wp-3-8-krap

ok, it seems to date itself in sep rather than dec.

if i firebug, it clearly shows the image link and can open in new tab
the image does not appear on the featured image tab, nor the site.

im going back to earlier backup seeing 3.8 has crawling things inside

fresh server
same root path
clear cache

ie, chrome, ff = same ol ish

it simply doesnt accept new images and images that are less than a week old it simply ignores them.

it looks like its a common issue with a simple google.