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While clearing an older one out of MoveableType, callalillie simply disappeared. One moment I was approving the deletion of something obsolete. The next moment, my entire administrative panel was clear. At closer inspection, the database holding three years of callalillie had been completely wiped.
The problem was an old bug in MT-Blacklist. Apparently, when I deleted one blog from MT, the bug ate another. I only had two and that is how callalillie was ingested and then pooped out into the netherworld of SQL nothingness. The bug was fixed eons ago but I never a) knew about it nor b) bothered to upgrade because I did not have a problem.
Last night I sat on the train staring off into space, miserable and near tears, and tried to make sense of the loss. What struck me most was the incredible impermanence. Yes, backups can be made and content can be restored, but when it comes down to it, 1,381 posts spanning three years and two months were there one second and obliterated the next.
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