Astral Pulse False Alarm!

[Xanth]

So, good news... Adrian might be giving me the forum to work with.  At the very least, I'll have the domain name, so that's something.

I'll keep you all apprised on what happens. 

[Blossom]

So, good news... Adrian might be giving me the forum to work with.  At the very least, I'll have the domain name, so that's something.

I'll keep you all apprised on what happens. 

That is awesome!!!

[Kodemaster]

Great news! Let me know what I can do to help!

So, good news... Adrian might be giving me the forum to work with.  At the very least, I'll have the domain name, so that's something.

I'll keep you all apprised on what happens. 

[Xanth]

Ok!  So!!

Adrian is going to be transferring ownership of the forum to myself shortly.

I'm going to work really hard on upgrading the software to SMF 2.0, that will alleviate any concern the web host has with age.

Adrian and I tried to do this before, the database didn't want to convert... but I've been doing some reading since then and I think I'll be able to work through it!

I'm going to make sure the Pulse stays active!!  \o/

[Volgerle]

Hi all,

I am just here after 2 days on this Sunday, sorry for the delay.
I just approved all the incoming registries for the Out-Of-Body-Boards, so all of you who registered should have access now to that forum.
Now I read it looks the AstralPulse will be saved then after all, which is great!
If it is in read-only mode we can of course always link from the OOBB forum to the links given then and create threads for it.
The OOBB forum will also remain there anyway and will stay, so it might always be a backup or an alternative then. Anyone can still register and I will do my best to keep that running.
I would have to get fit with the Admin stuff over there now since it's been about over 5 years since I created the structure and all of that but it should not be too difficult.
Anyway, since the Pulse (hopefully) will even stay in active mode I now see that there is no hurry then.   

Volgerle/Sinera(Arenis)

[Lumaza]

So, good news... Adrian might be giving me the forum to work with.  At the very least, I'll have the domain name, so that's something.

I'll keep you all apprised on what happens.  

Well, this may have turned out to be a "false alarm" this time. It is great to see how everyone came together to save a fantastic Forum that was near and dear to all of us. That kind of comradery is what truly makes this Forum "special"!  

[Volgerle]

On the Ad banner question. I have never seen an Ad there at all. It could be just in the "welcome to the Forum" stage. I could be wrong, but like I said, I have never seen an Ad there myself, as of yet!

To answer the banner questions:

In my view (here quite literally, lol), the banner(s) are not obtrusive or annoying at all. (Lumaza, You did not even see them so this proves it also to me).

On the start page there is only one under the sub-header area. In sub threads where the categories are listed there are none. Then you might get them again (as I know from other forums) after each 5 or 10 posts in threads with many posts.

But they are also only smaller banners, no annoying pop ups.  Of course, perceptions are different but I would not pay  to 'unsee' them. Also, as I understand it, this is only for the user and not for the entire forum then.

I bring the forum up-to-speed anyway even if it is only a backup for some. I might copy over the Retrievals thread (Souly) entirely, because I love and deal with this topic so much (even publish a book on it maybe).
So anyone still registering for this alternative forum is welcome. I will try to approve faster then and look it up every day. Just write "I am from the Astral Pulse" will do for the anti-spam text during registering.

[Xanth]

Hi all,

I am just here after 2 days on this Sunday, sorry for the delay.
I just approved all the incoming registries for the Out-Of-Body-Boards, so all of you who registered should have access now to that forum.
Now I read it looks the AstralPulse will be saved then after all, which is great!
If it is in read-only mode we can of course always link from the OOBB forum to the links given then and create threads for it.
The OOBB forum will also remain there anyway and will stay, so it might always be a backup or an alternative then. Anyone can still register and I will do my best to keep that running.
I would have to get fit with the Admin stuff over there now since it's been about over 5 years since I created the structure and all of that but it should not be too difficult.
Anyway, since the Pulse (hopefully) will even stay in active mode I now see that there is no hurry then.   

Volgerle/Sinera(Arenis)

I *believe* I have some time now, the Aug 27 date, I don't think applies anymore.
In which case, I *WILL* get this forum software updated.  Hopefully, in doing so, some of the busted features - like the email system - might come back online. 

[Xanth]

Well, this may have turned out to be a "false alarm" this time. It is great to see how everyone came together to save a fantastic Forum that was near and dear to all of us. That kind of comradery is what truly makes this Forum "special"!  

What was killing me is the whole just allowing 20+ years of knowledge on this forum to just let it disappear quietly into the night.

I'll start on the upgrade as soon as Adrian transfers the domain. 

We'll get this place back up to snuff! 

We might even get better emotes! haha

[T-Man]

That's great to hear Xanth.  Glad to hear you are giving it the TLC it needs so we don't loose this great site.  I'm sure it will be a lot of work though!

[Blossom]

What was killing me is the whole just allowing 20+ years of knowledge on this forum to just let it disappear quietly into the night.

I'll start on the upgrade as soon as Adrian transfers the domain. 

We'll get this place back up to snuff! 

We might even get better emotes! haha

That is great news!!!

[Xanth]

There might be a small blip in forum access between when he transfers the domain and when the forum will be accessible again.

For updates, please check my subreddit at r/AstralAcademy - or www.astralacademy.com

I'll post how things are coming along there.  Just so everyone is still in the loop. 

[Blossom]

There might be a small blip in forum access between when he transfers the domain and when the forum will be accessible again.

For updates, please check my subreddit at r/AstralAcademy - or www.astralacademy.com

I'll post how things are coming along there.  Just so everyone is still in the loop.  

I am mirroring the entire website just in case, in its entirety, from the beginning until today.  For a backup. My program is going through all the links now.  Already has the structure and the posts. Probably take me a while longer.  Already written over 8000 files with only 9 errors, which I think are just link related from the posts, which is no big deal.  We are NOT going to lose anything. I'll figure out a way to get it to you if you need it.  So if you or Adrian see a lot of traffic, it's me.

Jenn

[Blossom]

I can't get it.. Just too much data.  Im sorry.  I'll relook at it tomorrow..  Text is the key.
Possibly one sub folder at a time.

[desert-rat]

For a few minutes I thought you were shutting down the forum. I remember when Steve Pavlina shut down his forum.I think the Pavlina forum is archivedsome where. If something does happen hear I use the same name on SF ,bad caps and the hip forum. 

[Xanth]

I can't get it.. Just too much data.  Im sorry.  I'll relook at it tomorrow..  Text is the key.
Possibly one sub folder at a time.

No worries, I'll have the complete database this weekend. 
I'll do the conversion on it as fast as I can and, hopefully, we'll have a new forum working by Saturday night.  HOPEFULLY!  haha

But thank you for trying. 

[Xanth]

For a few minutes I thought you were shutting down the forum. I remember when Steve Pavlina shut down his forum.I think the Pavlina forum is archivedsome where. If something does happen hear I use the same name on SF ,bad caps and the hip forum. 

Oh we're not going anywhere - if I have anything to say about it.

[T-Man]

Xanth,

Have not received anymore email notifications but hopefully you can get that all worked out once you have all the updates done and the site up and running again!

Good Luck!

[Kree]

Nice. I had assumed the forum was gone for good.

In case yall need a new place to chat in the future, I have a ~600 member astral projection / psychology / spirituality discord. If any mods are interested they can mod over there too.

Edit:
This place is more dead than I realized, I'm the only one online. Let me know if yall wanna just merge with the discord and rebrand it to the astral pulse. Xanth and any other admins can co-admin if they're interested.
We literally have events where we stream Tom Campbell's vids.  Give it some thought.

[Xanth]

Nice. I had assumed the forum was gone for good.

In case yall need a new place to chat in the future, I have a ~600 member astral projection / psychology / spirituality discord. If any mods are interested they can mod over there too.



Edit:
This place is more dead than I realized, I'm the only one online. Let me know if yall wanna just merge with the discord and rebrand it to the astral pulse. Xanth and any other admins can co-admin if they're interested.
We literally have events where we stream Tom Campbell's vids.  Give it some thought.

The forum is quite alive.  You've caught it on a down time.
We've got an SSL cert now along with a secured site and updated software.  We'll be good. 👍

But thanks for the offer.

[LightBeam]

Wow, I go away on vacation for a month and come back to a complete surprise
Very happy things worked out. If something is stuck, it will be shaken to get unstuck and force changes. This applies to anything in life. I can see how this scary at first but necessary change needed to occur for the Pulse. Forcing closure, but finding a solution in the end. I see a lot more discussions and new members taking interest. I am very happy

[Lumaza]

Wow, I go away on vacation for a month and come back to a complete surprise
Very happy things worked out. If something is stuck, it will be shaken to get unstuck and force changes. This applies to anything in life. I can see how this scary at first but necessary change needed to occur for the Pulse. Forcing closure, but finding a solution in the end. I see a lot more discussions and new members taking interest. I am very happy

Once again, "everything happens for a reason". Many times, that reason is not apparent to us.

 Welcome back Lightbeam! I hope you had a fun vacation! 

[Xanth]

Wow, I go away on vacation for a month and come back to a complete surprise
Very happy things worked out. If something is stuck, it will be shaken to get unstuck and force changes. This applies to anything in life. I can see how this scary at first but necessary change needed to occur for the Pulse. Forcing closure, but finding a solution in the end. I see a lot more discussions and new members taking interest. I am very happy

Welcome back!  Hope you had a good time!

YES!!  In the end, everything worked out great!  The site has never run so smoothly.  ALL of the features work and we have some extra ones too!