The original/old version which I loved and will miss because I modded the hell out it and am not looking forward to having to do it all again with this newer version, but I digress...the old version had to be ran with Register_globals 'on, I'm not sure if any of you know what I'm talking about.

In essences running your websites/servers with the register_globals on is a huge security risk and if you're on a hosted site they would never allow you to do it...this is a hackers dream.

To be honest I really wasn't too concerned, and would have happily ran the site with register_globals on, however, I have recently been informed that the newer version of php, which has to be enabled on my server in order to run the site at all, the newer version 'requires' that register_globals be turned 'off', no if, ands, or buts about it.

So upgrading was necessary otherwise in a couple of months we would have had no site, site would have gone bye, bye.

I know most of us don't like change, as I said I will miss the older version, but please know that this version has some neat stuff too, and what it doesn't have I will try my darnest to mod it in. As always if you see any bugs let me know and I'll grab the Raid and get to work ;)

For those who have a problem reading with the white background, you can click on the text in the story area, and the background will darken for you. I will try to mod over our old skins sometime tomorrow.

Pari

During this month I have been made aware of a medical condition that has kept me and will keep me in and out of the hospital, I don't tell you guys this for sympathy or empathy, so please don't send me emails, but you could put me in some of your prayers, that would be great.

Anyway my situation will make it difficult to maintain the site as I usually do. Don't panic I'm not saying I'm closing the site, not at all. The site will continue for as long as I have the funds to keep the server up and running.

However, I will probably not be around 'daily' to maintain and fix issues with the site, etc. We don't have mods on this site, it's just me.

So I ask that you be patient, it may take me sometime. I will try not to let anything go unattended for more than a couple of days...a week tops.

Ok that's it, I really wanted to make you guys aware as so I don't get bombarded with emails about why you report something wrong with the site and it's taking so long to get it fixed.

Thanks,

Pari

Pari