It was a major crash, as far as crashes go. A partition on the server RAID simplistically went poof. Yes, I do have a database backup locally, and weekly database backups on the server. Guess what partition they were on?
The database is dynamic, updated at every new post, page view, profile update, ... Files (like avatars and attachements) are static, and can be 'old'. The database 'links' them together. I had a dream last night... It became apparent I couldn't recreate the forum 'as it was'. Not without a lot of down time. Even then I felt it'd be a crap shoot.
I do have most [all] of Elvin't FAQ/Wiki content though.
Yes, I'm bummed too. But there's good members here, info will be recreated.
Rick