That other place down…

[LizEF]

Same here.

Wow! That is a detailed response. Thanks very much; I know so little about such things.

Good to see you here, too.

Yes, good to see all the familiar faces. You're welcome. I noted that this morning the error page has changed. I can't begin to guess why, but I think it's a good sign and most likely means that some human somewhere is involved.

[LizEF]

Most probably already know this but @LizEF is one of the "good guys" (I hope to say it that way is ok) over at FPN. As a Moderator, she is always friendly, approachable, helpful.
Thanks Liz, the input & perspective you have provided in this post is definitely appreciated!

Thank you, Seney! (Though, I'm not a moderator on FPN or anywhere else (well, except my own websites).) Let's all hope and pray that Wim is well and is on the case! (No idea where @junglejim got his info, but I hope that's the case.)

[OCArt]

Can someone please tell me where I can find the invitation to join the Group FPN Lifeboat that Misfit sent me?

[Sailor Kenshin]

New Message up at FPN. They have a file with some database corruption and are working on it.

Thanks! That is the type of message we are used to seeing... right down to the 'nut house.' 😉

Meanwhile, I feel this is apropos:

[724Seney]

Most probably already know this but @LizEF is one of the "good guys" (I hope to say it that way is ok) over at FPN. As a Moderator, she is always friendly, approachable, helpful.
Thanks Liz, the input & perspective you have provided in this post is definitely appreciated!

Thank you, Seney! (Though, I'm not a moderator on FPN or anywhere else (well, except my own websites).) Let's all hope and pray that Wim is well and is on the case! (No idea where @junglejim got his info, but I hope that's the case.)

Oops! My bad! I thought sure you were a Mod there!
Oh well, the sentiments stand, even if the Mod label was wrong!

[OCArt]

Can someone please tell me where I can find the invitation to join the Group FPN Lifeboat that Misfit sent me?

Problem solved, I just found a invite in my mailbox!

[LizEF]

Oops! My bad! I thought sure you were a Mod there!
Oh well, the sentiments stand, even if the Mod label was wrong!

No worries!

[FredRydr]

Wim writes, "As always, we will keep you informed of our progress."

As always?!

[Ron Z]

Wim writes, "As always, we will keep you informed of our progress."

As always?!

Wim does try to give updates when working on the site. He doesn't give the site any less attention than the owner of another board that I know. Maybe a couple others come to think of it. At least there are people who can delete and ban spammers.

[karmachanic]

Queue the music

[Farmboy]

This work?

https://youtu.be/lMnrlw1-U68

[LizEF]

... another board that I know...

Are there other English-language FP fora besides FPN, FPGeeks, and reddit's r/fountainpens? I'd love to check them out, but googling never revealed any to me (not that I'm terribly impressed with google search results, but that's another topic).

[Jon Szanto]

Here's a thought:

Since FPG is, once again, being a safe haven and place for people to gather when FPN is out of commission, why don't we all just be grateful for the sense of community and outreach, enjoy our pens, and not start hammering on each other or anyone else. I'd like to start the year with a sense of optimism and collegiality, and not rehash old tropes and acrimony.

welcome FPN folks, Happy New Year to all!

[mana]

Here's a thought:

Since FPG is, once again, being a safe haven and place for people to gather when FPN is out of commission, why don't we all just be grateful for the sense of community and outreach, enjoy our pens, and not start hammering on each other or anyone else. I'd like to start the year with a sense of optimism and collegiality, and not rehash old tropes and acrimony.

welcome FPN folks, Happy New Year to all!

Hear, hear! Happy New Year to you too!

[Ron Z]

It would appear that Pentrace is still around. I gave up on it a few years ago when I had to jump through hoops to be able to log on. May have been some of the settings in Firefox, but there wasn't much traffic.

[PithyProlix]

May I ask, please, if the FPN admin were to, say, decide to walk away from the position, die (god forbid), etc. what is the plan to continue the site?

[Jon Szanto]

May I ask, please, if the FPN admin were to, say, decide to walk away from the position, die (god forbid), etc. what is the plan to continue the site?

Anyone except Wim (the admin) would be just guessing at the answer to that question.

[LizEF]

It would appear that Pentrace is still around. I gave up on it a few years ago when I had to jump through hoops to be able to log on. May have been some of the settings in Firefox, but there wasn't much traffic.

Thanks, Ron. I found a couple, but one was completely dead (last post in the 20-teens) and the other was as dead as some people describe FPN - last post was in December and before that, October, I think. Anywho, hopefully FPN comes back soon and stronger than ever. Hopefully Wim gets himself some help and fixes the classifieds. And hopefully lots more FP users decide to join us on the various fora.

[Misfit]

I was so happy to see that message on FPN. Grateful to be here, but so good to know FPN will be back.

[Misfit]

I don't even know what a "group" is here. What is a group?

I saw Groups on my Profile page. I checked it out, and saw I could create one, so I did. I’ll send you an invitation.