What happened to the BLW website? 11/25. 6 PMPST

Backshop Oct 26, 2012

  1. Backshop

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    Doesn't seem to be there. Huhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh?????
     
  2. Bob Horn

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    I spoke with Pete earlier this evening, he said that the update he is doing is going slowly. If you click on the updated web site it is OK. I was afraid he was hacked, not the case. Bob.
     
  3. Cajonpassfan

    Cajonpassfan TrainBoard Supporter

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    It worked fine this afternoon ...
     
  4. joetrain59

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    He now shows the Bmann 2-6-0 in stock!!! Page for old url came up fine. Clicked on link as advised, and, there is new news.
    Joe D
     
  5. Jerry M. LaBoda

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    They are moving to a new domain so a number of the pages are not up yet. No mention of the 2-6-0s at the new site.
     
  6. DCESharkman

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    It is messing up this morning. Failed links and ghost hyper links. Hope it gets fixed soon.
     
  7. railtwister

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    What's the new URL for the updated site? The old URL simply gives "404 Error File Not Found" with no mention of new site, which makes it look like he's OOB. Has he changed hosting services?

    Bill in FtL
     
  8. H Lee

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    Here's the new one: http://www.brooklynlocomotiveworks.com/update-log3.htm
     
  9. Arctic Train

    Arctic Train TrainBoard Member

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    Eekes. When i checked in earlier today the website was down. We dont need to lose another reputable dealer. Glad to here its only a website updste.
    brian
     
  10. MRL

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    Noticed this a few seconds ago but thankfully my thoughts weren't right.
     
  11. Brian K

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    This just came in from Pete via his email distribution list. No worries about losing another hobby shop....yet....

    Brian

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    Our home page has moved to a faster server.
    And we have also added a new url (address name).

    http://brooklynlocomotiveworks.com

    Our previous addresses should also be operating at 100% by the time you receive this newsletter.

    http://buynscale.com
    http://blwnscale.com

    Back in the "early" days, it didn't matter that much how a page was "named". So for example our web page for an Atlas 40' single door boxcar was named just that: "Atlas 40' single door boxcar.htm" According to the latest standards, it should not have capital letters, spaces, or special characters. So almost all pages have been "re-named". If you had a "favorite" page on your browser, while the "buynscale" or "blwnscale" part would work -- to make a long story short, the page you are looking for does not exist by that name any longer.
    It has been a very long, and drawn out process of renaming every page. Our old computer ran on Windows XP, 32-bit. Our new computer is Windows 7, 64-bit. It was bad enough our old Adobe Dreamweaver would not operate on the new system ... when we imported the files, some lost their "links". So if you would "click" on a link to take you to a different page -- good luck.
    Between the names being changed and the links being damaged, it meant most pages had to be manually updated and the links re-established. This has been a long and drawn out process ... and I am the first to admit that we still have some "missing pieces".
    Please bear with us ... I am sending out this email so you will understand why we have been "dragging" just a bit of late. And also so you will understand why your "favorites" are not working. You will need to make new faves to replace the older ones that are no longer working. Until Google and other search engines completely rescan our web page--this will also likely be "down" for a while.
    Any of the above 3 addresses will take you to our home page ... which is the best place to get started.
     

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