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TESTING & WELCOME BOARD => Test & welcome board => Site News => Topic started by: Alex on April 01, 2008, 01:52:43 AM

Title: Last News
Post by: Alex on April 01, 2008, 01:52:43 AM

Charas Server time: 09:21 pm
Mon 31 Mar 2008

I hoped to avoid giving such a news.
Unfortunatly, i have to.

I received reports about the resources needed for all our system (forum, complete resources and generator). In one word... they're simply too high.
The server farm we are in now can no longer support such a pressure.

The bad news is there is not another server ready for us in the short times, and i received from farm admins this notification:

"[...] So we are sorry to inform you that within tomorrow night, April 1st, all the files and databases related to the charas-project.net domain will be totally removed from our servers"

So tomorrow nite, our server space will be... deleted.

Damn! to make it simple, without any warning tomorrow Charas will simply close... and probably forever.

I would just ask to clever users to AVOID obvious comments to this news.
Let's spend better our time.

I would like to thank everyone who helped, in any form, to turn all of this into something real.

Dunno what else to say, try to enjoy our last day at your best...

goodnite.

Alex

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Post by: ellie-is on April 01, 2008, 02:02:06 AM

Just so everyone knows, this is an april fool's joke.
Charas aint closing. At least not now.

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Post by: Dominicy on April 01, 2008, 02:02:24 AM

<< >> << >> I knew that.

EDIT: I AM OUTRAGED 100,000% AND JUST TO GET INTO ARCHEM'S SIGNATURE AGAIN BEFORE THE END OF THE WORLD I AGREE WITH ARCHEM 100,000%.

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Post by: HobomasterXXX on April 01, 2008, 02:03:12 AM

April fools much?

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Post by: Dominicy on April 01, 2008, 02:05:55 AM

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Originally posted by dudewheresmymount
April fools much?

[STRIKE]Everyone noticed but me >.>[/STRIKE]

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Post by: Alex on April 01, 2008, 02:11:16 AM

I'd like to. I added BOLD to my post to avoid something like this.
But it seems that for server farm admins tomorrow is just a normal working Tuesday.

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Post by: ellie-is on April 01, 2008, 02:23:28 AM

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Originally posted by Alex
I'd like to. I added BOLD to my post to avoid something like this.
But it seems that for server farm admins tomorrow is just a normal working Tuesday.

There is no BOLD on your post =D

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Post by: Ben on April 01, 2008, 02:29:59 AM

yeah, no its totally true. I frequent(ed) another forum that just got the axe because of this.
Businesses dont celebrate april fools. As nice as it would be to think.

Well, with any luck, we can try to msn something up and figure out a solution to the sad death of charas.

Everyone, download as much of the sweet *** resouces now, and probably a copy of charas.ex would benifit as well.

If anyone needs me ill be on the rpgmakervx.com forum

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Post by: HobomasterXXX on April 01, 2008, 02:39:18 AM

OK, my MSN is rossdevans@bigpond.com! ADD ME FOOS! and we'll still have the IRC.

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Post by: ellie-is on April 01, 2008, 02:44:22 AM

Yeah. lucas_irineu@hotmail.com for anyone who wants to talk with me. Good to talk to ya.
PS: I still think this is april 1st joke

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Post by: Dominicy on April 01, 2008, 02:44:34 AM

Holy **** :x (First time I ever used that smily, you know this is serious..)

Mmk, well then, bye everyone (or at least people who's MSNs I don't have),

my AIM is DominicBuch and my MSN is Dominicy@sbcglobal.net, in case any one wants to add me at the last minute.

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Post by: Alex on April 01, 2008, 02:47:07 AM

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Originally posted by lucas_irineu

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Originally posted by Alex
I'd like to. I added BOLD to my post to avoid something like this.
But it seems that for server farm admins tomorrow is just a normal working Tuesday.

There is no BOLD on your post =D[/B]

No?
Check better, first post wasn't edited.

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I would just ask to clever users to AVOID obvious comments to this news.

I wrote that because "april fool" was exactly what i was afraid to read here.
Honestly, i was thinking the very same thing when i received the email.
But when i received it in both email and fax form, it didn't sound too... foolish

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Post by: ellie-is on April 01, 2008, 02:51:06 AM

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Originally posted by Alex

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Originally posted by lucas_irineu

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Originally posted by Alex
I'd like to. I added BOLD to my post to avoid something like this.
But it seems that for server farm admins tomorrow is just a normal working Tuesday.

There is no BOLD on your post =D[/B]

No?
Check better, first post wasn't edited.

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I would just ask to clever users to AVOID obvious comments to this news.

I wrote that because "april fool" was exactly what i was afraid to read here.
Honestly, i was thinking the very same thing when i received the email.
But when i received it in both email and fax form, it didn't sound too... foolish[/B]

I see... Anyway, see ya all on msn and etc. If Charas is going to blow up, that is it :P
jk
Bye! :P

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Post by: HobomasterXXX on April 01, 2008, 02:56:58 AM

So... if anyones interested, why dont we get a temporary invisionfree board thingo?

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Post by: Dominicy on April 01, 2008, 03:43:58 AM

For lack of a better time and chance of brightening this dark dark day, I finally took a screenshot of Salim from Quest for Glory 3, to show the similarities to Alex :P

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Post by: FFL2and3rocks on April 01, 2008, 04:59:54 AM

Alas, poor Charas. I knew him, Horatio.

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Post by: HobomasterXXX on April 01, 2008, 09:04:59 AM

Well, i might make a little invisionfree board as a temporary charas. but if i do and this is actually a joke, ill feel like a twat.... meh.

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Post by: WarxePB on April 01, 2008, 09:19:11 AM

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Originally posted by FFL2and3rocks
Alas, poor Charas. I knew him, Horatio.

Good night, sweet prince.

And may flights of angels sing thee to thy rest.

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Post by: HobomasterXXX on April 01, 2008, 09:24:48 AM

Here is the forum (http://z9.invisionfree.com/Charas_Temp/)

If this turns out to be a grand joke, this will still be here for future. I will pass adminship to... one of the admins once they register.

EDIT: Still adding categories, so bear with me.

EDIT EDIT: All i need are members now.

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Post by: Razor on April 01, 2008, 11:12:07 AM

Oh for soothe, thine end closes near. Woe is me.
Woe is we.

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Post by: Dragonium on April 01, 2008, 12:36:31 PM

I thought we put 3.0 on a different server thing?

Or did I just imagine that?

Anyway this is horrible horrible horrible and we need a new site.

And y'know, a while ago someone suggested making the entire CR downloadable as a .rar or something. If we'd actually agreed with that idea instead of disregarding it, we'd be able to save the resources. Even if only about 20% of them are useful.

But aaaanyway, goodbye Charas. It has been fun. Well, mostly.

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Post by: ellie-is on April 01, 2008, 01:37:10 PM

April 1, and charas is still here =0

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Post by: Dominicy on April 01, 2008, 03:14:13 PM

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Originally posted by lucas_irineu
April 1, and charas is still here =0

Patience, Lucas.  The end will come soon.  *pat pat*

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Post by: Alex on April 01, 2008, 07:43:11 PM

Uff....

OK, OK, OK!
It was an April Fool, i admit it (if still needed).
It was just to spread a bit of life, these kind of things are so funny when you can count also on community's complicity.

But everyone immediately replied with the so obvious "APRIL FOOL!"... SIGH!

Initially my idea was even worst: i was planning to SHUT DOWN the server for real, for some hours.
But i think it's enough this way.
Anyhow, next time i will do that on March 1st and i will reveal the joke after one month! :)

Byebye!

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Post by: ellie-is on April 01, 2008, 08:10:55 PM

Hehe, sorry man. Shutting dow for a few hours would be a cool idea though =)

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Post by: Dragonium on April 01, 2008, 08:29:30 PM

*Walks away muttering*

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Post by: ZeroKirbyX on April 01, 2008, 08:48:59 PM

I called it XD

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Post by: Etna on April 01, 2008, 08:54:34 PM

WTF?! =^o.O'^=
I took this serious! LOL! Oh well, guess I got pwned. I
actually cried when I saw that. Well, I'm glad nothing will
happen to this great system! :happy:

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Post by: HobomasterXXX on April 01, 2008, 10:08:59 PM

Goddammit! I even went to the effort of making a ****ing Invision board! **** IT! *walks off*

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Post by: Alex on April 01, 2008, 10:41:34 PM

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Originally posted by dudewheresmymount
Goddammit! I even went to the effort of making a ****ing Invision board! **** IT! *walks off*

Ehm, yes.... sorry :P

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Post by: HobomasterXXX on April 01, 2008, 11:06:50 PM

Its ok... anyway, at least ive got charas back.

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Post by: Dominicy on April 02, 2008, 12:06:44 AM

Dang, now there was no reason to go through Quest For Glory 3's lengthy introduction/finding Salim to take a screenshot for nothing >_______>

THANKS, EVIL HEAD!!

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Post by: A Forgotten Legend on April 02, 2008, 01:20:17 AM

...I've been to two different forums that have done the same thing.  Its actually getting boring seeing the same joke over and over. =P

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Post by: Nightowl on April 02, 2008, 01:38:30 PM

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Originally posted by Alex
Uff....

OK, OK, OK!
It was an April Fool, i admit it (if still needed).
It was just to spread a bit of life, these kind of things are so funny when you can count also on community's complicity.

But everyone immediately replied with the so obvious "APRIL FOOL!"... SIGH!

Initially my idea was even worst: i was planning to SHUT DOWN the server for real, for some hours.
But i think it's enough this way.
Anyhow, next time i will do that on March 1st and i will reveal the joke after one month! :)

Byebye!

Heh, i knew it were a april fool. If charas could be closed FOREVER i would crap and puke into my computer (maybe). :x  _sweat_