I miss the old archives

[kalajj]

I've been thinking alot about my sweet William's day coming up and wanting so badly to go back into the archives to read about the first days I came to SG. It makes me so sad. I didn't keep a very good personal journal. I poured my soul out here. Now I wish I had them to read and somehow comfort my longing heart.

Will we ever see the old posts again?

[judiann]

I've wondered if we will get them back too. So much history of the worst times of our lives......it helped me to go back, see where I'd been, how much I've changed, find hope, comfort knowing I was not alone.

My heart aches to read those words again too.

Is it possible to recover them??

judiann

[selmasings]

I have been wondering the same - not only are those first words I wrote after I lost Thomas among the archives, my feelings throughout my pregnancy with Milly are there too - it would be so lovely to be able to read them again! I have to be honest and say that I actually used to copy and paste my posts into word which formed a kind of pregnancy journal failed to do so in the latter weeks of my pregancy. It would be so great to be able to complete it!!!!

I also understand that Clara and Joe worked so very hard to get us these new boards and have mentioned the archives before but as there were so many they were worried about space I think?! Maybe one day a way will be found to get them online again - even as 'read only' files.......though I guess it would be a HUGE task to take on.......Clara?

[goosey731]

I've been thinking about this same thing--I never printed out what I wrote after we lost Bayley and it would be so comforting to have now.

[judiann]

I saved a lot of poems & several personal posts to folders too. After the "crash", I still had them, but of course.... Our computer went down & I lost them!!!

Hubby still "searches" & has found a few things, but.....well, I can only hope.
I may just start printing stuff I want to keep.....if our printer works !!

[Racemom]

I had saved the links to several of my posts to print out for Grayson's scrapbook, but they're no good now that we've moved. I hope one day they will be able to at least give us temporary access to the old archives to save what we'd like.

Karla-I was just thinking about you last night! How are you doing?!

[Clara Hinton]

Dear SG Family,

This was Joe's biggest and most difficult decision when trying to make the wisest and most beneficial choice for the SG message boards.

He thought he had a "conversion" method worked out whereby the old archives would transfer over to the new message boards (on the former SG server). The conversion was working and ran for several hours before crashing the server again. There were just too many files for the former server to handle. We outgrew our old home.

When we moved to this new hosting by Proboards, we were not permitted to transfer the old files over.

However, everything has been saved, even though we do not have access to the archived posts right now.

If and when the time comes that Silent Grief is able to afford our own server, Joe will be able to convert all of those archived files over into the new programming language. (Part of our problem is that we were using outdated programming.)

Translated into dollars and cents, to have our our own dedicated server would cost approximately $4,000 per year, and we would have quite a bit of "down time" while the new programming is being completed. In fact, Joe estimated at least 8 weeks of down time.

That $4,000 is an annual hosting fee, and at this time that is out of the question for us.

So, that's why Joe and I had to make the "tough" decision.

I, too, long for the day when we can access all of our early days of history on SG.

Thank you for your understanding.

Love,
Clara

[selmasings]

Clara,

thankyou so much for letting us know your piont of view on this. I am sure that there will be a day when we can access these posts but for now the most important thing is that the boards are up and running to support those who need them. It sounds like a lot of money and work will be needed to convert to a server of your own. Praying that this will one day become a reality!

Thankyou so much for these boards, I have made so many dear friends here and have found so much support in some of my darkest most lonely hours. It really means so very much to me, I thank you from the bottom of my heart.

(((((((HUG)))))))

[judiann]

My Thanks too!!

It is a warm, fuzzy comfort to know "everything has been saved"!! ;D I just know the day will come when we can have access to our history again!

But then theres that 8 weeks of "down time" thing ......another "cross that bridge" when we get to it, huh?

I'm grateful for what we have,

Love,

judiann

[goosey731]

I agree that it's nice to know that all the archives are still saved. I, too, am extremely grateful for this site. Thank you!

[melody]

Clara you and Joe need a hug for all you do. Thinking of and praying for you all always.

[Clara Hinton]

Dear SG Family,

You all are truly "my family"! We share a LOT of history together, and I, too, believe that there will be a day we can access the old posts that are so rich in history.

Obviously, Joe believes that, too, or he wouldn't have gone to all the trouble to save everything.

Thanks so much for your continued love, prayers, and understanding.

Much love,
Clara

[threebythree]

Clara ~

I can't even thank you enough for everything that SG has brought into my life. I mean...there is the support I couldn't get ANYWHERE, the realization that I was not alone, people who could answer my questions and cry with me because they have been there AND the friendships I have made! I would not have met ANY of these girls and wouldn't have formed bonds that I believe will continue throughout life!

Saying all of that...is it possible to implement a $5 per year fee? It just seems like such a little amount to help you guys keep this up and going. Do you think that would just deter (sp?) others from joining??

[selmasings]

I would happily pay a $5 per year fee............Clara?! It would be a wonderful way to give something back for this wonderful support network you have given us!!

[daisy]

I am so relieved to know that the achives are saved. I understand the impossiblity of transferring them here. I feel so much better knowing they are safe even if I can not access them.