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Post by Admin Team on Dec 18, 2019 22:53:29 GMT
Since the passing of Forum Founder District Dave , the Admin Team have had ultimate responsibility for Dave's website and this forum as his legacy. We have recently commenced the process of moving to a new web host; we are expecting this process to be seamless and if all goes to plan then the vast majority of members will notice no changes as all changes are scheduled to take place when forum traffic is low. There may be some display glitches as images are moved between hosts; if we become aware of any other issues we will post updates in this thread. This forum is the legacy of District Dave and we would like to take this opportunity to thank members for their contributions of the last 12 months. We would like to wish all members and readers a very Happy Christmas. |
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Post by sawb on Dec 19, 2019 9:06:44 GMT
Noted, I'm assuming from the way the post is worded you're not yet in a position to confirm the date or time the switch will take place?
Happy Christmas all.
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Post by littlejohn on Dec 19, 2019 13:33:13 GMT
Merry Christmas to everyone, may 2020 be good to you and a special Thank You to all those who give up their time, in whatever role, to make DD what it is.
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Post by rincew1nd on Dec 19, 2019 19:36:57 GMT
Noted, I'm assuming from the way the post is worded you're not yet in a position to confirm the date or time the switch will take place? Correct, the new company hosting our domains and associated stuff is mostly doing the work pro bono and as such work is being undertaken as and when. It's not something I really understand, but I'm told the first steps have already occurred. |
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Post by DWS on Dec 19, 2019 20:47:13 GMT
Are we allowed to know the name of new company hosting our domains ?
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Post by spsmiler on Dec 20, 2019 0:03:42 GMT
Seasons greetings, Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone.
2020 is shaping up to look like quite a year, but lets enjoy Christmas first.
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Post by whistlekiller2000 on Dec 20, 2019 8:20:01 GMT
Are we allowed to know the name of new company hosting our domains ?  |
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Post by superteacher on Dec 25, 2019 9:06:14 GMT
Merry Xmas to everyone - hope you all have a good one!
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Post by greggygreggygreg on Dec 25, 2019 9:32:42 GMT
Are we allowed to know the name of new company hosting our domains ? Lack of transparency would imply there's something dodgy going on |
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Post by rincew1nd on Dec 25, 2019 10:52:14 GMT
Lack of transparency would imply there's something dodgy going on Exactly what sort of dodginess do you think could be going on? A company now administers our domains for us, a member of their staff (who is a forum member) is doing all the various transfer work involved for free. All the Admin Team (overseen by our Advisors) know who the person is, they wish to remain anonymous. We're happy to explain further if you want, but frankly there's not really anything more to say! </admin comment>Oh, and a Happy Christmas to you too. |
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Post by londonstuff on Dec 25, 2019 11:31:02 GMT
The DD Administration Team have agreed and appointed a trusted external company to handle the hosting going forward. As it's of little or no consequence to the forum operation and membership, and while we thank you for your interest, we see no reason to elaborate further. Lack of transparency would imply there's something dodgy going on My first thought on reading this was that you’d had a bad day and that you didn’t mean what you’d written. With a comment like that you’re likely to wind up the whole staff team, several of whom have put in a lot of time behind the scenes to ensure the change goes seamlessly. There is nothing dodgy going on and if you had given it a second thought at all you’d know the staff would do nothing at all that would harm the forum. Some things you don’t need to know and the finer details of this is one of them, just like us not needing to know your bank balance, your mortgage or your inside leg measurement. Admin comment: Think carefully before you post in future.
Merry Christmas.
Note: Edited lightly for clarity
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Post by greggygreggygreg on Dec 25, 2019 11:31:52 GMT
Lack of transparency would imply there's something dodgy going on Exactly what sort of dodginess do you think could be going on? A company now administers our domains for us, a member of their staff (who is a forum member) is doing all the various transfer work involved for free. All the Admin Team (overseen by our Advisors) know who the person is, they wish to remain anonymous. We're happy to explain further if you want, but frankly there's not really anything more to say! </admin comment>Oh, and a Happy Christmas to you too. Fair enough. Just when there are secrets and people are kept in the dark and explicitly told they will not be told anything, it arouses my suspicions. I hope you understand? Perhaps its just me being paranoid from working for several years underneath management who work in the same manner. Merry Christmas! |
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Post by whistlekiller2000 on Dec 25, 2019 11:32:12 GMT
The DD Administration Team have agreed and appointed a trusted external company to handle the hosting going forward. As it's of little or no consequence to the forum operation and membership, and while we thank you for your interest, we see no reason to elaborate further. Lack of transparency would imply there's something dodgy going on  |
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Post by greggygreggygreg on Dec 25, 2019 11:35:57 GMT
Lack of transparency would imply there's something dodgy going on My first thought on reading this was that you’d had a bad day and that you didn’t mean what you’d written. With a comment like that you’re likely to wind up the whole staff team, several of whom have put in a lot of time behind the scenes to ensure the change goes seamlessly. There is nothing dodgy going on and if you had given it a second thought at all you’d know the staff would do nothing at all that would harm the forum. Some things you don’t need to know and the finer details of this is one of them, just like your bank balance, your mortgage or your inside leg measurement. red]Admin commentblack]Think carefully before you post in future.
Merry Christmas.
A veiled threat? Why wouldn't I need to know my bank balance, my mortgage or my inside leg measurement? I wasn't trying to wind anyone up, and again the fact you have been arouses suspicion. Especially the phrase that I don't need to know'. This is a typical bullying mindset |
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Post by londonstuff on Dec 25, 2019 11:36:11 GMT
<Admin comment> Exactly what sort of dodginess do you think could be going on? A company now administers our domains for us, a member of their staff (who is a forum member) is doing all the various transfer work involved for free. All the Admin Team (overseen by our Advisors) know who the person is, they wish to remain anonymous. We're happy to explain further if you want, but frankly there's not really anything more to say! </admin comment>Oh, and a Happy Christmas to you too. Fair enough. Just when there are secrets and people are kept in the dark and explicitly told they will not be told anything, it arouses my suspicions. I hope you understand? Perhaps its just me being paranoid from working for several years underneath management who work in the same manner. Merry Christmas! No, I’m sorry - if you have suspicions or paranoia, take them to a different forum elsewhere: we don’t owe you anything. Well done on seriously annoying the whole Forum team on Christmas morning. |
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Post by greggygreggygreg on Dec 25, 2019 11:40:36 GMT
Like I said, it wasn't my intention to wind anyone up. Apologies if I had.
I was querying the secrecy
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Post by londonstuff on Dec 25, 2019 11:44:49 GMT
Admin comment
greggygreggygreg, I’ve disabled your account until the New Year so the Forum staff don’t need to worry about your posting until then. Please come back as a more agreeable poster.
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Post by Colin on Dec 25, 2019 11:55:14 GMT
Lack of transparency would imply there's something dodgy going on You are soo barking up the wrong tree. It is utterly outrageous to make such claims. As you have now discovered, the forum staff only do what's best the forum and only ever do so after much consideration and consultation with relevant persons (such as myself, being a forum advisor). Since the accusation has been made though, for eveyone's information I have been providing the District Dave domain names and hosting for the static website free of charge for the past 8 years. This was possible as I had a multi website hosting package for my own websites but wasn't using all that I was entitled to use, so the forum & website were able to take advantage of the spare capacity. For some time now we've been considering what may happen should I ever drop dead tomorrow and as a result we have been working towards moving the domain names and static website hosting to a system whereby it can be managed by the forum admin team rather than just one individual. Rather than being sinister, this is actually very sensible future proofing. So now you all know the score, maybe we can go back to enjoying our Christmas days. Merry Christmas one and all. |
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Post by sawb on Dec 25, 2019 12:17:44 GMT
The DD Administration Team have agreed and appointed a trusted external company to handle the hosting going forward. As it's of little or no consequence to the forum operation and membership, and while we thank you for your interest, we see no reason to elaborate further. Lack of transparency would imply there's something dodgy going on If you think this forum is lacking transparency, then I'd be interested in your opinion of people in my home town who want a Town Council, but haven't told residents that in order to pay for a Town Council, their Council Tax will go up by an unlimited amount every year! I realise I'm digressing, but my point is that there are far greater things in life to worry about than who is hosting an established online forum! |
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Post by John Tuthill on Dec 25, 2019 13:22:49 GMT
Lack of transparency would imply there's something dodgy going on If you think this forum is lacking transparency, then I'd be interested in your opinion of people in my home town who want a Town Council, but haven't told residents that in order to pay for a Town Council, their Council Tax will go up by an unlimited amount every year! I realise I'm digressing, but my point is that there are far greater things in life to worry about than who is hosting an established online forum! If it's legal and does the job, so beit. Merry Crimble to my reader  |
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Post by whistlekiller2000 on Dec 25, 2019 16:20:07 GMT
If you think this forum is lacking transparency, then I'd be interested in your opinion of people in my home town who want a Town Council, but haven't told residents that in order to pay for a Town Council, their Council Tax will go up by an unlimited amount every year! I realise I'm digressing, but my point is that there are far greater things in life to worry about than who is hosting an established online forum! If it's legal and does the job, so beit. Merry Crimble to my reader John, it was the sanctimonious accusation of impropriety that annoyed the Admin Team so much, all of us. Totally out of order. |
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Post by John Tuthill on Dec 25, 2019 16:29:34 GMT
If it's legal and does the job, so beit. Merry Crimble to my reader John, it was the sanctimonious accusation of impropriety that annoyed the Admin Team so much, all of us. Totally out of order. Totally agree |
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Post by cso on Dec 25, 2019 17:26:01 GMT
Just to make a point that may have been missed and is perhaps being misrepresented...
The forum is hosted by Proboards. That is not changing as part of this. The rest of the decisions are of really no consequence to the membership of the forums as it is purely administrative and we should trust the admins to have made the decision with the best thoughts for the forum, particularly with all the advice they have been given.
Merry Christmas 🎄
Colin
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Post by tjw on Dec 25, 2019 21:14:59 GMT
Like I said, it wasn't my intention to wind anyone up. Apologies if I had. I was querying the secrecy There is no secrecy, your computers knows! you just need to ask it! I looked it up and there is nothing to see and of no relevance to this group. |
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Post by sawb on Dec 25, 2019 22:05:54 GMT
John, it was the sanctimonious accusation of impropriety that annoyed the Admin Team so much, all of us. Totally out of order. Totally agree Likewise completely agree. I'm going to be messaging an admin or moderator over the coming days about this (just to be clear, not because I in any way have a problem with the transfer), but I'm going to let the admins and mods enjoy their remaining hours of Christmas Day and Boxing Day first. |
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Post by rincew1nd on Dec 25, 2019 23:22:48 GMT
Thank you sawb, if I had an office door it would be open. Edit: The moderators are concerned with day to day stuff, admins do the strategic longer term stuffs. Anyone with further questions, please feel free to PM am individual admin; but yes, we are each human individuals some of us are enjoying a holiday period. |
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