When do we discuss the elephant in the room?

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stinger wrote:[ffs... :roll: ffs... :roll: blah, blah, blah :roll: :roll:
Ignore button +1


Lance or James??

There comes a point in every man's life when he has to say, "Enough is enough." For me, that time is now. I have been dealing with claims that I cheated and had an unfair advantage in <redacted>. Over the past three years, I have been subjected to a <redacted>investigation followed by <redacted> witch hunt. The toll this has taken on my family, and my work for <redacted>and on me leads me to where I am today – finished with this nonsense. (Oops just got a spontaneous errection <unredacted>)
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Post: # 1175565Post joffaboy »

Dr Spaceman wrote:These Queen songs are all well and good however have no real relevance to the title of his thread.

This one on the other hand :wink:

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Listen, please listen, said the elephant
if we want the world we know, to stay alife
Then man and beast, we must work together
And together we will survive…..
Hows about this Doc?

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The peanut title mighty applicable to some on here :D


Lance or James??

There comes a point in every man's life when he has to say, "Enough is enough." For me, that time is now. I have been dealing with claims that I cheated and had an unfair advantage in <redacted>. Over the past three years, I have been subjected to a <redacted>investigation followed by <redacted> witch hunt. The toll this has taken on my family, and my work for <redacted>and on me leads me to where I am today – finished with this nonsense. (Oops just got a spontaneous errection <unredacted>)
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Post: # 1175567Post barks4eva »

I'm starting to miss ecospill


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barks4eva wrote:I'm starting to miss ecospill
Thought you wanted their Board sacked?


Lance or James??

There comes a point in every man's life when he has to say, "Enough is enough." For me, that time is now. I have been dealing with claims that I cheated and had an unfair advantage in <redacted>. Over the past three years, I have been subjected to a <redacted>investigation followed by <redacted> witch hunt. The toll this has taken on my family, and my work for <redacted>and on me leads me to where I am today – finished with this nonsense. (Oops just got a spontaneous errection <unredacted>)
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Post: # 1175576Post barks4eva »

joffaboy wrote:
barks4eva wrote:I'm starting to miss ecospill
Thought you wanted their Board sacked?
WHY


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Post: # 1175578Post Rosco »

I just wanted to add one crucial point - Galileo.


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Post: # 1175583Post asiu »

barks4eva wrote:
joffaboy wrote:
barks4eva wrote:I'm starting to miss ecospill
Thought you wanted their Board sacked?
WHY
Coz they don't wear purple ?


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Post: # 1175586Post skeptic »

ppl are a tad too sensitive IMO

i didn't use the site for a week, now it's back

why the angst?


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gazrat wrote:
barks4eva wrote:
joffaboy wrote:
barks4eva wrote:I'm starting to miss ecospill
Thought you wanted their Board sacked?
WHY
Coz they don't wear purple ?
What on earth are you talking about?


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Post: # 1175594Post Dr Spaceman »

barks4eva wrote:
joffaboy wrote:
barks4eva wrote:I'm starting to miss ecospill
Thought you wanted their Board sacked?
WHY
Cos you've never gotten over their decision to relocate from their heartland to Brendale in QLD.

And of course their decision to abandon the company's traditional uniforms :P


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Post: # 1175638Post asiu »

.i asked a question.
WHAT are you talking about.?
.thats another question , by the way.
.non definable as an issue 'talked about'

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.no guilt.


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Post: # 1175643Post BakesFan »

Queen- "The Saintsational Song"

"There's no time for us
There's no place for us
What is this thing that builds our dreams yet slips away
from us....

.......There's no chance for us
It's all decided for us" :wink:

but in all seriousness.... give me a stable site with a few extra options (ignore button sounds good).... and I'll chuck some $$$ again....

........it seems matrix's concern is based on wanting to know what we'll be contributing to... and that's a fair request IMHO....

some on here can't see that those asking the questions are those who are willing to chip in and make this joint a better/more reliable site...

I'm going to follow matrix's lead and hold onto my money until I know what I'm donating it to.

I don't want ownership.. I don't care about admin of the joint....I just want to know if this place will be better after I've handed over my hard-earned $$...... because we obviously went the cheap option last time.


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Post: # 1175665Post Enrico_Misso »

joffaboy wrote:
stinger wrote:[ffs... :roll: ffs... :roll: blah, blah, blah :roll: :roll:
Ignore button +1
Does his site support an "Ignore Button"?
What would it take to get it installed?

Please


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Post: # 1175671Post battye »

I think there might be a bit of confusion about hosting vs software. The hosting is what we pay for; ie. how much memory/resources will our service have, how much bandwidth and storage space, etc. As long as whoever we go with offers a better quality of service than what we have now I doubt most people would be too concerned about the choice of webhost.

The software is probably more important to users - the software is what dictates whether there is an ignore function or there is a warning system in place, etc. The users of Saintsational will definitely have a say in which features are activated, the version we are upgrading to will be http://www.phpbb.com/about/features/?from=submenu - there are a lot of features there and I'm sure there'll be some active discussion on here about what will be used. For example; should all users have to have their first post verified by a moderator before it appears publicly? Should we allow the ability to report posts, etc, etc.


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battye wrote:I think there might be a bit of confusion about hosting vs software. The hosting is what we pay for; ie. how much memory/resources will our service have, how much bandwidth and storage space, etc. As long as whoever we go with offers a better quality of service than what we have now I doubt most people would be too concerned about the choice of webhost.

The software is probably more important to users - the software is what dictates whether there is an ignore function or there is a warning system in place, etc. The users of Saintsational will definitely have a say in which features are activated, the version we are upgrading to will be http://www.phpbb.com/about/features/?from=submenu - there are a lot of features there and I'm sure there'll be some active discussion on here about what will be used. For example; should all users have to have their first post verified by a moderator before it appears publicly? Should we allow the ability to report posts, etc, etc.
That deserves it's own separate thread, Battye, not hidden away on page 5 of mine.


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Post: # 1175724Post matrix »

and see what the thread turned into
shite fight again between the same posters
AGAIN

i'll quote from another place
"Why the need for a fundraiser for hosting?
I'd do it for nothing.
upgrade the software to a version written in this Net century, I'll even do that for them. They'll be hacked again too if they don't do that.
If they are getting people to chip in then they should at least move the forum to a better platform (most have a cost).
They could even use a 3rd-party to host their forum for them. That way they don't have do do the technical support and the people paying get quality-of-service"

there you have it
someone with a clue that would be willing to help
but im guessing you want total control over the reigns and wont even take on someone elses help for 5 mins (but still retain control)

all you have to do is ask
its an option
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Post: # 1175740Post HSVKing »

matrix wrote:i'll quote from another place
"Why the need for a fundraiser for hosting?
I'd do it for nothing.
upgrade the software to a version written in this Net century, I'll even do that for them. They'll be hacked again too if they don't do that.
From another place?

I don't see them getting on here and offering to do it. If the offer isn't there then it isn't an option. Bit harsh to criticise when this is the case currently.


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Post: # 1175743Post matrix »

ffs hsv
all i said was you have to ask

helps was offered a long time ago and was ignored
prob the reason it was never offered again

and yeah
another place

but whatever you chose it'd be nice if it doesnt keep getting hacked 8-)


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Post: # 1175745Post HSVKing »

matrix wrote:ffs hsv
all i said was you have to ask
We are going to ask for donations, you know this already.

If this white knight is wanting to do everything they are saying, then they need to offer it. I can't just post randomly and say "if you're reading this I'm asking you to pay for everything..."

But yes, we will make sure it doesn't get hacked. We're getting this guy to help...

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Post: # 1175748Post matrix »

who the hell is that clown?
:shock: 8-)


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Post: # 1175750Post HSVKing »

matrix wrote:who the hell is that clown?
:shock: 8-)
I heard someone referring to him as 66... but I'm not sure.


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Post: # 1175751Post matrix »

you know...i was gonna mention those magic numbers but thought i better not start another argument :shock: 8-)


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Post: # 1175833Post stinger »

joffagirl wrote:[ffs... :roll: ffs... :roll: blah, blah, blah :roll: :roll:


more like it...two can play that game.....as i said obsessed.... :evil:


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Post: # 1176333Post SaintAndrew »

I know GoDaddy didn't used to have an amazing reputation around 2003-04 but I think things have turned around as I haven't heard anything too bad over the last few years. Having said that, I haven't heard anything bad about Dreamhost either. Just having a quick glance at the specs, it looks like GoDaddy offer slightly more memory for that $30 mark.
Battye, changing hosts will not solve the problem.

You can't expect to run phpBB3 with this amount of users and posts on a $30 per month shared hosting account.

I run a forum of a similar size and found shared hosts and VPS had problems. Running 2 forums one 1 dedicated server slowed both websites down and caused similar problems. I had to move the forum onto its own dedicated server.

At the end of the day, you get what you pay for and $30 pm will not get you far. Consider a dedicated server.

BTW, I have used Dreamhost and had nothing but problems - then again, maybe it was just a dud VPS. There tech support was below average.


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SaintAndrew wrote:
I know GoDaddy didn't used to have an amazing reputation around 2003-04 but I think things have turned around as I haven't heard anything too bad over the last few years. Having said that, I haven't heard anything bad about Dreamhost either. Just having a quick glance at the specs, it looks like GoDaddy offer slightly more memory for that $30 mark.
Battye, changing hosts will not solve the problem.

You can't expect to run phpBB3 with this amount of users and posts on a $30 per month shared hosting account.

I run a forum of a similar size and found shared hosts and VPS had problems. Running 2 forums one 1 dedicated server slowed both websites down and caused similar problems. I had to move the forum onto its own dedicated server.

At the end of the day, you get what you pay for and $30 pm will not get you far. Consider a dedicated server.

BTW, I have used Dreamhost and had nothing but problems - then again, maybe it was just a dud VPS. There tech support was below average.
I hope somebody reads this.


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