WALK DMC Posted 3 September, 2020 Share Posted 3 September, 2020 It would be helpful to have this thread updated to be a sticky by a moderator. It may help the casual visitor to the site understand what is going on (assuming that they can get on to read the sticky). Link to post Share on other sites
Pilchards Posted 3 September, 2020 Share Posted 3 September, 2020 Without being a nagger, are they looking to solve this problem or have they given up. its a polite question IMHO. Link to post Share on other sites
S-Clarke Posted 3 September, 2020 Share Posted 3 September, 2020 11 minutes ago, Pilchards said: Without being a nagger, are they looking to solve this problem or have they given up. its a polite question IMHO. I think that's what we all want to know, but it's all gone silent. A lot of people have offered their help on this thread as well, unsure if any have had their offers taken up. Link to post Share on other sites
Batman Posted 3 September, 2020 Share Posted 3 September, 2020 27 minutes ago, S-Clarke said: I think that's what we all want to know, but it's all gone silent. A lot of people have offered their help on this thread as well, unsure if any have had their offers taken up. I would like to think that if the capacity to sort/run this place is no longer there, why not hand the reins over to someone else? seems selfish not to..... hopefully that is not the case Link to post Share on other sites
OttawaSaint Posted 3 September, 2020 Share Posted 3 September, 2020 Working for me today after a few days of not being able to get on. Link to post Share on other sites
Antrimsaint Posted 3 September, 2020 Share Posted 3 September, 2020 I’ve been on this site since 2006 and I’d hate to think that is on a slow march to death. It’s the only site I feel that has genuine fans posting and has had some great threads through the years. Whoever is in charge please sort it out. It has been a great community for years. Many of us exiles rely on it for the unvarnished truth. Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Duckhunter Posted 3 September, 2020 Share Posted 3 September, 2020 52 minutes ago, Pilchards said: Without being a nagger, are they looking to solve this problem or have they given up. its a polite question IMHO. They’re trying to post an update, but can’t access site. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Shroppie Posted 3 September, 2020 Share Posted 3 September, 2020 1 hour ago, Pilchards said: Without being a nagger, are they looking to solve this problem or have they given up. its a polite question IMHO. I can't believe they're not working on it but am concerned by the lack of information. Would be sorry to see it die but that's inevitable if this carries on. Sotonians is offering a lot more at present. Link to post Share on other sites
Saint86 Posted 3 September, 2020 Share Posted 3 September, 2020 (edited) I may have made a discovery. If I clear cookies and sign out, I am able to browse the site and all threads with absolutely zero issues. The pages load instantly. Might be mere coincidence, good luck testing it Edited 3 September, 2020 by Saint86 Link to post Share on other sites
Saint86 Posted 3 September, 2020 Share Posted 3 September, 2020 7 minutes ago, Shroppie said: I can't believe they're not working on it but am concerned by the lack of information. Would be sorry to see it die but that's inevitable if this carries on. Sotonians is offering a lot more at present. In all seriousness, the not606 one is a decent stand in as well. I think people have to just be patient with Steve re this forum. Its not run as a business ultimately. Link to post Share on other sites
sydney_saint Posted 3 September, 2020 Share Posted 3 September, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Batman said: I would like to think that if the capacity to sort/run this place is no longer there, why not hand the reins over to someone else? seems selfish not to..... hopefully that is not the case Edited 3 September, 2020 by sydney_saint Duplicate Link to post Share on other sites
sydney_saint Posted 3 September, 2020 Share Posted 3 September, 2020 1 hour ago, Batman said: I would like to think that if the capacity to sort/run this place is no longer there, why not hand the reins over to someone else? seems selfish not to..... hopefully that is not the case I find this comment lacking a lot of respect. Steve has served our community selflessly and often without thanks for over a decade. You have been a major beneficiary of having a stable platform for such a long time, with over 30,000 posts. We take this for granted, but our forum has generally been superior in terms of user contributions than alot of forums of similar sized clubs. The selfish thing to do would be to just walk away. Or to give the site over to a random person. Imagine if this had been your baby project for over a decade. Would you just hand it over to some random person? No. I'm not saying it is the case that Steve is looking for new ownership. But if he were, I assume he wouldn't want to hand it over to someone without 1) Ensuring that person genuinely had the skills to look after and maintain the forum, 2) that the person is in it for the long haul. We don't want someone to take over, lose interest in a year, and be in the same position 3) Has the financial capacity to plug things if there is a gap in subscriptions, like Steve has admitted to doing (the oh very selfish man). These things take time to find the right person(s). We just need to be patient for a little longer, don't throw our toys out, and especially -don't add further stress, and we will have an answer soon enough 7 Link to post Share on other sites
The Cat Posted 3 September, 2020 Share Posted 3 September, 2020 12 minutes ago, Shroppie said: I can't believe they're not working on it but am concerned by the lack of information. Would be sorry to see it die but that's inevitable if this carries on. Sotonians is offering a lot more at present. Sotonians seems to have an overriding air of smugness about it. It's a no from me. Not606 is alright though. Link to post Share on other sites
Batman Posted 3 September, 2020 Share Posted 3 September, 2020 15 minutes ago, sydney_saint said: I find this comment lacking a lot of respect. Steve has served our community selflessly and often without thanks for over a decade. You have been a major beneficiary of having a stable platform for such a long time, with over 30,000 posts. We take this for granted, but our forum has generally been superior in terms of user contributions than alot of forums of similar sized clubs. The selfish thing to do would be to just walk away. Or to give the site over to a random person. Imagine if this had been your baby project for over a decade. Would you just hand it over to some random person? No. I'm not saying it is the case that Steve is looking for new ownership. But if he were, I assume he wouldn't want to hand it over to someone without 1) Ensuring that person genuinely had the skills to look after and maintain the forum, 2) that the person is in it for the long haul. We don't want someone to take over, lose interest in a year, and be in the same position 3) Has the financial capacity to plug things if there is a gap in subscriptions, like Steve has admitted to doing (the oh very selfish man). These things take time to find the right person(s). We just need to be patient for a little longer, don't throw our toys out, and especially -don't add further stress, and we will have an answer soon enough I understand what you are saying but for the almost the entire time required, I (and others) have paid. This is not a charity and donations were/are not requested. Clearly, a few with expertise have offered assistance, and more probably have offline....so not a case of one man band (or needs to be)..... I am sure it is not the case of allowing this place to die and a case of my train set, no one else's. I know if I ran something that others enjoyed using, I would pass the baton over if I had enough/could not devote the required time to it... Should this place fall apart, another will probably crop up with an almost identical name anyway Link to post Share on other sites
jasonb Posted 3 September, 2020 Share Posted 3 September, 2020 The site has been working effectively for most of the day today. Hoping this is a sign of things sorting themselves out. Or more likely, some tireless work behind the scenes is beginning to pay dividends. As I said previously I don't want to go anywhere else and I'm not giving up here. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
EBS1980 Posted 3 September, 2020 Share Posted 3 September, 2020 I know the main board is massive In comparison and where the issue likely lies but I would take down all the other boards for now and focus on just getting this one stable 1 Link to post Share on other sites
trousers Posted 3 September, 2020 Share Posted 3 September, 2020 Working a treat at the moment Link to post Share on other sites
SuperSAINT Posted 3 September, 2020 Share Posted 3 September, 2020 16 minutes ago, trousers said: Working a treat at the moment It's a thing of beauty. Doesn't take me 2 days to embed a twitter link Link to post Share on other sites
SaintsLoyal Posted 3 September, 2020 Share Posted 3 September, 2020 Allow members only, stop guests ? Link to post Share on other sites
austsaint Posted 3 September, 2020 Share Posted 3 September, 2020 2 hours ago, jasonb said: The site has been working effectively for most of the day today. Hoping this is a sign of things sorting themselves out. Or more likely, some tireless work behind the scenes is beginning to pay dividends. As I said previously I don't want to go anywhere else and I'm not giving up here. Having had a look at a few other sites.....eg Sotonians; I'm crossing everything in the hope things can come good here. Would be a huge loss. Link to post Share on other sites
Katalinic Posted 3 September, 2020 Share Posted 3 September, 2020 4 hours ago, sydney_saint said: I'm not saying it is the case that Steve is looking for new ownership. But if he were, I assume he wouldn't want to hand it over to someone without 1) Ensuring that person genuinely had the skills to look after and maintain the forum, 2) that the person is in it for the long haul. We don't want someone to take over, lose interest in a year, and be in the same position 3) Has the financial capacity to plug things if there is a gap in subscriptions, like Steve has admitted to doing (the oh very selfish man). These things take time to find the right person(s). I remember Kat saying the same before she sold to Gao. Steve will sell us down the river to some faceless Chinese message board platform with advert pop ups from spurious companies. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
gandalf Posted 4 September, 2020 Share Posted 4 September, 2020 Got straight in this morning. Fingers crossed. Link to post Share on other sites
rooney Posted 4 September, 2020 Share Posted 4 September, 2020 Working fine for me ATM Link to post Share on other sites
SaintBobby Posted 4 September, 2020 Share Posted 4 September, 2020 Managed to get in for first time in a day or so, but v slow Link to post Share on other sites
egg Posted 4 September, 2020 Share Posted 4 September, 2020 Trying to come into a home page is impossible, the gateway is bad. I've found that if I go to my history and then open a sub page that I've visited, ie this one, I can get in (mostly) and navigate from there. Link to post Share on other sites
jawillwill Posted 4 September, 2020 Share Posted 4 September, 2020 14 hours ago, Saint86 said: I may have made a discovery. If I clear cookies and sign out, I am able to browse the site and all threads with absolutely zero issues. The pages load instantly. Might be mere coincidence, good luck testing it Also works well on your phone in in cognito mode. Link to post Share on other sites
Charlie Wayman Posted 4 September, 2020 Share Posted 4 September, 2020 16 hours ago, sydney_saint said: I find this comment lacking a lot of respect. Steve has served our community selflessly and often without thanks for over a decade. You have been a major beneficiary of having a stable platform for such a long time, with over 30,000 posts. We take this for granted, but our forum has generally been superior in terms of user contributions than alot of forums of similar sized clubs. The selfish thing to do would be to just walk away. Or to give the site over to a random person. Imagine if this had been your baby project for over a decade. Would you just hand it over to some random person? No. I'm not saying it is the case that Steve is looking for new ownership. But if he were, I assume he wouldn't want to hand it over to someone without 1) Ensuring that person genuinely had the skills to look after and maintain the forum, 2) that the person is in it for the long haul. We don't want someone to take over, lose interest in a year, and be in the same position 3) Has the financial capacity to plug things if there is a gap in subscriptions, like Steve has admitted to doing (the oh very selfish man). These things take time to find the right person(s). We just need to be patient for a little longer, don't throw our toys out, and especially -don't add further stress, and we will have an answer soon enough Well said but Steve could help himself by being more transparent about the problems we're having and what he is doing to try and fix them. Are they fixable or are we riding a bum steer? If he needs help then he should ask for help, there is no shame in sharing the load. This site has moved on from being a personal enterprise. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Chocolate Box Posted 4 September, 2020 Share Posted 4 September, 2020 Blimey! It's rapid this morning. Have you cracked it Steve? Link to post Share on other sites
Toadhall Saint Posted 4 September, 2020 Share Posted 4 September, 2020 All good this morning Link to post Share on other sites
Lets B Avenue Posted 4 September, 2020 Share Posted 4 September, 2020 After 12 days, I'm back. Salisu has been on here more than me in that time. Link to post Share on other sites
31cc Posted 4 September, 2020 Share Posted 4 September, 2020 "Also works well on your phone in in cognito mode." Link to post Share on other sites
suewhistle Posted 4 September, 2020 Share Posted 4 September, 2020 (edited) Oooh, no 5 second lag even when you didn't get a 504. Crossing my fingers. I wonder if it was some silly thing overlooked which we've _all_ done?! Quick post and edit works well.... Edited 4 September, 2020 by suewhistle Link to post Share on other sites
Raging Bull Posted 4 September, 2020 Share Posted 4 September, 2020 This is the first time in about 5 days I’ve got past the home page. It’s like being constantly stuck in the friend zone. Link to post Share on other sites
Plastic Posted 4 September, 2020 Share Posted 4 September, 2020 5 minutes ago, Raging Bull said: This is the first time in about 5 days I’ve got past the home page. It’s like being constantly stuck in the friend zone. yeah, I got on once about a week ago. Posted, got a 502 error and couldn't be arsed to retype Link to post Share on other sites
craig Posted 4 September, 2020 Share Posted 4 September, 2020 Has been fine for me today, the best since the forum was moved.🤗 Link to post Share on other sites
igsey Posted 4 September, 2020 Share Posted 4 September, 2020 Like greased lightning today! Link to post Share on other sites
Snopper Posted 4 September, 2020 Share Posted 4 September, 2020 Nice one, Steve - whatever you`ve done it`s working fine. Thank you. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Batman Posted 4 September, 2020 Share Posted 4 September, 2020 All good today Link to post Share on other sites
hypochondriac Posted 4 September, 2020 Share Posted 4 September, 2020 Still very slow accessing the lounge. Main forum is fine though. Link to post Share on other sites
BARCELONASAINT Posted 4 September, 2020 Share Posted 4 September, 2020 perfect today.....long may this continue! Link to post Share on other sites
nta786 Posted 4 September, 2020 Share Posted 4 September, 2020 Yep working perfect today! I’m just hoping it all gets fixed before the PL actually starts! As echoed by others would be sad to see this site go, this is where I go to get my saints fix! Thanks Steve for working behind the scenes (if you are!!) Link to post Share on other sites
badgerx16 Posted 4 September, 2020 Share Posted 4 September, 2020 1 hour ago, hypochondriac said: Still very slow accessing the lounge. Main forum is fine though. Same here. Link to post Share on other sites
Badger Posted 4 September, 2020 Share Posted 4 September, 2020 Fine today so far. Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Duckhunter Posted 4 September, 2020 Share Posted 4 September, 2020 2 hours ago, hypochondriac said: Still very slow accessing the lounge. Main forum is fine though. It’s the lefties trying to silence you. Link to post Share on other sites
Whitey Grandad Posted 4 September, 2020 Share Posted 4 September, 2020 So what’s changed? I’ve never know it to be this quick. Link to post Share on other sites
Shroppie Posted 4 September, 2020 Share Posted 4 September, 2020 Working well. Would be interested to know what's changed? Link to post Share on other sites
steve green Posted 4 September, 2020 Share Posted 4 September, 2020 Well I've been giving the site a good thrashing this evening as it's the first time I've really seen it working ok and I want to get me fivers worth. Loaded around 100 pages without issue so well done whoever sorted that. Oh and a belated 👍 to all the good work in the Pompey takeover saga thread, made me go all nostalgic that did. Link to post Share on other sites
Turkish Posted 5 September, 2020 Share Posted 5 September, 2020 (edited) On 03/09/2020 at 18:37, The Cat said: Sotonians seems to have an overriding air of smugness about it. It's a no from me. Not606 is alright though. It’s run by Pap, wannabe hardman and gangster come Jeremy Cornyn fanboy. Populated by helmets like Verbal, banned from here by his wife, Prone to regular Comedy breakdowns online. Drunken windbag Franks Cousin, another one prone to ranting although this time after a few too many Sauvignons. Then there was our forum hard man DPS/Unbelievable Jeff and that odd lad who used to moan a lot about his job On here and started making cheesecakes. It’s certainly a strange gathering of people. Edited 5 September, 2020 by Turkish Link to post Share on other sites
whelk Posted 5 September, 2020 Share Posted 5 September, 2020 15 hours ago, hypochondriac said: Still very slow accessing the lounge. Main forum is fine though. They should merge everything into one IMO. People are free not to click on crap they don’t want to read about Trump etc. Personally that is more interesting to me than most of bs about Saints Link to post Share on other sites
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