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Thank you all for the support and the very kind words. Whoever said all Thayans are mean and evil was just plain wrong! I'll do my best not to let it ruin the vacation, but it will definitely be in the back of my mind. I'm sure Heidi will slap me if I start moaning about it though, so no worries there. ;)
After a night sleeping on it (kinda), I'm feeling slightly better about things and I'm hopeful that some place can work magic on the drive and get off the backup files. Last night I messed around with my old (un)dead computer for several hours and was able to access the C drive, which meant I was able to get the vast majority of the personal files that I had stored - only a few lost pictures now, so I'm breathing easier in that regard, at least. But my data drive/partition, which is where I started saving all the NWN server backup files to this year, is completely gone and the computer hangs immediately when I try to access it, even through the command prompt.
So while I was able to get a NWN backup off of it, it was the last one I had on the C drive before I started saving files to the data drive, which was taken on February 8, 2014. Ugh. So while not all is lost, that still means over 6 months worth of work is gone should that be the data that gets restored. I am calling places today, starting with Staples and some smaller computer stores around here, to see about prices and turnaround time on the process to attempt to get data off the dead server drive. Will let everyone know how that goes.
As far as the very generous offers to donate, I will setup a PayPal donation account sometime in the very near future. I am not a web admin like KTA, so I don't know how to modify the pages of this forum to put up the donate button, but I'll probably start a separate thread with the PayPal info for the account. Any donation is absolutely and 100% voluntary. It's actually illegal for *any* NWN server to force you to pay-to-play. I have never asked for donations before so this is uncharted territory for me. I understand the desire to keep everyone anonymous, but then I also understand the desire some people may have who may want to be recognized for assisting to get back everyone's characters and help the server get back on its feet, which I also feel is very appropriate. I'm not sure the exact route to take at this time - and I'm doing something I don't normally do here: think (type) out loud in public. So if there are suggestions as to how to handle donations, please feel free to post. Most certainly those who request to remain anonymous will only be known by me (and will have my sincere gratitude), regardless of the direction taken with the announcement of donations.
After a night sleeping on it (kinda), I'm feeling slightly better about things and I'm hopeful that some place can work magic on the drive and get off the backup files. Last night I messed around with my old (un)dead computer for several hours and was able to access the C drive, which meant I was able to get the vast majority of the personal files that I had stored - only a few lost pictures now, so I'm breathing easier in that regard, at least. But my data drive/partition, which is where I started saving all the NWN server backup files to this year, is completely gone and the computer hangs immediately when I try to access it, even through the command prompt.
So while I was able to get a NWN backup off of it, it was the last one I had on the C drive before I started saving files to the data drive, which was taken on February 8, 2014. Ugh. So while not all is lost, that still means over 6 months worth of work is gone should that be the data that gets restored. I am calling places today, starting with Staples and some smaller computer stores around here, to see about prices and turnaround time on the process to attempt to get data off the dead server drive. Will let everyone know how that goes.
As far as the very generous offers to donate, I will setup a PayPal donation account sometime in the very near future. I am not a web admin like KTA, so I don't know how to modify the pages of this forum to put up the donate button, but I'll probably start a separate thread with the PayPal info for the account. Any donation is absolutely and 100% voluntary. It's actually illegal for *any* NWN server to force you to pay-to-play. I have never asked for donations before so this is uncharted territory for me. I understand the desire to keep everyone anonymous, but then I also understand the desire some people may have who may want to be recognized for assisting to get back everyone's characters and help the server get back on its feet, which I also feel is very appropriate. I'm not sure the exact route to take at this time - and I'm doing something I don't normally do here: think (type) out loud in public. So if there are suggestions as to how to handle donations, please feel free to post. Most certainly those who request to remain anonymous will only be known by me (and will have my sincere gratitude), regardless of the direction taken with the announcement of donations.