "links" for Freya's background and such like that never existed. That, and I have a Freya interview that I've started and never bothered to finish...
I'm no web designer, but I'll certainly be willing to help with the recreation and evolution of the shrine.
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2007 16:34:51 GMT
I can help! I hope so, anyway.
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Post by Burmecian Soldier Dan on May 11, 2007 8:52:42 GMT
Well theres a major blow but I guess as long as the fanart and fics are safe thats all that matters. It's also a good thing I still have the table I drew up containing all Freyas weapons, armour and such. I could resubmit that. Plus I could also do up some new info, I've been looking for an excuse to do that.
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Post by drake on May 15, 2007 1:43:18 GMT
I have a server and space on it, but the domain is wierd. I'm fairly good with web stuff so I'd like to help out.
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Post by Dirty Dragon on May 20, 2007 2:46:24 GMT
I have all of the files from the FCS backed up, and I will get them to Declan as soon as I can, so quit worrying!
I just signed on as an OTR truck driver with a major motor carrier, so my free time is very difficult to predict.
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Post by Declan Tribal on May 22, 2007 13:11:19 GMT
Issue resolved. An announcement about the future of the FCS will be made during the week.
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