Great Database Crash of '07
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The Great Database Crash of '07 led to many countries going to war, many government secrets opened, and many lives lost. Some say that it was a direct link to the "Hogsilt Dispute" two years before this, however this is debatable. Just kidding! It did kill millions.
It was actually way worse than that.
It caused all of Fruitcake MIDI that was not bolted to the floor to be lost in the abyss.
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Signs Before The Disaster
One of the greatest conspiracy theories surrounding the Database Crash involves the issues leading up to the disaster. Did the warnings spell the end before it arrived? Did everyone do what they could have done to prevent it from happening?
According to The Dragon, the FCMidi Forum database weighed in at around 130 MB of uncompressed information. During the last backup phase, which took place in April of 2007--two months before the Great Database Crash--the backup procedure briefly overloaded the database. HostDime responded by temporarily banning Fruitcake MIDI. At the time, FCMidi was not receiving regular backups, and with the threat of BANNINATION looming, preparedness became an afterthought.
The Play-By-Play
Around mid-June, visitors to Fruitcake MIDI would notice that they would be taken to a 404 page. This raised concern for some. On June 23rd, the site was resurrected with notices from Dr Fruitcake and The Dragon that everything was lost.
Turns out the servers got corrupted or something (I didn't really pay attention, I mean that's boring, right?), and there were no backups to be seen. Only the site design was saved. The rest of it, i.e. the previous wiki and the forums were lost. All the posts, members, et cetera were gone, never to be seen again. Everyone was devastated. Post counts were lost (meaning Damian was no longer in first. Take THAT, 5000+ post PUNK), great topics were lost... :(
So What Are the Haps Now?
As of August 24, 2008, Forums 3.0 are up and Fruitcake Wiki v2.0 is back up as well, with many people having re-registered or joined for the first time since that cataclysmic event so long ago. The main site is back up and fully running as well.
A Silver-lining?
While the server crash and consequent loss of all data was a devastating blow to the members, as many multi-page threads and memorable happenings were eradicated from the internet, there has been some private speculation that perhaps this was a necessary evil. The majority of members had been painfully aware of a decline in activity and discussion on the boards right before everything went down. However, news that the website no longer existed worried people, and even stirred Dr. Fruitcake from his lengthy absence and brought him back. The forums, while new, are now experiencing a very healthy and enjoyable period of activity, much moreso than the time immediately before the crash.
A few people were actually trying to get the members to believe that the crash was a government plot designed to unite the survivors and refurbish their belief and commitment to the website. While those arguments were fairly persuasive, the people pushing them all seemed to mysteriously dissapear and wind up dead several days later, inexplicably! It's a shame, but hey, that's life. Or death. Whatev'.
The Future of 3.0
With Fruitcake MIDI Forums 3.0 up and running again, Dr Fruitcake and The Dragon quickly turned to address the issues that were to suspected to be the blame for the loss of FCMIDI Forums 2.0.
- Size of the database:
To counteract issues with the size of the database, pruning measures have been drawn up to eliminate threads that have outlived their usefulness. Polls no longer circumvent the auto-pruning system, which means that non-moderators no longer have any direct way of saving topics.
- Backups:
Alternative methods of backing up data and a scheduled backup are being discussed and will be used to keep every database from being lost to the abyss in the event of another asplosion.
The Sign of a Forthcoming 'Splosion
On August 2nd, 2007, on Poopsoda16's side of the internet, the moon started turning orange and would hang in one particular part of the sky every night. The Commodore quickly theorized the possibility and said "Clearly, it's a sign of the coming apocalypse. Everyone must immediately put a paper bag over their heads. Not that it'll help, but if it makes you feel better...". On August 13th, expert Ninja and part time Detective Shadow Blade used his "common sense" and told Poopsoda16 to "Measure the distance in degrees between the part of the sky right above you and the place where the moon is. Take that number, multiply it by 1,000, then divide it by 52, and finally, add 7. That is the total number of days left until the Website 'splodes all over again.". Poopsoda16 actually did this, and it equaled 1064 days. Totaled up by Dr Fruitcake, this came to land on July 12th, 2010. Will this prophecy come to pass? We shall wait and see.
