June 15

[Zeke]

So happy splucking birthday, FiveMinute.net. Have a total lack of updates.

I'm not quite as annoyed as I sound, actually. Readers with good memories will recall that while June 15 is our official anniversary, it may not actually be our anniversary. Probably isn't, in fact. I don't remember what day I created the site, and the News page wasn't there to keep track till August. June 15 is a more or less arbitrary date I chose. But it still bugs me that we're not in a position to celebrate properly... in fact, the site's position during this server move is best described in terms not suitable for younger audiences. (Fiver discretion is advised.)

However, technical difficulties doth not a site death make. I should have FTP back in a few days at most, and then it's catch-up time. First up are the two June subsite anniversaries we missed during this move. I haven't forgotten that we already have a huge subsite anniversary event in progress -- the 5MST conclusion -- but that's still not ready and these two anniversaries are, so they'll come first. The site's sixth-birthday celebration will be pushed back at least a month; I'll try to make it no later than that. It'll be lower-key than last year (it would pretty much have to be), but still plenty of fun. Against all odds, we came up with another theme that actually works. Something to look forward to.

Another priority will be getting things back to normal around here. The forum doesn't look like home yet; I have no clue how you customize a vBulletin, but I intend to learn. Our hitcounts have understandably sunk, so we'll work on pulling them back up. And I'm not just talking out my thermal exhaust port about getting 5ME back on track. (Honest!) This downtime was unavoidable, but it's almost over. Please bear with us.