Since Bryce seems to be droning on and on about the various technical issues, let me tell you what's really going on: I've spent the better part of the past few weeks upset that we lost all of our history - our Sentry culture. It's gone. Oh no! The tragedy! Every other email I sent to Bryce was along the lines of "But you've just got to fix it! If it's gone, everyone will leave!" As always, he ignored my pleas and, instead, kept ranting about the corruption. Finally it hit me – we are not just entries in a database and we are so much more than a few words on a message board.

We are the Sentries! We talk, we debate, we laugh, we fight. We are a community! A hive! A family!

My revelation inspired loud guffaws from Bryce, but he did agree to stop trying to figure out the fantastical algorithms behind the corruption long enough to get the forum back up and running. That's right! In a matter of days, the Sentry board will be back!

Obviously, it's not going to be the same. For the time being, at least, everything is gone. So, we'll just have to work together to rebuild all that we've lost and celebrate in all that we have. You will also have to re-register, but that's no big deal. We can do that, right? Right?