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squidge.org @squidge.org · 15/09/2026
This characterization is incorrect. As I stated and can see in the screenshot, I was only responding because you were asking questions. Now that that has been stated, I bid you well.
Screenshot showing my post saying I was only responding because they were asking.
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squidge.org @squidge.org · 15/09/2026
Yes, because it was a knee-jerk reaction that I wish I could take back. But I cannot. It's a black mark on my soul that I will carry with me always. And that black mark is why I can guarantee the waiting period after emailing the end user will now forever be in place.
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squidge.org @squidge.org · 15/09/2026
Was 12 hours, but will now be 72. If I don't hear back in 72 hours, I can ban the user but keep their images on the server until I DO hear. But, after a week the images MAY (not WILL) be deleted. This has always been my process. I just fucked up this time.
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squidge.org @squidge.org · 15/09/2026
I'm only responding because you're asking. Otherwise I'm going to stay in my lane and let things happen. My safeguard process, and I can update the post with this, is to gather evidence, email the person responsible, and give them a deadline for responding.
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squidge.org @squidge.org · 15/09/2026
They're already BACK in place, thank you. And for what it's worth, it won't happen again.
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squidge.org @squidge.org · 15/09/2026
Nothing I can say will resonate with you, so I shall bid you well with hopes for a bright future. Be well.
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squidge.org @squidge.org · 15/09/2026
Absolutely NOT deleting to cover my tracks. See my skeet from hours ago saying I would be deleting older skeets and have been as I find them.
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squidge.org @squidge.org · 15/09/2026
And if you read the post I made (will pin it after this) you will see there are NO restrictions on any type of account people can have. We were able to block any access to Patreon, et al, via configuration rules. All explained in my post.
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squidge.org @squidge.org · 15/09/2026
Squidge is a VERY queer organization, with most of us being part of the community. Not a shield. Not an excuse. But I have kept Squidge going for 34 years, and do not entertain threats to its existence.
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squidge.org @squidge.org · 15/09/2026
Yes, they do. I acknowledge that my actions were wrong and inexcusable. I have apologized publicly and privately (to 2 of 5, trying to apologize to the rest but working to secure things after my scewup). Please see our post on this.
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squidge.org @squidge.org · 15/09/2026
PLEASE see the apology and explanation. While it will not solve the problem that I created, my explanation and apology was something that needed to be done. Link: blog.squidge.org/archives/471
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The Whole Squidge Images Debacle, A Post-Mortem – Squidge.org WebBlog
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squidge.org @squidge.org · 15/09/2026
From 4 of the 5 Patreon account homepages. Also, this discussion is moot. Link: blog.squidge.org/archives/471
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squidge.org @squidge.org · 14/09/2026
The Whole Squidge Images Debacle - A Post Morteml. With apologies to the users I caused undo problems. You can read it on the Squidge Blog here: blog.squidge.org/archives/471
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The Whole Squidge Images Debacle, A Post-Mortem – Squidge.org WebBlog
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squidge.org @squidge.org · 14/09/2026
As I said before, there is no rollback functionality. It's simply not possible.
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squidge.org @squidge.org · 14/09/2026
After my apology and explanation is posted, I will be deleting previous consent screen skeets, etc. so that everyone is on the same page.
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squidge.org @squidge.org · 14/09/2026
This functionality is not within the scope of the Chevereto image hosting software that we utilize. You can ask the developer Rodolfo at Chevereto's website.
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squidge.org @squidge.org · 14/09/2026
You can talk to other people without continually insulting them. I've taken a lot of abuse over the 34 years, and will continue to take abuse from people like you for as long as Squidge is around.
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squidge.org @squidge.org · 14/09/2026
So you were obviously one of the people that was banned. So since you will probably not read it, I will offer my apologies here. Not that I know based on your responses that it will do any good. By I do offer my apologies.
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squidge.org @squidge.org · 14/09/2026
Do what you feel you must.
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squidge.org @squidge.org · 14/09/2026
And I recognize that.
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squidge.org @squidge.org · 14/09/2026
And I recognize that.
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squidge.org @squidge.org · 14/09/2026
That is correct. Because while I can restore the database, there is no way to restore images once deleted. I accept responsibility for this. What other questions can I answer for you?
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squidge.org @squidge.org · 14/09/2026
I've already responded to that in your other skeet thread.
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squidge.org @squidge.org · 14/09/2026
I've explained my reasoning. Accept it or not. I'm done having this conversation with you.
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squidge.org @squidge.org · 14/09/2026
I will be sending them apologies this afternoon and offering to let them sign up again. But, as your attitude towards me indicates, they will probably tell me to get bent.
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squidge.org @squidge.org · 14/09/2026
And the reason we had to ban people (pre-hotlinking denial) is because we had NO WAY of proving that the same image on Images and on Patreon was NOT linked; we couldn't prove it without becoming a patron. Our new solution fixes that.
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squidge.org @squidge.org · 14/09/2026
Believe me or don't believe me. That's your perogative. This is a section our configuration file that protects us: <Location /> Deny From *.patreon.com Deny from *.ko-fi.com Allow from all </Location>
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squidge.org @squidge.org · 14/09/2026
I will offer that to them when I send an apology later today. But gut feeling is, they will tell me to get bent for causing them problems.
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squidge.org @squidge.org · 14/09/2026
NOT ANY MORE. PLEASE see my other reply, AND see the latest skeet on our account.
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squidge.org @squidge.org · 14/09/2026
Please see the latest clarification. Hotlinking to Patreon has been disabled at the server level, so that protects us. You can have whatever account you want, wherever you want. We're protected.
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squidge.org @squidge.org · 14/09/2026
This is rescinded, Anthony. Please note that hotlinking to Patreon is disabled. THIS is our safeguard. Go forth and have whatever account you want, whereever you want. Just know if you did try and hotlink to Images on Patreon, it will fail.
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squidge.org @squidge.org · 14/09/2026
You're good. Don't worry - issue resolved. I've damaged Squidge's reputation with the community, but at least issue's resolved. Fuck.
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squidge.org @squidge.org · 14/09/2026
You're good. Do not worry about it; we disabled hotlinking to Patreon. New consent screen prefaced with: PLEASE NOTE: Hotlinking to Patreon has been disabled on this server. If you are going to use Patreon, DO NOT link from Squidge Images as it will fail.
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squidge.org @squidge.org · 14/09/2026
Doesn't matter anymore. Latest update is that Patreon has been blacklisted from hotlinking. Someone tries it, it'll fail. So, after this giant hullabaloo, it's over.
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squidge.org @squidge.org · 14/09/2026
Yes we did. Why? Because it's PAYWALLED. And believe it or not, people lie to us ALL THE TIME. Since Patreon, et al are paywalled, there is no way for us to check that they aren't abusing Squidge resources. Even a hint of impropriety can get our 501c3 status revoked, and Squidge.org will shut down.
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squidge.org @squidge.org · 14/09/2026
This is for people who are using Squidge resources for paywalled Patreon accts and the like. Because it's paywalled, we must prevent it because there's NO WAY for us to determine without becoming a patron ourselves. If you have a Patreon for writing, etc? Fine. Go forth! But NOT paywalled images.
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squidge.org @squidge.org · 14/09/2026
YEs. This is for people who are using Squidge resources for paywalled Patreon accounts and the like. Because it's paywalled, we must prevent it because there's NO WAY for us to determine without becoming a patron ourselves.
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squidge.org @squidge.org · 14/09/2026
People do not get the fact that the IRS can, and will, revoke the nonprofit status from an organization if there is any sense of impropriety. And with Trump and is idiots going after pro-LGBT+ organizations, we will NOT take that chance.
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squidge.org @squidge.org · 13/09/2026
The move back into our little datacenter is complete, and things seem to be stable. As always, log a ticket if you see oddities.
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squidge.org @squidge.org · 12/09/2026
Short Squidge.org downtime Sunday AM for most Squidge services. Details here: blog.squidge.org/archives/459
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squidge.org @squidge.org · 09/09/2026
@perclexed.bsky.social Hey - I think IRC is up? Can you let me know, please? :)
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squidge.org @squidge.org · 08/09/2026
Sympa/Mailing Lists Up and Running On top of all other items that are once again running, all Sympa/Mailing lists are now populated and running. You can send messages and have them go out just like before. That said, our mail backup service (which holds email until it can be delivered to Squidge)…
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Sympa/Mailing Lists Up and Running
On top of all other items that are once again running, all Sympa/Mailing lists are now populated and running. You can send messages and have them go out just like before. That said, our mail backup service (which holds email until it can be delivered to Squidge) is most likely caught up. So if you sent a message to the mailing list server and didn't see it come through, you'll probably want to resend it.
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squidge.org @squidge.org · 08/09/2026
Squidge Upgrade: Status The Squidge.org upgrade is mostly complete. For most people, you have access to what you need, from Squidge Image, the Jinjurly Archive, and other web services. Here's a list of what I'm still working on, and why: Mailing lists: There are two parts to this that need…
squidge.org
Squidge Upgrade: Status
The Squidge.org upgrade is mostly complete. For most people, you have access to what you need, from Squidge Image, the Jinjurly Archive, and other web services. Here's a list of what I'm still working on, and why: Mailing lists: There are two parts to this that need attention and they are Mailing lists themselves: Email is being accepted by the system, but it is not being distributed to mailing list participants.
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squidge.org @squidge.org · 08/09/2026
Huzzah - one more package fixed the sendmail problem, so that's done. Sympa (Mailing Lists) remain down, including the web interface. If I'm not mistaken, that might be the last thing (other than old sites needing PHP < v8) needed. Let us know if you find breakage.
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squidge.org @squidge.org · 07/09/2026
ALL Webservices on Squidge.org (homepages, archives, etc) have been made available. But please note that some older sites that are dependent on lower versions of PHP may not be working. Sympa (and the list interface) remains down for the time being.
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squidge.org @squidge.org · 07/09/2026
Support is up, but I'm not 100% sure it will be sending emails so we're checking. support.squidge.org
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squidge.org @squidge.org · 07/09/2026
OH, and Webmail may or may not be up right now (it's on the list)
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squidge.org @squidge.org · 07/09/2026
For those that use Squidge for email: 1) You can download/accept email from Squidge.org 2) For some reason sending of email is bombing. I'm working on it. 3) Sympa mailing lists software is NOT up yet. That's next
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squidge.org @squidge.org · 07/09/2026
And now Jinjurly Audiofic Archive is up.
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squidge.org @squidge.org · 07/09/2026
Squidge Images is back up. BUT, it's the first service back up post upgrade so please let me know here or on Discord if you see issues.
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