tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25683662.post5606524949910077382..comments2024-03-26T12:05:58.591-04:00Comments on Freemasons For Dummies: Paul Bessel's Website Up and Running AgainChristopher Hodapphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04201859873755654395noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25683662.post-83599611051807071412017-03-06T18:26:14.965-05:002017-03-06T18:26:14.965-05:00In this individual case, we have had no discussion...In this individual case, we have had no discussion internally about it. For the immediate time being, Paul's hosting fees and DNS registration are paid up through autumn, and those are not unreasonable. His site's hosting administrator didn't ask for any extra payment to rebuild what was lost, and for that all of us are grateful, as he spent about three days over a weekend tracking down button graphics, missing directories, etc. and snagging them from the Wayback captures one at a time. I was frankly astonished to find the whole site intact by Monday morning after he started.<br /><br />(By the way - please let me know if anyone finds anything still missing, down to missing images of any kind. I think they've all been found, but it's a massive site, and I haven't looked everywhere yet.)<br /><br />In the long term, this will undoubtedly be a topic of conversation within the Masonic Society, but it probably deserves wider discussion just from the standpoint that sites like the four I mentioned and many others - some dating back to material first compiled in the old Usenet days, and then moved to some of the first Masonic sites on the Web 'as we now know it.' Many of these massive sites have never been equalled, and as the earliest online Masonic pioneers pass away, the sites vanish quietly with them. <br /><br />Additionally, there is the never ending problem of 'The next Big Thing.' Facebook alone has destroyed much outstanding information that appeared for many, many years on sites like php forums that have vanished from inactivity. Even lodge websites are being neglected in favor of Facebook pages that are no substitute, and will also vanish when the NEXT Big Thing evolves.Christopher Hodapphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04201859873755654395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25683662.post-58179061114850365642017-03-06T11:20:14.673-05:002017-03-06T11:20:14.673-05:00Is there a way (or need) for Brothers to support t...Is there a way (or need) for Brothers to support this preservation? I can't imagine it's cheap and easy to maintain such a large pool of information.Basilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15172068381503002392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25683662.post-30723748992547611532017-03-06T11:03:47.725-05:002017-03-06T11:03:47.725-05:00A word to Lodge secretaries and webmasters: Try to...A word to Lodge secretaries and webmasters: Try to ensure that your officers have "permanent" email addresses that won't change when personnel change. So "secretary@mylodge.org", for example, can always get to the secretary. When personnel change, the address's forwarding instructions can be changed. This way, references in other websites won't get broken when you get a new secretary.<br /><br />W.Bro Chris Hansen, Secretary, Goliath Lodge #5595 UGLE but writing in a personal capacity.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06534842755063770798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25683662.post-79724307496943791172017-03-06T07:55:07.957-05:002017-03-06T07:55:07.957-05:00Good men doing good things.... I salute you and Br...Good men doing good things.... I salute you and Br. Bessel!GeorgeOfTampahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11748462279356837403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25683662.post-17556779675211850702017-03-05T21:18:05.223-05:002017-03-05T21:18:05.223-05:00Paul's website is an invaluable resource. The ...Paul's website is an invaluable resource. The Masonic Society is to be highly commended for agreeing to do the right thing here and make it available. Thank you very, very much.Mark Koltko-Riverahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11173090767545559729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25683662.post-14270554359682698172017-03-05T20:58:26.957-05:002017-03-05T20:58:26.957-05:00This is a major contribution to Masonic historiogr...This is a major contribution to Masonic historiography. Everyone who helped deserves deep thanks.Bro. Paul Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06435030965629467739noreply@blogger.com