The StalloneZone was created in 1996. Since our inception, we have always posted updates at least once a week. We take great pride in that we have NEVER missed an update. Before going on vacation, I would always update TWO Galleries, and John “Big” Beatty would post our new POW as well as any “breaking” news.
This system had always worked flawlessly… until last week. While I was on vacation, my credit card company sent out new cards with new numbers. Unfortunately this happened during a billing cycle for the SZ, and to make matters worse, I have the SZ automatically paid on the same credit card. To complicate matters even more, I was on vacation in the “wilds” of North Carolina and had no easy internet access!
Needless to say, it was very frustrating to find out that the SZ was down. What was even more frustrating was the fact that had I been at home I could have resolved the matter with a single e-mail. After several phone calls I was able to get in contact with the server for the SZ. I was assured that the SZ would be back on-line within three hours. I contacted BigBeatty to let him know. He said he would get the POW up right away and send out an e-mail to all SZoners. Everything was right again, or so I thought.
Two days later I was able to get to a computer and I discovered that the SZ was still down. After several more phone calls I was assured that the problem was corrected. I contacted BigBeatty and he confirmed we were back in action. Whew!
Although we were able to get our POW up (and keep our record intact), we were very late in doing so. For that I want to apologize. From the e-mails and message board postings that I have received so far, it seems that most of you were aware of the problem (thanks, BigJ) and how we were working to correct it (thanks again, BigJ). We have several updates scheduled for this week. So, thanks again for your patience and kind words. I’ve said it before and will say it again (because it is so true): Sylvester Stallone has the best fans in the world!
– Craig Zablo (June 16, 2001)