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cdhostage · Oct 8, 2001, 08:00 PM

Pleasepleasepleasepleaseplease give us AI back. Everyone will come flocking to use the AI message boards and you can make barrels of money with an ad on every page... you don't even need to give us new articles, just the messag eboard and that's all we ask! and you can even use the old hardware that used to run the Macnn board... it's a little slower but it'll work just fine. Please.

MacAgent · Oct 8, 2001, 08:01 PM

Yes, pleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepl easeplease
pleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleaseplease
pleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleaseplease
pleasepleasepleaseplease please!

[gzl: added line breaks =P]

[ 10-09-2001: Message edited by: gorgonzola ]

gorgonzola · Oct 8, 2001, 08:43 PM

Guys, I know, I'm going to talk to Monish about that later this week.

Oct 8, 2001, 08:52 PM

Guys: I just want to let you know that if AI comes back it will be starting fresh, i.e. AFAIK all the threads and accounts are gone.

Just incase anyone had their hopes up on that

P.S. I could be wrong but i can confirm all the information on the AI box is lost. If there is a backup I'm not aware of it.

[ 10-08-2001: Message edited by: Rampage ]

Fran441 · Oct 8, 2001, 08:57 PM

Did someone mention the AI fourms?

Mac Write · Oct 8, 2001, 09:16 PM

Hey guys come to Mac Wrtie Forums.

There are

�Steve Jobs keynotw
�Future Hardware
�Future Software
�Hardware
�Software
�General Discussion
�Apple Commercials

THose are just some of the forums.

I am willing to do what ever I can do to help build a board that looks and acts like Apple Insider forums for you guys. The only difference, it would be on vbulliten board, vs ubb. and would be Ad FREE.

So come and see http://www.macwrite.com/forums

I will listen to what you guys want if you guys want to make it your Apple Insider temp home.

CaseCom · Oct 8, 2001, 09:24 PM

Originally posted by Rampage:
Guys: I just want to let you know that if AI comes back it will be starting fresh, i.e. AFAIK all the threads and accounts are gone.

If this is true, that sucks.

Steve · Oct 8, 2001, 10:20 PM

Originally posted by CaseCom:


If this is true, that sucks.

Ok..... no AI, or AI just without our old accounts?

.....

Yeah, I'll go with AI and have everybody that is still interested re-register.

Post counts don't matter THAT much do they?

groverat · Oct 9, 2001, 12:04 AM

You will never get rid of us AI rats . . . unless *evil laugh*

[edit]
Macagent, please put a space between some of those "please"s so you don't screw up the formatting.

idiot

[ 10-09-2001: Message edited by: groverat ]

EmAn · Oct 9, 2001, 12:08 AM

How come the old accounts and stuff would be gone?

FormerLurker · Oct 9, 2001, 12:14 AM

I'm kinda looking forward to the prospect of all the wanna-bes
scrambling to be the first to register as "Dorsal" and "Kormac76" when the AI boards re-open...

Seriously, it would be a nice courtesy if anyone registered on MacNN,
could have that same name on AI. Most of us registered on MacNN with our AI names.

edit - insert manual linebreaks to counteract the abuse of
pleasepleasepleaseplease....

[ 10-09-2001: Message edited by: FormerLurker ]

Fran441 · Oct 9, 2001, 06:49 AM

A gold rush of names? Gee, that would be interesting.

MacFan · Oct 9, 2001, 07:38 AM

If everyone just re registered with the names they always used on AI I think everyone would be happy, besides how else could we recognize each other other than each others sharp wit and bad spelling

Oct 9, 2001, 07:49 AM

Guys, the reason all the accounts and threads would be gone is the hosting company who had AI literally vanished. Many other websites were lost and there is really nothing anyone can do

.

I do know of at least one member file backup but i imagine is is grossly outdated as it's at least a year old. However, it does have about 1300 member files. Anyhow, you'll have to wait to see if the decision is made to bring back ai before we can really talk about any of this

.

Boiler · Oct 9, 2001, 09:11 AM

Originally posted by cdhostage:
Pleasepleasepleasepleaseplease give us AI back. Everyone will come flocking to use the AI message boards and you can make barrels of money with an ad on every page... you don't even need to give us new articles, just the messag eboard and that's all we ask! and you can even use the old hardware that used to run the Macnn board... it's a little slower but it'll work just fine. Please.

I agree. On AI I was JRC, you might remember me, I always bragged about having the oldest registration of Nov 98.

I feel that the community is gone and really, really enjoyed it while it was there.

It's absolutely ridiculous that backups were NOT kept somewhere off the host's servers by AI itself.

JRC

Nov 98 - oldest AI registration you'll ever see!!

Boiler · Oct 9, 2001, 09:12 AM

JRC here. Nov 98 oldest registration.

I'd love to have AI back

Boiler · Oct 9, 2001, 09:13 AM

JRC here! NOV 98 - Oldest AI registration you'll ever see!

I'd love ot have AI back.

OwlBoy · Oct 9, 2001, 09:57 AM

AI was too cool not to come back (^v^). And poor MacNN hoo got overloaded when it died...

-Owl

PookJP · Oct 9, 2001, 10:33 AM

Yuppers-

AI must return! For the good of humanity, it must return!!!

- Pook

ps- love the speed of the new MacNN boards.

groverat · Oct 9, 2001, 10:53 AM

Anyhow, you'll have to wait to see if the decision is made to bring back ai before we can really talk about any of this

.

Will this decision be made by Monish?

If so, then God help us.

Matsu · Oct 9, 2001, 11:14 AM

Since I might have posted the most "Bring Back AI NOW!!! You Cheap Bastards" threads and/or comments in the last half year, I guess I'll chime in with a ::Bump::

In the time since the traffic of the two sites seems to have melded. I think It'd make sense to host AI on the old MacNN server and move a lot of the rumor traffic back over to AI. At this point a lot of users will probably stick to both sites-- MacNN for troubleshooting, and how to info, and AI for rumors, flaming, and slightly more avant gaarde debate.

The cast of Ai characters was really alot of fun, but I doubt it can come back with the same kind of funky verve.

So come on,

FIX AI YOU CHEAP LAZY BASTARDS!!!

I want free boards, but hey, I'm willing to contribute my share of bile.

mania · Oct 9, 2001, 08:49 PM

well i think one of you out there with a web hosting company (not me tho) should offer bandwith (not my bandwidth) and server space (not my server). maybe the former AI gods have some stats on bandwidth usage that might help a web hosting company (not mine) make such a decision.

gorgonzola · Oct 9, 2001, 09:01 PM

Originally posted by groverat:
Will this decision be made by Monish?

If so, then God help us.

Nah. I talked to him today and he immediately said that we were going to bring AI Forums back, but after we have fully completed our transition and certain major updates to our news pages that are going to take place in the next week or two.

My estimate is 1-2 months for AI Redux. BTW, there are ways to make sure people don't screw around with names, but there is really no need to go into all the gratuitous geeky details of UBB.

macvillage.net · Oct 9, 2001, 09:01 PM

Read:
http://newforums.macnn.com/cgi-bin/u...&f=45&t=000036

neutrino23 · Oct 10, 2001, 07:26 AM

Just chiming in with my hopes for a speedy return of the AI boards.

Fran441 · Oct 10, 2001, 08:58 AM

Nah. I talked to him today and he immediately said that we were going to bring AI Forums back, but after we have fully completed our transition and certain major updates to our news pages that are going to take place in the next week or two.

Does this mean we will see the return of games.macnn.com, reviews.macnn.com, or www.appleinsider.com to actual regular news cycles? Or does this mean a major site redesign?

cdhostage · Oct 10, 2001, 01:30 PM

Originally posted by Fran441:


Does this mean we will see the return of games.macnn.com, reviews.macnn.com, or www.appleinsider.com to actual regular news cycles? Or does this mean a major site redesign?

I truly doubt the busy people at Macnn have enough time to handle two mac rumors sites. I don't have any Apple connections, so I can;t honestly offer my services as Apple rumormonger. I would if I could.

gumby5647 · Oct 10, 2001, 02:41 PM

hey when you bring back the AI boards......can I be Mod?

PLEASE!!!!!

EDIT: just kidding

[ 10-10-2001: Message edited by: gumby5647 ]

Oct 10, 2001, 03:28 PM

Originally posted by Fran441:


Does this mean we will see the return of games.macnn.com, reviews.macnn.com, or www.appleinsider.com to actual regular news cycles? Or does this mean a major site redesign?

Games? Maybe one day. No current plans.

Reviews? Haven't gotten to that yet, but something will change there.

AI? No decision on the main page, but the forums will be back soon and in full speed.

Major site redesign? Yep. But don't worry, it won't be like NFN

We will be asking for full input from the forums readers on the new look.

BTW, if there are anymore questions regarding the return on AI, read gzl's posts.

graphiteman · Oct 10, 2001, 04:50 PM

I'm pretty sure that Gzl made a backup of the AI server.

BTW, what ever happend to the cube? Does it still exist?

is there any what that I could help to make the return of AI speedier?

Bodhi · Oct 10, 2001, 05:23 PM

The Cube was owned and operated by Reprahduce, not MacNN.

gorgonzola · Oct 10, 2001, 05:43 PM

Originally posted by Bodhi:
The Cube was owned and operated by Reprahduce, not MacNN.

Yeah, and they literally stole it, along with all the data. Unfortunately I was *GOING* to make a backup but the [expletive deleted] woman who ran the former Reprahduce *SAID* she was giving me SSH access to the Cube to do exactly that, but never actually did it. Hence no backup.

games.macnn.com is discontinued permanently. reviews.macnn.com will probably return in some capacity but we are currently working on a number of other higher-priority projects right now. AppleInsider will return fairly soon with a new design and new forums for both the main news site (where rumors postings will go) as well as the forums. Don't keep hounding us about it -- we are working on it, and it will be up as soon as we can do it, which will likely be sometime this month.

It *is* coming back, and fairly soon, so please stop yelling at me in huge threads now. I did all I could do before -- looks like it paid off.

groverat · Oct 10, 2001, 06:03 PM

Gorgs, we hit you because we love you.

Your efforts are appreciated.

Matsu · Oct 10, 2001, 06:26 PM

No we hit you cause we have nothing better to do. Bring back AI and we'll hit someone else instead.

Make AI live again.

Mac-Addict · Oct 10, 2001, 07:21 PM

AHHHH make AI come back please....

Until then though, seek refuge at BadFlamingo.

Too bad we will lose everything...it saddens me to remember all that is lost...

gorgonzola · Oct 10, 2001, 07:37 PM

Originally posted by Matsu:
No we hit you cause we have nothing better to do. Bring back AI and we'll hit someone else instead.

Make AI live again.

Or, alternatively, you could hit the people who stole the farking server.

Bodhi · Oct 10, 2001, 08:43 PM

hmmm...I could provide info so you could hit them!

groverat · Oct 10, 2001, 09:29 PM

I would happily hit the people who stole the server.

Are they in the Austin-area?

Demonhood · Oct 10, 2001, 10:28 PM

hehe, you guys gonna round up a posse and go after em varmints?

sek929 · Oct 10, 2001, 10:34 PM

I have a feeling that on the day AI re-opens all you damned fools are gonna rush over there (in the internet sense of course), its not gonna be able to handle it, and its gonna crash.

DoctorGonzo · Oct 11, 2001, 02:49 AM

We should all chip in for the insurance co-pay for applenut's Prozac. I think he's gonna be a little depressed once he finds out his legendary post count is gone

cdhostage · Oct 11, 2001, 08:09 PM

I will give the almighty Smack of Death to wwhoever stole the AI server! Tell me that I might crush them and rip the sinews from their ones! Tear them to gobbets and make mincemeal of their flesh! Arr!

Sorry, I've been reading Beowulf. It gets to you.

foamy · Oct 11, 2001, 08:52 PM

Just put AI down for good. It's rather unprofessional to have links all over macnn.com that link to a nonexistant site.

kaboom · Oct 12, 2001, 01:15 AM

/kaboom pops his head up "prairie dog" style

AppleInsider?
*drool*

No offence to any other boards, but they just haven't sufficed since the great blackout. I still miss it.
Here's to AI rising up to the greatness it once had! huzzah!

/kaboom settles back down in his hole

*apologies to Gendou

OpenStep · Oct 12, 2001, 10:32 AM

At my site http://www.macosinfo.net we purchased the UltimateBB and we don't really have a use for it. The site should be able to handle the AI forum traffic load, and I would be willing to set up the forums like the way they were with AppleInsider. Does MacNN plan to bring the AI forums back? Would anyone be interested for me setting mine up like AI's? I think the forum software is even the same as AI had.

edit:the link

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Cipher13 · Oct 12, 2001, 11:20 AM

Everyone just show a little patience *ducks*

Yes, just a LITTLE more. Have faith.

*ducks*