TAC Central => Lobby => Topic started by: FormTA on February 02, 2021, 04:30:43 AM
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Test, this is only a test. Had the been an actual "Hi" meaningful words would have followed.
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*approaches*
Nods
*walks off*
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Testing Testing :)
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Yikes! It looks like posts can be made in any of the topics, I sure hope this doesnt mean the site has been wiped clean and we are starting at square one!
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OOOOHHHH that would not be good!!
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I am staying positive, figuring the database is still being restored.
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I am still working on the issue. Sorry for the downtime.
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PLEASE, take your time, no rush!
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Yikes! It looks like posts can be made in any of the topics, I sure hope this doesnt mean the site has been wiped clean and we are starting at square one!
Indeed, it'd be a great shame to lose the cornerstone that is the "Today I..." thread.
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Don't make me take my business elsewhere! /sarc
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Mike, feel free to lean on TAC members if there is anything we can do to help. We can start a "go fund me" page if that is deemed necessary. I'll happily contribute and I'm sure others will too.
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<heavy door squeak>
<echoing footsteps>
Hello!!!????
Is there anybody in there!!!???
Spooky.....
<pause>
<echoing footsteps>
<heavy door squeak>
SLAM!!!!!
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I don't want to scare you, but this is not the first time the database has been wiped. We actually started over one time before. :-o
It'll give us something to do, I guess.
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Oh boy... scared we are not, faith in the Jedi council we have.
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Sounds like a T-shirt ... I lived through TAC being wiped twice.
We also had to re-register back then.
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I didn't notice and made a post like a jerk
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Sounds like a T-shirt ... I lived through TAC being wiped twice.
We also had to re-register back then.
Maybe that’s a good sign then this time since our post count remains.
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Mike, feel free to lean on TAC members if there is anything we can do to help. We can start a "go fund me" page if that is deemed necessary. I'll happily contribute and I'm sure others will too.
Absolutely! I've said it before....let us know how much we need to contribute.
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Maybe that’s a good sign then this time since our post count remains.
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Perhaps, otherwise it can just go to bed.
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In other news, we're getting quite a wave of signups. Like 20 people a day. That's unusual.
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It's due to the streamlined content. :lol:
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I wonder if existing members are creating new accounts?
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I see there's some good stuff going on in here
I don't envy you guys who have to fix this :lol:
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So if the site is truly starting over, now would be the time to upgrade to the latest version of SMF. The one TAC is on is 9 versions old from 2014. :-(
Plus a new hosting plan that supports image posting (attachments) would be awesome! Storage is a lot cheaper now than it was 10+ years ago.
Count me in if monetary contributions are needed. I would sell body parts if necessary to fund (car not human :grin:).
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(car not human :grin:)
LOL.
I would sell either, but not my own in the latter case!
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The pics from topics can still be googled, the link to the forum just doesn't exist at present. I'm not sure if that means the photos are simply there as hosted elsewhere which still exists. I just posted several direct from a TAC google search into a topic below. But if it needs starting over from scratch, you really need to think if it's worth it.
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WOW,,,I know I haven't been here in a little while but must say I was surprised to see all the topics being goose eggs. Hope all is well
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Worth starting over? If need be my vote is yes. The amount of information these forums archive is unmatched by anything else in my opinion. Not to mention the camaraderie here. I belonged to a few wrangler and dodge truck forums before I bought my T/A and happened across Hitman’s site. I was surprised at how much more welcoming all of the Firebird forums I’ve frequented have been compared to other forums I’ve seen.
And don’t even get me started on Facebook.
Keep TAC ALIVE!
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if archived, if not, then there's no info.
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I've been silenced by FBook for the last month and proud of it.
If they ban us all. we would be better for it.
All you have to post is Stop The Steal 2022
I only used it to see photos of my grandkids, I just get them to email them to me now.
The country will only get worse by the Tech Oligarchs unless we stand up to them.
Darryl
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Don't take this wrong, but as a new guy I have been keeping a low profile on this. Im only speaking for myself. I have been on many car forums for nearly 20 years now and this one is by far the most unreliable. I would seriously do a go fund me and try to move it to another host like zenforo where nastyz28 is. The problem for a guy like me who is knee deep in a heavy $$ build, with little knowledge, really leans hard on a forum for past technical topics and pictures. I have been sidelined for days because I cannot find alternative information online. Its quite frustrating. I would be glad to contribute to see this fixed.
And what the hell... yeah the censorship we are facing is a very dangerous place. It doesn't end well for either side I'm afraid. My old man works for the largest radio station/entertainment conglomerate in the country and ownership sent out a memo... if you EVEN MENTION the topic that doesn't align with the supreme ruler on the election, it is instant termination and cancellation. Every major station in the country has been silenced.
Good Times.
Flame away.
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Wow! I've never experienced this on a forum before. There was a lot of good information here...
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I've been silenced by FBook for the last month and proud of it.
If they ban us all. we would be better for it.
All you have to post is Stop The Steal 2022
Sorry man, but just because you say something is true over and over again, still doesn't mean it's true. Not looking to get into a political back and forth, just saying.
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Two things to remember:
1) The forum is archived and backed up, unless there was a catastrophic failure, and
2). No politics! We’ve been down that road before. It didn’t end well, so we don’t do it now.
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What we have here is a perfect storm that has been brewing for a year now and I did not see it coming. The instability in the forum was due to the legacy version of mysql my server was running. I could not upgrade it due to the age of the server image and the version it was running. The cost of running the server just as it is has mostly kept me from upgrading to the next gen. There are key sponsors on the site that have been here for the last 20 years....that support us for the sake of supporting us, but the others have dwindled off when they can track sales back to their sponsorship. Google ads have been keeping the ship afloat. That is just one part. The other was the backups that were going to a machine I have running back at the office. I work from home now, so I'm not there to keep an eye on it. Little did I know, but blocks were put in place to keep it from downloading that type of file. That one is on me.
I have a backup of data I'm uploading now, but I can't be sure how far it covers until the restore is complete. I'll let you know.
Once I know I have exhausted my efforts I'll decide what to do next. The TAC family has been great and have contributed over the years, but I've never wanted to ask for help. I will probably have to dump the table again to do a restore, so don't be surprised.
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Worth starting over? If need be my vote is yes. The amount of information these forums archive is unmatched by anything else in my opinion. Not to mention the camaraderie here. I belonged to a few wrangler and dodge truck forums before I bought my T/A and happened across Hitman’s site. I was surprised at how much more welcoming all of the Firebird forums I’ve frequented have been compared to other forums I’ve seen.
And don’t even get me started on Facebook.
Keep TAC ALIVE!
It'll be almost impossible to get back to what TAC once was if we had to start all over. Decreased membership and viewing has slowed this place down a lot. If we start with a blank slate, I'm afraid it would remain pretty blank.
Hopefully it can be restored.
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Once I know I have exhausted my efforts I'll decide what to do next. The TAC family has been great and have contributed over the years, but I've never wanted to ask for help. I will probably have to dump the table again to do a restore, so don't be surprised.
Sincerely appreciate the efforts Mr. Bandit, mods, etc!
Also whole-heartedly support the "no politics" rule - two enemies-that-could-easily-have-been-friends trying to out-shout each other down a dried up well helps exactly NO ONE.
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Pineapple! Quick download the Intercept from every TAC member's brain!
Note: Only those who are "Chuck" fans will understand this reference. :cool:
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Dear MrBandit,
First let me thank you for allowing me to be a member of this great community TAC. I have been a firebird lover most my life and a TAC member since last May. I am unable to put into words the amount of enjoyment and useful information I get from this site. I appreciate all you do and have done to keep this site up. If I read between the lines it sounds like you need a new server and possibly upgraded software to alleviate the instability problems. Several members including myself have offered to donate to this worthy cause. I don’t know how many members or how much they are willing to contribute, but I think it would be worth looking into. Would you be interested if we could start a GoFundMe or just contribute directly to TAC with maybe a special “Help TAC fund”? Do you have any idea what dollar amount you would need to resolve the problems?
This suggestion is just an offer of help and not meant to put any pressure on you. If there is anything members can do to help you, please let us know.
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At the bottom of every page is a “Big Enos” support TAC donation button. Strictly a voluntary thing.
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Just FYI - There is a way to browse an archive of TAC that is hosted by the WayBackMachine - https://web.archive.org/ (https://web.archive.org/)
It appears that the last site crawl that they did of TAC was November 12, 2020, so anything after that wasn't captured but prior to that all the posts are fully accessible via this link - https://web.archive.org/web/20200928152320/http://transamcountry.com/community/index.php (https://web.archive.org/web/20200928152320/http://transamcountry.com/community/index.php)
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At the bottom of every page is a “Big Enos” support TAC donation button. Strictly a voluntary thing.
But since it sounds like the future of the forum might be in jeopardy it might help to know how much it would take to resolve the problems. Members my be less inclined to donate random amounts without knowing if it would be enough to save the forum. Just my two cents. And for the record, I’d be happy to donate if it can make a difference.
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mrbandit Sent you a PM but if you don't get it and see this please send me an email. laboratoryfourteen@gmail.com
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Dear MrBandit,
First let me thank you for allowing me to be a member of this great community TAC. I have been a firebird lover most my life and a TAC member since last May. I am unable to put into words the amount of enjoyment and useful information I get from this site. I appreciate all you do and have done to keep this site up. If I read between the lines it sounds like you need a new server and possibly upgraded software to alleviate the instability problems. Several members including myself have offered to donate to this worthy cause. I don’t know how many members or how much they are willing to contribute, but I think it would be worth looking into. Would you be interested if we could start a GoFundMe or just contribute directly to TAC with maybe a special “Help TAC fund”? Do you have any idea what dollar amount you would need to resolve the problems?
This suggestion is just an offer of help and not meant to put any pressure on you. If there is anything members can do to help you, please let us know.
Well said and my thoughts as well. I am willing to contribute.
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Losing all of the information on TAC would be tragic.
Even more tragic would be forgetting one of the fundamental rules that has allowed this site to become what it was (and hopefully will be gain). I was disappointed to see how quickly some people seemed to forget.
No politics.
Now, this is just my view. I'm not an admin. But I've been on TAC since well before the complete wipe-out in 2007 - I think about 2003-2005. Just remember that every time you post a political comment, there are probably 50% of people - yes, even here - who disagree with you vehemently. Any political comment here is essentially trolling, and whatever political opinion you post, no matter how sure you are that it's true, or obvious, or surely must be held by everybody else, half of the people reading it are going to think you are an idiot for holding that opinion, and the other half are going to think that you are a jerk for posting it here.
There are lots of other places where you can talk politics where you won't be damaging something special.
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I can tell yall this. I can still see how many post I've made, PM's back and forth between member's/friends and did not need to create a new account. Maybe/hopefully that's something.
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Losing all of the information on TAC would be tragic.
Even more tragic would be forgetting one of the fundamental rules that has allowed this site to become what it was (and hopefully will be gain). I was disappointed to see how quickly some people seemed to forget.
No politics.
Now, this is just my view. I'm not an admin. But I've been on TAC since well before the complete wipe-out in 2007 - I think about 2003-2005. Just remember that every time you post a political comment, there are probably 50% of people - yes, even here - who disagree with you vehemently. Any political comment here is essentially trolling, and whatever political opinion you post, no matter how sure you are that it's true, or obvious, or surely must be held by everybody else, half of the people reading it are going to think you are an idiot for holding that opinion, and the other half are going to think that you are a jerk for posting it here.
There are lots of other places where you can talk politics where you won't be damaging something special.
Remember that clown who joined and immediately tried to chastise us for running Georgia state flag plates?
:lol:
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Remember that clown who joined and immediately tried to chastise us for running Georgia state flag plates?
:lol:
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Had someone do the same for my Tennessee tag. Adamant that it was the confederate flag.
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Just FYI - There is a way to browse an archive of TAC that is hosted by the WayBackMachine - https://web.archive.org/ (https://web.archive.org/)
It appears that the last site crawl that they did of TAC was November 12, 2020, so anything after that wasn't captured but prior to that all the posts are fully accessible via this link - https://web.archive.org/web/20200928152320/http://transamcountry.com/community/index.php (https://web.archive.org/web/20200928152320/http://transamcountry.com/community/index.php)
Well that's pretty cool.
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Just FYI - There is a way to browse an archive of TAC that is hosted by the WayBackMachine - https://web.archive.org/ (https://web.archive.org/)
It appears that the last site crawl that they did of TAC was November 12, 2020, so anything after that wasn't captured but prior to that all the posts are fully accessible via this link - https://web.archive.org/web/20200928152320/http://transamcountry.com/community/index.php (https://web.archive.org/web/20200928152320/http://transamcountry.com/community/index.php)
Well that's pretty cool.
It's pretty much just a static image of the site so you can't log in or search but if there is a specific post you are looking for, or just want to browse, it can be helpful.
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Mr Bandit Thanks for what you do, never be too concerned about asking for help. I am in with the rest on the $$ if it helps.
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What we have here is a perfect storm that has been brewing for a year now and I did not see it coming. The instability in the forum was due to the legacy version of mysql my server was running. I could not upgrade it due to the age of the server image and the version it was running. The cost of running the server just as it is has mostly kept me from upgrading to the next gen. There are key sponsors on the site that have been here for the last 20 years....that support us for the sake of supporting us, but the others have dwindled off when they can track sales back to their sponsorship. Google ads have been keeping the ship afloat. That is just one part. The other was the backups that were going to a machine I have running back at the office. I work from home now, so I'm not there to keep an eye on it. Little did I know, but blocks were put in place to keep it from downloading that type of file. That one is on me.
I have a backup of data I'm uploading now, but I can't be sure how far it covers until the restore is complete. I'll let you know.
Once I know I have exhausted my efforts I'll decide what to do next. The TAC family has been great and have contributed over the years, but I've never wanted to ask for help. I will probably have to dump the table again to do a restore, so don't be surprised.
What would be the ideal NEXT gen Server? I'm not familiar with IT in regards to servers and how they run websites. Just trying to get an idea of what the community may be needing?
Thanks,
Ryan
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Thank you for your time and effort MrBandit. Good luck and God-speed!
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At the bottom of every page is a “Big Enos” support TAC donation button. Strictly a voluntary thing.
I am up for donating, but is there an idea of what this site costs per month? I have gotten so much information from this site. I can pitch in a pretty penny. Not sure why my brains needs to have a ball park figure, but it does.
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I wonder how much of value there is in the wayback machine. If I had a build thread I might be tempted to fish it out of there.
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Mike,
Just update us as you are able. Like others, I am happy to contribute to what is needed to make sure TAC is on sound footing.
Some of us “old guys” lurk more than we post, but we still very much enjoy the TAC site.
Thank you,
Mark
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Thanks, I never noticed the banner before. I just sent you a C note.
Darryl