Gary_M Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 Is it stable now or our are we still having issues? Nothing more then a little message saying that little problems being sorted out. Tried posting the same question on the yahoo mini-toy forum, must have got snubbed by the terminators (moderators). ;-) What date did we restore too? Totem indicates his old avatar came back to life. Happy New Year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totem Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 My avatar was changed by a terminator. I'll bet dinner at lone star on that, any cut of steak you like, because I am a website and dba I know there was no "restore" or you would see data loss and all peoples avatars revert not just one, one that happens to upset people that hate said country... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linda s Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 My avatar was changed by a terminator. I'll bet dinner at lone star on that, any cut of steak you like, because I am a website and dba I know there was no "restore" or you would see data loss and all peoples avatars revert not just one, one that happens to upset people that hate said country... No one has the ability to change anything like that except for Greg. Since he doesn't know you from Adam and I'm certain could care less, you need to stop thinking everyone is out to get you. During this outage Derek and I were even more out of the loop than the other members. I had to ask Zach if Greg had even left a message for members. He responded to none of my emails and never gave any explanation. I'm still afraid if we cause him too much trouble he might just delete the whole thing so I'm not going to do any complaining. Why don't you try it for a change Linda S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob C Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 I would like to thank Greg for a great site and I hope that everyone else will do the same thing. If anyone doesn't like the way it is run, don't come back and make everyone happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totem Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 I'll Put money where my mouth is....and lay $20 in PayPal to the site in a donation if the gentleman, kind lady or scholar that returns my avatar to its original state prior to the crash... Any takers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary_M Posted January 7, 2015 Author Share Posted January 7, 2015 Without good communication from your admins Linda I would be very concerned about the longevity of this site and health. I suspect a crash & burn scenario soon. Start screen-scraping and get that information you rely on the most here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totem Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 No one has the ability to change anything like that except for Greg. Since he doesn't know you from Adam and I'm certain could care less, you need to stop thinking everyone is out to get you. During this outage Derek and I were even more out of the loop than the other members. I had to ask Zach if Greg had even left a message for members. He responded to none of my emails and never gave any explanation. I'm still afraid if we cause him too much trouble he might just delete the whole thing so I'm not going to do any complaining. Why don't you try it for a change Linda S Thinking everyone is out to get me? no. I don't think that I am merely asking what happened to my avatar data and the site. Its silly to fear upsetting the website gods and make people worry that the site may be terminated at any moment or "delete the whole thing". If that ever happens I will start up a new site myself, its not that hard. What we need in here is some help, to run the site, keep our data intact and if donations are the issue we will donate, just talk to us. You are telling us that we are complaining and telling us to essentially shut up when we are asking what happened to our data and the site. I for one love this site, its great, I would like to help it become stable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek up North Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 I'm sorry, but I just don't get it. You (apparently) didn't save a copy of your map but you think someone saved a copy of your old avatar? Well, here, knock yourself out and change your avatar back again. I assume you'll find a map to your liking here:- https://www.google.ca/search?q=electoral+map+usa+2014&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=yk-tVL2mFYSeyQTi7YDAAQ&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ I like this (apparently) accurate forecast one:- But it's your choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totem Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 ok . was other data lost? photos, discussions, posts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek up North Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 ok . was other data lost? photos, discussions, posts? I have no idea and I have no idea how I would know if it was or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary_M Posted January 7, 2015 Author Share Posted January 7, 2015 Thinking everyone is out to get me? no. I don't think that I am merely asking what happened to my avatar data and the site. Its silly to fear upsetting the website gods and make people worry that the site may be terminated at any moment or "delete the whole thing". If that ever happens I will start up a new site myself, its not that hard. What we need in here is some help, to run the site, keep our data intact and if donations are the issue we will donate, just talk to us. You are telling us that we are complaining and telling us to essentially shut up when we are asking what happened to our data and the site. I for one love this site, its great, I would like to help it become stable. Totem, I can help and have the same experience as you. I would skip the donations as maintaining the forum is not that hard and not much time involved, if you pick the right software. ;-) In fact I can work on setting up a dummy forum as a test bed here locally, we could try different flavors. ;-) To preserve what is here would need a php converter and permission to convert IP board into the new forum format. Hey, think of a good domain name. The last forum we setup cost about $160.00 for 2 years, unlimited space. No reason to run these bot infected advertisements. I would cover that cost for a new forum with no questions asked! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totem Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Interesting... and about that, I finally was permitted to see the link from derek to the hack issue... does this mean we were all exposed to a virus?, I feel fairly safe as I use apple products usually to visit this site, but no one officially warned us users that we should check for infection from this site. So apparently there was some redirect hack virus that installed itself into this site and Greg's removal of it caused the crash. Yep, using the engine ad free and buying the site would help alleviate that. having our own site could allow us to explore more freedom of speech in here as well. I know to me I would like to discuss all aspects of RVing not just the narrow dogmatic topics of only toyota schematics etc. Trip reports could include information on the laws of each state, and open to discussion of those laws, such as CCW, etc etc etc, hey if you are open to starting a site, I would join in a "new york" minute. I also come to the table with quite a biut of sql server, oracle, sharepoint, IIS, apache, programming and other skill sets so heck man lets play Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek up North Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 "... finally permitted ..."??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totem Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 yeah no one mentioned the other threads on the redirect except you recently. I don't usually browse the area of the forum on the forum when I'm being told that there is no communication or replies. looks like everyone is communicating well now. That post explains everything including my missing avatar. Looks like I owe someone a steak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary_M Posted January 7, 2015 Author Share Posted January 7, 2015 so heck man lets play Let's play! Lets run this underground that way we can play around and get it to our likings. If we get serious we can take it further and get it on the www. Plan - Fire up the local server here at home, Running Fedora Linux, Apache and Mysql Lite for the database. I'll install a vanilla load of FUDforum (Fast Uncompromising Discussions) to start. A very nice forum software base (free). Very secure and easy to maintain. Later this week I will PM you with a local URL. Register and I will pass you admin rights and we go from there. Sound good? ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gulfstream Greg Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 ok . was other data lost? photos, discussions, posts? Sorry to take so long to get back about your avatar. I did not delete or change it directly. I had to re-build convert avatars that had been uploaded when the system was version 3.1 and earlier. So my best guess is something went wrong during that process. Explain in detail what your avatar looked like and I will see if I can find it in the uploads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totem Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 No worries Greg. I have my avatar restored thanks to my having a copy of it still. Another user recently accosted me openly in here over the united states map avatar which apparently offended him. Apparently he has some kind of hatred for me/it and was spewing hatred of right wing politics, hatred of CCW RV operators, guns and the like and stating he felt what states we like to visit are not acceptable to him or the reasons why. I am sure the moderators had a talk with him. I know they called me paranoid when i asked what happened to my avatar... All I knew was that i didn't do anything to it and then some fellow starts in with the insults... on the avatar. Its a sad day we live in these days with people acting like that. Love this site though. Just wish the mods liked their job more and communicated better is all or for that matter gave a dang. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totem Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Let's play! Lets run this underground that way we can play around and get it to our likings. If we get serious we can take it further and get it on the www. Plan - Fire up the local server here at home, Running Fedora Linux, Apache and Mysql Lite for the database. I'll install a vanilla load of FUDforum (Fast Uncompromising Discussions) to start. A very nice forum software base (free). Very secure and easy to maintain. Later this week I will PM you with a local URL. Register and I will pass you admin rights and we go from there. Sound good? ;-) Sounds great. I am all in as long as its not yahoo...lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linda s Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 No worries Greg. I have my avatar restored thanks to my having a copy of it still. Another user recently accosted me openly in here over the united states map avatar which apparently offended him. Apparently he has some kind of hatred for me/it and was spewing hatred of right wing politics, hatred of CCW RV operators, guns and the like and stating he felt what states we like to visit are not acceptable to him or the reasons why. I am sure the moderators had a talk with him. I know they called me paranoid when i asked what happened to my avatar... All I knew was that i didn't do anything to it and then some fellow starts in with the insults... on the avatar. Its a sad day we live in these days with people acting like that. Love this site though. Just wish the mods liked their job more and communicated better is all or for that matter gave a dang. How many times do we have to get accused of messing with your profile and explain repeatedly that we had nothing to do with it. We communicate just fine. You are so paranoid you just refuse to listen. I told you to just replace it but no your so convinced we have some diabolical plot against you, you rant and rave for days. I clearly told you that Greg was working on the website and I wasn't sure of what happened. I'm waiting for my apology http://toyotamotorhome.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=7774&page=5 http://toyotamotorhome.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=7788#entry65632 Linda S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totem Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 I never accused you personally of anything. show me where I did. I did suspect a terminator, but never said you. Derek did poke fun about the loss of the avatar though, and referencing Mr. Burns. I did think it was funny though lol. You are the paranoid one if i may be so bold. There are several mods in here. I suspected Derek all along... after all he is Canadian. Sorry Derek. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linda s Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 I never accused you personally of anything. show me where I did. I did suspect a terminator, but never said you. Derek did poke fun about the loss of the avatar though, and referencing Mr. Burns. I did think it was funny though lol. You are the paranoid one if i may be so bold. There are several mods in here. I suspected Derek all along... after all he is Canadian. Sorry Derek. Nothing justifies your ridiculous venting. Not here, not anywhere. Linda S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek up North Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Yes, Canadians are a very suspicious race. If you had a copy of your damned Avatar all along, why the hell didn't you just change the damned thing back without going off 'half cocked' (a gun reference just for you) and wasting everyone's time? I hate and avoid Forums where there's talk about guns and politics because they invariably degenerate into the kind of crap that's been seen on here recently. I don't want an apology, I'd just like this type of thing to go away. There are plenty of other Forums and Groups out there dedicated to the type of 'discussions' you seem to yearn for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totem Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 No, I came in here to talk toy homes, and Rving and joined other conversations along the way. The other stuff came out in conversations where you yourselves put in your two bits, disagreed with folks on things, and decided to ban politics because you didn't want to hear anymore preaching or views or religion, or garden tools, or pizza, or dogs... no wait dogs are ok. I never recalled guns being banned, but I am sure they will be now because you don't like them. Plenty of toy home owners are CCW holders including waiter. My "venting" is no more than yours, we are both people. Why cant you just respect that and ask people to repsect each others views instead of telling me to stop venting but letting everyone else preach? Stop trying to be so elite all the time. I am not in here accosting people - they come in here accosting me and then you yell at me for it? example: http://toyotamotorhome.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=7773&page=1 people indeed are tired of this. I am a good man. I still do not understand why a bitmap would be lost in a roll back and not other things too... its a photo, but hey if it was it was, but it was not done by me. You should learn tolerance of good people. And i had forgot i had a copy derek... until you suggested it to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gulfstream Greg Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary_M Posted January 9, 2015 Author Share Posted January 9, 2015 Sounds great. I am all in as long as its not yahoo...lol PM sent. Easy peasy...;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totem Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Sweet, I just registered... Looks good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skydancer2992 Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 All this talk of Avatars gives me flashbacks to the movie Officespace: the guy with the Swingline stapler Milton Waddams: "But then, they switched from the Swingline to the Boston stapler, but I kept my Swingline stapler because it didn't bind up as much, and I kept the staples for the Swingline stapler and it's not okay because if they take my stapler then I'll, I'll, I'll set the building on fire..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek up North Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 This was/is always my favourite. Still have 2 of them. Just in case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanman Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 I saw some originals, (red) for sale on line and thought yeah, what the heck, but the prices were all in the hundreds of dollars . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riverman77 Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Thank you.I am pleased to see that the waters have now calmed. I truly do enjoy reading helpful, insightful and unique comments from each and everyone of you. But, when the forum turns into a non-productive shouting match, nobody benefits. Now, let's move forward.Again, thank you.~Riverman77 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MontanaChinook Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Invaluable forum for me. Thanks Greg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolphinite no longer here Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 I think this forum is just crackers! That's why its so easy give a rozzer the dropsy in snide. Anyway, I have to go framble the portisan while its still cool and barkney... John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MontanaChinook Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Either John is having a stroke, a flashback, or leaving a fun puzzle...but please don't lead me to spend a bunch of time trying to decode, if there's nothing to decode! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolphinite no longer here Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 I thought I was being perfectly clear. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riverman77 Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 I think this forum is just crackers! That's why its so easy give a rozzer the dropsy in snide. Anyway, I have to go framble the portisan while its still cool and barkney... John John, It's been a long time since I've been to Europe. Perhaps you wouldn't mind translating the Scottish or British into regular American English for us. ~Riverman77 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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