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It seems that all author names has been replaced by 123123 in the database so you can’t longer search for author names or tell what author who wrote a particular story. Sounds like a database update that went horribly wrong...do you have backup you can read back to restore the missing information?

It would’ve happened some time between 2:36PM EDT and when Thundercloud first reported it. I can speculate, but that’s not helpful here. Hopefully it’s a simple script with a database backup that can fix it, otherwise it’ll be tedious.

Hi, All. @Desiderius Price’s ‘temporary fix’ is double-confirmed by me. I refreshed the Original Writing page, and his name came up instead of the numbers. I logged in, changed my user name back to what it is from the numbers, and logged back out. When I logged in again, it was as it should be, and when I refreshed the Original Writing page, both Price’s user name and mine were correctly displayed. Since the value was the same for every user, I’m guessing that it is a benign placeholder for an invalid field rather than an opening for ‘major mischief’ for the database itself. But it is a problem just the same. so good luck in figuring it out Thanks again for all the thankless work in keeping the site running.

Fixed mine, but yeah, if you log out, log back in, then it’ll hold (barring it happening again).

Dear gods. I was able to go to my own control panel, and update my pen name back to the correct one. The correction seems to be holding even after a page refresh. Unfortunately, that’s not going to work for inactive members if they’re not around to correct their pen names. Hopefully @DemonGoddess and @manta2g can fix this in the database.

Hi, all. And now I’ve also tagged @BronxWench too, in case she needed to be told. I’m sure they’re working on it, keeping in mind that none of the staff are paid full-time employees. Thanks.

Hi, Thundercloud. I sent a on-form PM to @DemonGoddess when this started happening just before Noon Eastern Time. No reply yet, but I’m sure they’re working on it. Thanks.

Hi all, Crossroadsmk2 here. Not gone - just taking a break. Lots on my plate with family and stuff, so no time for regular posting of chapters. The next story I do will only be posted once it's complete, with one chapter posted per week (so no long delays in between). I'm 4 chapters in so far and aim to be finished around the middle of the year, with around 10 chapters total. I'll start following this topic, so I'll see any replies here.

That’s presumptuous. It’s a six year project so far, the muse will ebb and flow, not to mention real life will intrude. Sure, a few months since the last chapter post, but she’s (fairly) recently commented. If it had been years...maybe then consider that label. However, even then, projects have a way of coming back to life. Even my potter fanfic had … trying to remember if it was six or ten YEARS to that hiatus before I returned to it. Know of another that’s resurfaced too after a decade.