Brickshelf: Shutting Down July 31, 2007

Brickshelf is now accessable through http://www.brickshelf.com/ or https://www.brickshelf.com/ (you may see a certificate error). At the top of the page in red text reads:

Notice: Brickshelf will be shutting down on 2007/07/31.
Please save your files to your computer.

Everyone who hasn’t backed up their files already, DO SO NOW.

EDIT (AB): Bob Kojima has created a tool that can back up files from Brickshelf. You can download the Zip file from BZPower (thanks for the tip, Kelly!) here (318 KB).

EDIT 2 (AB): Jim DeVona has created a backup tool for Mac OS X. You can download it and read instructions on how to run it in Jim’s post on LUGNET. You’re a lifesaver, Jim!

EDIT 3 (LB/AB): Interested parties have begun backing up important folders other than their own while they can. There are threads on classic-castle, classic-space, FBTB Forums, and Forum 0937 to do this as systematic as possible. Thanks to Bruce for the heads up. If this is happening on other communities as well, please let us know.

22 comments on “Brickshelf: Shutting Down July 31, 2007”

Dunechaser July 16, 2007 at 2:09 pm

Thanks for posting this, Nathan. :-)

Ecto July 16, 2007 at 2:43 pm

Thank God.

earl-0 July 16, 2007 at 2:56 pm

Thank you for announcement, “The Brothers Brick”.
We must support Kevin and BS, if whatever results follow.

earl-0/HMSL

Nathan Cunningham July 16, 2007 at 3:24 pm

Farewell, Brickshelf. You will be sorely missed.

Thank you, Kevin, for providing this excellent service to our community. Countless FOLs have come out of dark ages, been inspired, and even just discovered other geeks like themselves because of your generosity and hard work.

Time to find a new host. I’m optimistic about the future; we can get through this, albeit with difficulty.

Kevoh July 16, 2007 at 4:33 pm

Instead of everyone blindly backing up their favorites list, should an organized effort be made?

A good place to start would be every MOC linked from Brothers-Brick.

Also, I suspect there may be behind-the-scenes plans being enacted to backup the entirety of BS.

Fred July 16, 2007 at 8:22 pm

I’m just backing up everything I can find that I love…Shotgun
I wish I knew all the names.. it’s really sad going through the pages… it’s just not right.

I have seen references to folders belonging to people who have since died.. anyone know who these people are?? I would add those to the list.

Fred July 16, 2007 at 8:25 pm

You know.. I wonder how many terrabytes of data there is? I would personally buy the disk space to take a copy of everything.. I think I could round up the cash.

Very seriously,
Fred

smcginnis July 16, 2007 at 10:14 pm

Andrew, does that downloading application work on your Mac?

Anyway, I’m very grateful that Kevin Loch put it back up for this.

~smcginnis

Jim DeVona July 16, 2007 at 10:34 pm

I’ve just written a command line script for the Mac that can be used to download Brickshelf galleries like BSBackup. Read more at http://news.lugnet.com/general/?n=53913 (I intend to make a nicer interface for it soon).

Dunechaser July 16, 2007 at 10:42 pm

smcginnis: Nope, but see Jim’s comment.

Jim: You rock. I’ve edited the original post to include a link to your LUGNET post. Yay Terminal!

John July 17, 2007 at 1:06 am

If anyone wants to help us beta-test a new lego gallery please send an e-mail to mind.nl[at]gmail.com

Bruce N H July 17, 2007 at 2:24 am

Hey,

Above, Kevoh asked about an organized effort. I started a thread on Classic-castle:
http://www.classic-castle.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11064
for people to note which galleries they’ve saved.

Bruce N H July 17, 2007 at 10:21 am

Hey,

LBaixinho July 17, 2007 at 1:05 pm

At forum 0937 we did the same:

http://forum0937.miniancora.com/index.php?topic=1771.0

Dunechaser July 17, 2007 at 1:15 pm

Thanks Luis and Bruce — we’ve added the links to the main post.

Kevoh: This is certainly something I’d like to do, but I’m crazy busy trying to coordinate some of the image-hosting efforts (trying, at this point). Any help in that regard would be greatly appreciated, though I suspect many of the featured MOCs will be captured by the rescue efforts underway elsewhere. I’ll give it some thought and post a call for help if I decide it’s worth doing.

Tom July 17, 2007 at 2:23 pm

is there any way we can get thoug to the owner of brickshelf to not shut it down!

Lord_Of_The_LEGO Post authorJuly 17, 2007 at 3:06 pm

I can’t help but feel this would be a hell of a lot easier if Brickshelf.com had a Download All button.

Of course, it would be even easier if, instead of killing Brickshelf, Kevin would just transfer everything to someone else. I know there are plenty of willing people out there who’d gladly keep Brickshelf alive.

Fred July 17, 2007 at 3:46 pm

Watch him show up at the next lego convention and put up a table selling copies of the site on DVD :)

It’s going to be a nice house cleaning… I think amongst us we’ll save the “good stuff”

So long out of focus 1600×1200 shots of a fig in a tree.. I shall not miss thee.

In time this will be a good thing.

Fred July 17, 2007 at 6:26 pm

Are you guys also getting a lot of “connection failed” messages with backup? We must be pounding the server.

John July 18, 2007 at 9:34 am

The user gallery at brickery.net has been opened. Register for free and create your albums! http://www.brickery.net/