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Post by **Ataxia** » 21 Oct 2014, 09:16

Guys, stop fretting. There will be another forum if this place isn't fixed. We can continue our inane discussions and love of back markers there!

DanielPT · Post by **DanielPT** » 21 Oct 2014, 09:23

Ataxia wrote:Guys, stop fretting. There will be another forum if this place isn't fixed. We can continue our inane discussions and love of back markers there!

I still believe this is a mere blip in our world conquering plans. What we need now is to gain access to the Caterham parts that were bound for auction. I am sure someone will build some servers out of that.

Salamander · Post by **Salamander** » 21 Oct 2014, 09:57

Ferrim wrote:Maybe we can start using this backup for a start: http://f1rejectsbackup.forumotion.com/

I believe Biscione is working on getting a workable alternate forum going, but in the meantime, I think we should all at least keep tabs on that forum, just in case the worst happens. I know Chrome is now flagging the forum as having malicious code.

CoopsII · Post by **CoopsII** » 21 Oct 2014, 10:09

On a positive note I'm less frightened at the prospect of either Skynet or The Matrix featuring in my (unwritten) future now.

roblo97 · Post by **roblo97** » 21 Oct 2014, 10:48

I have just emailed Jamie.

Post by **Ataxia** » 21 Oct 2014, 10:55

roblomas52 wrote:I have just emailed Jamie.

You do realise that's going to do a grand total of nothing, right? Biscione's mailed him, as have others to no avail. Hate to say it, but he just doesn't care about what happens to this place any more.

OsellaFA1L · Post by **OsellaFA1L** » 21 Oct 2014, 11:34

To be honest, I would be a lot sadder about the site disappearing than the forum ending. All of our inane ramblings here are of no value compared to the vast range of content on the main site. I could try to accumulate as much stuff as possible off of the web archives and store it myself, but I am not sure if I have the time in the near future.

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 21 Oct 2014, 12:01

OsellaFA1L wrote:To be honest, I would be a lot sadder about the site disappearing than the forum ending. All of our inane ramblings here are of no value compared to the vast range of content on the main site. I could try to accumulate as much stuff as possible off of the web archives and store it myself, but I am not sure if I have the time in the near future.

Much as I love the forum, I would have to agree. Just so long as the podcast also keeps going!

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 21 Oct 2014, 12:03

I feel quite angry about this episode, frankly.

Time and time again we've offered to help run the place if Jenoch don't feel up to it anymore, and every time our offers have fallen on deaf ears. Now it's fallen into a state of decay through negligence that could have been avoided, if only a third web admin had been added. I could fix all the problems the site currently has in under an hour, if I had access. Heck, I'd even dump this pathetic excuse for a web host and move everything to the far superior Digital Ocean hosts, if I had access.

None of this stuff is particularly difficult. It's just a massive shame this place is being left to rot and die. Lots of us want to see the website saved, but we're all powerless to do anything about it, even if we're willing to step up. The content on this website is basically one of a kind, and it's all going to vanish...

DanielPT · Post by **DanielPT** » 21 Oct 2014, 12:04

Ataxia wrote:
roblomas52 wrote:I have just emailed Jamie.

You do realise that's going to do a grand total of nothing, right? Biscione's mailed him, as have others to no avail. Hate to say it, but he just doesn't care about what happens to this place any more.

I sincerely don't think it is like that. Not when you spend 15 years nurturing and keeping this place alive. It is just that when real life kicks in fully, priorities lie elsewhere as it should be. I also remind that an Enoch-Jamie fallout is still nothing more that a rumour and pure speculation. Patience.

FMecha · Post by **FMecha** » 21 Oct 2014, 12:36

Try tweeting @f1rejects?

roblo97 · Post by **roblo97** » 21 Oct 2014, 12:52

FMecha wrote:Try tweeting @f1rejects?

No
I don't have Twitter

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 21 Oct 2014, 16:57

Is it relevant to the situation that, rather than getting redirected to a different website, now if I click on

or

, I get sent to f1rejects.com/forum/out%of%date or something similar? And yet the thread I was trying to read still gets marked as read, where previously it was unread.

AustralianStig · Post by **AustralianStig** » 21 Oct 2014, 19:45

What I find truly bizarre is that Enoch hasn't checked in by some other method. Surely he could still make another username and log on to let us know what has happened. Even if his IP address is blocked, well go to a public wifi place and use that.

Ferrim · Post by **Ferrim** » 21 Oct 2014, 21:45

I don't know how relevant this is, but Kuwashima has been online a few hours ago. I wonder why he hasn't told us anything.

Dan B · Post by **Dan B** » 21 Oct 2014, 22:00

And now the site has been labeled as a "Reported Attack Site" by Firefox.

I'm wondering; did Enoch have his account compromised somehow? That might explain the ban.

DanielPT · Post by **DanielPT** » 22 Oct 2014, 08:55

Ferrim wrote:I don't know how relevant this is, but Kuwashima has been online a few hours ago. I wonder why he hasn't told us anything.

He might have not said anything, but since early this morning (WEST time zone) that I have not been forwarded to weird places nor 'out of date' places.

EDIT: Forget the faster part... It is still a bit slow.

roblo97 · Post by **roblo97** » 22 Oct 2014, 10:13

i can confirm that in an e-mail sent to me and a couple of others, there are backup plans in place if there is no response by tomorrow morning.

CoopsII · Post by **CoopsII** » 22 Oct 2014, 10:48

roblomas52 wrote:i can confirm that in an e-mail sent to me and a couple of others, there are backup plans in place if there is no response by tomorrow morning.

How exciting! I just hope the new forum isnt established by someone I've annoyed over the years..

FMecha · Post by **FMecha** » 22 Oct 2014, 11:05

Nuppiz on backup forum wrote: I've just received an email from Jamie stating that, if Crosswinds' support doesn't reply by tomorrow morning (Sydney time), our section of propeller heads will have a go at fixing the server-side issues.

Also, there is no redirect attacks or warnings on my Android tablet.

RonDenisDeletraz · Post by **RonDenisDeletraz** » 22 Oct 2014, 11:30

CoopsII wrote:
roblomas52 wrote:i can confirm that in an e-mail sent to me and a couple of others, there are backup plans in place if there is no response by tomorrow morning.

How exciting! I just hope the new forum isnt established by someone I've annoyed over the years..

I know that is certainly the case for me

Post by **Londoner** » 22 Oct 2014, 11:36

RonDenisDeletraz wrote:
CoopsII wrote:
roblomas52 wrote:i can confirm that in an e-mail sent to me and a couple of others, there are backup plans in place if there is no response by tomorrow morning.

How exciting! I just hope the new forum isnt established by someone I've annoyed over the years..

I know that is certainly the case for me

Stop being paranoid.

roblo97 · Post by **roblo97** » 22 Oct 2014, 11:38

RonDenisDeletraz wrote:
CoopsII wrote:
roblomas52 wrote:i can confirm that in an e-mail sent to me and a couple of others, there are backup plans in place if there is no response by tomorrow morning.

How exciting! I just hope the new forum isnt established by someone I've annoyed over the years..

I know that is certainly the case for me

I have no idea what Biscione is doing with regards to the FR forum.

Wallio · Post by **Wallio** » 22 Oct 2014, 16:00

Damn this sucks. I thought it was just my phone acting up, now I see that it appears the end is neigh. As a historian, I agree with many on here that the loss of the site is the true loss. I myself used to read the GP Reviews and team/driver profiles for years before I joined the forums. Sad to lose all that data.

As to the new forum, I will join, if I am allowed. Biscione and I have butted heads more than a few times on here, but I can honestly say it was nothing personal, at least on my end.

CoopsII · Post by **CoopsII** » 22 Oct 2014, 16:38

Some dudes have unsportingly changed their names so I cant say for sure who I have or haven't butted heads with :lol:

I'm sure no one will really have any problems. Maybe whatsisname will come back. Joey Zyla? Was that his name? Legend.

roblo97 · Post by **roblo97** » 22 Oct 2014, 17:37

CoopsII wrote:Some dudes have unsportingly changed their names so I cant say for sure who I have or haven't butted heads with I'm sure no one will really have any problems. Maybe whatsisname will come back. Joey Zyla? Was that his name? Legend.

Apple2009 and Joey Zyla are the same person.

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 22 Oct 2014, 20:03

CoopsII wrote:
roblomas52 wrote:i can confirm that in an e-mail sent to me and a couple of others, there are backup plans in place if there is no response by tomorrow morning.

How exciting! I just hope the new forum isnt established by someone I've annoyed over the years..

Post by **Bobby Doorknobs** » 23 Oct 2014, 20:01

We're back! Thank you Biscione!

Post by **Londoner** » 23 Oct 2014, 20:07

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSbBvKaM6sk

Cheers Biscione!

roblo97 · Post by **roblo97** » 23 Oct 2014, 20:10

Thanks biscione

pasta_maldonado · Post by **pasta_maldonado** » 23 Oct 2014, 20:13

Until Biscione came along, I'd never owed a Scot so much gratitude. Fantastic work, thanks a lot.

Normal32 · Post by **Normal32** » 23 Oct 2014, 20:29

Biscione.....

Eifelland · Post by **Eifelland** » 24 Oct 2014, 10:32

So is this forum now rehosted elsewhere? I see the link to F1 Rejects is totally gone, and eytl is back in green, or has Biscione just taken over the day to day running of it?

Post by **Nuppiz** » 24 Oct 2014, 10:38

Eifelland wrote:So is this forum now rehosted elsewhere? I see the link to F1 Rejects is totally gone, and eytl is back in green, or has Biscione just taken over the day to day running of it?

The forum is still hosted on the same server. The main site remains inaccessible by Jamie & Enoch's request, and Enoch's rights have been restored on the forum.

Eifelland · Post by **Eifelland** » 24 Oct 2014, 10:43

Nuppiz wrote:
Eifelland wrote:So is this forum now rehosted elsewhere? I see the link to F1 Rejects is totally gone, and eytl is back in green, or has Biscione just taken over the day to day running of it?

The forum is still hosted on the same server. The main site remains inaccessible by Jamie & Enoch's request, and Enoch's rights have been restored on the forum.

Thanks Nuppiz. Normal service is more or less resumed then, good. I'm still worried about losing the main site, I've been a regular reader of it since 2005 and it would be a pity to lose it.

Shizuka · Post by **Shizuka** » 24 Oct 2014, 11:01

Thanks guys!

pasta_maldonado · Post by **pasta_maldonado** » 24 Oct 2014, 13:49

I'm getting an odd problem with the forum. It appears to be functioning correctly, which is quite odd...

Wallio · Post by **Wallio** » 24 Oct 2014, 14:28

Yay! Well done Biscione! We all owe ya one!

Post by **mario** » 24 Oct 2014, 18:23

I have to add my thanks to Biscione for getting things back up and running again - it's good to be back again.

RonDenisDeletraz · Post by **RonDenisDeletraz** » 24 Oct 2014, 20:10

Credit where credits due, thanks Biscotti for getting this madhouse up and running again