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  Re: Problems with Brickshelf?
 
It would have been nice if only the accounts of people who didn't donate money to Brickshelf were gone. I imagine that doing that would have reduced the number of files on the site to about 1% of what it was. As a Brickshelf member who donated to (...) (17 years ago, 15-Jul-07, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Problems with Brickshelf?
 
(...) Looks like it's gone for good... :( I would happily pay a fee (like the Lugnet $10) to be able to post my photos again, if it meant keeping Brickshelf online. Dan and Jennifer, thank you for trying to find a solution with Kevin. Maybe you guys (...) (17 years ago, 15-Jul-07, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Whiners Re: Problems with Brickshelf?
 
Troy, thank you for posting this - much more eloquently than I would have been able to. Dan (17 years ago, 15-Jul-07, to lugnet.general) ! 
 
  Whiners Re: Problems with Brickshelf?
 
This is not directed at Tim, but rather some of the whiners that responed to his post above... When I first saw that BrickShelf was down, I was all gung-ho to see what I could do to help bring it back up. As the host for Classic-Castle, I do have (...) (17 years ago, 15-Jul-07, to lugnet.general) !! 
 
  Re: Problems with Brickshelf?
 
(...) Ack! Not a good thread to walk into... ...Unfortunately, it's not just one's own photos being lost (if this is true). I keep copies of my MOC images on CD ROM, and recent ones on my hard drive. But that doesn't save the numerous MOCs of other (...) (17 years ago, 15-Jul-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
 
  Re: Problems with Brickshelf?
 
(...) If Kevin would need Peeron to help with that, it can be done. Keep in mind that Brickshelf proper was a *huge* bandwidth hog - I don't remember the exact numbers, but it was multiple TB/mo. Dan (17 years ago, 15-Jul-07, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Problems with Brickshelf?
 
(...) i just sent off an email with the 2 main questions everyone is asking. hopefully we'll get some answers. ondrew p.s. is there anyone who could temporaraly host brickshelf for lets say 2 weeks so people can backup there photos? (17 years ago, 15-Jul-07, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Problems with Brickshelf?
 
(...) But would anyone trust another of his sites now? Remember he did the same thing with zerostuds.com - suddenly it was just gone. For a site which he must have known a lot of people check daily and was a cornerstone of the Lego community, this (...) (17 years ago, 15-Jul-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
 
  Re: Official LEGO storage boxes? For more than a hundred bucks each?!
 
I just looked at the sorting and storage box I bought, with the shelves and sure enough it was made in China. John P (17 years ago, 15-Jul-07, to lugnet.storage, FTX)
 
  Re: Problems with Brickshelf?
 
(...) Well, if I hacked the site, I think I'd put a message slightly more flamboyant than "Brickshelf has discontinued operation. We apologize for any inconvenience". But I am not a h@x0r, so I have no idea what goes on in their heads. ROSCO (17 years ago, 15-Jul-07, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Official LEGO storage boxes? For more than a hundred bucks each?!
 
(...) They are in the new catalog. My guess is that they were made in China and cost Lego about a dollar each. Tack on another dollar for shipping to the distrabution center. Give it time, they probably bought thousands and when they get stuck with (...) (17 years ago, 15-Jul-07, to lugnet.storage, FTX)
 
  Re: Problems with Brickshelf?
 
(...) There was a (URL) thread> a couple of years ago where there was a suggestion on BS to transfer all your images to Maj as BS was shutting down, so that should probably have been taken as a warning. Kevin hasn't mentioned anything about it (...) (17 years ago, 15-Jul-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
 
  Re: Problems with Brickshelf?
 
(...) Kevin has almost never communicated with the lego community at all and he's barely updated Brickshelf over the years at all. It looked like it was from 1995. I'm not surprised by this move at all. I'm just hoping it really isn't gone or there (...) (17 years ago, 15-Jul-07, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Problems with Brickshelf?
 
(...) I'm glad I kept all my pics--but like Maggie, I have a hard time buying into the theory that someone would just shut 'er down with little/no warning. This has to be a hack job...I hope I'm right about this-- Play Well and Prosper, Matthew "The (...) (17 years ago, 15-Jul-07, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Problems with Brickshelf?
 
(...) Actually, I can - it would have swamped his server, big time. It's gonna take ages to fix all the links on my web pages, and that's even WITH backups of all my pics. And that's not to mention all the links I have to other people's pics... oh (...) (17 years ago, 14-Jul-07, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Problems with Brickshelf?
 
(...) Maybe it's been hacked? I can't imagine he wouldn't have given people a chance to save their images.... :-( Maggie C. (17 years ago, 14-Jul-07, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Problems with Brickshelf?
 
(...) Kevin's known for taking a good idea, starting something we want, and then abandoning all administration of it. Oh, without passing the torch gracefully. I estimate I probably lost 3/4 of my MOC photos. Aaron (17 years ago, 14-Jul-07, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Problems with Brickshelf?
 
(...) Good job giving everyone time to back there stuff up, Kevin Everyone else, get on Flickr. Brickshelf has sucked since the 90's. (17 years ago, 14-Jul-07, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Problems with Brickshelf?
 
(...) Nice of Kevin to give us some warning. Jeff (17 years ago, 14-Jul-07, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Is it possible to run lego trains outdoors?
 
(...) I'll beleive that when I see it ;-) Tim (17 years ago, 14-Jul-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)


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