MediaWiki:Sitenotice:
2025-12-29: I have restored the wiki to a backup from the end of November. Starting in September 2025, accesses went form the 800MB-1.2GB range per month to 26GB in September, 42GB in October, and 70GB in November with most accesses originating from China. As soon as I realized what was causing all the access problems in November, I shut it down (it had reached 36GB by then) behind a password/login screen. The database had gotten corrupted, and I tried a restore from just before the spike in access but that didn't work. Thus, end of November. I still have the other daily backups so if there were any important additions in December, let me know and maybe they can be recovered. - Allen H.
Talk:Spectrum Paddle
Derived from Sears Pong paddle?
I have yet to find a clear photo of the Spectrum Paddle. But given the strong resemblance it has to the Sears Pong paddle in both the low-quality photo from the TCCM and in the line drawings used in Spectrum's ads in the magazines, it seems possible that each Spectrum Paddle was actually a Sears Paddle modified by Spectrum if not Rosen personally. Or at the very least, manufactured by basically copying the Sears Paddle.
