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03-28-2025 at 11:40 AM

@Igrik

03-28-2025 at 11:40 AM

@Blackcock: Can you look at all your uploaded maps and change the author please?
Especially when you are the creator since I've noticed so far your early uploads lack a txt-file so I wasn't sure if you are the author or not so I did not change it myself even when I had a high suspicion that you were indeed the author.

03-28-2025 at 2:38 PM

From all people, you know best what maps you did create.
Sorry for the inconvenience. Sadly this is a result from the database attack.

03-28-2025 at 2:40 PM

@rUsHnUt:Yes, I've seen that almost all of my uploaded maps have become byplt-authored. It's going to take me a long time to edit this. And since the maps are not all mine, I will need to try to find the original creator of the map.

03-28-2025 at 2:51 PM

03-28-2025 at 5:26 PM

Best to do your maps first and then continue with the ones left.
P.s.: I think you accidentally edited my previous shout.
Advanced user for 1 day and already misbehaving huh

03-28-2025 at 6:43 PM

@rUsHnUt: Sorry, I didn't understand at all what I edited there

03-28-2025 at 7:03 PM

@rUsHnUt: I figured it out. Double clicking on a message edits it. Sorry again

03-28-2025 at 7:05 PM

No problem.
The message was solely directed towards you and I guess you read it anyway before replying.
P.s.: I'm currently checking all maps that have bpylt as author so you can come across a couple of your uploads that I already changed if I could have found out it's creator.

03-28-2025 at 7:43 PM

It is a pity that there is no way to rollback the database.
I will slowly restore my cards to begin with.

03-28-2025 at 7:47 PM

Thanks to byplt all maps were reverted back to downloadable. Arkshine's backup was good to revert most of the transferred maps back to the corresponding categories but sadly it was a bit outdated, hence why the authors of all maps from 05/01/2021 ( displayed 01-05-2021 on this site ) up until now are lost.

03-28-2025 at 7:55 PM

03-28-2025 at 7:57 PM

Arkshine arranged it so now there's a backup of the database every day.
For the moment you can still see that post in the shoutbox ( 03-26-2025 at 7:32 pm ).
Scroll up until you find the following emoticon ->

03-28-2025 at 8:05 PM

FIXXOR:

oh so all the pre-2021 authors were restored? that's cool. I bet for newer maps you can find a cloned upload on other sites and get the author from there

03-29-2025 at 9:42 PM

FIXXOR:

I didn't get advanced user myself damn, maybe my message was lost in the chat :P @Arkshine

03-29-2025 at 9:48 PM

I think Arkshine's priority about this issue should be to change the method for uploading maps by giving uploaders at least the chance to fill in an author & country while submitting something instead of giving every person access to the advanced user group when they ask for it in the shoutbox.

Today at 1:20 PM

This kinda destroys the purpose of the added security by disallowing users to edit already uploaded stuff in the first place.
It's not that we, in particular, don't trust you.
It's more the fact that Arkshine is the only person here modding stuff and he isn't the most frequent visitor here let's be honest.

Today at 1:26 PM

So we can't rely on that strategy to exclude uploaded maps from missing author name/country simply because the uploader, as a normal user, can't edit afterwards.
I hope you understand the situation a bit.
But still, in the end all this is just my opinion.

Today at 1:29 PM

If Arkshine thinks otherwise and chooses to do things different, then he's free to do so.
For the moment the site's maintenance is his responsibility so he's in charge when it comes to the final decisions.

Today at 1:29 PM

The restriction is only when you edit an existing map. If you upload a new map, you can fill whatever the info you want. Edition is restricted to admin/modo/adv user and original uploader.

Before, anyone could update without any verification.

Ideally, I would like a system where anyone can update but require a validation from modo/adv users.

Today at 4:28 PM

For now, if a normal user wants to update authors info, they can ask here, or we can make dedicated topic on the forum.

Today at 4:28 PM

I don't mind adding more adv users, as long the user is vouched by an existing modo/adv user.

Today at 4:31 PM

As dev myself, I would like to redo the website from scratch. The existing code is very very old. The original owner Chapo did an amazing job creating the website.
It's true that I'm having a hard time finding time to work on this project at the moment.

Today at 4:41 PM

I will install a new modern forum soon to share ideas, suggestions, etc. I can't stand the existing forum; it's outdated, and I don't want to create new stuff on such a relic of the past.

Today at 4:48 PM

Ok I see.
You speak of "and original uploader."
Does that mean a normal user can still edit his own submitted maps afterwards?

Today at 4:52 PM

Yes, correct.

Today at 4:53 PM