For those of you who missed out on the excitement over my spring break, here is a quick synopsis:

Server got hacked, server got used to attack other servers, server was quickly shut down, server sat around all alone.

Rather than restore the existing server (which required a new hard disk, full reinstall of the operating system and all that good stuff), I opted to get a newer, faster, better server and move everything to that.

Anyway, here it is. New server. I'm also using a different cache for images and stuff, so we will see how that runs. The new server has quite a bit more bandwidth (~40x) so that should be less of an issue. On the flip side, it costs a bit more. Unfortunately, all options on restoring the server after the hack cost money, hence the extended delay to bring the site back up.

So yea. If you want to donate, feel free.

In any case, we're back up, and I hope that it is for a long time.

Enjoy.

Yay. I was wondering what had happened!

w000t! I'm so happy again!

SO AM I! havent been on in a while, just got a new comp, and am installing my intuos drivers as we speak!

Well, I'm just glad everyone's drawings are restored.Would've sucked if they were all somehow destroyed.

What a pleasant surprise... I never changed my home page from this and was expecting to just bypass this once again and go somewhere else. :D Thanks, Cello.

I haven't been online for like 3 days, expecting this to still be down. Lucky me the first time I sit down here we be. I'm very glad everything is a-okay. :D

This is my only reason for living now....thank you.

im glad also ^_^

<3 Thanks!

Woo!! Thank you Marcello!! Thank you!!! :D Keep being 1337 and pwning hackers!

Oh, I didn't pwn them. They sure pwned us.

Three nights this past week I had dreams that the site was back and everyone was happy, but it wasn't. Now it is and everyone's happy. =^_^=

Oh well, hackers suck. And you're still 1337.

Heh, I guess I just hope it doesn't happen again.I'm glad I haven't lost my Giger pic completely :).Thanks for restoring the images too cello, although I'm not sure whether any extra effort was necessary to put those back in order, thanks anyway.

Great to see the site back up. I missed it even though I haven't been on submitting recently.:}>

Hey sin, looks like things are back to normal now, so no more making plans about how to go about talking to the people we miss on the site :).

True true. Was a pain huh.... Anyway thanks again Marc, And my court date is around the corner. Once that is straightened out I'll donate I promise. :}>

There Is a God... ! It's amazing how boring the web is without this place!!! Whew..its BACK!

Yay!!! I really missed this place.

glad to be back :)

thank you marcello, it means so much to all of us, and when i got a job i promise 5% of each chek i will send to you for being such an awesome character, also it seems like its neccesary for the sacrifices you made just to keep the 2draw family together, thank you once again

good to be here again!!...you are the master Cello....

Marcello, thank you for your hard work in restoring the shattered fragments of my life. Without 2Draw, I would probably be obsessing over...over...cottage cheese or something!

-roxx0rz out- Hellz yes! 2draw be back! I'll try to donate pour toi! =DD

I think even MSE was disappointed that 2draw went down. n___n

yeop, marcello is 1337

btw, while the site was down i made a 2draw livejournal community. so if theres ever an issue with the site again, check this.

unlikely they'll both be down at the same time. not unless someone breaks the internet.

WOO HOO!!!!

awesome possum, thanks mazi

Happy to be back, I missed everyone :) (((((Group hug))))) Thanks Maecello you are da man :)

Thank God. I almost thought my lovely 2draw was gone for good.

This is by far the best damned drawing site on the web. I looked for others. Overdraw got hacked and is going down also. I really didn't want to go on doodledraw or fearsome for the obvious reasons of the adult content and noone really takes those sites serious for that reason.
Found a few shiz sites, but none like 2draw. Kudos to you Marcello for creating such a great site. ( Not sucking up, really I'm not.) :}>

I completely agree with you, sincity. aren't u happy I told you about this site X"D I just wish I had more time to finish my works :"(

Almighty 2draw prevails again.