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General Suburbia

08-29-2007, 09:15 AM

So what did everyone do these few weeks without the AA?

I was in Japan/Korea the whole time. When I tried visiting the site and found that I couldn't, I merely thought that maybe asian countries blocked the site for some reason (yeah, stupid to think like that, but whatever). I really didn't care to think of any other reason, because coincidentally, AA was shut down the day I left America and was brought back one day after I came back. I only found out the site itself was down yesterday, after reading a message on ANN from Kain. Which means I didn't miss anything at all while I was away, I guess.

Oh well...good to be back?

Linuts

08-29-2007, 09:20 AM

AA was down? o_O

Tremolo

08-29-2007, 09:23 AM

Holy poo poo, so we are.

I suffered from severe AA withdrawal. I couldn't sleep, I couldn't eat, I couldn't do anything, I just stayed in my room shivering in the corner, banging the back of my head against the wall and babbling nonsense.

/lies

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v345/Mizuiro/title-bown-2.gif

Hi.

Elric

08-29-2007, 09:41 AM

I simply lurked and harassed other forums. I did check the site often if it came back online.

Tyrdium

08-29-2007, 10:10 AM

Whoa, we're back.

LadySage

08-29-2007, 11:13 AM

I literally jumped when the site loaded. Nice to see everything's back, I was expecting the Great Forums Crash of '08.

Niner

08-29-2007, 11:49 AM

lol, not paying da billz. wtg AA!

But srsly, glad we're back. xD

7Raven7

08-29-2007, 12:37 PM

yeah, it was one less link to click on while I was bored :(

At least I had some new Lovely Complex episodes to bide the time...

laborpilot86

08-29-2007, 12:40 PM

that explains why I couldn't get on the site for 2 weeks.

yah I missed you guys:cool:

now, back to posting:batman:

Kei

08-29-2007, 01:25 PM

y hallo thar

Zelkiiro

08-29-2007, 02:04 PM

Alright, which one of you bums peed on the cables?

Two-twenty

08-29-2007, 02:07 PM

Hay! I remember this place!

Edit: Sweet ghost of Raptor Jesus, the spam in the email accounts!

KiraraKim

08-29-2007, 02:33 PM

I missed everyone. :)

Well I did lurk at Nihon Review to see what was going on!

Ahmad

08-29-2007, 03:17 PM

In the heat of the moment I thought I got BANNED.

:baninated

Chr0nic_STDs

08-29-2007, 05:53 PM

lol i thought my computer F*cked up, seriously, i was on the site screwing around, then my computer went blue screen and rebooted then i couldn't get back on AA... i was all:whine:....i could only myspace it for so long before i needed my AA fix......so i don't have a life right now, DON'T JUDGE ME!!!:eek5:

Drake

08-29-2007, 06:00 PM

heh welcome back to the net Anime Academy.

and to Roark and 2-20 good job bringing AA back!

Corpse

08-29-2007, 06:12 PM

hey, it's back *goes back to doing what he did before, nothing*

jetfire

08-29-2007, 06:19 PM

In the heat of the moment I thought I got BANNED.

:baninated

Same here. I thought for a moment that the AA staff banned my IP address for a wrong reason or something, so that I couldn't even access the site. After checking from a different house, I realized that was not the case.

It wasn't that bad of an experience with the site being down, but often I would click on the AA link of my favourites list as a force of habit, to find an ugly blank screen with an error message. At least all of the One Piece that I was watching had filled the void.

ash_chan

08-29-2007, 06:23 PM

I got a new laptop the day AA went down, and when I got online, this was the first place I went...to get a white screen saying "forbidden". I thought I got a malfunctioning computer. But when I checked from a friend's house and it happened again, I thought I might have been banned for whatever reason. I wanted to ask someone if AA was down, but I didn't want them to say "No." and have me looking like an idiot, so I was just kinda waiting...

Glad it's back. One more place to go when I'm oh so bored (aka procrastinating ).

Tatumaru

08-29-2007, 06:35 PM

I spent the weeks of downtime giving my left hand a workout.

It was a truly productive few weeks.

Neo-Hunter

08-29-2007, 07:27 PM

I really got worried their for a while, My First thoughts were that Theory One :the mods might have been kidnapped Theory Two: arrested by the F.B.I. Theory three: spent the cash on cheep women and booze. but really great job guys for getting AA back on line WE'RE BACK Bitches!

Lupin the 3rd

08-29-2007, 07:53 PM

I went outside

Dennis

08-29-2007, 08:10 PM

Moved back to school and read a couple books.

Barrelhaven

08-29-2007, 08:12 PM

I went outside

Where the hell is that?

LadySage

08-29-2007, 08:45 PM

Ender

08-29-2007, 08:58 PM

Let me check to see if my hrm-button still works...

Hrm

Yup. Good to be back. ^_^

LadySage

08-29-2007, 10:11 PM

Let me check to see if my hrm-button still works...

Hrm

Yup. Good to be back. ^_^

But your "Ara ra" button appears to be broken!

Two-twenty

08-29-2007, 11:05 PM

heh welcome back to the net Anime Academy.

and to Roark and 2-20 good job bringing AA back!
Pfff, the thanks goes to Roark, Mugs and all those who donated money. I'm just the monkey with the credit card. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v486/Twotwenty/v.gif

Where the hell is that?
It's the place you go when you go out your door/window/etc. I never been there myself but I hear there are animals out there. Dangerous ones. Seriously, **** that place.

General Suburbia

08-29-2007, 11:51 PM

so it was a money problem?

Two-twenty

08-30-2007, 02:45 AM

so it was a money problem?
Nah, between the staff members there's plenty of money going around; if that were the problem the AA would've been back up ages ago. It's got to do with an expired credit card, chasing up the actual problem and figuring out how to resolve it, organising who's in charge of what, blah blah blah blah, stuff that generally takes time.

All I can really say is SORRY! We missed the Academy just as much as you guys did.

Back when I was a regular forum-goer I had the same worries I'm guessing most of everyone else had, but now that I have behind-the-scenes-access I can assure you all that is AA is very much alive and that those on active staff really care about what's happening. There's plenty to look forward to: the Tak Tak report is coming up, there's the FCUK-OFF-HUEG contest I've got planned, plus a few goodies yet-to-be-revealed. We're long from dead! :D

Roark

08-30-2007, 04:43 AM

Pfff, the thanks goes to Roark, Mugs and all those who donated money. I'm just the monkey with the credit card.

What'd I do. I'm just some random moderator guy...

ShinoMatrix

08-30-2007, 04:44 AM

@_@

You know... I didn't realise how much I missed this place until I was actually denied access to it... and all my means of communicating with people in the forums is through the forums so I couldn't find out what was going on (i.e. I forgot the IRC address and this was the place to find it)... it didn't cross my mind to jump to Nihon Review :XD:

Some of us scared net orphaned people banded together in places like MSN (zomg :shock) and wondered mournfully what was going on :(

Drake

08-30-2007, 05:42 AM

just for future reference, irc.neovanglist.net #AA is the irc chan for this place, and also if you forget check the Anime Secrets boards, we use the same server.

ZZalapski

08-30-2007, 08:44 AM

1) AA was down these past few weeks.
2) I didn't come across any outstanding anime DVD deals these past few weeks.

Coincidence? Hmm...

I did keep up my anime fix in the interim by going to Anime Iowa, tho.

Risen Hell Fire

08-30-2007, 10:58 AM

Hmm... and here I thought it was down for good. Don't I feel silly.

Holy poo poo, so we are.

I suffered from severe AA withdrawal. I couldn't sleep, I couldn't eat, I couldn't do anything, I just stayed in my room shivering in the corner, banging the back of my head against the wall and babbling nonsense.

Exactly how I felt /sarcasm

fugupinkeye

08-30-2007, 10:59 AM

In the heat of the moment I thought I got BANNED.

:baninated

I just remembered thinking, "oh no, did I go online after I got home drunk that one night? What could I possibly have said to get kicked?"

Kaikyaku

08-30-2007, 01:45 PM

Yay! I'm very happy to see AA back. I come here almost every day, and I also kept clicking out of habit. I thought I had been banned as well. Which is weird because I hardly post as it is.

I just finished watching Fantastic Children and after I finish a series I always come to AA to reread the review and then choose a new show to watch, and I couldn't! :(

Ender

08-30-2007, 04:57 PM

Pfff, the thanks goes to Roark, Mugs and all those who donated money.

Well, with Ramadan coming I just figured I'd get my charity requirements outta the way first. :p

But seriously though, it was no problem.

But your "Ara ra" button appears to be broken!

Tell me about it! Hopefully I can get this fixed soon. I feel empty without it. ^_^

Drake

08-30-2007, 07:32 PM

Well, with Ramadan coming I just figured I'd get my charity requirements outta the way first. :p

good thinking Ender! only two weeks left =O

Taleweaver

08-31-2007, 01:11 AM

Ah. Home, sweet home. *pets the AA Lounge*

Good to have everyone back.

Chr0nic_STDs

08-31-2007, 02:38 AM

So YOU'RE the one who crashed it.

yea i did it, and i'd do it again if i had the chance! bwuahaha:ninja:

animanic_critic

08-31-2007, 04:23 AM

What did I do when AA went down the whirlwind? I rekindled my fidelity with NHRW and actually got more time to think anything beyond AA, NHRW and being an army douchebag. At least the Odex saga kept me occupied... for the wrong reasons.
good thinking Ender! only two weeks left =O
Don't remind me; I'll be spending half of the month in knolls and forests early in the morning.

Drake

08-31-2007, 05:00 AM

Don't remind me; I'll be spending half of the month in knolls and forests early in the morning.

why?

animanic_critic

08-31-2007, 05:35 AM

'Cause the army wants me to. Oh AA, why did you let me down when I was having my once-in-a-lifetime block leave? Words can't describe the rage contained within me then.

LakiDash

08-31-2007, 11:22 AM

yay now i have something to occupy my time for at least a few minutes again!

during the downtime, i bought a puppy. I suppose he fills up a lot of my free time.

Zelkiiro

08-31-2007, 01:18 PM

yay now i have something to occupy my time for at least a few minutes again!

during the downtime, i bought a puppy. I suppose he fills up a lot of my free time.
During the downtime, I found the most awesome YTMND ever. :'D

http://rachaelraysballs.ytmnd.com/

Barrelhaven

08-31-2007, 03:30 PM

During the downtime, I stared blankly at the 404 Not Found page.

Javer

08-31-2007, 05:04 PM

Ah, so that's what happened . . . I missed you guys. ^^

Oh, and I got a car.

Oh, and I started college.

Oh, and I'm wasting my life on Disgaea 2.

Itachi Uchiha

08-31-2007, 06:23 PM

didn't even notice...

Phate

08-31-2007, 06:27 PM

Dang, I remember that movie too!

http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/6484/we27reback21movieposterfc2.jpg

That's what this is about, right?

Zelkiiro

08-31-2007, 06:42 PM

Dang, I remember that movie too!

http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/6484/we27reback21movieposterfc2.jpg

That's what this is about, right?
That movie rocked. O:

loner

09-01-2007, 11:25 AM

I thought Erig finally had his way. I am still deciding whether to laugh heartily or weep profusely. Maybe a mix of both.

So back to the lurking thing.

Milkymagic

09-01-2007, 07:16 PM

I remembered how cruel I was to Anime Academy, when I wouldn't feed him or let him outside when needed. I used to sit back and let him bark at me when I was busy playing video games or watching the occasional movie, as I had become a lazy man after being around him for so long.

In an act of desperate rage to my neglect, Anime Academy bit my hand when I reached out to him like I always did, growled at me, and ran outside the door the minute he had a chance. Realizing that I could've treated him better, I sat back in lament of my old friend's absence and vegetated in the meantime, contemplating why I couldn't have been more considerate to his needs.

Then, I ate some cheetos and played Streets of Rage 2 for the longest time.

And before I knew it, Anime Academy came back to me. :D

THE END

Don't worry, I'm just kidding around, I did read the entire thread just so you guys know.

It's great to be back!

Mouse

09-02-2007, 09:23 AM

Then, I ate some cheetos and played Streets of Rage 2 for the longest time.
OMG, I love Baked Cheetos!

Hi AA. Thank you for coming back.

Lupin the 3rd

09-02-2007, 02:32 PM

It's the place you go when you go out your door/window/etc. I never been there myself but I hear there are animals out there. Dangerous ones. Seriously, **** that place.

Yeah it was scary to go outside, but i managed to survive :sweat: :D

Illjwamh

09-02-2007, 05:13 PM

Man, I didn't even realize it was down until it came back. I was sure there was something wrong with my browser. Crazy.
During the downtime, I found the most awesome YTMND ever. :'D

http://rachaelraysballs.ytmnd.com/
:XD: That is the best ever.

I went outside
I've heard about that place. Is it as nice as they say?

annie14892

09-02-2007, 08:06 PM

Hi guys!I was on an anime hiatus for a bit and when I came back..AA wasn't there.. O_o What happened?

Glad to see you guys back now though. :hugyou:

edit: Woah..Apparently I wasn't the only one who thought myself to be banned. xD

annie14892

09-02-2007, 08:25 PM

just for future reference, irc.neovanglist.net #AA is the irc chan for this place, and also if you forget check the Anime Secrets boards, we use the same server.

Zomg.You guys had an irc chatting place and never told me? x(
Oh,I get it.Is this another one of those "Only AA elites allowed" thing?:bews:

Joking. xD

Anyways, can someone show me how to acewss the irc thing..? :S

laborpilot86

09-02-2007, 10:02 PM

I am also curious as to how IRC works....

I thought it was my computer that had gone squirrelly:hyper:

I missed everybody, including you, Milky (pats Milky on the head in a very weird way)

Tamanegi Sensei

09-02-2007, 10:38 PM

Your back? Cool. Been wondering why that 503 Bad Gateway was showing up.

What did I do? Went to Anime Vegas for only a short while then traveled to Sacramento to do some serious shopping and attended a convention for retired military. It was a nice way to roast my dad and to check out the Sunrise District.

Tremolo

09-03-2007, 03:01 AM

Am I a terrible person for finding it hilarious that so many people thought they were banned?

I am, I really am. >_>

ant

09-03-2007, 09:34 AM

^ yes you are!

I was in suspense after watching Akagi and waiting to read the review.

sakura_blossom

09-03-2007, 06:07 PM

So it's finally back up? I was confused when I went to Anime Academy and well...I couldn't get onto the site. It's good to see that the site is back up and running just fine now.

Mana

09-04-2007, 06:07 AM

Am I a terrible person for finding it hilarious that so many people thought they were banned?

Not at all, I thought it was pretty funny, too.

Just to be clear: We can't ban you from visiting the main site (technically we could, but the site as it is isn't set up that way), only the forums. And even with a forums ban, you can still see the pages, you just can't log in with your account, or with your IP. Even if we could ban people from the front page, you wouldn't get a 403 error, as that is a rather specific code.

It was nice to have some talk in the AA IRC, though.

In order to access IRC you need an IRC client, like mIRC (http://www.mirc.com/). Apparently they want you to pay for mIRC now, but last time I used it, you could still use the program after the 30 days, you just had to click a box saying "pay later" or whatever every time you open the program. I'm sure there are free programs out there, too.

The IRC client will want you to connect to a server. Our server is irc2.othersideirc.net To connect, either paste that link into a box that asks for a server or type "/server irc2.othersideirc.net" into an open window. Once connected to the server, join channel "#aa" by putting that into a box that asks for a channel, or by typing "/join #aa" into your server window.

WARNING: #aa on the IRC is outside the scope and realm of the forums. Join at your own risk. #aa is an open channel, and is therefore visited by people who have been banned on the forums or who aren't even a part of the forums currently. It is not actvely moderated most of the time, and even then, the rules (if any) are much different. Enter at your own risk.

Drake

09-04-2007, 05:23 PM

and AA is back again. it seemed to have died for a few hours today

KiraraKim

09-04-2007, 05:28 PM

Well at least this second downtime didn't take as long as the last one. I hope that doesn't keep happening though.

Phate

09-04-2007, 05:35 PM

It was a trick. They're testing our loyalty.

Roark

09-04-2007, 05:40 PM

Don't know what was up with that. Could have been beginning of the month type stuff that just hit, since it was a holiday weekend and all. I'll see if anyone can get an answer from the hosting service.

Erigion

09-04-2007, 05:42 PM

WARNING: #aa on the IRC is outside the scope and realm of the forums. Join at your own risk. #aa is an open channel, and is therefore visited by people who have been banned on the forums or who aren't even a part of the forums currently. It is not actvely moderated most of the time, and even then, the rules (if any) are much different. Enter at your own risk.What? #aa is a gentle and humane place where kids can chat amongst themselves about their favorite japanimation and laugh at humorous internet memes.

Barrelhaven

09-06-2007, 04:59 PM

And we're back for the 50th time! Confetti!

Akuhei

09-06-2007, 11:45 PM

What? #aa is a gentle and humane place where kids can chat amongst themselves about their favorite japanimation and laugh at humorous internet memes.

This man tells the truth.

last time i went in there, there were like 8 people and nobody was talking! REVIVE #AA!!!

AA is my homepage, so it made me sad every time i opened up firefox.

annie14892

09-07-2007, 08:24 PM

Meh..So basically you have to have a micr to talk at AA..Man I thought it was just one of those regular o'le chat rooms where you can type.

Mugs

09-07-2007, 08:57 PM

Meh..So basically you have to have a micr to talk at AA..Man I thought it was just one of those regular o'le chat rooms where you can type.

Er... mIRC is text based, it's not a microphone or anything.

Drake

09-08-2007, 06:21 AM

Meh..So basically you have to have a micr to talk at AA..Man I thought it was just one of those regular o'le chat rooms where you can type.

no its a text based chat program, unless you decide to follow the trend of using skype in junction with irc for the hell of it.

laffinizluv

09-08-2007, 08:48 AM

I didn't even realize it was down >.> I've been moving for the past month...

Well whatever, I guess I missed you guys?

Smitty

09-09-2007, 12:08 PM

I thought I had been banned and I was all sad.

I spent the whole time wondering what I said to get myself banned. :p

Illjwamh

09-09-2007, 12:54 PM

Acting friendly and being likable is now a bannable offense; didn't you get the memo?

Risen Hell Fire

09-10-2007, 07:17 AM

Am I a terrible person for finding it hilarious that so many people thought they were banned?

I am, I really am. >_>

Nah, I feel the same. I didn't think I was banned when this whole things started, I knew what happen, but not what caused it. To be honest I wouldn't have minded if it stayed like that.