Why is the forum always down?

[sox83cubs84]

Re: Why is the forum always down?

[quote=MarkakisMania;307991.

I would think it would be in the very best interest of the forum to add a few more moderators to assist with running things.

I would recommend Dave Miedemma, Frik and Gingi since those 3 add the most useful information on a daily basis no doubt they could help keep the forum on track daily.

Jeb[/quote]


I would have to pass on a mod position. My computer skills are not sufficiently up to the task.

Dave Miedema

[MarkakisMania]

Re: Why is the forum always down?

I am sure Mr. Chris is doing the very best that he can. I don't propose to have any understanding of how exactly he is making money on this forum in fact it would appear that it is a money sucking machine. There is no membership fee, there are no advertisers, there is no for profit sales or auctions formats that benefit the forum other than the 8D auction from last holiday season and didn't those funds go to charity?

With the money that Mr. Chris had to spend several years ago to setup the new member approval process to lock out the former members that kept coming on here under assumed aliases I am sure that coupled with the need to upgrade software and hardware can be very draining.

I would think it would be in the very best interest of the forum to add a few more moderators to assist with running things.

I would recommend Dave Miedemma, Frik and Gingi since those 3 add the most useful information on a daily basis no doubt they could help keep the forum on track daily.

Jeb

[frikativ54]

Re: Why is the forum always down?

Sunday must be a day of rest for the site.....

+1.

[AWA85]

Re: Why is the forum always down?

Sunday must be a day of rest for the site.....

[Preston]

Re: Why is the forum always down?

IMO GUU having a Facebook page as well wouldn't be all that bad of an idea...

[UTeric3232]

Re: Why is the forum always down?

Be thankful that this forum is a " free" service.

My point exactly...

[kellsox]

Re: Why is the forum always down?

Charge 5 and this place will be a ghost town. Be thankful that this forum is a " free" service.

[UTeric3232]

Re: Why is the forum always down?

Just start charging $5 per member per month to use the site and hire someone to maintenance the site.

Then the site is good, and it weeds out all the people who dont really want to be here, and the ones who like to complain.

[cliffjmp33]

Re: Why is the forum always down?

Just a thought, but would it be worth it for a Moderator to create a social media account (Twitter/Facebook/Etc.) to let folks know there are technical issues? I know not everyone uses them, but just an idea to use a free resource.

[yanks12025]

Re: Why is the forum always down?

It seems to be a Sunday-Monday and into Tuesday thing as of late...

Next week add Wednesday to the list and then week after will be till Thursday.

[xpress34]

Re: Why is the forum always down?

It seems to be a Sunday-Monday and into Tuesday thing as of late...

[jake33]

Re: Why is the forum always down?

Here we go again, .... again.

[Shipp_96]

Re: Why is the forum always down?

Déjà vu ?

[HawaiiSportsNut]

Re: Why is the forum always down?


Hi Chris

First of all I would like to thank you for providing this site for all of us to enjoy.

If you need another moderator, I would be more than willing to help. Being that I live in Hawaii, there is a 3-6 hour difference from the west coast to the east coast. The advantage is that I can watch out for any unwarranted posting untill a later hour from a mainland moderator.
Please feel free to email me if you would like me to help you in anyway with the GUU site. My email is as follows, guppies@guppies4me.com

Thanks,
Rick

[Dach0sen0ne]

Re: Why is the forum always down?

Thank you Dave for your comments.

Tony, please note that was not intended as a "jab" at anyone. It's just that the migration process right now would be a bit time consuming for some technical reasons and require some resources to make it happen. We are sincerely trying to do everything we can to keep the site available to everyone so it can benefit those who use it. Although I wanted to provide some additional perspective on what is happening on the back end, I apologize if it came across in any other way. In the end, you are correct, we will continue to do everything we can to keep the site up for collectors.

Sincerely,
Chris

Chris,

I'd be willing to help out getting new members screened/activated for the forum. I've been contacted by a number of people regarding membership just because I have my email address available in my signature and I bet I'm not the only one. Just throwing it out there.