The NZA Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 So what are our options? If you do go through with the invision update, we'll lose some/most/all of our mods and our skins, but we'll keep all our posts. or We can move somewhere else and lose all our posts. Are those the two options? I'd definitely choose option one if that's the case. Re new skins, my summer is free, I'm totally up for diving into those. ah, maybe i wasn't clear - we don't lose posts if we move somewhere. i'd shut this place down, take the most current update with me & try to make it work elsewhere - as long as said host supports the framework of this joint, that part should be easier than it sounds. i'm admittedly just gunshy because our last non-invision server didn't let me take manual backups & lied about the ones they had, so we lost a lotta stuff...at least that won't be the case here. the good news would be that we could likely have more space (loggins' kindly imgur solution has taken care of much of that, but we could use it for other stuff to host if we wanted) and pay less rent each month, which would of course be great by me, assuming we were happy with the speed/access there. we'd lose the chat (no one cares cause the shoutbox >>), gallery (this is why i didn't wanna do much with em, plus we have no space right now) and blogs (which would suck but i'd do what i could to back em up for us). also, there'd be an upfront cost of $150 for the license, but it's thankfully a one-time fee. to be honest, the more i think about it, the more i'm leaning in this direction - invision was great to us for over a decade now but they've been charging more & giving less, i had to fight quite a bit just to keep the 1 GB of space we operate on. The precedent of being told we could be shut down at any time for not updating to a security patch they fancy - or even running the shoutbox, which was a threat at one point that they thankfully let go of - kinda has me thinking it might be time. This week i'm gonna look into alternatives, i'm already asking around about hosting options but again if any of you come across any lemme know, it'd be most helpful. Unless one of you has a better idea, i think i'm gonna use our remaining time getting ready for this possibility, and likely offer a strongly-worded letter to our current host just to see what comes of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alive she cried Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Okay, that's far more acceptable. If we get to keep our history then I say go with whatever makes your life easier. Also I'm definitely up for contributing to the costs of the move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireDownBelow Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 I can pitch in twenty bucks if needed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lycaon Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 Oh, I see how it is, messaging me just before the collection plate starts being passed around. I.. I thought you actually missed me, but no... you just wanted another wallet at the keyboard! Damn you, Nick! You can't just play with hearts like that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benz Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 Saw this on tv last night: http://www.1and1.com/windows-hosting?__lf=Static Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C_U_SPACECOWBOY Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 I'll contribute too Nick, just let me know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrizzle Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Last time I made campaign contributions, I was promised 4 subforums and a nude Alan Moore themed skin for the comics forum, in addition to my modship. So you're not getting your cock grabbers on any more of my money until you come through on debts owed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the division of joy Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 I'd contribute if I were less broke... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 UPDATE: actively searching for other hosts, found a few options that had good space/price but the first one to respond said the shoutbox was a no-go, i'm not sure if others will say the same but i'm looking for one that allows it. i get why it hogs space on a shared server, but we're not a large site so that tells me i should find something more accommodating of our needs. either way, Thursday is our cutoff date, so expect some downtime by then. i'm off that day but have some things that need doing, should hopefully have this sorted by the weekend. I just ran a backup tonight, will probably run one more before migrating, but uh...don't say too much important stuff this week i guess, heh. and yeah, we'll soon be taking donations to help the $150 licensing fee - again the good news is the monthly expenses after that should go down, if any of these options work we'll be running at least 33% less expensive so that'll help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keth Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Thursday is payday for me, so hopefully I'll be able to chip in a bit then. Until then the mood is set. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireDownBelow Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Money is sent. Don't spend it all on booze and whores, either, goddamn it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alive she cried Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 $20 gone your way, which is only €15, so mentally I've just gained €5...back of the net. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Jax Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panch Posted June 17, 2013 Author Share Posted June 17, 2013 Perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Jax Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Perfect. And here I was assuming you'd dislike it because I made Nick Peter Parker rather than you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panch Posted June 17, 2013 Author Share Posted June 17, 2013 Hadn't noticed that. Fuck you, Jax! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alive she cried Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 +1 Jax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 update: wrote a strongly-worded letter to invision, basically heard back "sorry to see you go." they pretty clearly want to handle larger corporate boards now...came a long way since breaking off from ikonboard & being free for smaller communities, heh. I'm going to initiate the license transfer tonight/tomorrow, and gave them the OK to shut us down thursday. I already heard back from one server (semi-dedicated, with tons of space & doesn't seem to care about shoutboxes/etc!), so I'm also following up with that tonight. much love to FDBaytor, ASC & Senshik for early donations, we're nearly halfway to our goal already! you guys are the best. more to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrizzle Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 I am pleased to hear all of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 (edited) Update: in the interest of full transparency, here's the details - We're looking to go with Host4Geeks, if you google their name & reviews i'm seeing nothing but high marks. also, click that link if you're interested in the specs, it's quite sexy: 50 GB of space (we currently have/struggle with 1.5 GB) 1 TB of bandwidth (our current one isn't showing, but we've gone over in the past) the 50 concurrent connections isn't how it reads, has to do with language/etc - only people who go over there are massive forums requiring dedicated servers, i'm told on downtime: "We offer a 99.9% uptime guarantee on all our servers. We have had 100% uptime for the last 6+ months the only recent outage was a couple of minutes when our external DNS servers had a network issue but was resolved quickly." for $15/month, half of what we currently pay. they keep frequent backups, and again, don't seem to rightly care what we do with our board. my experiences so far with both their sales & tech support have been great - they're prepared to handle the migration on their end, which is hard for me to turn down with all the prep stuff i've been prepping for. now the other news: i didn't stay current with IPB licensing fees - here they are. it's $175 to go independent, which isn't that much more than the $150 it was prior...but i failed to notice the $25 "renewal" fee every 6 months for their software. so, the math goes like this: current = $30/mo X 12 = 360 annual new = $15/mo X 12 + $50/year = 230 annual ...so yeah, a lotta up-front costs, but after that, we're looking at $130 less a year, which i think looks great, even before you consider all the pluses we get from this - more space than we know what to do with, good stability & possible increase in speed, and best yet, full autonomy to keep the board however we please. barring any downsides i'm missing (there's always something), everything's coming up milhouse. I'm initiating the license purchase soon - possibly tomorrow night - and the transfer immediately after, to minimize downtime. the next few weeks are kinda busy for me, but if all goes well, expect some celebrations, by way of me trying again to finally get a proper skin for sports (...) and fulfilling an old request on here. now if you'll excuse me, i gotta go logon to our twitter & begin the e-panhandling, haha. Donate here! Edited June 18, 2013 by The NZA goddammit bindys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Visitant Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 I would also like to keep the boar however I please. I would also like you to please the boar. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alive she cried Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 All that sounds pretty god damn good. Huzzah for Hondo's! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Jax Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Donate here! This link got me nowhere. Sorry — your last action could not be completed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dag Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 I got the same message. When the link is fixed, I will send some scratch your way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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