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Well, we had family pictures done today, for anyone interested in taking a look at them, just click on Trey's photo below :).
Timing is everything before it is nothing... - Posted on Wednesday November 8th, 2006
I was asked the other day why it takes so long for a new section to be moved over into our new systems here at RHQ, and I figured I'd list it as a public statement...
When I first took on this site I decided to just flatfile all data (put all the html/data into files and update it accordingly when I needed to; it saved time but wasn't fancy nor dynamic and sometimes it took some time to update the data in the proper sections.
Additionally our first systems where various scripts I found online that did about what I wanted them to with little to no editing required.
Over the time I've spent maintaining the site I decided that The Realm Online is really somewhere that I've loved to be over the years, and the users deserved more than my modest laziness; so I decided to get to work coding.
In most cases you don't get to see the complexity of how certain things function, the news page for example has numerous sections, each with their own pagination (the portion of the script that makes the various pages) and sections in the database that they pull news from. It may sound easy, but once you dive deep into the confines of PHP/MySQL code and make it XHTML/CSS valid with script fed alternating cells things get a wee bit complicated...
I try to bring things as fast as I can (with the exception of my being sick lately) but I refuse to use something that I personally cannot vouch for (such as using other peoples code on this site, not to mention the learning experiances).
I'm dedicated to making this site the premier Realm Online resource for all of its fans for years to come, reguardless of what other sites pop up, I will be here working hard to give back to the game and its users who have given me so much.
So to everyone who keeps asking when the next update to the site is coming; be patient, it'll be worth it :).
Contacting Norsman Games - Posted on Tuesday October 3rd, 2006
Just a quick notice, RealmHQ.com is not owned nor directly affiliated with Norseman Games; we do not know nor are authorized to provide any information about the stability of any Norseman Games servers nor can we provide you with billing assistance.
If you require support from Norseman Games please email their Customer Service department at cs@realmserver.com.
Again, we cannot provide any sort of "official" support that would normally be provided by Norseman Games and any response from us on any NG issue will be purely speculation and assumption.
Wizzeh and BringerOfLife Seperated - Posted on Friday September 22nd, 2006
I'm sad to announce that last night BringerOfLife and I are officially seperated, we had a good 9 month in-game marriage and have acquired many many friends and family.
Slowly coming back... - Posted on Wednesday August 16th, 2006
Well, its no suprise that updates have been fairly scarse around these parts, and that I haven't really been around since Calowl's passing (in fact, the last update I really did was Robbie's memorial here).
I'd like you all to know that I'll slowly be phaising back into playing realm again... Thats right, I'm baaaa-aaaack ;)...
If you'd like to chat, please feel free to /t me on Wizzeh or come stalk me at my townie spots (WL 1L, WL 1D 2R, or EL 1D chillin with the fam)...
I'm working on some updates here which will make maintenance issues be a thing of the past (yes, I'm finally phaising in MySQL databases for all of the content sections); additionally I have a few of my design buddies helping me with some features.
If you'd like to provide any input for the site, please feel more than free to do so from the Contact Us link on the left sidebar, I love hearing your comments and I try to always respond :).
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