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[mhalachai]

How to give a Harry Potter fan a heart attack:

1. Try to enter "http://www.hp-lexicon.org/" in your browser
2. See "This domain name expired on 04/24/2006 and is pending renewal or deletion."
3. Panic.

How will I find out who has the Mauraders' Map now? Do I have read those books again? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Anyone know why PDS and the Lexicon and everything else on the Internet is breaking all at the same time?

ETA: NEVER MIND it's working now there was problems etc etc and I happened to try and see it during a problem time. OH WELL now I don't have to read those books again.
ETA2: NO IT'S NOT WORKING FOR ME oh well.

Comments

[morgie.livejournal.com]

Er... it brings it up for me, just by clicking on that link?

[booster17.livejournal.com]

Works for me as well.

[maeglinyedi.livejournal.com]

http://wc6.worldcrossing.com/webx?14@@.1de0f987

There is an explanation of what's going on. And the Lexicon is still working for some. I can access it on: http://www.hp-lexicon.org/index-2.html but others couldn't.

[mhalachaiswords.livejournal.com]

Dude, thanks. I can't get into that second link either, but I will be patient. Or at least try :)

[beachmouse.livejournal.com]

PdS's problems were supposed to be caused by some sort of technical glitch by the web hosting company. Seems fixed for now, though I still get occasional weirdness when I'm trying to add something to a story/ add new story.

[mhalachaiswords.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'm having a hell of a time uploading a chapter. I keep trying, and it keeps cutting parts off. I dunno. I linked the chapter to my LJ so people can at least read it if they want :)

[spoonfuloftears.livejournal.com]

You're not the only one having problem with it. I can't see I, but some can. Anyway furiosity said that:
If a domain expires, the site it belongs to will stop responding unless it has a dedicated IP address and you know that address. The Lexicon's domain expired and they appear to have renewed it -- but not quickly enough, as the site stopped responding. It generally takes anywhere from 24 to 48 hours for new DNS information (or restored DNS information) to propagate through all the backbones. If your ISP's connection goes through one of the backbones through which it hasn't propagated yet, you won't be able to reach the site. Or it's possible that while the domain's in limbo, some people can still access the site but they'll lose access when the DNS disconnect propagates.

The point: It'll be back. More here.

Have an informative link. (http://wc6.worldcrossing.com/webx?14@@.1de0f987/)

Try the Akashic record (http://wc6.worldcrossing.com/webx?14@@.1de0f987/) or Wikipedia if you can't reach the Lex...

[mhalachaiswords.livejournal.com]

It'll be back

Oh, I know. I'm just having a strange Sunday. Can't concetrate on a damned thing, and that includes any kind of writing. Maybe I should make tea and everything will be better. At least I'll have something else to whine about:

OMG the tea's so HOT and I have no SUGAR and WOE!

Like that :D

[spoonfuloftears.livejournal.com]

:D Me, I went with hot chocolate mmm. I've been standing two hours in the rain looking at a parade so my concentration level isn't to high either. Hopefully it will be better tomorrow, for the both of us :S

[bleedtoblue.livejournal.com]

Posting is still wonky on PDS but the archive is readable and the message board is working.

[mhalachaiswords.livejournal.com]

I really shouldn't be enjoying your icon as much as I am. Hee. (I'm a copy-editor in RL, so "unique" punctuation makes me and the baby Jesus cry)

Amanda's on the problem; poor girl. Everything happens at once sometimes.

[catherinecookmn.livejournal.com]

It's back up, now. :-)

Oh, and Harry has the map -- he got it back in his fifth year. http://www.hp-lexicon.org/magic/devices/devices-m.html

[mhalachaiswords.livejournal.com]

Harry has the map? Blast! This means I'm *gasp* not following canon!

Not that it matters that Dumbles has the map. I mean, it's not like Harry will be able to find the location of the Horcrux chamber when Lucious Malfoy breaks into Hogwarts to find Voldie's trinkets.

Er, I mean, not that that will happen. Nope, Malfor Sr. will certainly NOT save the day in Inevitable. No way. No how.

[catherinecookmn.livejournal.com]

Harry has the map? Blast! This means I'm *gasp* not following canon!

There's an easy way around that: Have, say, Michael Corner trick/bribe/blackmail a Gryffindor into going through Harry's stuff. The kid finds the map -- but before he can use it, he falls afoul of Dumbledore, who nabs the map. Howzat?

[calanor.livejournal.com]

It's alright dear... nothing bad is going to happen.. the Lexicon is still there...
~hands over the bottle of firewhiskey~

just stay calm.......

[ranlynn.livejournal.com]

Have you tried using the link on the 'Wayback Machine'??

Might work

[mhalachaiswords.livejournal.com]

Nah, I'm going to wait. It's amazing how a real meal can put things in their proper perspective.

[autumnus]

clear your cache... firefox is especially bad at that...