Public messages on profiles gone?

[Swish]

Hey guys, is it me or have the public messages (found when clicking on a user's name) been removed from the forums? I know I saw a mass circulation of a message aimed at Sirken last week, wondered if that caused someone to pull the trigger.

I wouldn't mind but I JUST LOST MY GIFS.. I used the messages to store previous gifs that were popular with fellow ForumQuesters and they're gone. It was a hall of fame, so to speak.

Are they gone forever, or can I have my page back for 10 minutes so that I can move them to my imgur page? :p Finding them all again would take days and some were custom made/irreplaceable :/

[Nikon]

Your new one creeps me out a little. It's the stuff of nightmares.

[Zade]

This is why we can't have nice things. The messages were staring down the barrel of a .45, swimming through the ashes of another life.

[Laledorie]

Aww nooooo! That was an epic list! Who killed it? >.< For shaaaaame!

[Lron]

This is why we can't have nice things. The messages were staring down the barrel of a .45, swimming through the ashes of another life.

LoL, worst band ever quoted, thumbs up.