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That is a large site, with a huge amount of data accumulated over the 17 years or so of it's existence. Before we assume that the plug has been pulled, a more reasonable option is that the site was overdue for some upgrades and maintenance.... like getting the classifieds fixed. That is going to take some time to do, and to test before it reappears. New Years eve, when most people are distracted, is a good time to do it.
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Returns a 500 error so could be a number of things. One thing is sure, it hasn't permanently "disappeared" or "gone", just a temporary outage. Too bad, I was kind of waiting for hanging out there now that I have some time to kill this Saturday (and an interesting recent purchase to chew the fat on). Oh well...there is here, reddit, and FB also (among others). :D
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Ron Z
That is a large site, with a huge amount of data accumulated over the 17 years or so of it's existence. Before we assume that the plug has been pulled, a more reasonable option is that the site was overdue for some upgrades and maintenance.... like getting the classifieds fixed. That is going to take some time to do, and to test before it reappears. New Years eve, when most people are distracted, is a good time to do it.
Given your administrative role on FPN, it would be nice if you would clarify whether you are speaking in some sort of an "official" capacity...... or if this is just your own personal speculation.
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It was a bit of a surprise, as I have been extremely online over there lately. I hope it comes back soon in as good or better condition than it left us.
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Ron Z
That is a large site, with a huge amount of data accumulated over the 17 years or so of it's existence. Before we assume that the plug has been pulled, a more reasonable option is that the site was overdue for some upgrades and maintenance.... like getting the classifieds fixed. That is going to take some time to do, and to test before it reappears. New Years eve, when most people are distracted, is a good time to do it.
Dishracted? *hic* Moi? 🍸🍺🥂🍻🍾
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End of the year pause for clean-up/changes? Who's in the know....?
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It must have been the IG ink that Yazeh recently posted about at FPN. Some of it must have dripped down into the computer circuit boards and shorted something out. Remember what Mr. Scott from Star Trek said? "The more they overthink the plumbing, the easier it is to stop up the drain." :)
Of course it could also be the yearly replacement of the hamsters powering everything.
Have a Safe New Years!
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junglejim
It must have been the IG ink that Yazeh recently posted about at FPN. Some of it must have dripped down into the computer circuit boards and shorted something out. Remember what Mr. Scott from Star Trek said? "The more they overthink the plumbing, the easier it is to stop up the drain." :)
Of course it could also be the yearly replacement of the hamsters powering everything.
Have a Safe New Years!
I got IG all over my laptop keyboard and it still works (toddlers and fountain pens don’t mix).
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Good to see some fellow FPN members talking about this. I need FPN. It was my first pen forum, and I still like it best. No offense to this site. All fountain pen forums are good, in my opinion.
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@Prettypenguin: Are you PenguinCollector on FPN?
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Sailor Kenshin
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Originally Posted by
Ron Z
That is a large site, with a huge amount of data accumulated over the 17 years or so of it's existence. Before we assume that the plug has been pulled, a more reasonable option is that the site was overdue for some upgrades and maintenance.... like getting the classifieds fixed. That is going to take some time to do, and to test before it reappears. New Years eve, when most people are distracted, is a good time to do it.
Dishracted? *hic* Moi? 🍸🍺🥂🍻🍾
Happy New Year. Just made my first French 75 of 2023 🍾 🥂:)
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Maybe we could make a group here for FPN folks to find each other.
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HAPPY NEW YEAR, everyone! 🥂🎊🎉
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Is there an active admin there? Last time I looked the admin (I don't believe there is more than one) had not logged in for months and the site seems to have been running on autopilot (hence, perhaps, the inaction on classified ads, for instance).
If this is a planned outage certainly there would/should have been an announcement.
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junglejim
It must have been the IG ink that Yazeh recently posted about at FPN. Some of it must have dripped down into the computer circuit boards and shorted something out. Remember what Mr. Scott from Star Trek said? "The more they overthink the plumbing, the easier it is to stop up the drain." :)
Of course it could also be the yearly replacement of the hamsters powering everything.
Have a Safe New Years!
Haha! I missed that one! Brilliant! :rockon:
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mana
Returns a 500 error so could be a number of things. One thing is sure, it hasn't permanently "disappeared" or "gone", just a temporary outage. Too bad, I was kind of waiting for hanging out there now that I have some time to kill this Saturday (and an interesting recent purchase to chew the fat on). Oh well...there is here, reddit, and FB also (among others). :D
No fakebook or reddit for me, but, if this is the same server as that other forum that went away, they, too, were experiencing similar problems before the owner shut it down.
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A pity the sole FPN administrator seems unwilling to be open to help. Oh well, it's his right I suppose. Happy New Year to all!