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I've added a poll (see below) asking about your preferences with different content hosting avenues.
Also, I can't find a simple way to set up a donation system here other than PayPal. If anyone knows any other services let me know.
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Here is a letter that Falldog sent me to post, it explains what is going on:
Folks,
As one of the prominent hosts for Archive Scans these past two years I feel I bear some responsibility in explaining why the majority of download links no longer work.
Archive Scan's content was hosted on a service provided by a company called 1&1 Internet. I've been with them just shy of nine years now, hosting various projects and domains over the years. If you look up reviews on this company you'll find a lot of negative criticism. Up till now, except for some performance issues and lack of functionality, I was not one of those with a negative opinion. Unfortunately they have decided to live up to those negative expectations, and in doing so put Archive Scans and myself in a bad spot.
Today I was contacted by the 1&1 "Abuse-Team" regarding the directory where the Archive Scans content was stored. They made several claims, which I confronted them over, only to receive deflections and more claims without adequate evidence. At first they claimed that I was using this space to store files not associated with a "conventional Web Site" and that they were "of questionable legality." When I corrected them regarding their usage they proceeded to trump up the copyright charge. I asked them to present evidence of a take down request or other infringement claim and told them that the site, and files, were complaint with DMCA. Surprise, they never received any copyright claims. In their expert opinion the files "definitely appear to be Manga, which would be copyrighted in Japan." It's always nice to see a company acting in complete ignorance and making copyright claims over something they have no right to.
In reality the copyright claims were just a poor attempt to scapegoat past a larger issue, server utilization. Archive Scans takes up quite a bit of space and, based on the site's traffic stats, generates quite a bit of interest. I have always been mindful of the limitations, making sure that the storage space has never exceeded expectations. In recent years 1&1 has also promised "unlimited" bandwidth. Unfortunately they, in their infinite wisdom, have removed the ability for users to see just how much bandwidth they are using up. With no way to keep track of how much traffic was going out I assumed that their "unlimited" claims were actually true. 1&1's first message today indicated that Archive Scans was "generating 18 terabytes of traffic a day" of which I quickly requested more information so the problem could be respectfully addressed. Not surprisingly, I did not receive any. Instead they contradicted themselves by later stating, "We offer unlimited traffic but we do not offer unlimited CPU/memory/IO."
Their response to these issues was not only to disable access to the archive directory, but to disable access to anything hosted on the same domain. They also went as far as to disable traffic to several other domains I currently host on that account. Their over reactionary and irresponsible actions have not only disrupted their perceived issue but several sites that had been operating without issue. 1&1's inexplicable irresponsibility and lack of professionalism has left me upset and completely dumbfounded. Unfortunately I feel at this point that I have no choice but to remove the archive files from the server. I lack the time and money to go to war with 1&1 over these offenses and frankly I'm scared for the websites I and others host through my acounts. 1&1 has reserved the right to remove everything at a whim, wiping away years of data and hours of work. They are, in a sense, holding it hostage.
I will do everything in my meager power to support Archive Scans but as of now my options are severely limited. To what extent I can, I apologize to Archive Scans and its readers for this great disruption.
Sincerely,
Falldog
OtakuRevolution.com
P.S. - If anyone can recommend a better hosting service please let me know. I'd can't continue to spend money on a service who doesn't show an ounce of respect.
58 comments:
I think you're best known for FSS stuff, which is where you started, so 1 or 3.
Alternatively, you could ask if someone could do something original; you know, you have some artists among your fans!
I still really like #1, i don't know to do this myself but maybve a GIF slowly changing to each one?
I vote for image 6
I like #6 first ,#4 second.
I vote for 1 and 4
I vote for #2, clarity of the background makes "Archive Scan" readable and has that minimalistic feel.
I believe the first one would be fine. It will fit the colors of the letters very well.
1
ROKU / SIX / 6 !!!
3..!
I like FSS..
I like #3
Number 3 fits more.
For me the FIRST one
My Vote is for #5 , I love the ruins look to the image . Thanks for letting us input !
1 or 3, i like both.
I have #4 as my current desktop wallpaper! :D so that one must be
1 or 4 for me, with the edge towards 1.
#3 I prefer
Numbers 2
i like 3. fss is always a good way to go
2 definitely. Simply Perfect
1,6
because it came from FSS.
my vote is 1
1 or 6
L.E.D Mirage or Queen I think
#2
#3
no 5...
its more like archive for me..
I vote #3 and #4
#1 for sure.
I like #1.
being a diehard macross fan, I vote for #2
I like colors of 6. Warm and sunny.
The number 1 is the best to be a banner but it has very cold colors.
You could use the first one but chenge the hue to warm orange.
I say 2 or 4. Just because your title will be better read and the dead space would be put to good use.
#3 would be my first choice. #1 would be second.
I always liked #1
number 5
No 2 looks cool to me....
number 3 would be great
number 3 would be fine.
I'd use 3 definitely!
i think, 5 or 6 its the best
First one is the best choice.
hello , i have make u a animated gif.
i dun know how to give it to u. so if u are interested pls contact me by e-mail- dfsp2@yahoo.com.hk
I vote for Image1(F.S.S)
#1 or # 3.
#3 or 5 the best for me
I like so much 5
#5 is the best
1!!
Alright, that's 50 of you. Thanks for the input!
i would prefer a background with yukikaze, steel battalion or GITS
why don't you do a little contest with a vote ? i am sure many peoples will participate ^^
Number 3 is awesome :)
Darn, I'm all late.. but I was always used to seeing the #1 banner. The girl sitting on the edge of the world! Now it's just trees.. XD Well OOookay if that's what most like.
3 or 2
go for 1 or 2.
go for 1 or 2.
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