# SDMB Account Vaporized... **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [September 20, 2002, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-account-vaporized/128792 "2002-09-20T13:59:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2002, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-account-vaporized/128792/1 "2002-09-20T13:59:27Z")
I had to re-register my account. Did this happen to anyone else? ---
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2002, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-account-vaporized/128792/2 "2002-09-20T14:07:28Z")
Who **are** you? Last time I saw ya, you had 0 posts! weirdddd…😛 ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2002, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-account-vaporized/128792/3 "2002-09-20T14:38:26Z")
I just signed up earlier this month. I did a quick scan of the boards, and my measly few posts are gone, too. Huh. ---
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2002, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-account-vaporized/128792/4 "2002-09-20T14:44:58Z")
no really, the boards went down and posts were lost. Anyway… WELCOME! ---
**Author:** ![bristlesage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/edb3f5/32.png) [@bristlesage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bristlesage)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2002, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-account-vaporized/128792/5 "2002-09-20T14:45:43Z")
With a name like “ **Winston Smith** ”, what else could you really expect? Well, besides a good brain-washing. Welcome! ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2002, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-account-vaporized/128792/6 "2002-09-20T15:13:59Z")
You’re the only one I know that went through the warp. Welcome back newbie 😃 ---
**Author:** ![EggNogg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/eb8c5e/32.png) [@EggNogg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EggNogg)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2002, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-account-vaporized/128792/7 "2002-09-20T15:20:21Z")
::flashback:: Hamsters, everywhere, Charlie CHARLIE **NOOOOOO** ---
**Author:** ![Siege](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dbc845/32.png) [@Siege](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siege)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2002, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-account-vaporized/128792/8 "2002-09-20T16:38:31Z")
Actually, a whole thread I started in this forum went missing. Then again, it was depressing enough that it may be good riddance. Welcome to the boards! CJ ---
**Author:** ![Berkut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a88e57/32.png) [@Berkut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Berkut)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2002, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-account-vaporized/128792/9 "2002-09-20T22:48:44Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Winston Smith \* > \*\*I had to re-register my account. Did this happen to anyone else? \*\* You do not have an account. You have never had an account. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Griffin-Kentzel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_griffin-kentzel/32/14787_2.png) [@Larry\_Griffin-Kentzel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Griffin-Kentzel)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2002, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-account-vaporized/128792/10 "2002-09-21T04:00:10Z")
This thread is better suited for **About This Message Board**. I’ll move it for you. * * * **Cajun Man** - SDMB Moderator ---
**Author:** ![TheLoadedDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2002, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-account-vaporized/128792/11 "2002-09-21T11:42:51Z")
Musta gone down the memory hole… So uh… that Julia eh? PHWOOOAR! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2002, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-account-vaporized/128792/12 "2002-09-21T14:54:52Z")
When did you register? All registrations and posts made after Monday, September 16, 3:30 am and Tuesday, September 17 were lost when the database became corrupted. We reinstalled from the backup and were back in business with a restored database effective as of 3:30 am Monday. So everything you might have done (like, say, register and make posts) has vanished as if it never happened. If you were a new member, you must re-register. Sorry for your inconvenience. Sorry for EVERYONE’s inconvenience. your humble TubaDiva Administrator