_{( A screencap of the rebuilt v2.0.0 front page at steem.global )}

Just a Reminder to ALWAYS Check What Server You're in!

Yesterday I had been up for a day working on various projects.. Generally this isn't a big deal! However I was in one of my servers and noticed some files out of place.. So being the "1337" systems operator I am, went ahead and got rid of the folders and files I thought were out of place. As any good nerd would do right?

Turns out those files and folders were the entire working directory of the STEEM.GLOBAL website! You can only imagine my surprise when I went to go check the faucet and was greeted by a server 500 error, which is server slang for "Admin you SUCK!".

A Blessing in Disguise Perhaps..?

Don't take this the wrong way at all, but as sexy as the old STEEM.GLOBAL site was... This newer re-incarnation being constructed looks a solid 500% better (in my biased opinion) than the 1.0.3 version of the site. This also allows me the chance to code in some stuff I'd have liked to see on the previous version but got distracted on the dice and never ended up implementing.

Estimated Time Till STEEM.GLOBAL is Operational?

The new front end is roughly 1/3rd completed and this morning (6:55AM as of writing this) I'll be getting the steemd installed and synced. Accounts unfortunately will have to be recreated as me being the silly bugger I am didn't think to backup users or balances.. And even if I had I probably would have deleted them anyways!

My rough estimate is that the STEEM.GLOBAL seed node and faucet will be up before monday. Hopefully sooner! I will make an announcement post when v2.0.0 is online.

Accidents Happen, No Sense Beating Myself up Over it!

While embarrassed about it and having costed myself a fair amount of time honestly not too upset over it. The faucet was broken for a week due to wallet issues and this gives me a chance to re-write and rebuild some things to provide a better service for the STEEM community. Once I get this rebuilt I'll be devoting my time to getting steem-roller going.

As an added bonus when the STEEM.GLOBAL faucet is running again I'll be significantly upping the daily payouts for a week or so to catch everyone up on what they missed out on while the site was down. Sorry for any inconvenience caused. :)

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Oops! A "Fat Finger" Deletes the STEEM.GLOBAL Faucet! Initiating Rebuild Sequence.