The Entmoot Database

***Sister Golden Hair*** · 03-22-2006, 10:24 AM

As most of you know, we have been experiencing problems with the database for the last 3 days. Some are able to get to Entmoot and some aren't. It is still a mystery as to why, but for those of you who can get here, I wanted to let everyone know that I was able to contact Ben last night, and he is working on the problem. Hopefully this will be resolved and we will be back to normal soon.

Rev. Justin Timberlake · 03-22-2006, 11:02 AM

Mooters present seem to be using www.entmoot.com as the URL, instead of http://entmoot.tolkientrail.com .

Grey_Wolf · 03-22-2006, 12:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sister Golden Hair

As most of you know, we have been experiencing problems with the database for the last 3 days. Some are able to get to Entmoot and some aren't. It is still a mystery as to why, but for those of you who can get here, I wanted to let everyone know that I was able to contact Ben last night, and he is working on the problem. Hopefully this will be resolved and we will be back to normal soon.

Very good, SGH.

Lotesse · 03-22-2006, 01:19 PM

Thank you, Sister Golden Hair, Ben, Earniel, Valandil and the rest of the staff for getting our Entmoot back on the horse. It would be so, so messed up if we lost our mootingplace forever! God, I was worried there for a couple days. I was seriously worried. Is there a way you can easily mass-e-mail the members, so that all of the mooters can be notified of the address change? A lot of members may not be able to figure out to put www.entmoot.com, I know I didn't. Grey Wolf & Butterbeer let me know about the change. Do you think that this is a thing you guys in administration can do, that is the mass e-mail notification?

***Sister Golden Hair*** · 03-22-2006, 01:36 PM

Grey_Wolf and I have discussed creating a email group for just such occassions. If you still wish to do that GW, go ahead and set it up. Sorry I haven't gotten back in PM with you on that. I don't see a problem with it though. Sounds like it could be a helpful tool, since I have received a number of emails and IMs since this problem started. I'm sure Ben's Tolkientrail email will no doubt be overwhelmed.

Grey_Wolf · 03-22-2006, 01:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sister Golden Hair

Grey_Wolf and I have discussed creating a email group for just such occassions. If you still wish to do that GW, go ahead and set it up. Sorry I haven't gotten back in PM with you on that. I don't see a problem with it though. Sounds like it could be a helpful tool, since I have received a number of emails and IMs since this problem started. I'm sure Ben's Tolkientrail email will no doubt be overwhelmed.

Perhaps G-mail, Yahoo or Hotmail will do as an agent for such an email group.

***Sister Golden Hair*** · 03-22-2006, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Grey_Wolf

Perhaps G-mail or Hotmail will do as an agent for such an email group.

Whatever you think best. It's up to you. You're in charge of the group mail.

Grey_Wolf · 03-22-2006, 01:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sister Golden Hair

Whatever you think best. It's up to you. You're in charge of the group mail.

Ok Ill go and see which is best. And Hotmail appears to be the best choice. It has the group option.

Grey_Wolf · 03-22-2006, 02:02 PM

entmoot_1@hotmail.com is now the common group adress for Entmoot.

hectorberlioz · 03-22-2006, 03:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grey_Wolf

entmoot_1@hotmail.com is now the common group adress for Entmoot.

good idea. In fact, brilliant. way to go Grey Wolf!

***HOBBIT*** · 03-22-2006, 03:46 PM

Yeah -Ben working on the problem means that it will be resolved in a few months tops -

It is odd that http://entmoot.tolkientrail.com/ is not working.

Just use entmoot.com - I've had no problems. entmoot.com has been around for at least 4-5 years - its nothing recent or new.

True, if you were not here when it was announced the couple times that it was announced then you wouldn't know about it. I suppose an announcement could be made on TT home page and the link could be changed to entmoot.com. But Ben would have to do that.

Entmoot.com as a way to reach the board was started 3/28/2001 (before this vbulletin even) - and since 2003 we've actually owned the domain. (reference thread http://entmoot.com/showthread.php?t=1067 )

And now you know

***Sister Golden Hair*** · 03-22-2006, 03:58 PM

Well HOBBIT, Ben is having a problem remembering his password into TT.

***HOBBIT*** · 03-22-2006, 04:04 PM

Well, we can send out mass emails to the members - I think that that was a question asked. Those who selected not to recieve admin emails wouldn't get them though. In the control pannel under "users" then "send email to users"

Since a lot of the members don't know about entmoot.com - it might be a good idea to send out a mass email.

Mercutio · 03-22-2006, 04:49 PM

I noticed this. I always used entmoot.tolkientrail.com , but when that error started coming up I tried www.entmoot.com and its been fine.

Butterbeer · 03-22-2006, 05:20 PM

surely you can email all the members- this must in fact be terribly easy provided you have the authority to do so.

Also it is very easy to add a sig or link to all of the email notifications sent out adding the entmoot.com link

...really isn't hard.

also a code redirect from the tolien trial URL to the to entmoot.com URL is very easy also

also - why not just add a simple BOLD line to the error message in tolkien trial giving the alternate URL????

whats all this about a centralised public email list?
I do not beleive anyone signed up to that when we joined?

Have you guys thought this through????

I would be very careful with it if i were you.

Best all, BB

Grey_Wolf · 03-22-2006, 05:36 PM

If you think it is so BAD then perhaps I should SHELVE the entire project.

It was just meant as a HELPFUL functÃ*on for people.

***HOBBIT*** · 03-22-2006, 05:56 PM

BB - I just posted about an hour before your post that we can easily send out mass emails, etc. We will do so if we think it to be nescessary.

***RÃan*** · 03-22-2006, 06:16 PM

It was a good idea, GW, and very thoughtful of you, as long as you used only publically-available email addys. Even if you didn't, it was still thoughtful and kind of you to help out, which in my book is the important thing

I think that's a good idea that BB brought up, Hobbit - can you just add a link to the error msg page?

***Ben*** · 03-22-2006, 07:13 PM

I got through to the tech support at my host, and they fixed it up. Should work for all now. Sorry about the inconvenience.

***Ben*** · 03-22-2006, 07:14 PM

Also - this absolutely flooded my Tolkien Trail e-mail account! I signed in last night and had twenty thousand error messages in there, and they kept coming in at the rate of one every three seconds.

03-22-2006, 10:24 AM	#1
*Sister Golden Hair* Queen of Nargothrond Administrator Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Akron, Ohio - USA Posts: 7,121	The Entmoot Database As most of you know, we have been experiencing problems with the database for the last 3 days. Some are able to get to Entmoot and some aren't. It is still a mystery as to why, but for those of you who can get here, I wanted to let everyone know that I was able to contact Ben last night, and he is working on the problem. Hopefully this will be resolved and we will be back to normal soon. __________________ "Whither go you?" she said. "North away." he said: "to the swords, and the siege, and the walls of defence - that yet for a while in Beleriand rivers may run clean, leaves spring, and birds build their nests, ere Night comes." AboutNewJersey.com - New Jersey Travel and Tourism Guide

03-22-2006, 11:02 AM	#2
Rev. Justin Timberlake AndÃºril the White Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Your thoughts Posts: 672	Mooters present seem to be using www.entmoot.com as the URL, instead of http://entmoot.tolkientrail.com . __________________ Nothing can stop me now cause I just don't care. Last edited by Rev. Justin Timberlake : 03-22-2006 at 11:03 AM.

03-22-2006, 01:19 PM	#4
Lotesse of the House of FÃ«anor Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,150	Thank you, Sister Golden Hair, Ben, Earniel, Valandil and the rest of the staff for getting our Entmoot back on the horse. It would be so, so messed up if we lost our mootingplace forever! God, I was worried there for a couple days. I was seriously worried. Is there a way you can easily mass-e-mail the members, so that all of the mooters can be notified of the address change? A lot of members may not be able to figure out to put www.entmoot.com, I know I didn't. Grey Wolf & Butterbeer let me know about the change. Do you think that this is a thing you guys in administration can do, that is the mass e-mail notification? __________________ Few people have the imagination for reality. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

03-22-2006, 01:36 PM	#5
*Sister Golden Hair* Queen of Nargothrond Administrator Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Akron, Ohio - USA Posts: 7,121	Grey_Wolf and I have discussed creating a email group for just such occassions. If you still wish to do that GW, go ahead and set it up. Sorry I haven't gotten back in PM with you on that. I don't see a problem with it though. Sounds like it could be a helpful tool, since I have received a number of emails and IMs since this problem started. I'm sure Ben's Tolkientrail email will no doubt be overwhelmed. __________________ "Whither go you?" she said. "North away." he said: "to the swords, and the siege, and the walls of defence - that yet for a while in Beleriand rivers may run clean, leaves spring, and birds build their nests, ere Night comes." AboutNewJersey.com - New Jersey Travel and Tourism Guide

03-22-2006, 02:02 PM	#9
Grey_Wolf Elf Lord Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mirkwood, well actually I live in North-west Scania, Sweden Posts: 9,481	entmoot_1@hotmail.com is now the common group adress for Entmoot. Last edited by Grey_Wolf : 03-22-2006 at 02:29 PM.

03-22-2006, 03:46 PM	#11
*HOBBIT* Saviour of Entmoot Admiral Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: NC/NJ (no longer Same place as bmilder.) Posts: 61,986	Yeah -Ben working on the problem means that it will be resolved in a few months tops - It is odd that http://entmoot.tolkientrail.com/ is not working. Just use entmoot.com - I've had no problems. entmoot.com has been around for at least 4-5 years - its nothing recent or new. True, if you were not here when it was announced the couple times that it was announced then you wouldn't know about it. I suppose an announcement could be made on TT home page and the link could be changed to entmoot.com. But Ben would have to do that. Entmoot.com as a way to reach the board was started 3/28/2001 (before this vbulletin even) - and since 2003 we've actually owned the domain. (reference thread http://entmoot.com/showthread.php?t=1067 ) And now you know __________________ President Emeritus (2000-2004) Private message (or email) me if you need any assistance. I am here to help! "I'm up to here with cool, ok? I'm so amazingly cool you could keep a side of meat in me for a month. I am so hip I have difficulty seeing over my pelvis" - Zaphod Beeblebrox Latest Blog Post: Just Quit Facebook? No One Cares!

03-22-2006, 03:58 PM	#12
*Sister Golden Hair* Queen of Nargothrond Administrator Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Akron, Ohio - USA Posts: 7,121	Well HOBBIT, Ben is having a problem remembering his password into TT. __________________ "Whither go you?" she said. "North away." he said: "to the swords, and the siege, and the walls of defence - that yet for a while in Beleriand rivers may run clean, leaves spring, and birds build their nests, ere Night comes." AboutNewJersey.com - New Jersey Travel and Tourism Guide

03-22-2006, 04:04 PM	#13
*HOBBIT* Saviour of Entmoot Admiral Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: NC/NJ (no longer Same place as bmilder.) Posts: 61,986	Well, we can send out mass emails to the members - I think that that was a question asked. Those who selected not to recieve admin emails wouldn't get them though. In the control pannel under "users" then "send email to users" Since a lot of the members don't know about entmoot.com - it might be a good idea to send out a mass email. __________________ President Emeritus (2000-2004) Private message (or email) me if you need any assistance. I am here to help! "I'm up to here with cool, ok? I'm so amazingly cool you could keep a side of meat in me for a month. I am so hip I have difficulty seeing over my pelvis" - Zaphod Beeblebrox Latest Blog Post: Just Quit Facebook? No One Cares!

03-22-2006, 04:49 PM	#14
Mercutio Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Narnia Posts: 1,656	I noticed this. I always used entmoot.tolkientrail.com , but when that error started coming up I tried www.entmoot.com and its been fine. __________________ Mike nodded. A sombre nod. The nod Napoleon might have given if somebody had met him in 1812 and said, "So, you're back from Moscow, eh?". Interested in C.S. Lewis? Visit the forum dedicated to one of Tolkien's greatest contemporaries.

03-22-2006, 05:20 PM	#15
Butterbeer Elf Lord Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: here and there Posts: 3,514	surely you can email all the members- this must in fact be terribly easy provided you have the authority to do so. Also it is very easy to add a sig or link to all of the email notifications sent out adding the entmoot.com link ...really isn't hard. also a code redirect from the tolien trial URL to the to entmoot.com URL is very easy also also - why not just add a simple BOLD line to the error message in tolkien trial giving the alternate URL???? whats all this about a centralised public email list? I do not beleive anyone signed up to that when we joined? Have you guys thought this through???? I would be very careful with it if i were you. Best all, BB

03-22-2006, 05:36 PM	#16
Grey_Wolf Elf Lord Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mirkwood, well actually I live in North-west Scania, Sweden Posts: 9,481	If you think it is so BAD then perhaps I should SHELVE the entire project. It was just meant as a HELPFUL functÃ*on for people.

03-22-2006, 05:56 PM	#17
*HOBBIT* Saviour of Entmoot Admiral Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: NC/NJ (no longer Same place as bmilder.) Posts: 61,986	BB - I just posted about an hour before your post that we can easily send out mass emails, etc. We will do so if we think it to be nescessary. __________________ President Emeritus (2000-2004) Private message (or email) me if you need any assistance. I am here to help! "I'm up to here with cool, ok? I'm so amazingly cool you could keep a side of meat in me for a month. I am so hip I have difficulty seeing over my pelvis" - Zaphod Beeblebrox Latest Blog Post: Just Quit Facebook? No One Cares!

03-22-2006, 06:16 PM	#18
*RÃan* Half-Elven Princess of Rabbit Trails and Harp-Wielding Administrator (beware the Rubber Chicken of Doom!) Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Not where I want to be ... Posts: 15,254	It was a good idea, GW, and very thoughtful of you, as long as you used only publically-available email addys. Even if you didn't, it was still thoughtful and kind of you to help out, which in my book is the important thing I think that's a good idea that BB brought up, Hobbit - can you just add a link to the error msg page? __________________ . I should be doing the laundry, but this is MUCH more fun! Ã‘Ã¡ Ã«?* Ã³Ãº Ã©Ã¤ Ã¯Ã¶Ã¼ Ã–Ã± Ã‰ Ãž Ã° ÃŸ Â® Ã§ Ã¥ â„¢ Ã¦ ♪ ?* "How lovely are Thy dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! ... For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand outside." (from Psalm 84) * * * God rocks! Entmoot : Veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I got hooked! Ego numquam pronunciare mendacium, sed ego sum homo indomitus! Run the earth and watch the sky ... Auta i lÃ³mÃ«! AurÃ« entuluva!

03-22-2006, 07:13 PM	#19
*Ben* Retired Ent Join Date: Sep 1999 Posts: 60,631	I got through to the tech support at my host, and they fixed it up. Should work for all now. Sorry about the inconvenience. __________________ ---Ben formerly known in the forums as bmilder Owner of The Tolkien Trail and Entmoot. Buy Entmoot shirts and mugs!

03-22-2006, 07:14 PM	#20
*Ben* Retired Ent Join Date: Sep 1999 Posts: 60,631	Also - this absolutely flooded my Tolkien Trail e-mail account! I signed in last night and had twenty thousand error messages in there, and they kept coming in at the rate of one every three seconds. __________________ ---Ben formerly known in the forums as bmilder Owner of The Tolkien Trail and Entmoot. Buy Entmoot shirts and mugs!

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