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As many web site owners and administrators would know, it is a bittersweet day when your website been attacked. That was the case at Elmontcivic.com on Friday June 18, 2010. It is almost a call to fame, a sign of popularity, yet many headaches to those who treasure the website, its resources and information.
The attack was an act of sabotage because the attacker(s) deleted files and folders of information. While most of the information that was on the website been backed up, such as an extensive history of Elmont, resource links and letters; there are some information that sadly will be forever lost. Moving forward, Elmontcivic.com has it software upgraded, and will within the next year experience a change of web-host in a move to protect its visitors and the information on the website. To give you a perspective of how popular ElmontCivic.com became let me provide with you stats starting when the website been confirmed by Google as a local news source for the community of Elmont. Just last week, the website had 600 unique visitors per day, casting over 200,000 hits during that span, and downloading 3GBs of information. The website had over 200 unique visitors during the Live Cast of the last meeting of the Locustwood / Gotham Civic on June 17, 2010. A clear example that technology do bring people together, and you do not need to fill up rooms to get your message across. On Sunday, June 20, 2010 the repairs were made the access to the website been restored. The site will remain in its simplified state. The publication of vital community information will continue. Thank you to the thousands of individuals who makes Elmontcivic.com a true representation and news source for the Locustwood neighborhood and the hamlet of Elmont. Though ElmontCivic.com suffered a great loss, the site will continue to remain stronger and prouder than ever. |
