A special thanks to Goran for posting his GRF updates on the Gold Wiki website during the outage!
James
James
nickvc said:I think the one thing that does need to be addressed is making sure the contents of the forum are safe for future use,we have thousands and thousands of hours of fantastic reading and knowledge that needs to be protected, no where else is there this much true and accurate data on recovery and refining of precious metals.
Can the forum be put on cd or jump drive and sold? As a fundraiser for the forum.anachronism said:nickvc said:I think the one thing that does need to be addressed is making sure the contents of the forum are safe for future use,we have thousands and thousands of hours of fantastic reading and knowledge that needs to be protected, no where else is there this much true and accurate data on recovery and refining of precious metals.
I second this. The thought of the knowledge here being lost to time is staggeringly horrible. Also there needs to be a second person with the ability to deal with issues like the one we just had because there's just too much risk it all depending upon one person.
It would be good if Noxx could pick one other person to be entrusted with the site core details and the hosting and financial data so that in the event of anything untowards happening this doesn't happen again.
I know various people offered to pay if there was a financial problem, 4metals included, however it's the admin side that needs some backup.
Jon
nickvc said:Well I think we have a fair few who are capable of advising how it could be done but the point is it has to be under the auspices of the moderators and Noxx preferably with the copies been in at least two safe hands and in seperate places for security, the thought that the whole forum could just vanish is too terrible to think about :shock:
anachronism said:nickvc said:Well I think we have a fair few who are capable of advising how it could be done but the point is it has to be under the auspices of the moderators and Noxx preferably with the copies been in at least two safe hands and in seperate places for security, the thought that the whole forum could just vanish is too terrible to think about :shock:
I can get the site copied tomorrow. That's not the problem, in fact I think I'll get it done because of the wealth of information here that personally I would hate to lose. This site is brilliant. My concern is that Noxx doesn't actually care that much. If he does then let's have it out in the open and work out a plan because as others have said, the info here is literally irreplaceable.
I'm gonna put myself in the firing line here as I usually do but the owner of RPM was literally foaming at the mouth about GRF going down because he thought his forum would then be top dog. 99% of the worthwhile info on his site is from GRF members so he needs to re-evaluate that position.
So, the owner of this site and his moderating team need to put together and present a plan that prevents this ever happening again because without this site we just get the dumbed down crap that's available elsewhere.
Jeff (Geo) learned his stuff here. Just like I did. I owe this place and so does he. BIG time. Without GRF I would be nothing in the refining world, so maybe the time has come to stop getting arsey about things and remember our roots.
FrugalRefiner said:Jon, if you have a problem with the way the forum is managed, or as you put it "through people not managing it properly", I suggest you take it up with Noxx. This is his forum to manage as he sees fit.
Dave
snoman701 said:I guess I don't understand what the big deal was. I have websites. I have four people trusted with the passwords should something happen to me.
If this was an issue of finances, there are members and moderators that would have charged it immediately.
All that needs to happen is have a set of passwords left with a trusted moderator so that should someone be out of town again, the other person can take care of any issues.
I think Jon's concern is valid...and while we may not need to know the gritty details, it is fair to ask if their is now a plan in place to see that it doesn't happen again.
This site is great not because of any one person or it's ownership, but because of the information freely given by it's members. Those members deserve to know that their advice is going to continue to be available.
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