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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 11:04:21 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[The struggle for Net Neutrality]]></title>
			<link>https://www.strawberryforum.org/board/thread-617.html</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jul 2017 06:33:41 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.strawberryforum.org/board/member.php?action=profile&uid=1">huckleberrypie</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[Guess I'll just leave it here:<br />
<a href="https://www.battleforthenet.com/july12/?org=dp" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.battleforthenet.com/july12/?org=dp</a><br />
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I'm sure you guys value the web as a free, no-strings-attached resource to express their thoughts, dissent and share information. Leaving it at the mercy of greedy corporations is plain wrong and anathema to what the Internet stands for.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Guess I'll just leave it here:<br />
<a href="https://www.battleforthenet.com/july12/?org=dp" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.battleforthenet.com/july12/?org=dp</a><br />
<br />
I'm sure you guys value the web as a free, no-strings-attached resource to express their thoughts, dissent and share information. Leaving it at the mercy of greedy corporations is plain wrong and anathema to what the Internet stands for.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[New server, and what lies ahead for this site.]]></title>
			<link>https://www.strawberryforum.org/board/thread-610.html</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 02 May 2017 06:32:51 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.strawberryforum.org/board/member.php?action=profile&uid=1">huckleberrypie</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[As you may (or may not) have noticed, my friends and I decided to make the move to a new VPS, mostly because Chris has decided to call it quits with his hosting business, and I don't want to burden him even further either. I mean, he's fine with hosting our site for a while, but that got a little overboard as a server move is long overdue.<br />
<br />
We could've gotten away with using a free hosting service, but that presents problems due to how inherently limited they are (after all, they're being sold at a loss anyway). Hence the move to a new host, specifically a VPS from HostUS per Chris' recommendation on a cheap provider. I don't feel like paying per month, let alone per hour, so an annual subscription is the way to go.<br />
<br />
And as such my friends and I are planning on putting up a revenue system to make up for any losses incurred, as it definitely isn't cheap to run a website, no matter how small it is. Banner ads from Project Wonderful seem to be a viable idea given how you have complete control on which ads to display, and isn't as corporate-run as the ones from Google so you can leave Adblock off for this site. A Patreon campaign may also do the trick, but getting the audience is no easy task given the niche nature of this forum.<br />
<br />
Which brings up to the direction we're taking as a site. Most of us have moved on from the Strawberry Shortcake franchise, and as such we don't feel like discussing about it as much as we used to as key members have either left or went for other commitments. What I'm thinking of is to turn this site to a more technologically-focused message board, though the SSC-related subforums, and the site name itself, will still remain as it is out of convenience as moving to a different domain is a pain and a half as it is.<br />
<br />
So what do you guys think about it?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[As you may (or may not) have noticed, my friends and I decided to make the move to a new VPS, mostly because Chris has decided to call it quits with his hosting business, and I don't want to burden him even further either. I mean, he's fine with hosting our site for a while, but that got a little overboard as a server move is long overdue.<br />
<br />
We could've gotten away with using a free hosting service, but that presents problems due to how inherently limited they are (after all, they're being sold at a loss anyway). Hence the move to a new host, specifically a VPS from HostUS per Chris' recommendation on a cheap provider. I don't feel like paying per month, let alone per hour, so an annual subscription is the way to go.<br />
<br />
And as such my friends and I are planning on putting up a revenue system to make up for any losses incurred, as it definitely isn't cheap to run a website, no matter how small it is. Banner ads from Project Wonderful seem to be a viable idea given how you have complete control on which ads to display, and isn't as corporate-run as the ones from Google so you can leave Adblock off for this site. A Patreon campaign may also do the trick, but getting the audience is no easy task given the niche nature of this forum.<br />
<br />
Which brings up to the direction we're taking as a site. Most of us have moved on from the Strawberry Shortcake franchise, and as such we don't feel like discussing about it as much as we used to as key members have either left or went for other commitments. What I'm thinking of is to turn this site to a more technologically-focused message board, though the SSC-related subforums, and the site name itself, will still remain as it is out of convenience as moving to a different domain is a pain and a half as it is.<br />
<br />
So what do you guys think about it?]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Board migrated to MyBB]]></title>
			<link>https://www.strawberryforum.org/board/thread-607.html</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2017 06:11:54 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.strawberryforum.org/board/member.php?action=profile&uid=1">huckleberrypie</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[As you may have noticed, I have migrated the board software to MyBB, following concerns of security issues as Chris pointed out some time ago. I would've gone for IPB as with The GTA Place and several others, but I am not arsed to pay for a licence, and nor am I willing to install a nulled version of it either.<br />
<br />
Plans for moving the board to a new server are still underway too, as Chris will be shutting this server down ASAP.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[As you may have noticed, I have migrated the board software to MyBB, following concerns of security issues as Chris pointed out some time ago. I would've gone for IPB as with The GTA Place and several others, but I am not arsed to pay for a licence, and nor am I willing to install a nulled version of it either.<br />
<br />
Plans for moving the board to a new server are still underway too, as Chris will be shutting this server down ASAP.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Server move proposal (and a word on the future of this site)]]></title>
			<link>https://www.strawberryforum.org/board/thread-301.html</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2016 11:55:19 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.strawberryforum.org/board/member.php?action=profile&uid=1">huckleberrypie</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[I know it's long overdue and all, so I was thinking, what if we ask Kiwi about moving the site to his server? Chris has expressed his intentions on discontinuing his hosting service some time ago, and while he was kind enough to host this board for a minimal fee, I still feel a little embarrassed and sorry at him for the inconvenience as the move to his server was originally an emergency measure during the 000webhost fiasco in 2011, and I didn't intend to have him host the place for so long.<br />
<br />
Strawberryland.eu, or at least one of its subdomains, still appears to be live as of now, and assuming Kiwi still has the zeal to do anything SSC-related, I guess it wouldn't hurt to ask him about a possible server transfer.<br />
<br />
I am also contemplating on the use of ads on the site in order to provide at least some revenue. As much as I hate to put a banner ad or two here, I'm afraid we're running at a complete loss here, and we can only go so far in this state. Not helping with this situation is the lack of active and/or interested users partly due to SSC being a niche fandom compared to the likes of MLP. This site shows some potential as a hub for collectors to pool their resources and knowhow on the franchise, but alas, we're yet to reach that goal.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I know it's long overdue and all, so I was thinking, what if we ask Kiwi about moving the site to his server? Chris has expressed his intentions on discontinuing his hosting service some time ago, and while he was kind enough to host this board for a minimal fee, I still feel a little embarrassed and sorry at him for the inconvenience as the move to his server was originally an emergency measure during the 000webhost fiasco in 2011, and I didn't intend to have him host the place for so long.<br />
<br />
Strawberryland.eu, or at least one of its subdomains, still appears to be live as of now, and assuming Kiwi still has the zeal to do anything SSC-related, I guess it wouldn't hurt to ask him about a possible server transfer.<br />
<br />
I am also contemplating on the use of ads on the site in order to provide at least some revenue. As much as I hate to put a banner ad or two here, I'm afraid we're running at a complete loss here, and we can only go so far in this state. Not helping with this situation is the lack of active and/or interested users partly due to SSC being a niche fandom compared to the likes of MLP. This site shows some potential as a hub for collectors to pool their resources and knowhow on the franchise, but alas, we're yet to reach that goal.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Forums compromised, still pending investigation.]]></title>
			<link>https://www.strawberryforum.org/board/thread-285.html</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2014 06:26:53 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.strawberryforum.org/board/member.php?action=profile&uid=1">huckleberrypie</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[Quoted from Dave:<br />
<blockquote class="mycode_quote"><cite>Quote:</cite>Update: As of 2 PM today, the forums are finally back up. Blake will be obtaining a log of the spam sent through the site from Chris for analysis, hopefully we can trace the perp and turn him/her into law enforcement from the data in the logs. For now, the forum is back to usable state.<br />
<br />
We apologize for the downtime.</blockquote>
<br />
Chris hinted at a possible XSS hack on the site, and while Dave raised doubts about it, I'm not ruling out the possibility given how bug-laden PHPBB is. I'll see if I can harden the site, and hope we could move this off Chris's server as he really wants to streamline his site to just host The GTA Place and his other ventures.<br />
<br />
UPDATE: I've just updated Mediawiki to the latest build. Let's see if this would plug things up.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Quoted from Dave:<br />
<blockquote class="mycode_quote"><cite>Quote:</cite>Update: As of 2 PM today, the forums are finally back up. Blake will be obtaining a log of the spam sent through the site from Chris for analysis, hopefully we can trace the perp and turn him/her into law enforcement from the data in the logs. For now, the forum is back to usable state.<br />
<br />
We apologize for the downtime.</blockquote>
<br />
Chris hinted at a possible XSS hack on the site, and while Dave raised doubts about it, I'm not ruling out the possibility given how bug-laden PHPBB is. I'll see if I can harden the site, and hope we could move this off Chris's server as he really wants to streamline his site to just host The GTA Place and his other ventures.<br />
<br />
UPDATE: I've just updated Mediawiki to the latest build. Let's see if this would plug things up.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[The Great TGTAP Downtime 2013]]></title>
			<link>https://www.strawberryforum.org/board/thread-242.html</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 31 Mar 2013 01:44:35 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.strawberryforum.org/board/member.php?action=profile&uid=1">huckleberrypie</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[As most of you may have been wondering, this site, among others hosted by my friend Chris at TGTAP, has suffered from a week-long downtime due to a hard drive failure. Here's what he has to say about it:<br />
<br />
<blockquote class="mycode_quote"><cite>Quote:</cite>We're back!<br />
<br />
First off, we're sorry about the lengthy downtime we suffered during the past week. For the most part it was completely beyond our control. We did unfortunately suffer some data loss, some of which was simply due to corruption. Now if you continue reading I'll explain what happened, or just skip to the end if you don't care and just want to know wtf is up with the site right now.<br />
<br />
Back in the February we suffered some downtime, over 24 hours in fact. Scanning the system logs we were able to pinpoint this to an issue with one of the hard drives, but it was difficult to determine which one (we have 4 in a RAID 10 array) when the tools we have available were reporting them all as healthy! Fast-forward to last week, one of the hard drives decided to completely fail on us. Those of you who know about RAID will know that a single hard drive in the array failing is not a problem, so we simply asked the server techs to replace it for us. No big deal. As I was submitting the support ticket, I was running tests on the other 3 hard drives to check they were ok - turns out they weren't. A drive in the second pair was also failing, and as the test finished running, it did fail. This brought the server into a read-only state, we rebooted to allow the techs to replace the first bad disk. This was done, but we had to wait practically a whole day for it to finish filesystem checks and rebuild itself into the array.<br />
<br />
The bad news got worse after that and long story short, the OS had become corrupted and we were unable to get the server to boot up. Combine this problem with incredibly slow support staff and you see where this is heading...<br />
In the days that followed, they eventually replaced the second failed disk for us, and within another couple of days they finally got it into rescue mode and were able to get the server back online (today).<br />
<br />
Unfortunately this was when I discovered quite a lot of file integrity loss, corrupted files everywhere. After working all night to get the server back into a workable state, we realised that unfortunately our database system was completely <span style="font-style: italic;" class="mycode_i">fucked</span>, for lack of a better phrase. Worse still, our on-site nightly backups were mostly lost. The most recent off-site backups we had were over 2 weeks old, but these had to do.<br />
<br />
What I've done is restored a database backup from 13th March. Anything that happened since then has been lost. As for files and uploads, we believe most of this is ok, but chances are there's some missing files we aren't aware of. Please let me know (in this topic) if you are experiencing errors or other weirdness on the forums or anywhere else on the website.<br />
<br />
While no one is to blame (except myself for not having more recent backups available) for what happened, we feel the support staff made us wait unreasonably long times to both replace the failed hardware and recover the system for us. Downtime was almost inevitable with these kinds of failures, but it certainly should not have been this long. For this reason, we will be transferring TGTAP (and our other sites) to a new server within the next couple of weeks. We don't expect there to be any downtime while this happens, though the forums will be turned offline for approx 15 mins to ensure we have successfully migrated the data.<br />
<br />
That's all.</blockquote>
]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[As most of you may have been wondering, this site, among others hosted by my friend Chris at TGTAP, has suffered from a week-long downtime due to a hard drive failure. Here's what he has to say about it:<br />
<br />
<blockquote class="mycode_quote"><cite>Quote:</cite>We're back!<br />
<br />
First off, we're sorry about the lengthy downtime we suffered during the past week. For the most part it was completely beyond our control. We did unfortunately suffer some data loss, some of which was simply due to corruption. Now if you continue reading I'll explain what happened, or just skip to the end if you don't care and just want to know wtf is up with the site right now.<br />
<br />
Back in the February we suffered some downtime, over 24 hours in fact. Scanning the system logs we were able to pinpoint this to an issue with one of the hard drives, but it was difficult to determine which one (we have 4 in a RAID 10 array) when the tools we have available were reporting them all as healthy! Fast-forward to last week, one of the hard drives decided to completely fail on us. Those of you who know about RAID will know that a single hard drive in the array failing is not a problem, so we simply asked the server techs to replace it for us. No big deal. As I was submitting the support ticket, I was running tests on the other 3 hard drives to check they were ok - turns out they weren't. A drive in the second pair was also failing, and as the test finished running, it did fail. This brought the server into a read-only state, we rebooted to allow the techs to replace the first bad disk. This was done, but we had to wait practically a whole day for it to finish filesystem checks and rebuild itself into the array.<br />
<br />
The bad news got worse after that and long story short, the OS had become corrupted and we were unable to get the server to boot up. Combine this problem with incredibly slow support staff and you see where this is heading...<br />
In the days that followed, they eventually replaced the second failed disk for us, and within another couple of days they finally got it into rescue mode and were able to get the server back online (today).<br />
<br />
Unfortunately this was when I discovered quite a lot of file integrity loss, corrupted files everywhere. After working all night to get the server back into a workable state, we realised that unfortunately our database system was completely <span style="font-style: italic;" class="mycode_i">fucked</span>, for lack of a better phrase. Worse still, our on-site nightly backups were mostly lost. The most recent off-site backups we had were over 2 weeks old, but these had to do.<br />
<br />
What I've done is restored a database backup from 13th March. Anything that happened since then has been lost. As for files and uploads, we believe most of this is ok, but chances are there's some missing files we aren't aware of. Please let me know (in this topic) if you are experiencing errors or other weirdness on the forums or anywhere else on the website.<br />
<br />
While no one is to blame (except myself for not having more recent backups available) for what happened, we feel the support staff made us wait unreasonably long times to both replace the failed hardware and recover the system for us. Downtime was almost inevitable with these kinds of failures, but it certainly should not have been this long. For this reason, we will be transferring TGTAP (and our other sites) to a new server within the next couple of weeks. We don't expect there to be any downtime while this happens, though the forums will be turned offline for approx 15 mins to ensure we have successfully migrated the data.<br />
<br />
That's all.</blockquote>
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			<title><![CDATA[Ladies and gentlemen...]]></title>
			<link>https://www.strawberryforum.org/board/thread-212.html</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2012 08:58:40 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.strawberryforum.org/board/member.php?action=profile&uid=1">huckleberrypie</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;" class="mycode_align">May I present to you this...<br />
<a href="http://strawberryshortcake.wikia.com/wiki/Strawberry_Shortcake_Wiki" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url"><img src="http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20121108035213/strawberryshortcake/images/f/f0/Wiki_Header.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: Wiki_Header.png]" class="mycode_img" /></a><br />
<br />
As the wiki has been pretty much run down and riddled with low-quality and/or inappropriate contributions, I decided to adopt and take control of it. Right now I'm looking for interested contributors who can help with sprucing this berry lovely place up. I along with a few friends of mine will take care of the system work.</div>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;" class="mycode_align">May I present to you this...<br />
<a href="http://strawberryshortcake.wikia.com/wiki/Strawberry_Shortcake_Wiki" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url"><img src="http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20121108035213/strawberryshortcake/images/f/f0/Wiki_Header.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: Wiki_Header.png]" class="mycode_img" /></a><br />
<br />
As the wiki has been pretty much run down and riddled with low-quality and/or inappropriate contributions, I decided to adopt and take control of it. Right now I'm looking for interested contributors who can help with sprucing this berry lovely place up. I along with a few friends of mine will take care of the system work.</div>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[We need your support! Vote NO to Cybercrime Law and HB6187]]></title>
			<link>https://www.strawberryforum.org/board/thread-202.html</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2012 14:37:11 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.strawberryforum.org/board/member.php?action=profile&uid=1">huckleberrypie</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[Like this page, would you kindly? &lt;!-- m --&gt;&lt;a class="postlink" href="https://www.facebook.com/VoteNoTo6187"&gt;https://www.facebook.com/VoteNoTo6187&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!-- m --&gt;<br />
<br />
The Philippine Government has now implemented a new Cybercrime law, which, according to it, can penalize individuals posting "libelous" or inflammatory statements on Facebook and elsewhere. However, the <a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/09/philippines-new-cybercrime-prevention-act-troubling-free-expression" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">Electronic Frontier Foundation has expressed concern over it</a>, and with the <a href="http://www.interaksyon.com/infotech/bill-filed-to-curb-online-piracy-in-the-philippines" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">possibility of a SOPA-style act</a> being in the way, the interwebs might end up being less than savoury for Filipinos.<br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: 50pt;" class="mycode_size"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">DON'T BE A VICTIM OF TYRRANY! FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHTS!</span></span> <img src="https://www.strawberryforum.org/board/images/smilies/sparta.gif" alt="Sparta" title="Sparta" class="smilie smilie_25" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Like this page, would you kindly? &lt;!-- m --&gt;&lt;a class="postlink" href="https://www.facebook.com/VoteNoTo6187"&gt;https://www.facebook.com/VoteNoTo6187&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!-- m --&gt;<br />
<br />
The Philippine Government has now implemented a new Cybercrime law, which, according to it, can penalize individuals posting "libelous" or inflammatory statements on Facebook and elsewhere. However, the <a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/09/philippines-new-cybercrime-prevention-act-troubling-free-expression" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">Electronic Frontier Foundation has expressed concern over it</a>, and with the <a href="http://www.interaksyon.com/infotech/bill-filed-to-curb-online-piracy-in-the-philippines" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">possibility of a SOPA-style act</a> being in the way, the interwebs might end up being less than savoury for Filipinos.<br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: 50pt;" class="mycode_size"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">DON'T BE A VICTIM OF TYRRANY! FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHTS!</span></span> <img src="https://www.strawberryforum.org/board/images/smilies/sparta.gif" alt="Sparta" title="Sparta" class="smilie smilie_25" />]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Donations.]]></title>
			<link>https://www.strawberryforum.org/board/thread-190.html</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2012 02:37:59 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.strawberryforum.org/board/member.php?action=profile&uid=1">huckleberrypie</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[While we don't run this site for profit, we do have fees to pay like hosting and the annual domain rental fee. Chris did say that it's OK for me not to pay regularly on him since we don't consume that much bandwidth, but it would be too rude and inconsiderate of me not to pay for his generous service.<br />
<br />
Donations are completely voluntary, and any amount may do (well, if it's just 25 cents it may suffice but perhaps a dollar or two will cut it). If anyone's willing to pay (via PayPal or Globe GCASH), feel free to PM me or RAMCHYLD for more details.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[While we don't run this site for profit, we do have fees to pay like hosting and the annual domain rental fee. Chris did say that it's OK for me not to pay regularly on him since we don't consume that much bandwidth, but it would be too rude and inconsiderate of me not to pay for his generous service.<br />
<br />
Donations are completely voluntary, and any amount may do (well, if it's just 25 cents it may suffice but perhaps a dollar or two will cut it). If anyone's willing to pay (via PayPal or Globe GCASH), feel free to PM me or RAMCHYLD for more details.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Domain name transfer in progress! Edit: completed!]]></title>
			<link>https://www.strawberryforum.org/board/thread-186.html</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2012 10:24:37 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.strawberryforum.org/board/member.php?action=profile&uid=3">RAMChYLD</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[As our domain expiry moves near, I have initiated a renew+transfer from the evil Pro-SOPA GoDaddy to Anti-SOPA NameCheap. Please be assured that nothing will be lost- this transfer is just like when we moved from strawberryforum.cx.cc to strawberryforum.org last year, except that this time, the address remains the same- no adjustment is needed from our users' end. <br />
<br />
The transfer has started and will take up quite a few days in July to complete. However, During this time, downtime may occur. Do not be alarmed- the forum is safe and will remain in normal operation aside from the intermittent downtime. However, as a backup, remember that we have a backup announce/mailing list system at &lt;!-- m --&gt;&lt;a class="postlink" href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sscdrom"&gt;http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sscdrom&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!-- m --&gt; . Any concerns during forum downtime can be brought up there, and I strongly urge any member who has not yet sign up for the system to join.<br />
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I should also note that this new registrar is a bit more expensive- US&#36;10.49 instead of US&#36;9.99 - but it will be worth it and I will still be donating for it out of my pocket - in other words, you pay nothing for the domain. Put the money into good use instead- i.e., fund Kiwi and help out with our rent for the VPS <img src="https://www.strawberryforum.org/board/images/smilies/smile.png" alt="Smile" title="Smile" class="smilie smilie_1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[As our domain expiry moves near, I have initiated a renew+transfer from the evil Pro-SOPA GoDaddy to Anti-SOPA NameCheap. Please be assured that nothing will be lost- this transfer is just like when we moved from strawberryforum.cx.cc to strawberryforum.org last year, except that this time, the address remains the same- no adjustment is needed from our users' end. <br />
<br />
The transfer has started and will take up quite a few days in July to complete. However, During this time, downtime may occur. Do not be alarmed- the forum is safe and will remain in normal operation aside from the intermittent downtime. However, as a backup, remember that we have a backup announce/mailing list system at &lt;!-- m --&gt;&lt;a class="postlink" href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sscdrom"&gt;http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sscdrom&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!-- m --&gt; . Any concerns during forum downtime can be brought up there, and I strongly urge any member who has not yet sign up for the system to join.<br />
<br />
I should also note that this new registrar is a bit more expensive- US&#36;10.49 instead of US&#36;9.99 - but it will be worth it and I will still be donating for it out of my pocket - in other words, you pay nothing for the domain. Put the money into good use instead- i.e., fund Kiwi and help out with our rent for the VPS <img src="https://www.strawberryforum.org/board/images/smilies/smile.png" alt="Smile" title="Smile" class="smilie smilie_1" />]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Don't let the forums die! Speak out against SOPA and PIPA!]]></title>
			<link>https://www.strawberryforum.org/board/thread-161.html</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:40:22 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.strawberryforum.org/board/member.php?action=profile&uid=3">RAMChYLD</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[As you guys know, SOPA and PIPA will have substantial affects on fansites. Publishers of shows, games and movies can potentially abuse the act to silence critics, or if they also choose, fans alike. On this forum itself, it would mean that if American Greetings decide that we do not deserve to exist, they can get the site shut down without intervention from the owners. And as we all know, AG does not take criticisms lightheartedly. As of now, even misdirected criticism is enough to get a site DMCAed (i.e. the <span style="font-style: italic;" class="mycode_i">Penny Arcade</span> incident). However, the difference is, DMCA <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">cannot</span> touch someone else's site. The owner of the site will receive a warning, and is still given a chance to fight back by means of a counter-lawsuit. SOPA makes DMCA redundant- they don't need a DMCA, all they need is to order the site shut down. And given that we have a US domain name, it is considered to be subjected to US laws as far as SOPA and PIPA are concerned (yeah, the laws of that act are that shallow, If you have a US domain name, you're automatically American. Doesn't matter if your server is actually in Holland or The Netherlands). <br />
<br />
This site has a few criticisms targeted at the 2009 reincarnation of the show. It is sure to be shut down if SOPA and PIPA comes to be and AG sees the posts.<br />
<br />
Aside from that, SOPA and PIPA will also have hard-hitting consequences on those living outside the US. Do you know that certain shows either do not air or are prematurely cancelled in countries outside the US? And with SOPA and PIPA, it would render the fans of said shows in those country completely zero access to them?<br />
<br />
We blacked out our page for the last 48 hours as a gesture of protest against the upcoming SOPA and PIPA act. We are not alone- hundreds of sites including giants like Google and Flickr also protested- Google with their logo blacked out, and Flickr with allowing participating users to black out selected images. The war against SOPA have left a mark on the pages of history, as 10 US senators have backed down and the voting indefinitely postphoned. <br />
<br />
However, the war is not yet over. There is still PIPA, which is due for hearing on the 24th of January. We are still in decision on what we shall be doing on that day. It might be nothing, it might be another full-scale blackout. <br />
<br />
The biggest offending point about SOPA and PIPA itself is this- one of the proponents specifically targeted international audiences, saying that they do not deserve the show if their country's TV station refuses to carry a show or Pay TV operator refuses to carry a channel that airs the show. It implies that it's the problem between the citizens of the country and their Pay TV provider or local TV channels and is not their problem. When I saw that clause, it triggered a depression fit- it came across to me as crude, greedy and selfish.<br />
<br />
Americans, do the right thing. Vote out SOPA and PIPA. While we are not for piracy, we are also not for tyranny and suppression of freedom of speech. Remember the first amendment.<br />
<br />
And remember, telling someone how awesome a show is but not letting them have it is akin to bullying. Don't do that, share the show with them instead.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[As you guys know, SOPA and PIPA will have substantial affects on fansites. Publishers of shows, games and movies can potentially abuse the act to silence critics, or if they also choose, fans alike. On this forum itself, it would mean that if American Greetings decide that we do not deserve to exist, they can get the site shut down without intervention from the owners. And as we all know, AG does not take criticisms lightheartedly. As of now, even misdirected criticism is enough to get a site DMCAed (i.e. the <span style="font-style: italic;" class="mycode_i">Penny Arcade</span> incident). However, the difference is, DMCA <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">cannot</span> touch someone else's site. The owner of the site will receive a warning, and is still given a chance to fight back by means of a counter-lawsuit. SOPA makes DMCA redundant- they don't need a DMCA, all they need is to order the site shut down. And given that we have a US domain name, it is considered to be subjected to US laws as far as SOPA and PIPA are concerned (yeah, the laws of that act are that shallow, If you have a US domain name, you're automatically American. Doesn't matter if your server is actually in Holland or The Netherlands). <br />
<br />
This site has a few criticisms targeted at the 2009 reincarnation of the show. It is sure to be shut down if SOPA and PIPA comes to be and AG sees the posts.<br />
<br />
Aside from that, SOPA and PIPA will also have hard-hitting consequences on those living outside the US. Do you know that certain shows either do not air or are prematurely cancelled in countries outside the US? And with SOPA and PIPA, it would render the fans of said shows in those country completely zero access to them?<br />
<br />
We blacked out our page for the last 48 hours as a gesture of protest against the upcoming SOPA and PIPA act. We are not alone- hundreds of sites including giants like Google and Flickr also protested- Google with their logo blacked out, and Flickr with allowing participating users to black out selected images. The war against SOPA have left a mark on the pages of history, as 10 US senators have backed down and the voting indefinitely postphoned. <br />
<br />
However, the war is not yet over. There is still PIPA, which is due for hearing on the 24th of January. We are still in decision on what we shall be doing on that day. It might be nothing, it might be another full-scale blackout. <br />
<br />
The biggest offending point about SOPA and PIPA itself is this- one of the proponents specifically targeted international audiences, saying that they do not deserve the show if their country's TV station refuses to carry a show or Pay TV operator refuses to carry a channel that airs the show. It implies that it's the problem between the citizens of the country and their Pay TV provider or local TV channels and is not their problem. When I saw that clause, it triggered a depression fit- it came across to me as crude, greedy and selfish.<br />
<br />
Americans, do the right thing. Vote out SOPA and PIPA. While we are not for piracy, we are also not for tyranny and suppression of freedom of speech. Remember the first amendment.<br />
<br />
And remember, telling someone how awesome a show is but not letting them have it is akin to bullying. Don't do that, share the show with them instead.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[New Server]]></title>
			<link>https://www.strawberryforum.org/board/thread-152.html</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2011 01:36:27 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.strawberryforum.org/board/member.php?action=profile&uid=1">huckleberrypie</a>]]></dc:creator>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.strawberryforum.org/board/thread-152.html</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[We're now on a new server, in case you've been wondering why the site seems to be responding a bit faster:<br />
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<blockquote class="mycode_quote"><cite>Chris Wrote:</cite>Good news everyone!<br />
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After a period of fairly random unreliability and some downtime over the past month, we decided to move to a brand new dedicated server. The new server has a better processor, almost 3 times as much RAM, twice as much bandwidth, and a 1Gbps connection speed - that's 10 times faster than what we had previously!<br />
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This should really help improve our reliability, and we can now realistically aim for almost 100% uptime through the year.<br />
<br />
The move is complete, and everything should be working as normally, but if you notice anything strange, let us know!</blockquote>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[We're now on a new server, in case you've been wondering why the site seems to be responding a bit faster:<br />
<br />
<blockquote class="mycode_quote"><cite>Chris Wrote:</cite>Good news everyone!<br />
<br />
After a period of fairly random unreliability and some downtime over the past month, we decided to move to a brand new dedicated server. The new server has a better processor, almost 3 times as much RAM, twice as much bandwidth, and a 1Gbps connection speed - that's 10 times faster than what we had previously!<br />
<br />
This should really help improve our reliability, and we can now realistically aim for almost 100% uptime through the year.<br />
<br />
The move is complete, and everything should be working as normally, but if you notice anything strange, let us know!</blockquote>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Join us on our IRC channel!]]></title>
			<link>https://www.strawberryforum.org/board/thread-142.html</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 02:01:15 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.strawberryforum.org/board/member.php?action=profile&uid=1">huckleberrypie</a>]]></dc:creator>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.strawberryforum.org/board/thread-142.html</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[<div class="codeblock"><div class="title">Code:</div><div class="body" dir="ltr"><code>Server:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; irc.strawberryland.eu<br />
Ports:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6659,6667,6670<br />
Interfaces:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; IPv4,IPv6<br />
Channel:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;#strawberryland</code></div></div>Everyone is welcome to have a try! And for anyone who's new to IRC or web chatting in general, feel free to ask.  <img src="https://www.strawberryforum.org/board/images/smilies/biggrin.png" alt="Big Grin" title="Big Grin" class="smilie smilie_4" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="codeblock"><div class="title">Code:</div><div class="body" dir="ltr"><code>Server:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; irc.strawberryland.eu<br />
Ports:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6659,6667,6670<br />
Interfaces:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; IPv4,IPv6<br />
Channel:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;#strawberryland</code></div></div>Everyone is welcome to have a try! And for anyone who's new to IRC or web chatting in general, feel free to ask.  <img src="https://www.strawberryforum.org/board/images/smilies/biggrin.png" alt="Big Grin" title="Big Grin" class="smilie smilie_4" />]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[strawberryland.eu]]></title>
			<link>https://www.strawberryforum.org/board/thread-110.html</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 28 Aug 2011 19:13:52 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.strawberryforum.org/board/member.php?action=profile&uid=10">Kiwifruit Jam</a>]]></dc:creator>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.strawberryforum.org/board/thread-110.html</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[Mainly because my registrar had a significant discount on <span style="font-style: italic;" class="mycode_i">.eu</span> domains, I thought I <span style="font-style: italic;" class="mycode_i">must</span> buy some! I don't really know how it got to my mind, but I found that <span style="font-style: italic;" class="mycode_i">strawberryland.eu</span> was free, and so I decided to register it. It's just fun to have such a domain name, after all.<br />
<br />
Since the <span style="font-style: italic;" class="mycode_i">incident</span> has already happened anyway, of course I donate this domain to this forum. However I don't really know for what purpose would we use it actually. Of course I don't expect, neither encourage you to change the forum's address, since this actual one is perfect. Though we could still use <span style="font-style: italic;" class="mycode_i">strawberryland.eu</span> for some supplementary services, or purely for backup. Or maybe we could have cute e-mail addresses like "<span style="font-style: italic;" class="mycode_i">kiwifruitjam</span> &lt;&lt;<span style="font-style: italic;" class="mycode_i">insert 'at' sign here</span>&gt;&gt; <span style="font-style: italic;" class="mycode_i">strawberryland.eu</span>". Just like how some heavy <span style="font-style: italic;" class="mycode_i">System Shock</span> fans have managed to get <span style="font-style: italic;" class="mycode_i">trioptimum.com</span> addresses. <img src="https://www.strawberryforum.org/board/images/smilies/wink.png" alt="Wink" title="Wink" class="smilie smilie_2" /><br />
<br />
Do you have any ideas?<br />
<br />
Finally, if you wonder if the term "<span style="font-style: italic;" class="mycode_i">Strawberryland</span>" is a registered trademark, don't worry, I verified it: it isn't. At least in the <span style="font-style: italic;" class="mycode_i">European Union</span>, and that's what matters for <span style="font-style: italic;" class="mycode_i">.eu</span> domains after all. Either way, if the official copyright holders of the <span style="font-style: italic;" class="mycode_i">Strawberry Shortcake</span> franchise would ever ask for this domain, of course I'd give it to them without any hesitation - though it's <span style="font-style: italic;" class="mycode_i">berry</span> unlikely that they'd ever need it.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Mainly because my registrar had a significant discount on <span style="font-style: italic;" class="mycode_i">.eu</span> domains, I thought I <span style="font-style: italic;" class="mycode_i">must</span> buy some! I don't really know how it got to my mind, but I found that <span style="font-style: italic;" class="mycode_i">strawberryland.eu</span> was free, and so I decided to register it. It's just fun to have such a domain name, after all.<br />
<br />
Since the <span style="font-style: italic;" class="mycode_i">incident</span> has already happened anyway, of course I donate this domain to this forum. However I don't really know for what purpose would we use it actually. Of course I don't expect, neither encourage you to change the forum's address, since this actual one is perfect. Though we could still use <span style="font-style: italic;" class="mycode_i">strawberryland.eu</span> for some supplementary services, or purely for backup. Or maybe we could have cute e-mail addresses like "<span style="font-style: italic;" class="mycode_i">kiwifruitjam</span> &lt;&lt;<span style="font-style: italic;" class="mycode_i">insert 'at' sign here</span>&gt;&gt; <span style="font-style: italic;" class="mycode_i">strawberryland.eu</span>". Just like how some heavy <span style="font-style: italic;" class="mycode_i">System Shock</span> fans have managed to get <span style="font-style: italic;" class="mycode_i">trioptimum.com</span> addresses. <img src="https://www.strawberryforum.org/board/images/smilies/wink.png" alt="Wink" title="Wink" class="smilie smilie_2" /><br />
<br />
Do you have any ideas?<br />
<br />
Finally, if you wonder if the term "<span style="font-style: italic;" class="mycode_i">Strawberryland</span>" is a registered trademark, don't worry, I verified it: it isn't. At least in the <span style="font-style: italic;" class="mycode_i">European Union</span>, and that's what matters for <span style="font-style: italic;" class="mycode_i">.eu</span> domains after all. Either way, if the official copyright holders of the <span style="font-style: italic;" class="mycode_i">Strawberry Shortcake</span> franchise would ever ask for this domain, of course I'd give it to them without any hesitation - though it's <span style="font-style: italic;" class="mycode_i">berry</span> unlikely that they'd ever need it.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Emergency gathering site]]></title>
			<link>https://www.strawberryforum.org/board/thread-97.html</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 07:57:34 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.strawberryforum.org/board/member.php?action=profile&uid=3">RAMChYLD</a>]]></dc:creator>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.strawberryforum.org/board/thread-97.html</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[Did you know we have an emergency mailing list that we turn to for important announcements and to gather at if the main sites becomes temporarily inaccessible?<br />
<br />
If you haven't already, sign up at <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sscdrom" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sscdrom</a> today. It will be the first place where any important news regarding this forum will be broadcast.<br />
<br />
Kindly state the name you use at this forum or sign up using the name you registered on this forum to speed up approval.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Did you know we have an emergency mailing list that we turn to for important announcements and to gather at if the main sites becomes temporarily inaccessible?<br />
<br />
If you haven't already, sign up at <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sscdrom" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sscdrom</a> today. It will be the first place where any important news regarding this forum will be broadcast.<br />
<br />
Kindly state the name you use at this forum or sign up using the name you registered on this forum to speed up approval.]]></content:encoded>
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