By VirusWithFingersCrossed
Hello Internet Reader
Over the weekend Wordsmoker is being migrated to a different host. This will hopefully go smoothly. When it re-awakes from it’s slumber, it will look different, and will be enabled with a snazzy new commenting system. We’ll be testing everything out after the migration, but if something looks broken, or doesn’t behave properly, please drop us a line and we’ll look into it asap.
Thanks for your patience!
37 responses so far ↓
Maelstrom // January 10, 2009 at 8:53 am
something always looks broken to me, how shall I know the difference?
Curly Q Tips // January 10, 2009 at 9:07 am
Blame me, it’s much easier that way.
aaronaltman // January 10, 2009 at 9:22 am
If we break it, will we have bought it?
Curly Q Tips // January 10, 2009 at 9:32 am
@AA: Much, much worse, we will have to remain on hold with Tech Support.
Fishnets & Cigarettes // January 10, 2009 at 10:50 am
maybe I’ll contribute this weekend and see if I can make it explode
SisterMaryMartha // January 10, 2009 at 10:56 am
DOES THIS MEAN WE CAN EMBED IMAGES?
because that is the only reason for living.
wordsmoker // January 10, 2009 at 11:21 am
Update: The hosting has been paid for. Just waiting for the response from the hosting company.
THANK GOD FOR PEOPLE DONATING TO THE CAUSE is all I can say.
YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE AND AREN’T!!!!
wordsmoker // January 10, 2009 at 11:35 am
Got the response – all is looking good. Now to install WordPress onto the new servers. Woo!
fileunder // January 10, 2009 at 12:48 pm
Hey VwS,
I have some euros laying around I could se–OH, SORRY. YOU’RE IN SCOTLAND.
ChuffedLittleMuffin // January 10, 2009 at 1:54 pm
Will my comments be funny now?
wordsmoker // January 10, 2009 at 1:57 pm
Propagation from wordsmoker.com to the new servers is now taking place. This may be a couple of hours. You can still reach Wordsmoker via
http://wordsmoker.wordpress.com/
If you’re typing in “wordsmoker.com” you’ll probably get zilch until the changes go ahead.
Maelstrom // January 10, 2009 at 2:13 pm
grey boxes? is that all? 9 bucks just isn’t what it used to be.
H. Totheomo // January 10, 2009 at 4:31 pm
I am contributing to your Ponzi scheme now.
Second good deed for the year!
H. Totheomo // January 10, 2009 at 4:36 pm
DONE!
Steven, your donation is now complete
H. Totheomo // January 10, 2009 at 4:37 pm
CLM: No.
fileunder // January 10, 2009 at 4:40 pm
Ooooh, they take PayPal.
Done and done.
ChuffedLittleMuffin // January 10, 2009 at 5:07 pm
Sigh. I guess it’s back to my once-illustrious career as a porn-blog commenter. I only hope my fans remember me.
H. Totheomo // January 10, 2009 at 5:27 pm
CLM: I am only kidding. Come back. Virus will throttle me with the whip again!
ChuffedLittleMuffin // January 10, 2009 at 5:57 pm
OK I’m back. The thought of any activities involving a whip occurring without me around to watch is too painful to contemplate. (And, as it turns out, my fans didn’t remember me.
)
adamstreeter // January 10, 2009 at 6:07 pm
You all know what’s coming, don’t you?
VirusWithShoes // January 10, 2009 at 6:46 pm
It’s getting there. Changes are almost reaching the new servers.
My voice is kinda hoarse, what with all the screaming at the internet I’ve done today.
Senor_Wences // January 10, 2009 at 6:54 pm
Virus, are you sure the internet’s plugged in? That’s the first thing you should check.
Senor_Wences // January 10, 2009 at 6:57 pm
Wait, I see that teeny tiny smiley face in the upper left hand corner now. Is that what this was all about?
VirusWithShoes // January 10, 2009 at 7:17 pm
This process can take up to 48 hours, btw.
LilyBlue // January 10, 2009 at 7:23 pm
My (small) donation has also been sent your way. And thanks; you’re the first Virus I haven’t wanted to get rid of.
Senor_Wences // January 10, 2009 at 7:29 pm
@Virus: Oof, when I got a colonoscopy, the doctor said the same thing. I mean, I think he was a doctor.
vaquero // January 10, 2009 at 7:56 pm
Senor: He was not a doctor! He was a lawyer!
VirusWithShoes // January 10, 2009 at 7:58 pm
Every penny or cent counts, my children. Thank you all for your generosity.
Now, if I only had something to show for it. I, of course, refer you back to H.Totheomo’s comment about a Ponzi scheme…
Of course – I can’t even begin to transfer everything until the internet gets its fucking act together, so it looks like I’ll have a busy Sunday too. But that’s for me to cry and scream about.
H. Totheomo // January 10, 2009 at 9:36 pm
Virus, I will cry in solidarity.
Unfun // January 10, 2009 at 10:58 pm
What the shit fuck is going on? Someone just explain it to me when it’s over. I have a very tiny attention span.
llamalash // January 10, 2009 at 11:29 pm
My paltry donation is coming on Tues. (unless funds are late arriving to me) I didn’t realize there was a timeline involved. Sorry!
VwS, you rock, and not just cause we share a special day.
VirusWithShoes // January 11, 2009 at 9:53 am
Good news, everyone!
The servers have done their business and have spoken to each other across the globe of the changes coming to Wordsmoker (i.e, the slobby little blinking beep beep bastards have finally done what they’re meant to do). So, today, I’ll be copying over what you see here, to the new servers, installing the new theme (which is not perfect but it will be soon), and the new commenting system.
Thank God I’ve got literally minutes of experience doing this.
Dagrolord // January 11, 2009 at 11:38 am
The significant thing for me this weekend is finding many of my favorite commenters. Best wishes in the new enterprise.
Rene Sance // January 11, 2009 at 12:56 pm
@Virus: Yay! I knew daddy would make it all better.
ninahagen // January 11, 2009 at 2:32 pm
This makes me hungry.
Rene Sance // January 11, 2009 at 3:59 pm
@ninahagen: Everything makes you hungry. Now get your stinking paws off my oreos!
Senor_Wences // January 11, 2009 at 4:06 pm
@ninahagen: You know as well as I do that the answer is cheese curds.