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It's been a while since we had a major Dark Network contest. Just after New Years, look for a new one. The exact launch date hasn't been set yet, but it will be somewhere between Jan 2nd and Jan 4th, roughly 3 weeks from now.
The prize will be a Dark Network Lifetime Premium Membership.
Everyone is eligible for this contest, including Dark Network admins. If you win and you've already got a Lifetime membership, you can gift it to whoever you like (or even set up a new second account, if you so choose).
More details will follow shortly. I expect to announce the official contest start date and time by Christmas. Like previous contests, this one will have a 'race' type format. The first one to get through it and claim the prize wins. So you'll probably want to start the contest the moment it becomes available. |
Excited about the new movie coming out, The Vampire's Assistant? Universal Pictures has put together a web app that allows you to upload a picture and add a beard, fangs, blood, etc.
Try it out, it's free:
http://www.thevampiresassistant.net/getfreakedup |
All things considered, the server move went pretty smoothly. There may be a few odd bugs here and there with the new server. If you come across one, please message me about it so I can fix it.
Some members may have trouble connecting over the next 24-48 hours. This has to do with how the DNS system works. ISPs don't update their DNS records all that often. Vampire Rave has a new IP address and if your ISP hasn't updated their records yet, your ISP may keep sending you to the old server (Where Vampire Bill is sitting).
You can get here via the IP address in the interim, but this isn't a perfect solution. When you're using the IP address some areas of the site will not work right for you.
I went over some advanced solutions in my journal. Section 'Dark Network'.
But if you got here via the doman name, it means your ISP has already updated their DNS cache and you're good to go ;) |
Tomorrow, October 14th, Vampire Rave, Scifi Section, Power Punks, and Bloody Feather will be moving to a new server. The new server has higher capacity and will benefit all Dark Network users.
I have temporarily disabled a few pages until the server move is complete. The pages I have disabled are file upload pages (like premium file storage, user profile pictures, portfolios, etc.). I have done this to make the server move easier. After the move is complete, you will be able to normally access these sections again.
On October 14th at 11pm PDT (-7 UTC) I will begin the final move. During this time all Dark Network sites will be offline for about an hour. I'll be doing the final data move and the sites must be offline to ensure data integrity. After I've completed the move, the sites will come back up.
Hopefully, by October 15th everything will be complete and back to normal. |
Coming to select cities is a new movie called Paranormal Activity. The movie looks interesting. If the movie isn't playing in your area you can request that it be brought to your home town. Full details are here. |
All Dark Network Acolytes are now required to retake the Acolyte test every 90 days. This will hopefully ensure that Acolytes can adequately provide help to Dark Network members. |
I've further cut the number of ads that Premium Members see. Premium Members should no longer see the interstitial (between page views) or 'floating' type ads.
Opera and Chrome continue to be the best browsers to view Vampire Rave with. These browsers automatically limit ads to those that are 'non invasive'. |
A balancing change has been made to status computation. A new penalty has been added: Overblock.
If you block more than 25 people you are assessed this penalty. For more information about this penalty and how to avoid it, click here. |
The Status System has been majorly overhauled. Please read this thread for more information. |
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