Post by Ashwhisker =D on Mar 11, 2009 15:17:28 GMT -5
This stuff never happens to you. You read the articles, watch the grim updates come in on the news, read about other people getting hacked, but you can't really feel truly empathetic. Sure, you feel sympathy, but you can't really share someone's pain until the same thing happens to you. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying you can't be empathetic, it's just that you don't know how much something hurts until you've experienced it.
Last night, I read the post about Breeze being hacked. I was like, hey, too bad. This morning I went to log on. Then, in bold letters on the screen, I was confronted with, "You have been permanently banned." It was only at that point that I felt Breeze's pain. But, there was an added confusion. I hadn't seen the announcement yet, so I fired off an email to Blizz asking her about my banning. Then I read the explanation, cursed myself for not changing my password more often, and sent an embarrassed email to Blizz telling her to "never mind."
Words can't really describe how I felt right then. I was shocked, upset, and sad. Warriors Wish is my home away from home. I would rather go on Ww than go to a friend's house, and I'm not ashamed to say it. Without Ww, I would be hopelessly lost. Then, I had to go to school, which was a surprisingly welcome distraction. It made me feel less horrible, because I reasoned with myself, and told me that the loss of my username really wasn't the end of the world. I could make another. Then, I decided to transfer my A&A thread over here. Boy, was I in for a shock.
I went to the SQC board, and to my horror, there was simply a "SNIP ><" in the place of my beloved board. I know Squirrel had to do it. I'm certainly not mad at you, you were just doing your job. I don't blame you or the other mods for anything. I calmed myself down, remembering that I had saved a copy of my thread on my computer when the spam started. I looked through the posts, and Gloomy had kindly offered to help me re-compile my information. I will be forever grateful for her offer, even though it wasn't necessary. Thank you from the bottom of my heart, Gloom. *hugs.* I also saw support from many other Wwians. You have no idea how good you made me feel. Squirrel, Nin, Gloom, and LS, thank you for making my day.
I just wanted to make this thread to vent a little, and thank those members above. I hope the mods and Blizz can soon solve our problem, and that we all transition back to Proboards well. I hope we can get our dear PhpBB Ww back (although I personally prefer Proboards) so that we don't have to completely move.
Thank you for reading this. I love you, Ww, and StarClan bless you all.
Last night, I read the post about Breeze being hacked. I was like, hey, too bad. This morning I went to log on. Then, in bold letters on the screen, I was confronted with, "You have been permanently banned." It was only at that point that I felt Breeze's pain. But, there was an added confusion. I hadn't seen the announcement yet, so I fired off an email to Blizz asking her about my banning. Then I read the explanation, cursed myself for not changing my password more often, and sent an embarrassed email to Blizz telling her to "never mind."
Words can't really describe how I felt right then. I was shocked, upset, and sad. Warriors Wish is my home away from home. I would rather go on Ww than go to a friend's house, and I'm not ashamed to say it. Without Ww, I would be hopelessly lost. Then, I had to go to school, which was a surprisingly welcome distraction. It made me feel less horrible, because I reasoned with myself, and told me that the loss of my username really wasn't the end of the world. I could make another. Then, I decided to transfer my A&A thread over here. Boy, was I in for a shock.
I went to the SQC board, and to my horror, there was simply a "SNIP ><" in the place of my beloved board. I know Squirrel had to do it. I'm certainly not mad at you, you were just doing your job. I don't blame you or the other mods for anything. I calmed myself down, remembering that I had saved a copy of my thread on my computer when the spam started. I looked through the posts, and Gloomy had kindly offered to help me re-compile my information. I will be forever grateful for her offer, even though it wasn't necessary. Thank you from the bottom of my heart, Gloom. *hugs.* I also saw support from many other Wwians. You have no idea how good you made me feel. Squirrel, Nin, Gloom, and LS, thank you for making my day.
I just wanted to make this thread to vent a little, and thank those members above. I hope the mods and Blizz can soon solve our problem, and that we all transition back to Proboards well. I hope we can get our dear PhpBB Ww back (although I personally prefer Proboards) so that we don't have to completely move.
Thank you for reading this. I love you, Ww, and StarClan bless you all.
Tried logging in just for the heck of it, didn't work of course.)
