BoLS FRONTPAGE STATUS - Official Announcement

[Bigred]

Thanks for the concern and the kind words,

As you can tell, the BoLS frontpage is down and we are actively working the issue.

We are working this issue up the chain with Google via multiple channels and making plans to avoid any such service interruptions in the future. BoLS has not received any IP notices, DMCA alerts, or violations from anyone, so at this moment we are still treating this as an IT issue on Google's side, but it is looking mighty suspicious by the hour. I'll let you all connect the dots.

There is a possibility that BoLS temporarily got caught in the crossfire between GW and other 3rd party blogger sites - we shall see.

In the meantime, all your favorite writers, are submitting their columns as new threads on the Lounge and we will be getting out links to them via Facebook, Google+, etc... Your BoLS content isn't going anywhere and if you poke around you will find lots more.

We will be back fullly operational shortly - My first priority is ensuring that BoLS keeps on delivering the news on all the game systems we cover to the wargaming community and we will do so, come Hell or high water (or any other bad actors)...

We will be moving to a more robust and secure blogging platform in the weeks ahead. We simply cannot allow this type of potential danger from 3rd parties to endanger BoLS ever again.

For our fans and readers - we love delivering the news and opinion on our beloved hobby to you day in and day out, and have been for over 7 years. Please stand with us during these trying times and tell your friends. Blog about us, and enjoy the BoLS Lounge where your favorite authors will be publishing during this time of need, and we will be back shortly.

Best regards and my deepest thanks,

-Larry Vela

UPDATE:

We are back up and running - full steam ahead! We are working with google to determine exactly what occurred over the last 24 hours with the BoLS frontpage, but I would like to clear up a couple of things for the record:

1) BoLS was never targeted by any DMCA, IP, or any other violation notices. While other 3rd party sites on blogger may or may not have been targeted by Games Workshop and/or Google, BoLS never was.

2) We take our security and availability seriously. Steps are being taken to prevent such an occurrence from ever happening again. BoLS job is to provide you with wargaming news, opinion, and entertainment day in and day out - and we will do exactly that.

On a personal note, I would like to thank each and every one of you who showed up during the frontpage outage and got to see and explore the BoLS Lounge. We are very proud of our great wargaming forum community and hope many of you return.

Look for regular posts, columns and commenting as usual on the frontpage as of now.

Best regards and my deepest thanks,

-Larry Vela

[Zaphod Beeblebrox]

Thanks for the Update, Larry!!

Keep on ringing 'dem Bells!

[olberon]

thanks for the update!

[Stucarius]

Thanks Larry....I hope BoLS, if you were intentionally taken down, takes the action against the guilty party that the law allows for abuse of DMCA.....You guys are a news service and have full protections in every way. You are my favorite 40K site and the communities most important resource.

GW's most important resource as well if they ever stop spelunking their own bodies.

[Billyjoeray]

Thanks for the update, and let me just go on record by saying this, if this is GW's beef about White Dwarf sales. I DON'T WANT TO BUY WHITE DWARF... I tried for a bit, and it's too expensive for what you're getting. If you want to sell an ad-rag, at least make it cheaper.

[Osedaxx]

Thank you for the update Larry!

I've had to be productive at work since I don't have my daily Warhammer blogging that takes up about 80% of my work day. I can't wait till you're back up and draining my productivity!!

It's been a horrible day.

[bladenkrath]

keep up the great work.
i think we all look forward to the day we get our BoLS back!

[DeadPanda]

Thanks for the update Red, it would be a real kick in the BoLs if we lost the front page

[Caitsidhe]

Doomo arigatoo Gozaimasu Larry.

[DaBigNob]

GW can suck my balls. I'm sick of their bullcrap.