Repost: MBM At HIM-Addicts Is Going Down

Greetings!

It’s with a heavy heart I make this post. After over 10 years of having a site on the Spruz platform- from a HIM fan site to a PSP/ Tagger’s getaway, I have to say good-bye to it.

Adobe made an announcement a few years ago that 2020 would be the EUL (end of life) for flash player after Dec. 31st, meaning that there will be no more updates, etc. for the browser extension. Google, Firefox, Opera & most all other browsers will no longer be supporting flash players after Dec. 31, 2020. This also means that many websites, website platforms, etc. that use flash in their applications either have to update to use alternative applications or coding or sunset (‘death’) of those sites or platforms.

The platform this site has been on since Apr. 24, 2010 & is currently on- Spruz 1.0- will be going offline- or sunsetting. I had created an account on the new Spruz 2.0 platform a few months ago, but it’s way different & many of the features or options I have here- such as a forum- is not available there, nor will my profile themes be available.

No activity on this site can be going on in order for me to have it migrated to the new platform, which is why this place has seemed ‘dead’. I do want to have the site migrated there just to see if I can make it work, since I would like to save my blog posts & that will allow me to do so. With this migration process all members here should be moved over to the new site. Your photos & profiles should be saved, but I can’t make a 100% guarantee on it.

The other option I’m considering is going back to Ning where this site originally was back when it was a HIM site- before I rebuilt it here. The downfall is I have to rebuild the site from the ground up (again- like I did when I started my HIM site here), but I know they do have a forum there.. & I think my profile themes will also work there. The downfall is I would have to repost ALL of my blog posts…. at least 98% of them.

With that being said, it will be a while before I will have a shop open again as I research options, since neither platform currently have an option for an online digital store. Spruz 2.0 has a store option, but it looks to be for physical goods only atm. I had asked about them supporting a digital goods store option & was told they would possibly have that feature in October. So far, it’s still not available as far as I can tell. So, for now, my shop is currently closed & I won’t be making any new kits until I have a new shop set up- I will be on hiatus with kits for a while. Looking into platforms for an online digital shop is something I’ll work on once I get the site issue taken care of.

I have spent the past few weeks working on backing up what I can from the forum here. Most other stuff from the site I have manually backed up… at least the important stuff,(which is something I’d been doing since mid-September), minus the blog. As I’d worked in the forum here (which was basically copying & pasting most main discussion posts into notepad files), I’ve closed up boards. I did this to control activity on the site here so when the time came to migrate to the new Spruz platform, I will be able to have that done, which will be happening as soon as I submit my request for it to be done.

I’ll keep updates about the progress or any news on the fate of the ‘new’ Manipulated By Magik site, once I have the site successfully migrated to the new platform or if I’ll be starting from scratch on Ning. Those blog posts will be on my blogger here: https://manipulatedbymagik.blogspot.com/ with details on the site address, etc.

With that being said, I have to post the following:

I want to thank everyone who has been with me over the years here at http://himaddicts.spruz.com/ -for being here with me & putting up with me. From the HIM fans back in the early days of this site- some I’ve had memorable friendships with: Mo, Geeno, Crimson Newmoon, HrtShpBox, Angel Of Music, Luna, Steph, Tragedy, Jacintha Lynn, Bobo & all the others- Whether or not we are still friends are not, have kept in touch or not- Thank You for being here in the beginning & making the baby stages of this site memorable & fun. Never forget our random chat parties, party posts & the excitement of HIM news we’d all ‘squee’ about. Thank you again. You all have been awesome & amazing.
*huge group hugz*

…And to the Taggers others in the PSP community who have found their way here- Gail, Mystic, Belinda, Xtenziv, Penny, and all others- including visitors who’ve stopped by- Thank You for being with me & showing support as I converted this site from a HIM fan spot to a Tagger’s getaway. Thank you for the friendships & the support each day. I hope to see you all soon once I have this site back up running at it’s new address- whatever that may be. lol
*huge group hugz*

Thank you again everyone for the amazing memories. I’ll see you sometime in 2021. In the meantime, please- take care & stay safe. Have a most Wonderful, Safe, Healthy & Blessed New Year. May 2021 be a much better & memorable year for all of us.

…And finally, Good-Bye http://himaddicts.spruz.com

Thank you for reading. 

Gothic Pinup In The Shop

Good Morning! 

I have a new kit in my shop this morning.  This kit I’d started almost a year ago. I’d made the colour palette, made the papers, the frames & four of the elements… then I just kind of stuck it away & didn’t work on it much afterwards. Part of the reason was I got busy reposting from my blogger over to my site on Spruz… another was I wanted to make a couple Winter/ Christmas kits…and so it just kind of was forgotten. 

But… while looking through my folders I came across the kit & thought maybe I should finish what I’d started. It took me a couple weeks to get the kit put together, but at least it’s finally completed. 

Anyway…about the kit:
‘Gothic Pinup’ is a dark, Goth or Halloween-ish kit with lots of goodies for your tags or timelines. This kit contains 115 Elements, 19 Papers & 8 Frames in pale lilac, purple, light, medium & dark blues & bluish-black. The papers are 900 X 900 px.

Along with this kit are three (3) Keith Garvey ‘Sinister Suzie’ tubes (counted as elements). The tubes are counted as separate elements in this kit, since they are different tubes. These tubes are NOT to be used with any other kits. Make sure you read the special TOU for the tubes & for crediting information when creating your tags. Thank you. 

You can find this kit only in my ‘shop’, here.

*** Please respect my TOU in the zipfile-
NO sharing, No ripping, no copying, No reselling, No stealing the colour palette & please No claiming as your own.
Thank you. 

As always, I enjoy seeing your creations with my kits.
You can send them to me at:
MagikD[@]live.com
(remove the brackets in my email.)

..And I’ll get them posted for you in the Creative Cafe part of my forum. 

Thank you for reading, as always.

*hugz*

Fa-Boo-Lous New In The Shop

Good evening! 

I have a new kit in my little shop tonight. I’ve been working on this kit for a couple of weeks…as well as trying to work on other things also.

Anyway, my newest kit- ‘Fa-Boo-Lous’- is a fun Halloween- themed kit for any cute tags or timelines you’re inspired to create. This kit contains lots of goodies & ghosties to play with:
105 Elements, 18 Papers, 10 Frames, & 2 Word Art in vibrant oranges, lime green, bright yellow, pretty purples, charcoal black & a off white.
The papers in this kit are 900 X 900 px.

You can find this kit only in my ‘shop’, here.

*** Please respect my TOU in the zipfile-
NO sharing, No ripping, no copying, No reselling, No stealing the colour palette & please No claiming as your own.
Thank you. 

As always, I enjoy seeing your creations with my kits.
You can send them to me at:
MagikD[@]live.com
(remove the brackets in my email.)

..And I’ll get them posted for you in the Creative Cafe part of my forum. 

Thank you for reading, as always.

*hugz*