BronxWench

Right now, while the site is still in read-only mode, reviews can’t be removed. If you leave a link to the review url, I’d be happy to remove the review once the site is back up and running again.

Right now, while the site is still in read-only mode, reviews can’t be removed. If you leave a link to the review url, I’d be happy to remove the review once the site is back up and running again.

@Deadman is correct. Once the site is back up and running properly again, we have a great FAQ on posting stories right here: https://www2.adult-fanfiction.org/forum/topic/63417-how-to-upload-a-story/

Our coder and admin are working as fast as they can to resolve the issues with the archive. We don’t have an exact date. It’s a very involved and time-consuming process, and they are devoting a great deal of their time to this site, in addition to their day jobs and families. Keep an eye on the home page of the archive for updates.

Are you trying to register with the forum or with the archive? If you are trying to register with the archive, it is in read-only mode at the moment, and new registrations are on hold. If you are trying to register for the forum, you need a registered account with the archive to join the forum.

I’m working on something, that will hopefully coalesce before Samhain.

I do understand, and I appreciate the concern you have for the site’s safety.

It’s going to be a bit before I can delete the account, since the archive is in read-only mode at the moment. It would help to have an idea of what account you’d like deleted, however, since I don’t have an archive profile matching the guest name you’re using.

I’m sure our server host runs scans regularly for the servers. It would only be sensible for them to do so, and since we’ve never had an issue with malware originating from the host servers, I can be confident they do an excellent job. We don’t have the access to the servers to run scans ourselves, since we basically buy space on another company’s physical hardware. That’s why I emphasize the need for running individuals scans on the hardware we each own and use to access the site.

Access to the database itself is strictly controlled. Only DemonGoddess and manta2g have direct access. My moderating staff is exceedingly small, and doesn’t have the limited abilities that I have as lead moderator. I’ve met most of them in person, and I am entirely sure that none of my moderators are responsible for this series of attacks. Further, I myself run Malwarebytes Premium daily on my computer, and take every precaution when I have occasion to visit other sites in the course of my moderating duties. I know it’s easy to point a finger at human beings, and wonder if they are the proximate cause of the issues, but in this case, you’re way off base. The idea of using immoral means to achieve what a person believes is a moral end is neither improbable or unheard of, in my experience. Hypocrisy is as much a common human trait as any other, and the same people who email me demanding that I remove a story they dislike would scream the loudest if I removed a story they did like. It’s naïve to think otherwise.

I don’t think we need to escalate to the point of firearms. However, we are not the only site that hosts adult fiction, and I don’t think the attack is because of our content. I do think we need to secure the site as much as is possible against this sort of incursion, and I do think we need to, at the very least, report the attacker to his/her ISP if not to the Federal authorities who investigate cybercrimes. There’s no financial gain to be had from attacking us, and the attacks appear to be intended to disrupt the normal operations of the site. The attacks redirect our members to sites of dubious provenance and probable malware, which is my concern. We value our members, and don’t want to have our site used to harm them. So, once again, NEVER CLICK ON LINKS THAT YOU DON’T KNOW and make sure your antivirus/malware protections are up to date. Secure yourself with two-factor authentication, and change your passwords regularly if you’re not using two-factor authentication. This is something we all need to do to protect ourselves.

Argh. Maybe we need to enlist that fellow on YouTube who hacks phone spammers…

It will depend on what kind of documentation we can put together, but I’d be more than happy to deal with IC3 and their endless bureaucracy. I’m used to Federal agencies and paperwork.

The archive is back in read-only mode at the moment. Our attacker has been quite persistent, and our coder and tech admin are working as quickly as possible to close off all vulnerabilities so we can once again operate normally. Unfortunately, our coder has had to use back-up data to restore the archive even in the read-only mode, which may be why the new chapter is lost despite your having gotten reviews on the story. Bear with us, please. Our coder and admin are working on this as fast as they can, given the time constraints of their actual employment and other obligations.

We are unfortunately back in read-only mode for the time being, while our admins deal with the latest round of attacks. I can’t tell you when that will end, so please be patient with us.

It’s due to the site being in read-only mode, most likely. From what I can see, your email is only registered once. Bear with us. We’ll get the site secured and live again, and get this all sorted for you.

It’s a continuation of the attack on the site. Our staff is working on getting the site fully secured, so please be patient while we work on the issues. In the meantime, practice safe surfing and DON’T CLICK ON STRANGE LINKS! The Internet can be a dark place and hackers don’t send you to safe sites.

We are aware of the issue, and our coder is working on securing the site yet again against our persistent attacker. In the meantime, practice safe surfing and DON’T CLICK ON STRANGE LINKS! The Internet is full of dark and nasty things.

Hello, Because of the recent attacks on the site, some features have been disabled temporarily. I am unable to activate your account right now, but once our staff has finished securing the site, I will be able to activate your account. Please be patient a bit longer, and thank you! With apologies for any Google Translate oddities: Bonjour, En raison des récentes attaques sur le site, certaines fonctionnalités ont été temporairement désactivées. Je ne suis pas en mesure d'activer votre compte pour le moment, mais une fois que notre personnel aura terminé de sécuriser le site, je pourrai activer votre compte. Veuillez patienter encore un peu et merci !

Thank you! Believe me, we’re all as eager as you are to get things running again, and it really is appreciated to get a thank you!

All I can say is manta is working as fast as she can. She has a regular job as well as doing coding for us, since we’re not exactly in a position to hire her full-time, and the paying job needs to take precedence. And as Des pointed out, this is a line-by-line fix, which is tedious and time consuming. If I had any ability at all to help, I’d pitch in, but quite frankly, I’d probably make a bigger mess than whoever launched the injection attack.

The green rectangle button won’t allow you to modify your lists, but if you click on your pen name in the menu on the home page, on the left, you should see an option to edit your profile. At the top, in a green bar, are the links for Recommended Reading, Recommended Authors, Currently Reading, and Stories Written. As manta said, right now only the Recommended Authors is working, but the others are in the works. We’re all finding our way around the new features, but if everything goes as planned, we’ll have some great new one-click features that many members have been asking for.

Don’t use any old links you might have for the control panel. As I found, if you click that grouping of green rectangles, it should open a control panel page for you for that subdomain. For example, if I click on the green rectangles to the right of the subdomain “Books” I will see the control panel with my two stories displayed and the option to add a new story, just like before.

I have to admit, I can’t seem to find my Control Panel either. I’m getting used to the new layout and features, but this one is eluding me as well. EDIT: Nevermind. I found it. @Krulos you need to click the little green rectangle icon that looks like a layout page, next to the archive where you want to add the story. Your Control Panel will open up when you do that. It was too damned obvious, and I was looking for something on my actual profile.