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Help! I think twisted my back out of alignment again after a chiropractic adjustment and they're closed for the weekend!
October 8, 2011
Help! I think twisted my back out of alignment again after a chiropractic adjustment and they're closed for the weekend! Also, any advice about constant lower back pain?
I was having terrible lower back pain for about 3 weeks. I had to stop running, doing yoga (even child's pose was painful) and I quit drinking and going out because of the constant pain.
I found out my insurance covers chiropractic care and massage therapy. I wasn't sure what was causing the pain but my boyfriend found a huge gristly knot on the right side of my lower back.
I've been seeing the chiropractor for about a week and a half and saw a massage therapist who specialized in pressure points, kind of like accupressure. And I felt AWESOME!
On Monday after an adjustment I had a shooting pain from my lower back come up out of nowhere. It was so great I had to stand up and leave. I went back to the chiropractor and he re-adjusted me, put my on this electro machine thing to reduce swelling and iced my back. It felt better and the pain was gone by the next day.
Tonight, I was sitting on the floor stretching trying to touch my toes and my back tensed up and I got the intense pain again. It won't go away and I feel like I can only move very slowly, vertically and rigidly.
Is this normal after chiropractic adjustments? My chiropractor isn't open until Monday so I can't get readjusted. I'm icing it but it's still incredibly painful. Any suggestions?
I know that there is a lot of skepticism about chiropractors but I feel like he is actually doing a great job and aside from these two incidents my body feels better than it has in years.
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I am sorry that you're in this situation.
I am not used to this idea of having to pay attention to my body -- always I've been pretty strong and pretty fit and I just throw myself into whatever without much thought. But if/when I'd do that after this one horror-show injury, I'd throw myself right back into that injury. Totally annoying. But you'd best believe that I've learned to be pretty damn respectful of my body now, and move slowly in it, listen closely to anything it's saying to me, or even might be saying to me.
Pain is a powerful motivator, a good teacher, if not a pleasant one.
I said that to say this: It's entirely possible that you had no business being on your floor stretching tonight. And/or if you are determined to do so, maybe you'll want to listen
very closely
to anything your body may tell you. You need to rest your injury, seems to me; the chiro has put you back in line, might be that you'd do well to rest while the healing takes place, rather than stretch or whatever else.
Just because you're not in pain any longer doesn't mean that you're all better, perhaps it means that you can get healed if you don't push yourself.
As far as pain, alieve is good, you can augment with tylonol but be careful with that garbage, tylongol is truly bad news if you take too much of the stuff. Also: Ice. Ice is your new friend. You're going to enter into a good relationship with ice packs this weekend; I lived on them for the better part of a month. Make sure you don't put the ice packs directly on your skin, as you can sortof burn your skin against frozen stuff -- voice of experience. I used a thin towel, if I recall correctly, just use anything to protect your skin from immediate contact with the ice packs.
Email or pers msg if you want to commiserate -- I have been where you are. Sorry you're there.
Good luck.
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on October 8, 2011
I have some similar pain sometimes, but no chiropractor. Sometimes what helps with the immediate omg-can't-move is to do a very small, very controlled back bend. You can do it sitting backwards in a chair or you can do it bracing your hands on a counter (bend forwards at the hip but let your back sink while you bend, so you're actually doing a back bend). Don't force it, if it doesn't seem to help then come out and don't mess with it. If it does help, then come out and don't mess with your back again, also! This just gets you to the point where you can walk without taking tiny steps, time does the rest.
(And it's good to have someone tell you which movements are making things worse or which movements will help, but I am still extremely skeptical of the kind of chiropractor where you go back repeatedly.)
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on October 8, 2011
I don't think your back is "out of alignment". It sounds like a slipped disc or a torn ligament, and you don't have to be especially sceptical about chiropractors to conclude that these are conditions that they are not equipped to deal with. If anything, spinal manipulation performed by someone who doesn't know the actual cause of the pain could make things much worse (which may well have been what happened when you experienced shooting pain after an adjustment). Have you seen a doctor?
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I beg you not do backbends or fiddle with it. If inflammation has anything to do with this, ibuprofen and icing will make it feel better. Like get a big sized reusable ice pack from the pharmacy and lay on top of it. I would go to a doctor asap and get checked out. Back pain can be cyclical, meaning your back hurting makes your muscles tense which leads to worse back pain in a downward cycle. So holding out isn't helping you.
You may need a different treatment such as physical therapy, so just go in and see your doc.
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Stop stretching your back. Consider stretching your hamstrings as this can provide some relief - I suffer from lower back pain and find this useful. To stretch your hamstrings at home lie down with your legs either side of a door, lying flat on your back, put one leg up so your heel rests against the thin end of the door and your other leg is alongside the door, flat on the floor. Oush against the door with your raised heel, pointing your toes in to your body. Hold for 30 seconds. switch to the other leg. Repeat so you have done 2 x 30 seconds on each leg.
I am not your doctor, etc, this is at your own risk.
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on October 8, 2011
Urgent care facilities like Patient First have x-ray capabilities and physicians. I suggest your pain is awful enough that you might avail yourself of them over the weekend. Forget the chiropractor.
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on October 8, 2011
Stop stretching. ABSOLUTELY stop stretching. Stop twisting. Stop trying to make it feel better.
Ten minutes ice, ten minutes heat. Two Advil. Then: Ten minutes ice, ten minutes heat. Drink water. Ten minutes ice, ten minutes heat. Nap. Ten minutes ice, ten minutes heat. Hot bath or shower.
Take an hour off and repeat.
I throw my lower back out regularly so that I can't walk upright for about a month at a time. I do that by like, picking up a bag of groceries. It sucks, and it's unbelievably painful. Ice/heat and a very good (and licensed) massage therapist are the only things that work.
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My wife has lived with back pain - a herniated disk, or "slipped disk" - for a year now, and your situation sounds familiar.
First of all, it doesn't sound like a herniated disk. That's an incredibly painful condition characterized by numbness and pain extending all the way down the leg; sometimes you will experience incontinence. This is because the soft disk between one of your vertebra has ruptured and is putting pressure on a nerve. The only treatment for this is rest (for about 2 months). If you experience incontinence, you need to go to emergency immediately.
Like I said, it sounds like you do not have this condition; the pain is so bad they will give you hard core drugs to help.
The similarity with my wife is that, over the past year, she will gradually get better from back pain, and will immediately start going to the gym or doing "heavy" household chores, and will "throw out" her back again. It happened last week - she went to the gym, lifted weights, and wound up on the couch for a week.
It sounds like you have some muscle or tendon issues (not a "slipped disk"). Just take it easy for a month, with no stretching and no lifting.
The best exercise you can do is go for a walk.
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on October 8, 2011
I have to agree with the people who say to stop stretching. If the knot was a muscle that was in spasm, it is going to be tender until it repairs itself. Give it a couple of days.
posted by
on October 8, 2011
Please see a doctor who will take x-rays.
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Your chiropractor should have taken x-rays before doing any adjustments to rule out anything serious like herniated discs, slipped discs etc. If they didn't you might like to consider finding another chiropractor. If you are in extreme pain then I'd suggest seeing a doctor.
If not I'd go the ibuprofen and ice method. I would actually ice it until it goes numb and then remove the ice pack, I'd avoid heat until the worst of the inflammation is gone or you'll just inflame it more. (I am not a doctor this is not medical advice, just how I treat my own back/shoulder pain).
Do not stretch or do any strenuous exercise until cleared by your doctor/chiro. If your chiropractor is any good ask him when you will be able to start doing these things, he should, when you are ready, give you exercises to help build up muscles etc to help and some idea of an end point for treatment. If they keep talking about coming back in for tune ups etc and not offering any other methods to help build up your back so it won't hurt again I'd be looking for another chiropractor. I am not anti chiropractors, just anti bad chiropractors.
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on October 8, 2011
I have been dealing with something similar, and let me just say that under ordinary circumstances I do enjoy chiropractic. However, when things get very, very painful, as it sounds like you're experiencing, it's time to go to a physician for a close, careful look at what's going on.
My long story short: Terrible low back pain, got worse over several weeks, culminating in the worst pain I've ever experienced short of childbirth. Turns out I've got a herniated disk.
What helped me: big strength anti-inflammatories (steriods); big strength pain pills (different ones for day & night); a week of basically no physical activity, including stretching. Now I'm doing physical therapy twice a week, doing small, tiny movements to strengthen the muscles of the back & core. It's helping a lot. And though I love chiropractic under ordinary circumstances, there is no part of me that wants an adjustment right now.
posted by
on October 8, 2011
Koku - before the disc herniates it will bulge, which is quite painful as well. And yes, my boyfriend had a completely herniated disc some months ago and has been slooooooowly recovering (to the point where he's no longer taking vicodin, yay).
So yes, definitely go see a doctor, and hopefully a physical therapist instead of a chiropractor. A PT can suggest some exercises and stretches for you to do based on your actual injury, once you've determined what that injury is.
I am absolutely anti-chiropractic.
posted by
on October 8, 2011
If you feel burning or numbness, absolutely get it checked by a doctor- those are signs of nerve impingement, which, when lucky, is just your muscles being too tight, and when unlucky, involves your spine or the discs. I'm also going to echo the advice to see a physical therapist.
Here's what you should know about stretching
. Stretching, without strengthening exercises for the appropriate muscles, can
joints and leave you open for injury. So, echoing the other advice above, stretching may not be the answer here.
Once you figure out what's generally going on (hopefully just muscle tension!) be sure to get some kind of exercises to strengthen your core muscles. That's the only thing that's going to help keep things from tweaking out. (Of course, if it's something like disc issues or bone spurs, that's surgery time.)
posted by
on October 8, 2011
I messed up my back about 10 years ago and it bothered me off and on since then. I was in a motorcycle accident a couple of years ago and was laid up for about 5 months with a broken leg. Oddly enough, since then I hardly ever have back trouble any more. My theory is that my back _finally_ had a chance to rest and fully heal up. So give your body time to mend itself. As dancestoblue says, _listen_ to what your body is saying.
As far as chronic pain management goes, listen to what Mom always said "Sit up straight" and "stand up straight". Seriously, those two things will go a long way to minimizing pain. If you work at a desk, get yourself the best office chair with lower back support you can lay your hands on, even if you have to buy it for yourself. Always, always sit up straight with both feet on the floor. If you are sitting in an easy chair or on the sofa, use pillows to sit up straight.
Sleep on your side with a pillow between your knees, too.
And biffa is right, when the inflammation decreases, stretch your hamstrings, too. That was something I only learned recently and it really helps! Good luck and feel better.
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I write for an email newsletter for an automobile association and use "click here" in alt text for images, and in some text and buttons. The reason being is the membership skews older and they may not be as familiar with Web practices.
In my experience there are situations where a 'click here to….' or even a plain 'click here' works better. There is a segment of web-users who understand this better.
#1 Advice: don't just assume anything, but find out how something like google website optimizer works and test for yourself.
Great post.
Thank so much.
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"click here" is a lazy web designer approach who cannont be bothered to think about more creative link words.
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i don't mind as long as its not spam
Thanks i won`t be using click here!
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So itŌĆÖs safe to assume that most internet users know what a link looks like these days?
Thanks for this simple tip to improve conversion rates.
Hi Melissa, I hate the 'click here' phrase too, I think it is fairly obvious whats a link and what isn't. Using this phrase just destroys a possibly effective call to action.
Wow, I still need to learn how to apply imperative verbs for my click to action title. Always fail to get people to do something for me. But hey, thanks for the tips. I should use it more often
Thanks, very informative!
Thanks for the useful tips Melissa, I have used the 'click here' phrase in the past, but I can totally see why I should use better call to actions. Thanks again.
Awesome article. Very informative. Thanks a bunch. Cheers
Neat. That's a really cool article. Thanks.
I'm trying to break this habit, it's just so easy to say click here.
I think you just describe my dd lol. But not that bad….at least not yet. She does have OCD tendancies and I've been suspecting ADHD for awhile now. I just dont give in …. well at least not all the time!
I agree. It was ok when it was use back then when computer literacy was not up to standards. But now thing have changed. And people know what is a link and a button and it can be clicked on.
Thanx for the useful tip, this helped a lot since im a new blogger.
So itŌĆÖs safe to assume that most internet users know what a link looks like these days?
Thanks for this simple tip to improve conversion rates.
Thanks a bunch for the awesome tips. Cheers
I must say that's a very brilliant idea. I use to provide a click button when I started doing affiliate marketing. Your strategy to this is very good, and I will try out and compare the results from 4-5 blogs on the various niches.
I am sure the conversion rate will vary a lot.
I believe you can also use:
"Click here and learn how to get your ex back"
Would be interested to test which one gets the highest CTR. I bet on the "Click here"
Great article indeed. Honestly nowadays these types of links can be really annoying. Thanks a bunch for the article. Cheers
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Instead, persuade the visitor to click with the use of keywords or ŌĆ£trigger wordsŌĆØ that speak directly to the visitorŌĆÖs motivations
Seems easy when you read it but is not that easy to find those words.
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It if funny but true. There is a huge lack of creative "call to action' strategies in many sites.
Brilliant, top read… keep the good stuff coming.
For those who simply aren't ready to leave "click here" behind, at least add a keyword to your anchor text – i.e. "click here for [whatever keyword is]". That way you'll get some SEO benefit to your link that also includes the "click here" phrase.
Well you still look good even with your hair out. But some of us dummies still have to fix the click here buttons on our sites and we appreciate the column you wrote.
I prefer "order info" instead of click here, do you think it's better? Because some ebook I read suggest to put "click here" word as call to action, it's like saying if you want to know more … this is the link.
"Or, juste like a colleague of mine said, replace ŌĆ£Click hereŌĆØ by ŌĆ£DonŌĆÖt click here!ŌĆØ
Like the big red button that says "don't push". You just have to do it!
It still annoys me seeing websites do this, when it so simply to make a better text link. If you search Google for the phrase 'click here' without the quotes, you'll notice Adobe at the top – a pretty interesting fact showing that there must be a LOT of people linking to Adobe with 'click here'!
"Click Here" sounds like promoting product or something. Nowadays, peoples aware and try to avoid on click them. Suppose to find another strategies to attract people to click ads, I guess
Descriptive text/graphics should ALWAYS let the user know what to expect next. Not only does "click here" border on spammy these days, but it's too ambiguous.


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They're standing on the corner and they can't speak English.
I can't even talk the way these people talk:
Why you ain't,
Where you is,
What he drive,
Where he stay,
Where he work,
Who you be…
And I blamed the kid until I heard the mother talk.
And then I heard the father talk.
Everybody knows it's important to speak English except these knuckleheads. You can't be a doctor with that kind of crap coming out of your mouth.
In fact you will never get any kind of job making a decent living.
People marched and were hit in the face with rocks to get an Education, and now we've got these knuckleheads walking around.
The lower economic people are not holding up their end in this deal.
These people are not parenting. They are buying things for kids.
$500 sneakers for what?
And they won't spend $200 for Hooked on Phonics.
I am talking about these people who cry when their son is standing there in an orange suit.
Where were you when he was 2?
Where were you when he was 12?
Where were you when he was 18 and how come you didn't know that he had a pistol?
And where is the father? Or who is his father?
People putting their clothes on backward:
Isn't that a sign of something gone wrong?
People with their hats on backward, pants down around the crack, isn't that a sign of something?
Isn't it a sign of something when she has her dress all the way up and got all type of needles [piercing] going through her body?
What part of Africa did this come from??
We are not Africans. Those people are not Africans; they don't know a thing about Africa …..
I say this all of the time. It would be like white people saying they are European-American. That is totally stupid.
I was born here, and so were my parents and grand parents and, very likely my great grandparents. I don't have any connection to Africa, no more than white Americans have to Germany , Scotland , England , Ireland , or the Netherlands . The same applies to 99 percent of all the black Americans as regards to Africa . So stop, already! ! !
With names like Shaniqua, Taliqua and Mohammed and all of that crap ……… And all of them are in jail.
Brown or black versus the Board of Education is no longer the white person's problem.
We have got to take the neighborhood back.
People used to be ashamed. Today a woman has eight children with eight different 'husbands' — or men or whatever you call them now.
We have millionaire football players who cannot read.
We have million-dollar basketball players who can't write two paragraphs. We, as black folks have to do a better job.
Someone working at Wal-Mart with seven kids, you are hurting us.
We have to start holding each other to a higher standard..
We cannot blame the white people any longer.'
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The ARRL recently posted the article, "K2BSA: Amateur Radio Fun in the Warm Virginia Sun," which discusses amateur radio activities at this year's National Scout Jamboree. It reports:
…nearly 6000 youth scouts — 13 percent of the total Jamboree attendance — received thorough exposure to ham radio, touring the K2BSA station and getting on the airwaves. Six lucky scouts conducted a memorable contact with astronaut Doug Wheelock, KF5BOC, aboard the International Space Station (ISS) before a crowd of Jamboree participants.
ARRL Rocky Mountain Division Director and K2BSA Station Coordinator/Manager Brian Mileshosky, N5ZGT said, "We held Technician license classes and two VE exam sessions daily, resulting in 147 new Technicians, 33 Generals and 8 Amateur Extras. 210 scouts earned their Radio merit badges, too."
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- The Miami Heat are angry-
The Heat are being counted out of the Finals by everyone in the media, and it is assumed that they won't make a 4th straight Finals. After LeBron James and company got their rings, they immediately got to work. The Heat looked like they are angry, and took it personal that the Bulls are being picked to win the East. They had 7 players in double figures, and they moved the ball well. They were aggressive on defense, and the Bulls could never find rhythm on offense. They got out and ran, and they dominated the Bulls. It seems as if the Heat are going to take this regular season very seriously, and they are playing with a chip on their shoulder–and that's scary.
- Derrick Rose has some rust to shake off-
4 of 15 shooting and 5 turnovers are probably not the stats Derrick Rose wanted in his return. He looked as explosive as ever, but he seemed as if he was pressing at times. He has talked about passing when he needs to pass, and take over when it's time. He seemed as if he were trying too hard, and didn't let the game come to him. This probably isn't the best team for Rose to return against, but he needs to get back in the flow of things. This is practically a different team he's playing with, and they all need to get acclimated with his teammates. He will be fine, but all the people expecting him to score 30 and lead them to victory last night should slow down a little bit.
- Paul George hasn't missed a beat-
Paul George isn't a top ten player in the NBA yet. He had a great season last year, and it has some people calling him a superstar. George is a great player, but he still has some growing to do. That said, he was fantastic last night. He had 24 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists on 50% shooting. He was the leader for a Pacers team who played phenomenal defense, and looked strong. With Danny Granger still out, George is proving that he can carry the load. We will see if Granger and George can coexist.
- Victor Oladipo is going to be a stud-
I know it's only one game, but I like what I've seen from Oladipo thus far. He's my pick for Rookie of the Year, and he is going to be an all-star one day. He came off the bench and scored 12 points, and brought good energy. He will be tried at point guard and shooting guard this season–and depending on if they trade Aaron Afflalo or Jameer Nelson–he will start in one of those spots. Look for Victor to put up some good numbers on a bad team. He will have some ups and downs, he is a rookie after all.
- The Pacers bench looks improved-
The Pacers had a terrible bench last season, and it was a downfall for them. They added Chris Copeland, Luis Scola, and C.J. Watson, and that is a huge upgrade. They scored 26 points off the bench, and Orlando Johnson led the reserves with 9 points, and it seems as if they will be able to hold the fort when the starters hit the bench. Luis Scola scored well, but he will need to play better defense if he wants to see extended minutes.
- DeAndre Jordan has improved-
One of the players who will benefit the most from Doc Rivers going to the Clippers is DeAndre Jordan. Jordan is a freak athlete who has a lot of potential, but hasn't seen a lot of playing time in the 4th quarter. Rivers has given him the confidence to be a defensive anchor, and reach his potential. He had 17 points, 11 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 3 steals, and he outplayed Blake Griffin. If he can keep this kind of play up, the Clippers could benefit immensely.
- The Lakers are going to surprise people-
The Lakers won't win the title, but they will be better than people expected. I think they will make the playoffs, and they showed what they could be last night. Steve Nash and the starters didn't play the 4th quarter, but they didn't need too. The bench played with a lot of energy, and these young guys who have a lot to prove played amazing. The Lakers made 48% of their threes, and this is a foreign Lakers team. They were jumping up and down on the bench, screaming and yelling on the floor, and they played with a lot of excitement. This was just one game, but the Lakers are better than most people think.
- The Clippers still need to work on their defense-
The Clippers actually weren't bad on defense last season, but they broke down late in games. Last night was a perfect example of their problems. Doc Rivers will help them improve, but they will need to break their bad habits. If they want to be serious contenders, then they have to commit to executing on the defensive side in the 4th quarter, and not letting a bench outplay their starters.
What a great time of the year it is, with football and basketball going in full swing. We here at Fansided will bring you top-notch coverage. The NBA is back, and that is music to my ears.
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November is National Family Caregivers Month and National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month. According to recent publications the aging population in Alabama is one of the most important demographic trends affecting the state. Alabama currently has 818,000 family caregivers who provide 783 million hours of care and save the state and federal governments over $7 billion dollars in costs. Supporting these caregivers is not only the right thing to do, but is economically important for our state healthcare resources.
Who are the caregivers? Look next door, at church, at work and at the teachers educating your children and grandchildren. Two out of every five adults are family caregivers. In America, more than 15 million family caregivers are providing care to more than 5 million loved ones with Alzheimer's disease. Wounded veterans require family caregivers and the number of parents and grandparents caring for children with special needs is rising too. I ask you to take the time today and look around to see who you know who might be one of these caregivers and tell them you appreciate them. Look for opportunities to provide these caregivers with support, either by providing some form of respite or just taking the time to listen when they need someone to talk to. Family caregiving is serious work and can cause a great deal of stress to the caregiver and their other extended family members.
I know from personal experience how important caregivers are. When I was a teenager my Grandmother (mamaw) was diagnosed with cancer and her health deteriorated quickly. My mother became my grandmother's sole caregiver. She did everything for her during the last few months of her life. I would observe my grandmother at times becoming irritated and losing her temper towards my mother and this was confusing to me. I would ask my mother why mamaw treated her that way, especially since she was doing everything for her. I will never forget what my mother said to me. She said, "Son don't take it personally, she is not mad or angry at us but herself because she is sick, dependent, and feels hopeless. So we just need to show her more love when she becomes frustrated and mad." So I know how important caregivers are and what they do for the ones they love.
If you would like more information on Family Caregiving call your local Alabama Cares Program at 1-800-Ageline, or contact the Alabama Lifespan Respite Resource Network at 1-866-RESTALA. For more information on Alzheimer's disease contact www.Alezbrain.org. Read the Presidential Proclamation declaring November National Family Caregivers Month at the link below and watch the video to see the importance of respite. We appreciate your continued support of caregivers in your families and communities.
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Cyder is designed to replace Maintain. Maintain 2.5 was the last version released. Maintain 3 was written in purely in PHP and didn't work too well. Aside from initially being written almost a decade ago, Maintain has been used in production at OSU for over 10 years.
Taken from Maintain's README, here are the abridged requirements of Maintain:
- Web-based interface
- Ability to delegate authority of zone information to individual users/groups
- Quick updates (changes need to be reflected within 10 minutes)
- Advanced error reporting for zone transfers and DHCP server problems
- Generate zone files and DHCP configurations for primary and secondary DNS & DHCP servers
- Edit host information including MAC address, hostname, domain name, etc.
- Zone statistics such as total bandwidth used and bandwidth history for individual hosts
- Support for automatic registration on public networks (using authentication)
- Search by hostname, domain, zone, IP address and any other DNS type
- Ability to develop additional features through a module interface
Cyder will have all of these features and more.
Maintain Bugs¶
- DNSSEC is not supported.
- Top level DNS records were not supported (they have been hacked in).
- No support of other DNS output types. Only tinydns is supported.
- The following DNS record types are not supported SRV, TXT, (more)?
- DNS Zone delegation is broken.
- When a (maintain) zone administrator wants to manually assign an IP address to a client, DHCP needs to be bypassed. Maintian does this by providing a mac with all zeroes. It's a kludge.
- There can be several different defualt_domains assigned to the same range.
- Poor searching capabilities.
- Maintain was not built with a web framework. Ironically, this makes the code very hard to maintain.
- Written in PHP.
Maintain has it's weaknesses, but overall it does get the job done. It has already been shown that Maintain's existing DNS scheme does support building bind files (some modification to data in the database was required due to poor data validation). Cyder is Maintain with a more formal structure. Cyder uses many core concepts from Maintain.


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Call me old fashioned, but to me, guilds are supposed to be teams. Towns. Militia. You work together to get stuff done. When you betray that, other people should wonder what happened and ask your previous guild about what went wrong. People were accountable for their actions because rerolling meant you failed, and guilds were your way into getting things done. If a guild or person acted out, the rest of the community quickly identified them (usually based on the guild) and reacted accordingly. Got a ganker in your guild that causes Horde guilds to target you, and your players don't want any trouble? Boot him, problem solved. With all the instancing now... who cares?
At this point, WoW guilds tend to be raid groups. Yes, there are actually communities, don't get me wrong. But how many guilds rise and fall because of a raid, or forming a new RBG team? You don't need guilds for that, you need half a brain and some social grace. If another guild raids cross roads... who cares? Most folks are doing BGs, heroics, LFRaid. Might as well make 4 super servers per region for pve, pvp, rp, and rp-pvp and call it a day.
DarkWalker said...
Not everyone wants that kind of commitment. In fact, I believe the majority of players don't want to actually feel committed to their guilds in any way; thus, the number of guilds that sprung up just for the perks, and that don't actually do anything together.
BTW, given that a character can only be part of a single guild, I end up having a similar commitment, but it comes with a heavy drawback: I take more than a year to actually join a guild. I first need to find a guild that looks nice, spend a lot of time with guild members, and be absolutely sure I like the way that guild works before thinking about joining.
(In fact, I believe I spent almost 4 years playing WoW before joining a guild for the first time.)
Also, in WoW, I draw my line at PvP and traveling. I won't, ever, help my guild with PvP matters, and will refrain from helping with PvE matters if I would have to travel too much in order to do so. Otherwise, as long as I have the time to help, I will help with almost anything.