Your Regularly Scheduled Programming
The very few readers here have been gradually warning me of mysterious error messages appearing when they try to access Tunnels of Doom. Unable to replicate the problem, I assumed it was either a user error or someone else’s responsibility until it became clear that my problem-free interaction with the site was in the minority.
I tried to pinpoint the original source of the issue but was unable to do so, although I did find enough evidence of a security breach to convince me that a simple link prune would not do the trick. So I essentially dumped the database and re-built the site from backups in a fresh, clean server location. Please, if you find your browser kicking back any further error messages, notify me as soon as you can. I have also re-submitted the site for review at Google and hopefully that will give a clearer picture of how effective my efforts have been.
In the meantime I also took the opportunity to do some housekeeping: I’ve re-visited all the old stories with the following goals:
- Remove multiple categories for a more logical URL structure.
- Prune older posts that no longer fit with the type of site Tunnels of Doom has evolved into.
- Delete older posts that don’t meet the standards of quality I’d like to uphold.
Unfortunately that means it’s possible I’ve introduced some (or a lot) of link rot where old references now return 404s from deleted or moved entries. As a matter of fact, I believe the new URL structure will completely ruin any old links. I don’t know of many incoming links anyway, but if you have linked anywhere other than the home page, you may want to bear that in mind.
Thanks for the patience; now back to your regularly scheduled programming.