Why was the Forum down for so long?

[Venom]

I don't always comment but I visit GRcade everyday to read what's going on and for the past couple of days I had an unfulfilled yearning whenever I was wasting time on the internet.
I'm glad the forum is back.

[Eighthours]

Also no one commented on Mr. Hours' "pepsi" joke earlier. I laughed my ass off at it!

I think it was too subtle. Run your cursor over the post (or quote it) and you'll see other... er... things.

[jiggles]

The cheapest virtual private server with our current host is about £210 per year, next cheapest is about £315 per year, and the other one is £420 per year.

wat

Just to reiterate, I'm not saying this in surprise, I'm saying it in disbelief. That is way too much to host a forum.

My hosting plan has unlimited bandwidth and storage (which I don't think yours does), and matches your host's uptime, without using this shite Zeus technology that keeps failing. For £40 per year. You're paying for a business-level package, which you absolutely do not need for just a PHPBB discussion forum.

We're not paying for any of those packages, we're on a shared hosting plan which is significantly cheaper than any of those. This isn't an issue of bandwidth or storage BTW, those are both plentiful on shared hosting for a forum this size with the majority of hosts these days.

Ah, so you're saying £210 is the projected price for better hosting?

My bad, I thought you were saying words to the effect of "Time for renewal. The price is £210".

[Captain Kinopio]

Can I ask, perhaps this may have been done already in this thread, but what exactly is the point of 'bluehats'? What exactly was their involvement in the creation of the forum that has meant they are elevated to their own little group?

They started the polls on old GR in which people voted for how this place would work.

So nothing.

Seems odd to me people suggesting that donation=redhat would lead to a two tier system when we already have different coloured ones.

[Floex]

Surely, if we were to be given colour titles that we would all be blue hats? I think having Orange, blue, green plus an additional colour would be ludicrious

[Mr Chips]

strawberry float off with the hats idea

Your like brownies after the sad badges that mean strawberry float all. Like the 'birthday badge'

[JV]

Can I ask, perhaps this may have been done already in this thread, but what exactly is the point of 'bluehats'? What exactly was their involvement in the creation of the forum that has meant they are elevated to their own little group?

They started the polls on old GR in which people voted for how this place would work.

So nothing.

Well, that certainly is a questionable reasoning behind differentiating from one set of users to another, if it is true of course. An answer from one of the bluehats or admins might useful here.

[Sarge]

Can I ask, perhaps this may have been done already in this thread, but what exactly is the point of 'bluehats'? What exactly was their involvement in the creation of the forum that has meant they are elevated to their own little group?

They started the polls on old GR in which people voted for how this place would work.

So nothing.

Well, that certainly is a questionable reasoning behind differentiating from one set of users to another, if it is true of course. An answer from one of the bluehats or admins might useful here.

That's not the reason, some were bluehatted because they had their own sites & there were fears they'd set up their own forums & split up the userbase. (as such they have to have a say in the general running of the forum so nothing on here affects their site)

Others were bluehatted because of their contributions to the old GR & ongoing contributions to this forum.

[Hexx]

Others were bluehatted because of their contributions to the old GR & ongoing contributions to this forum.

Justice 4 Gaybo and Oirish!

The campaign begins here!

(Seriously though - bluehat Oirish. He does Friday Feeling....religiously)

[eclectic]

Are some people really bothered that some members have their username in a different colour?

[Sarge]

Others were bluehatted because of their contributions to the old GR & ongoing contributions to this forum.

Justice 4 Gaybo and Oirish!

The campaign begins here!

(Seriously though - bluehat Oirish. He does Friday Feeling....religiously)

That's just my take on it, it's entirely possible that Herbi is right & we were only BH because some of us created threads about the rules.

lol.

[Hexx]

Are some people really bothered that some members have their username in a different colour?

Some of us just like stiring

[eclectic]

Are some people really bothered that some members have their username in a different colour?

Some of us just like stiring

Is that anything like stirring?

Or trolling and baiting, for that matter?

[Captain Kinopio]

Are some people really bothered that some members have their username in a different colour?

Some of us just like stiring

Is that anything like stirring?

Or trolling and baiting, for that matter?

shutup gay

[eclectic]

Are some people really bothered that some members have their username in a different colour?

Some of us just like stiring

Is that anything like stirring?

Or trolling and baiting, for that matter?

shutup gay

[Captain Kinopio]

[Hexx]

Are some people really bothered that some members have their username in a different colour?

Some of us just like stiring

Is that anything like stirring?

Or trolling and baiting, for that matter?

Nope. It's getting other people to do your trolling and baiting for you, by inciting them with seemingly innocent comments

[eclectic]

http://janeheller.mlblogs.com/group-hug.jpg

Are some people really bothered that some members have their username in a different colour?

Some of us just like stiring

Is that anything like stirring?

Or trolling and baiting, for that matter?

Nope. It's getting other people to do your trolling and baiting for you, by inciting them with seemingly innocent comments

[Ropes]

I quite like the idea of donations actually. If there was some money left over after the forum running was all paid for you could maybe do a random prize draw or summat with a decent game related prize (A Coll Ed game, online voucher, Bargain new(ish) release). Only people who have contributed would be in the prize draw, therefore people who haven't donated don't lose anything and the thought of a decent prize draw may even entice them to contribute a little, even a pound donation would get an entry. Simples.

Fiver a year? Well worth it I reckon.

[Memento Mori]

Others were bluehatted because of their contributions to the old GR & ongoing contributions to this forum.

Justice 4 Gaybo and Oirish!

The campaign begins here!

(Seriously though - bluehat Oirish. He does Friday Feeling....religiously)

That's just my take on it, it's entirely possible that Herbi is right & we were only BH because some of us created threads about the rules.

lol.

I knew it. You stole my bluehat.