Just to update all on recent happenings: No, the just-ended 48-hour suspension of all my sites was not a consequence of a second attempt at a DMCA takedown by our recent favorite author; instead, it was a consequence of the FIRST DMCA takedown, compounded by the fact that HostGator is incompetent — labeling tickets as closed when they’re open, claiming to have sent me messages that are not received, imposing extra requirements after having approved previous actions, and not positioning their first-level tech support to actually be able to see what the problem is, and instead tell customers just to wait until “the admins” get around to it (which, experience has shown, never happens unless there is further badgering).
As far as I know, we are back to normal. As a consequence, the auto-posting schedule here at LBC has continued even during the suspension (indeed, because I had no access to the backend, there was no way to shut the auto-posting off), so enjoy a few days’ of posts to catch up.
I’m just glad that you’re back, Nathan. 🙂 woot woot!