Problems with accessing sub forums?

[BlindCaveSalamander]

Forums were down about an hour ago for me - it's getting to the point where they're down at least once or twice a week for me.

[Stramala]

I hate to play the blame game, but I am tempted to point the finger at F1 Rejects Webmaster Jamie McGregor. Their long-time site hosts are rubbish, their servers often hit downtime, and the daysofyorr.com malicious link STILL hasn't been removed from the forums! Jamie! Finger out! Do something!

[mario]

I hate to play the blame game, but I am tempted to point the finger at F1 Rejects Webmaster Jamie McGregor. Their long-time site hosts are rubbish, their servers often hit downtime, and the daysofyorr.com malicious link STILL hasn't been removed from the forums! Jamie! Finger out! Do something!

I am a little concerned about that malicious link (it seems to still be partially active - I had a warning recently come up about a blocked attack), and over the past few days the forums have been sluggish, with the web pages sometimes failing to load altogether. That said, can you recommend who they might turn to to host the site instead of their current providers?

[Stramala]

I hate to play the blame game, but I am tempted to point the finger at F1 Rejects Webmaster Jamie McGregor. Their long-time site hosts are rubbish, their servers often hit downtime, and the daysofyorr.com malicious link STILL hasn't been removed from the forums! Jamie! Finger out! Do something!

I am a little concerned about that malicious link (it seems to still be partially active - I had a warning recently come up about a blocked attack), and over the past few days the forums have been sluggish, with the web pages sometimes failing to load altogether. That said, can you recommend who they might turn to to host the site instead of their current providers?

Any number of hosts actually. If they want to cut costs, I've found X10 Hosting to be a very good free hoster, but if they don't feel like taking that risk, I understand HostGator is a pretty good paid hoster, at US$3.71 per month isn't going to break the bank either.

I don't know if it's possible to create an 'archive' of posts using the phpBB Admin tools that can be exported or transferred to another phpBB board, but I would suggest something along those lines and scrapping this forum entirely. If the malicious code has become completely embedded in the forum it could be difficult to remove. I can't even find it actually, it's not in the html source for this page so I don't know where said malicious code is located.

[shinji]

I don't know if it's possible to create an 'archive' of posts using the phpBB Admin tools that can be exported or transferred to another phpBB board, but I would suggest something along those lines and scrapping this forum entirely. If the malicious code has become completely embedded in the forum it could be difficult to remove. I can't even find it actually, it's not in the html source for this page so I don't know where said malicious code is located.

But what would all those people in the Forum Facts thread who care about their post count do?

[DanielPT]

I don't know if it's possible to create an 'archive' of posts using the phpBB Admin tools that can be exported or transferred to another phpBB board, but I would suggest something along those lines and scrapping this forum entirely. If the malicious code has become completely embedded in the forum it could be difficult to remove. I can't even find it actually, it's not in the html source for this page so I don't know where said malicious code is located.

But what would all those people in the Forum Facts thread who care about their post count do?

A fair question. A few years of hard posting work down the sewer for them.

[dr-baker]

Just as well I am here for the banter and not the post count then!

But would be a great shame to lose all the F1RWRS stuff, unless there's a way of archiving all this?

[DanielPT]

Just as well I am here for the banter and not the post count then!

But would be a great shame to lose all the F1RWRS stuff, unless there's a way of archiving all this?

Yep, that is true. In the middle of all the garbage we post there are some fine pieces of informative posts and threads that would worth be keeping around. Not to mention some of the discussions that went around at the time of certain events that may contain valuable details we tend to forget each passing year.

[Stramala]

Here's a 'tough' choice for some of you: A high post-count, or a reliable virus-free forum? Hmmm...

BTW it just happened AGAIN for the last hour!

[East Londoner]

Here's a 'tough' choice for some of you: A high post-count, or a reliable virus-free forum? Hmmm...

But the second option would mean turning up the difficulty for Wizzie to maintain 1st place in the members post ranks, and we can't be having that!

[shinji]

If we were to move to a new home, I'd definitely consider renaming myself. Nothing too drastic, something like 'Tora', in honour of another late-90s easily forgotten Japanese reject.

Also, we could always just decamp over here.

[East Londoner]

If we were to move to a new home, I'd definitely consider renaming myself. Nothing too drastic, something like 'Tora', in honour of another late-90s easily forgotten Japanese reject.

Also, we could always just decamp over here.

Ah yes we could, but the main admin over there (who admitedly hasn't been online in ages) doesn't like threads going off-topic, so we'd all be in trouble if we go there!

[dr-baker]

If we were to move to a new home, I'd definitely consider renaming myself. Nothing too drastic, something like 'Tora', in honour of another late-90s easily forgotten Japanese reject.

I probably would too. Simply so nobody would think I was a doctor any longer.

[BlindCaveSalamander]

If we were to move to a new home, I'd definitely consider renaming myself. Nothing too drastic, something like 'Tora', in honour of another late-90s easily forgotten Japanese reject.

I probably would too. Simply so nobody would think I was a doctor any longer.

As would I - what the hell was I thinking when I picked this username?

[Stramala]

I think I might stop using my internet alias and change it to something a little less...crap...and more relevant.

[This]

i might consider something more... creative

[East Londoner]

I might call myself 'West Londoner', just because I can

[Wizzie]

Here's a 'tough' choice for some of you: A high post-count, or a reliable virus-free forum? Hmmm...

But the second option would mean turning up the difficulty for Wizzie to maintain 1st place in the members post ranks, and we can't be having that!

Killing two birds with one stone I see... I'm impressed

[eurobrun]

I already have several ideas of what I would change my username to.

[DanielPT]

I would also take advantage to change my user name. It was clearly a rushed creative process...

[Stramala]

I could swear it is getting worse and more frequent recently. Overlods, please get this nonsense sorted!!

[FMecha]

This is getting sad. Jamie, Enoch, please come here!

[mario]

Just as well I am here for the banter and not the post count then!

But would be a great shame to lose all the F1RWRS stuff, unless there's a way of archiving all this?

Yep, that is true. In the middle of all the garbage we post there are some fine pieces of informative posts and threads that would worth be keeping around. Not to mention some of the discussions that went around at the time of certain events that may contain valuable details we tend to forget each passing year.

I agree - there have been a number of members on this forum who have unearthed some excellent bits of information over the years (I'm thinking of the photos of reject teams and drivers that Faustus has uploaded, for example, which are pretty much unique). That said, one advantage of moving would be the possibility of leaving the spam bots behind, if it was possible (yet another spam bot has registered in the past few minutes)...

[DanielPT]

Just as well I am here for the banter and not the post count then!

But would be a great shame to lose all the F1RWRS stuff, unless there's a way of archiving all this?

Yep, that is true. In the middle of all the garbage we post there are some fine pieces of informative posts and threads that would worth be keeping around. Not to mention some of the discussions that went around at the time of certain events that may contain valuable details we tend to forget each passing year.

I agree - there have been a number of members on this forum who have unearthed some excellent bits of information over the years (I'm thinking of the photos of reject teams and drivers that Faustus has uploaded, for example, which are pretty much unique). That said, one advantage of moving would be the possibility of leaving the spam bots behind, if it was possible (yet another spam bot has registered in the past few minutes)...

I was actually thinking of you when I posted that.

[Ferrim]

I guess we need to calm a bit, and pray for Our Dear Leaders to appear and comment something on this matter.

[Stramala]

I guess we need to calm a bit, and pray for Our Dear Leaders to appear and comment something on this matter.

I see eytl browsing this forum as I type so I should certainly hope so...

[dr-baker]

I have been trying to access these forums for most of the day since the end of the GP, and have only just been able to get on here.

[eurobrun]

I have been trying to access these forums for most of the day since the end of the GP, and have only just been able to get on here.

I was having similar problems

[dr-baker]

I have been trying to access these forums for most of the day since the end of the GP, and have only just been able to get on here.

I was having similar problems

So did most people, it seems.

[dinizintheoven]

As would I - what the hell was I thinking when I picked this username?

You'd been playing Earthworm Jim 2 at the time, I suspect. Girrrrrrrrrroovy!

[Nuppiz]

Meanwhile, I wouldn't change my username one bit, because it's the one I use on about 80% of the sites I frequent (although not all Nuppizs on the 'net are me).

[East Londoner]

Forum has been loading very slowly for about the past half hour.

[Wizzie]

I'm not sure if it's just at my end or not but the forum's been constantly crashing on me for the last 4 days. Maybe it's trying to tell me that I'm too addicted, or something like that

[Nuppiz]

I'm not sure if it's just at my end or not but the forum's been constantly crashing on me for the last 4 days. Maybe it's trying to tell me that I'm too addicted, or something like that

I'm having a similar problem, the forum 404s quite often.

[pasta_maldonado]

I'm not sure if it's just at my end or not but the forum's been constantly crashing on me for the last 4 days. Maybe it's trying to tell me that I'm too addicted, or something like that

I'm having a similar problem, the forum 404s quite often.

The forum has been very slow for me today as well

[mario]

I'm not sure if it's just at my end or not but the forum's been constantly crashing on me for the last 4 days. Maybe it's trying to tell me that I'm too addicted, or something like that

I'm having a similar problem, the forum 404s quite often.

The forum has been very slow for me today as well

I was also having a few problems earlier today when the forum failed to load, although that was relatively short lived (maybe half an hour or so) - on the whole, the general performance of the forum has been better than it used to be, but there have been a few times when it has fallen back to the "bad old days", as it were.

[dr-baker]

Just for reference, I am currently on a ferry between Wales and the Irish Republic and am having no difficulties at all!

[Stramala]

Well, the problem is already well known, this website is hosted on the worst webhost I have seen in my life, nothing wrong with the forum software this time around...

[dinizintheoven]

I'm having a similar problem, the forum 404s quite often.

I always find it 403s.

[pasta_maldonado]

Well, the problem is already well known, this website is hosted on the worst webhost I have seen in my life, nothing wrong with the forum software this time around...

How apt that F1Rejects has the most rejectful web host