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"PA forum will be closing down"
ssrhythm:
--- Quote from: WhistlingBadger on August 28, 2024, 10:52:46 am ---Sure hate to see this, but figured it was coming. I wish I had the time and expertise to take it over; it sure would be worth doing. It has always amazed me that, in the era of dying forums, this place has stayed so active. It's a testament to the quality of the people who make their own bows. Monroe and Marie, if you're reading this, thanks for all you've done. It's been a heck of a good run and for all our griping and "suggestions," we appreciate all you've done.
If somebody can figure how to make it work, I'd sure be willing to throw a few bucks in the pot to keep things going...
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So, I floated the idea (see my first reply) to the owner of SCDucks. Here is what he replied…
We would be happy to give them an interim forum as long as they have a clear exit strategy to a new space. SCDUCKS was hosted by several sites in the early days and we passed it on hosting other sites to let them get their feet under them. What we don't want is another influx of 2010ers...
A couple of folks replied that it’s more like 1860-ers than 2010-ers, and I let them know most of the posters on here are either old or old-souls.
Again, I know nothing about any of the tech aspects of the internet or computers beyond how to use the internet an participate in forums. If there is someone or are multiple people that would be interested in keeping this going, this could certainly buy us time.
I feel like the folks at SCDucks would quickly realize that having us all over there on a new “Primitive Archer” sub-section with sub-forums will be nothing but a win-win. The “2010-ers” comment is referencing a time when they did something that encouraged an influx of new posters…most of which were young, immature keyboard warrior-trolls, and the reason I suggested SCDucks in the first place is because the site is truly not like AT and other big archery boards where you have to wade thru and endure pissing matches to find anything of value. It’s a lot like this community but with a broader range of forum categories.
If anyone is interested in exploring this possibility further, PM me your phone number, and I’ll call to discuss. I can easily get direct phone communication set up with the owner over there to see what can be worked out.
ssrhythm:
If curious, go to SCDucks.com and look around to get a feel of what the community is like. I think you can view the forums without having to sign-up.
GlisGlis:
@ssrhythm
just checked and SCDucks.com uses vBulletin as Content Management System while PA is on Simple Machines Forums CMS.
The hosting specs are the same but the middle software is different. Contents published on a platform would not be easy to be moved to the other.
While their offer is very generous I'll use it as very last resort
jflute:
This is shocking and heartbreaking. I found PA about 10 years ago took a break from viewing and posting a few years ago but was able to connect with so much knowledge. Count me on a subscription moving forward. I'll pay close attention to whether or not this community migrates to a new forum or we can stay here!
willie:
--- Quote ---Someone that personally knows Monroe should speak to him and check:
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Who here knows Monroe?
--- Quote ---I'm not familiar with "simple machine software"
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open source, actively maintained https://www.simplemachines.org/
--- Quote ---I have all the skills needed to do the backups, migration and eventually updates. Actually my biggest problem is time.
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Do you have time to assist others with your expertise?
http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php?action=mlist;sort=id_group;start=0
lists the admins, presumably with backup priviliges but maybe not with the expertise,
or were you refering to backup images of the server?
we need to know the expires date of the hosting !!!
if it expires we loose database and sites
Yes, contacting Monroe is a priority!
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