LFF Forum: anyone else not able to access the website?

[Ian Grant]

Based on forum size and activity a fully managed VPS with SSD and guaranteed cores/memory would suit them well. I host a dedicated server at Wiredtree and find them the best in the business and I hear good things about their VPS services. Their staff and linux techs are tops, best I've ever worked with. LFF would be looking at around $80-$130 a month to get set up with them. They could start with $80 and if all runs smooth leave it at that, if they need more grunt they can add it on the fly (for example add another cpu core for an extra $20 a month, etc).

Not mega-bucks and the LF Forum might benefit from some sponsorship/subscribers fees to become more stable.

I think the LF Forum members (not all), moderators and owner, are afraid of taking the step into being slightly commercial to cover better hosting and support. APUG is a good example of how a site can adapt and survive. There's a huge dual membership but the Forums are different and need to remains so.

These are really discussions needed there not here

Ian

 

[bvy]

Merger.

 

[Sirius Glass]

LFPF goes down more often than a convertible roof in a car in Southern California.

 

[palewin]

LFPF goes down more often than a convertible roof in a car in Southern California.

That's an easy joke, but really not true. The have been a flurry of problems recently, but for long periods prior to the last few months the site was stable. The site is up now, and in reply to a question I posted, the moderators said that there is a hardware problem that is being worked on, but there may be more down time until it is resolved. Given the amount of time and effort the moderators and web hosts put in, with no charge to us, we should be appreciative rather than humorous.

As to suggestions on hosting, etc. posted above, it would make sense to communicate directly with the moderators; we members of the forum aren't the appropriate audience.

 

[Sirius Glass]

No, an easy joke would involve hookers on Hollywood Boulevard.

 

[Andrew O'Neill]

Dagnabbit! It went down while I was typing a reply in the X-ray thread!!

 

[Ari]

Now they're just toying with us!

 

[Sal Santamaura]

…I think the LF Forum members (not all), moderators and owner, are afraid of taking the step into being slightly commercial to cover better hosting and support…

”Opposed” is not the same thing as “afraid.” And there’s no such thing as “slightly” commercial; one either is or isn’t.

…These are really discussions needed there not here…

Actually, the discussion has been repeated there ad nauseum. It’s not needed anywhere.

…Given the amount of time and effort the moderators and web hosts put in, with no charge to us, we should be appreciative rather than humorous…

Yes. Rather than anything!

 

[Muihlinn]

Talking is free. Speak with the wallet instead

 

[jon.oman]

They now have a message on the site:

The Large Format Forum is currently unavailable.

The LF Forum will be unavailable so we can perform hardware replacement. There's no time estimate now, but will update this as more info becomes available.
Thank you,

The Moderators

 

[mhcfires]

They now have a message on the site:

At least there is a chance it will be up again soon.


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[Alan Gales]

There is a message when you search the forum now that says it will start back up 7:00 a.m. CST.

Get up early!

 

[Sirius Glass]

Yep, it is still down.

 

[heespharm]

I've spent this time patching pinholes, in my graflex crown graphic and Busch model d, making a copal 0 board for my meridian 45b, and loading film, oh and cleaning and antidusting my film holders.... Getting ready to get back into 4x5

 

[heespharm]

Woohoo it's back up

 

[Andrew O'Neill]

Not back for me… Oh well. I got a lot done today. I made two kallitypes and one carbon transfer print, while watching Hockey Day in Canada on the boob tube.

 

[heespharm]

Not for me...

Haha yup just went down again


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[Andrew O'Neill]

Hey! I went back and added more to my post!

 

[mhcfires]

Haha yup just went down again


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Not able to access it either. bummer.

 

[Bruce Osgood]

I was just on. Everything seemed back to normal.

 

[k_jupiter]

I find it humorous... people actually getting photography done instead of browsing a web site.

Reminds me, need to put the Deardorf kit back together and clean the rb67 stuff (and find that dadburn 150 SF Lens).

tim in san jose