The Sandlot - A Family-Friendly Minecraft Community
Oct
16
This is not a typical maintenance announcement. Our server Operating System (OS) requires an upgrade. I will have to take all servers offline for an extended period of time to perform the upgrade.
To prevent any data loss, I will need to take a full backup of all servers, worlds, maps, player data, etc. while the servers are offline and ensure the integrity of our offsite backups before the OS upgrade can begin. Our offsite backups are very slow, so after the servers are taken offline, it will take several hours to copy the backup offsite. Once the copy is completed and its integrity verified, I can begin the upgrade process, which will take (hopefully) about an hour. If all goes well, I can then bring all servers back online without issue.
If I run into major issues and have to restore our server data from our offsite backup, it may require several more hours of downtime. I don't expect there to be any problems since I have done this update before, but I...
To prevent any data loss, I will need to take a full backup of all servers, worlds, maps, player data, etc. while the servers are offline and ensure the integrity of our offsite backups before the OS upgrade can begin. Our offsite backups are very slow, so after the servers are taken offline, it will take several hours to copy the backup offsite. Once the copy is completed and its integrity verified, I can begin the upgrade process, which will take (hopefully) about an hour. If all goes well, I can then bring all servers back online without issue.
If I run into major issues and have to restore our server data from our offsite backup, it may require several more hours of downtime. I don't expect there to be any problems since I have done this update before, but I...
Oct
01
Maintenance will begin at approximately 7pm Arizona time.
I will try and keep downtime to a minimum.
Thanks for your patience and understanding.
I will try and keep downtime to a minimum.
Thanks for your patience and understanding.
Jul
19
As you probably know, Minecraft 1.13 was recently released. If you are trying to connect to The Sandlot and get the error "Outdated server!" that means you are trying to connect using Minecraft 1.13. The Sandlot does not yet support this version of Minecraft, so you will need to change the version you use to join us.
In the Minecraft launcher, open the Hamburger menu.
Select Launch options.
Select Add new.
Create a new Minecraft Launcher profile. In this example, I called mine Minecraft 1.12.2, but you can call it whatever you want. You can also assign a new icon to it by clicking the furnace and selecting your desired block. For Version, make sure you select release 1.12.2 (or your 1.12.2 optifine version if you use it, as you can see in my example).
Select...
In the Minecraft launcher, open the Hamburger menu.
Select Launch options.
Select Add new.
Create a new Minecraft Launcher profile. In this example, I called mine Minecraft 1.12.2, but you can call it whatever you want. You can also assign a new icon to it by clicking the furnace and selecting your desired block. For Version, make sure you select release 1.12.2 (or your 1.12.2 optifine version if you use it, as you can see in my example).
Select...
Jun
26
The Sandlot welcomes players of all ages and all walks of life. However, The Sandlot is not a place to discuss mature topics that involve politics, religion, or sexuality. The Sandlot is focused on allowing our community to play Minecraft together in a safe environment. It should not be used for a soapbox to push your ideals or agendas onto others.
We have modified one of the guidelines under Rule 4 from:
Do not discuss politics or religion in public chat, or in private chat with players who are not interested.
To:
Do not discuss religion, politics, sexuality, or other mature topics on the Sandlot.
Thank you.
We have modified one of the guidelines under Rule 4 from:
Do not discuss politics or religion in public chat, or in private chat with players who are not interested.
To:
Do not discuss religion, politics, sexuality, or other mature topics on the Sandlot.
Thank you.
Jun
04
Maintenance will begin at approximately 9pm Arizona time.
All servers will be unavailable for about 15 minutes if all goes well (longer if I run into issues). This maintenance is focused on updating the chat system and updating all 1.12.2 servers to the latest 1.12.2 build.
Thanks for your patience and understanding.
All servers will be unavailable for about 15 minutes if all goes well (longer if I run into issues). This maintenance is focused on updating the chat system and updating all 1.12.2 servers to the latest 1.12.2 build.
Thanks for your patience and understanding.
May
10
Maintenance will begin at approximately 9pm Arizona time.
All servers will be unavailable for about 15 minutes if all goes well (longer if I run into issues). This maintenance is focused on updating the chat system.
Thanks for your patience and understanding.
All servers will be unavailable for about 15 minutes if all goes well (longer if I run into issues). This maintenance is focused on updating the chat system.
Thanks for your patience and understanding.
Apr
11
If you or someone you know has tried to sign up recently for The Sandlot, you may also know that there was a problem that prevented one from being able to complete the registration.
We were using Google's "reCAPTCHA" (a backronym for "Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart") interface to prove that the person signing up was not a robot. This is to prevent robots, or automated software, from being able to create hundreds or thousands of registrations and flood the forums with spam. Google discontinued their "v1" of the software, which caused this portion of the registration to fail. I have updated it to use their new "v2" which is a lot "smarter" and should only require you to check a checkbox saying you aren't a robot when registering. Sometimes it may show a series of pictures and ask you to select ones that match a given criteria, like people or signs or cars.
I apologize for anyone who has attempted to register for The Sandlot recently...
We were using Google's "reCAPTCHA" (a backronym for "Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart") interface to prove that the person signing up was not a robot. This is to prevent robots, or automated software, from being able to create hundreds or thousands of registrations and flood the forums with spam. Google discontinued their "v1" of the software, which caused this portion of the registration to fail. I have updated it to use their new "v2" which is a lot "smarter" and should only require you to check a checkbox saying you aren't a robot when registering. Sometimes it may show a series of pictures and ask you to select ones that match a given criteria, like people or signs or cars.
I apologize for anyone who has attempted to register for The Sandlot recently...
Feb
28
I have updated our website and webstore to use HTTPS. This means in your browser you will see the green lock icon next to our address noting that it is a secure connection. If you have any issues, please let me know and I will resolve them as soon as I can. Thank you.
Jan
13
Woohoo! Huge congratulations are in order for you two! We are so glad to have you on the moderator team! Everyone wish them well and don't ask them to do WorldEdit unless you like seeing Creative crash...
Jan
13
Let's give a big congratulations to all our new staff! Great job everyone and keep up the good work!
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@1super_adam
@alex7ktrc
@ARGreat
@ItsJustCandy_
@GertAlert
@Giraffon
@justdiego_
@KPP03
@MajorPowell
@RMicky
@SupersonicE9
@TruWolf_
@ItsJustWeb_
@ItsJustMeg_
Senior Helpers
@adminidad
@GrassPelt
@KristKaT
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Elders
@LegoBoyo
@MajorPowell
@zilory
@RatMazeMind
De__commanda (@Sh0tD3ad)
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