A recent visit to the MusicWeb International (to order some Acte Préalable CDs) site brings up only a blank page.
Searching via Google and the message is "permanently closed."
Is this true? If so, what a shame.
I didn't take any of that from them. "Do you know who I am?", I said in my best privileged voice. It's working fine now.
"We are doing essential maintenance work on the archive site, and it will be inaccessible for a few hours."
"We have a passenger here at Gate 14 who does not know who he is. If anyone can help him with his identity, please come to Gate 14" (sorry, sorry...)
"Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated" (Mark Twain). All seems to be working well now.
Must have been a blip - or planned maintenance. It's up and working now.
You guys know the quote I wrote was actually on the site right?
Hi all,
As a reviewer for MWI, I can report it was just down for maintenance.
Hope this helps,
Best regards
Jonathan
OK, folks - got it. Thank you all. (Although a search on Google still shows a "Mark Twain-type" obituary, on a red background, no less!)
However, the link from the homepage to Acte Préalable listings elicits a "404" error. I imagine they will get this straightened out in due course.
The site now reads:
We are doing essential maintenance work on the archive site, and it will be inaccessible for a few hours.
"Apparently, many of the misquoted versions stem from a Mark Twain biography by Albert Bigelow Paine published in 1912, two years after Twain's actual death. According to Paine's embellished version, Twain had told the reporter, "Just say the report of my death has been grossly exaggerated."" Over the years, this has become the Twain so-called "quote" above...
The notice now reads:
We are doing essential maintenance work on the archive site, and it will be inaccessible for a few hours (or longer, it would seem). (my emphasis)
It was a legitimate concern. The site MusicWeb-International.com no longer works. What everyone else talked about is MusicWebInternational.com. Despite a new address and a new appearance, it seems to be run by the same group of people, so presumably the same content. Now let's move on.
Quote from: tc on Saturday 30 September 2023, 13:22Now let's move on.
Aye, aye, Sir! Movin' on.
(It's the only real portal to access and purchase, an a good price, those enterprising Acte Préalable CDs. So, let's hope MusicWeb gets to "moving on" also.)
Well, the MWI Archive is still being worked on, so we'll see what happens.
Hi All,
Yes, it is - normal service will be resumed soon.
Best regards
Jonathan (MusicWeb reviewer)
Things seem to be back to normal now - with Acte Préalable CDs available from the new site:
http://www.musicweb-international.com/Acte_Prealable/Catalogue_Acte_Prealable_2022.htm
Quote from: Alan Howe on Saturday 30 September 2023, 20:32Things seem to be back to normal now - with Acte Préalable CDs available from the new site:
http://www.musicweb-international.com/Acte_Prealable/Catalogue_Acte_Prealable_2022.htm
Thanks much for that update. It's appreciated.
My wallet might feel otherwise!
Apologies. They've still got problems. This is the latest information:
Progress is being made on getting the archive site fully functional. The simple URL musicweb-international.com is now working, but the other problems – missing header and menu and the search engine reports which go to Not Found messages – remain. We are optimistic that further progress towards fixing these will happen in the next day or so.
Many thanks, Alan, for the update.
On this past Saturday - not sure if before or during the site problems - I did order an Acte Préalable CD (Koczalski - Symphonic Works I) through their link. Today Len Mullenger confirmed that he'd received and processed - so at least that worked.
That's good news.
Quote from: eschiss1 on Friday 29 September 2023, 07:37"We have a passenger here at Gate 14 who does not know who he is. If anyone can help him with his identity, please come to Gate 14" (sorry, sorry...)
This "reply" was posted just after my opening this query into MusicWeb. Perhaps its author would enlighten me as to the meaning of the analogy (or whatever it is). Thanks.
It was a response to John Boyer's post.
("Do you know who I am? Do you... know.. who.. I ... am?"
"Temporary amnesia @ Gate 14, ticketholder has lost his memory and needs assistance", replied the unflappable flight attendant.)
Quote from: eschiss1 on Monday 02 October 2023, 20:07It was a response to John Boyer's post.
("Do you know who I am? Do you... know.. who.. I ... am?"
"Temporary amnesia @ Gate 14, ticketholder has lost his memory and needs assistance", replied the unflappable flight attendant.)
Thanks - I guess I don't understand these interesting replies to my initial question. Maybe I'm missing something. ::)
The MWI Archive is back up and running. All is back to normal.
Duly noted, thanks.
I guess that ticket holder was at the proper gate after all. ;)
The MWI Archive is down again.
...and back up. It's like a yoyo!