Wow, those hackers have been busy these past few weeks. I kept removing the malware and they kept putting it back because I didn't have the time to really fix the vulnerability that allowed them to put the malware on the site in the first place.
So, I just had to sit down and really take the time to fix it right. It took most of the day, but it's done. And I'm pretty sure that will mark the end of the hacking and malware.
I gave everything a good once over to make sure the key features are still operational, but as always, if you notice anything weird, let me know. Thanks!
For years now, I have often been a bottleneck to getting docs out to the public download area. The editors have always been a great help in quality assurance, but the process to actually move docs from pending uploads to the public downloads area has always been a painful (and dangerous) one that I only felt comfortable doing myself.
That time is now past. I just completed some tools that will let the editors go completely from initial upload to public download with no intervention by me necessary at all. Once they get used to the new system I'm sure we will see a great influx of new docs. We should also see a distinct lack of "Now we have to wait on Sleepy" forum posts.
So, if you see something that you want in the pending list, let your editors know. But still try to be nice please! The fact that they now have the power to give you what you want doesn't give you the right to demand it. Remember we are all volunteers here.
replacementdocs would like to extend a hearty welcome to Jamos who is our latest addition to the editorial staff here. He will be joining SimonU in plowing through our mountain of submissions.
As is prone to happen every time life gets busy for our all-volunteer staff here, people declare the site is dead. That is not the case (I just posted about 40 new docs). Is it not being updated as quickly or as often as you would like? Probably. But even figuring out the best way to fix those problems takes time.
The response from the call for editors last year was pretty minimal unfortunately. And of those that did respond, most either very rarely visit the site and/or have never submitted anything. So I have difficulty believing they would actually help much with the workload of going through our backlog. There's maybe one exception who I will be contacting shortly.
I've also been considering setting up some kind of "Assistant Editor" system. This would be for people who don't have the software to create or edit PDFs, but could still be helpful to the editorial staff by fixing naming/categorization issues and flagging uploads as "Duplicate", "Corrupted File", "Banned Doc", "3rd Party Doc", "Bad Page Size", "Provisional Quality", "No Problems Found", etc. when they look through the pending uploads.
I think that having a system like this in place would be a great help to the editors and myself, but it would also require some significant programming effort on my part to set up... so I'd want to know that people would be willing to participate first before I waste my time. Comment here if you're interested.
Mostly PC docs this time. Highlights of the batch:
Alpha Protocol, Caesar IV, Disciples III, The Whispered World (SimonU) Avencast (Maxx1234) Cursed Mountain (wkduffy) Majesty 2 (kress) Ninja Blade (axeman99) Prince of Persia - The Forgotten Sands (dianakingston) Splinter Cell - Conviction (derkix) StarCraft II (aiguo) Star General (Egon68) Wild Metal Country (Pyromancer)
Just posted 81 new PC docs in this update including:
Amerzone, Obscure II, Simon the Sorcerer 4, SimCity Societies (axeman99) Battlefield - Bad Company 2 (player) Blood Bowl, Drakensang (aiguo) Blur, Dawn of War II - Chaos Rising, Just Cause (SimonU) Chessmaster 10th Edition (RRS) Distant Worlds (goose) Europa Universalis III - In Nomine and Napoleons Ambition (e4450) Grand Theft Auto - Episodes from Liberty City (Flitskikker) Latex - the Game (Blondy) Mount and Blade (Garrett) Seven Kingdoms II (wjm1663) Star Wolves 3 (dianakingston) Transarctica (Egon68)
Assassin's Creed II, Mass Effect 2, Silent Hunter 5 (aiguo) BioShock 2, Devil May Cry 4, Dirt 2, Napoleon: Total War, Street Fighter IV, Supreme Commander 2 (SimonU) Powerdrome (Egon68) Red Faction - Guerilla (axeman99)
I saw that ... I understand old uploads are likely gone forever, but I still have a copy of a manual I'd like to upload, if new uploads can be accepted.
I'm still around, though don't check the site as much anymore (as you can see since it took me a month to notice this). My e-mail is probably the best way to reach me quickly.
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