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DaLadybugMan
Decorated
Joined: 15 Dec 2010 Posts: 186
Erased blogs...SAVED! Every last one of them. I read my Slenderblogs on Google Reader, since my wordpress account got all wonky and I didn't want to continue following blogs with an inactive blogger account. While using it, I noticed something:
If something updated, if whoever updated it screwed up and deleted the post, it didn't matter. It stayed in the feed. I noticed it happening with blogs that were currently updating, so I wondered if it would work with blogs that had their entries erased before I started following them.
It did.
What this means is that a ton of blogs that were thought lost to the ages are now completely accessible again. The early White Elephants posts, one of the most influential blogs of all time, are all still on Google Reader. Para-Not-So-Normal, a blog that I personally wasn't a huge fan of but was a favorite with some creators, is still on Google reader. And CUT!, the first real humorous blog, which was deleted before most people even had a chance to read it, is still on Google Reader. All these blogs that were lost are again accessible.
I'm wondering what blogs you all would want recovered, and where exactly you'd like me to post these lost entries. There's one problem, though: if a blog has been deleted entirely, I can't salvage it. That means that I can't recover A Lack of Lexicon or No Escape From Reality (for humor value, of course). It's unfortunate, but it's a problem I can't solve.
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2011 9:39 pm
TrailheadTroll
Boot
Joined: 30 Apr 2011 Posts: 67
All of them. Honestly, I would even be of assistance for you, Sir.
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Trailheads.
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2011 9:47 pm
Bartok
Decorated
Joined: 06 Oct 2010 Posts: 271
mfw~
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2011 9:49 pm
maychorian
Veteran
Joined: 13 Apr 2011 Posts: 96
WHAT? Yes.
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2011 9:52 pm
JustAQ
Decorated
Joined: 22 Mar 2011 Posts: 155
Please tell us you have "foreverstalked". I WANNA READ TEH BADS!
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Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2011 10:09 pm
kirokokori
Decorated
Joined: 25 Nov 2010 Posts: 167
It'd be nice to have the old White Elephants stuff back. And, I remember hearing about a blog called CUT, which sounded amusing, but it was gone before I got to see it. So, if you had that, it'd be nice as well. c:
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2011 10:18 pm
Spazz
Boot
Joined: 22 Feb 2011 Posts: 25
I'll admit it.
I squealed like a tweenage girl when I heard this.
MADE. OF. WIN.
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2011 10:23 pm
RandomGuy26
Unfettered
Joined: 13 May 2010 Posts: 403 Location: Kentucky
Nice find. I was just looking over CUT! again and see it worked very well. The only downside is I don't think the tags can be recovered, but that can't be helped.
About where to collect them: Maybe a wiki of some kind?
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2011 10:26 pm
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MetalGearSamus
Unfettered
Joined: 03 Apr 2010 Posts: 675
Quick. Someone get hard copies on their drives, just in case.
Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 12:21 am
dfw
Decorated
Joined: 12 Feb 2011 Posts: 267 Location: NC
all of them yesss
/was late to the blog scene and is very curious
Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 12:36 am
DaLadybugMan
Decorated
Joined: 15 Dec 2010 Posts: 186
I do run Slenderbloggins, a Slender Man fansite, so I'd like to get them up there somewhere. The problem is, that'd maybe take a while. A wiki might also be a good idea. A temporary blog in the meantime? Anyone have any ideas?
Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 2:07 am
HealthyAshes
Veteran
Joined: 03 Nov 2010 Posts: 82 Location: No
This is very awesome
Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 3:46 am
Gimme20dollaz
Unfettered
Joined: 13 Nov 2010 Posts: 643
links? I really want to see CUT!
Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 10:44 am
Spazz
Boot
Joined: 22 Feb 2011 Posts: 25
Gimme20dollaz wrote:
links? I really want to see CUT!
Because I am apparently stupid and can't figure out how this actually works, turns out I'm forced to beg as well.
Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 12:18 am
awakeasaurusrex
Entrenched
Joined: 12 Oct 2010 Posts: 1099
Links won't be possible because the posts are in the cache of Ladybug's Google Reader account, as detailed in the OP.
Which means that Ladybug's best bet is probably to just copy-paste everything to a text file and throw it up somewhere.
Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 6:20 am
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