Archive for December, 2007

We’re re-migrating our database to another server. Some services, such as COAs, image uploads, and our forums will be offline during this process and testing. We anticipate it not taking more than an hour. Sorry for the inconvenience, but we hope to have everything working as expected (and up to speed again) very soon!
Thanks for [...]


Right now, the EBSQ forums and upload/COA tools are offline while we finishing migrating our database from our ailing server and do some testing to ensure things are working properly. We anticipate these items being down for roughly an hour. All other site features (ie image hosting) should be working normally during this time. Thanks for your [...]


Our ailing database server is misbehaving again this morning. We hope to have a permanent solution to this problem VERY soon. Yet again, sorry for the lousy start to your EBSQ morning!


You may have noticed that our cranky search problem has turned into a wide spread cranky server problem. We rebooted and it won’t come back up. We’re working on the problem now. We know this is your busy holiday season and it’s really poor timing for down time. We’re working as fast as we can to [...]


We just wanted to let you know that EBSQ’s internal search is misbehaving and we’re currently working on the problem. No other processes seem to be affected, but if you notice any other problems, please let us know!
And on a completely unrelated note, the sun is going down here on the East Coast, so to [...]


update: had problems with the video. May reload that one soon. this one below works fine!


Here is a note from Heather Sims:
The polls for voting will be set up late on the 7th.
I’m loving all the entries here!!!!  and want to vote for them all!!!  Great job on the entries.
THANKS so much for those who entered.. and I look forward to setting up more challenges in 2008!!
-Heather
Challenge entries can be [...]


Digi-Art Statements: Using Today’s Podcasting Apps To Promote Art
by Natasha Wescoat
“You have the audience you deserve. To enlarge or improve your audience requires all of the energy you have. You get back what you put out.” – Alex Kat
In an internet integrated world (or as we are now calling it, WEB 3.0), we have every [...]


Abigail M Hill

We’re almost at the end of another year. Melissa, Bill, and I have been perpertually busy listening to feedback, making plans, working on new site features, and doing what we can to ensure that our members are happy members. We could not have come nearly as far as we without our wonderful site [...]