Hi all. After this past weekend’s attack on the website, one of the casualties has been the ability to post YouTube videos. Hopefully that will be temporary, but in the meantime, we’re going fishing.
When I begin this diary series, I was wanting to do a couple things. One was to provide something of a safe place to converse for those who were tired of going at it in the more overtly political diaries and front page stories (much in the spirit of the old Cafe/Lounge that more or less went defunct nearly three years ago). The other was to provide a sort of musical experience – sometimes themed, sometimes not – that in its own way offered a message that in most respects was consistent with the mission of BT.
This diary series took on a life of its own. Just check the archives at some point. I think at times it kept some folks engaged here who might have otherwise drifted off. And if this series truly did end, Neon Vincent last week truly knocked it out of the park. If at some point circumstances change, we’ll gladly revive this series. If not, thanks for letting us serve you some tunes and some beverages.
Don Durito, signing off.
This makes me sad. Just the same, thanks for the complement on my handling of what is hopefully not the last Midweek Cafe and Lounge. Here’s to hoping the problem is solved, although I think it might involve Martin/Booman whitelisting this site, not whitelisting YouTube.
It’s been enjoyable. Thanks, Don and Neon.
It’s been a pleasure. Hopefully the lights are off only temporarily. I don’t want to make predictions, but it is certainly my wish. We can always use some music and some light in our lives – now more than ever.
You’re probably right about Booman needing to whitelist the site. Admittedly, I am at best an end user with any software. I usually think I am lucky I can turn on the computer. 🙂
Hopefully Booman can get that all sorted out. I don’t want to impose too much on him, because he is a very gracious host, and I understand he has a lot of demands on his time already.
This hiatus makes me sad too. This series of cafes evolved into something unexpectedly wonderful. Just the video interactions among those who frequented the cafes was brilliant. It brightened my mood this past year in particular in ways that words cannot even begin to describe.
And yes – you really did a wonderful job with our most recent cafe. I sincerely hope it is not the last, and that we’re only turning the lights out temporarily. Ultimately, the ball is in our host’s court, and we’ll just have to hang tight for now.
Interesting twist – apparently Frank Schnittger can post YouTubes (See his diary Fairytale of New York). He posts from Ireland. I am wondering if that narrows down the diagnostic possibilities for why the rest of us who have tried to post videos are blocked from doing so. I wonder if I finally just need to break down, get a VPN that has a European IP address and post that way. Just throwing spitballs at this point I guess.
I’ll see about getting that fixed.
Thanks. There are a few of us who will deeply appreciate it. And thanks for all you do here.
Troubled Times