It has certainly been a interesting week here on KICentral. We are seeing a massive influx of new posters and traffic that is very exciting to us all. A few things that we must all certainly keep in mind as we are all in this journey together as to Whats in Store for "One Four."

KICentral has been around for 10 years strong now and while we have had issues in the past, none of which have been as dumb as someone did this week. As we don't know if they were a member or not on this site, it still put a dark cloud over our close relationship with the park. A individual made an inappropriate post recommending to go to the park "ASAP" in which person did just that (after hours) was caught by K.I. Security and when questioned, referenced the post.

We have assisted the park in their research in this matter by quarantining the thread in question. The park has completed their investigation and have dealt with the appropriate individuals.

On to some good news.

With KICentral getting larger and larger we have migrated to a new server that is cloud based. This means if one server gets too busy, we automatically load balance ourselves onto a new machine seamlessly. The DNS server changed this morning, while this change was instant for some users, others may have experienced delays. Any posts made by those users today will be stuck on the old server. I'm very sorry for the inconvenience as I have never seen a DNS server swap take this long before.

In even better news, since the investigation is completed in the trespassing incident. I'd like to announce that we will be continuing on as planned celebrating our 10th birthday at the park on Sept. 8th. Lots of special activities planned for the day with more details to come. This event will be free with park admission.

Two questions, and I'd appreciate it if everyone will please avoid opening the can of worms that the first question may otherwise lead to and stick to the specific question asked and no more if you wish to comment on it.

1. Is there an estimated timeframe for the restoration of the old decoding thread? We have a replacement for now, but I'm wondering how long I should expect it to take for the old thread to be made public again.

2. Is there a way to access the old server temporarily (via a raw IP address, for example) before it is taken down? It would be nice if we could pop over there and retrieve some of the posts that were lost in the migration.

Otherwise, I'm glad to hear that the birthday bash is back on.

Thanks for everything you do to keep the site running!

Yay! Happy days are here again. Can't wait to see everyone and enjoy a awesome day at KI!

1. Is there an estimated timeframe for the restoration of the old decoding thread? We have a replacement for now, but I'm wondering how long I should expect it to take for the old thread to be made public again.

2. Is there a way to access the old server temporarily (via a raw IP address, for example) before it is taken down? It would be nice if we could pop over there and retrieve some of the posts that were lost in the migration.

1. It is now back up.

2. No as that board has been turned offline to prevent further confusion.

OK, thanks for the responses.

Thank you, Mr President.

Dane, even though I don't know you, and have never met you - thank you for all you do. Hope to see you soon!

Thank you, Mr. Dane. I particularly appreciate the things you've done, both over the many years and in the background these past few, trying days to maintain this site, in ways very few will ever know, and that others will benefit from.

You truly are a great guy, Mr. Dane.

Again, for all you do, this thanks' for you!

Geez moving to a new server and all the drama over the last week. That's dedication. I know this doesn't mean as much coming from a noob (Let's be honest. I know my place) but thanks Dane.

I wish to thank everyone at KIC for all their hard work. It has been a fun 10 years!

Perhaps the execs at KIC will accept "donations" to help with the site? I'm sure there is an expense for running/ operating KIC and I (and I'm sure others) would like to help out.

KIC has let me take a break from life a little bit each day over the past 10 years. It's only fair for me to show gratitude back!

Thank you very much Dane, It is appreciated as always! ...

....On a side note....I also want to thank you for getting rid of the other site because I was having trouble getting to the "new" site last night!

Cool beans. Glad to hear everything is on it's way to getting back to normal. I've been a part if this site for almost seven years, and I want to thank everyone involved with keeping the site rollin'. Dane, Ryan, you guys are the bees knees and I'd love to buy you guys a beer.

Thanks Dane! Your hard work is appreciated in more ways than you can imagine. As I see responsible young individuals coming to this site and learning about the park they love, it reminds me this site is needed as an outlet for those individuals to learn about the park and industry they love. I think the mast majority of us try very hard to be welcoming and accepting to all, and we appreciate all the work you put in to keep the site up and going!

I wish to thank everyone at KIC for all their hard work. It has been a fun 10 years!

Perhaps the execs at KIC will accept "donations" to help with the site? I'm sure there is an expense for running/ operating KIC and I (and I'm sure others) would like to help out.

KIC has let me take a break from life a little bit each day over the past 10 years. It's only fair for me to show gratitude back!

If I am not mistaken, I believe the execs at KIC get a little bit of revenue from the ads that pop up on the forum for those that are not logged in? Probably not enough to quit a job, and perhaps not enough to even cover the costs of the site?

I wish to thank everyone at KIC for all their hard work. It has been a fun 10 years!

Perhaps the execs at KIC will accept "donations" to help with the site? I'm sure there is an expense for running/ operating KIC and I (and I'm sure others) would like to help out.

KIC has let me take a break from life a little bit each day over the past 10 years. It's only fair for me to show gratitude back!

If I am not mistaken, I believe the execs at KIC get a little bit of revenue from the ads that pop up on the forum for those that are not logged in? Probably not enough to quit a job, and perhaps not enough to even cover the costs of the site?

They do well enough to cover tings. We will never ask for donations ever in the foreseeable future unless its for charity.

donations for charity.....now that is a great idea! Or better yet....an event for charity....How about something like Rides for 'insert charity name', a coaster event.

You mean Coasting for Kids?

You mean Coasting for Kids?

I think Coasting for Kids is initiated by the park...maybe the same thing only initiated by the website....maybe as a marathon for a day, it might even attract more membership to the site.

Or you could do what PointBuzz did for the offseason tour last year. Charge admission, but give all proceeds to Give Kids the World.

I'd like to thank Dane and the crew for keeping this site going, even through the tough times. I used just read the thread and not post a whole lot in the past, but I've been really active more and made some good friends as well on here. Thanks, guys!

Thank you Dane, Ryan, Jesse, Ronny, and Robbie for all you do around here! It's great to have a place where we can all discuss a place and an industry that we enjoy!

^A charity event sounds like a great idea to break the new coaster in. I would also like to thank the Dane and all the admins for taking personal time to maintain the site, our discussion forum, plan events ect.

KIC sponsored an "A Kid Again" kid for the Diamondback auction. If they do something similar next year, we'll certainly do it again.

I don't what happened but Thanks Dane!!!!