We're back! Wondering what happened?

[Tim Mousel]

Hi,

After almost 2 weeks of being offline we're back! The server I was hosted on went out of business. Since then I've been searching for a good hosting solution and then had problems with the DNS which extended the amount of time spent offline.

I don't anticipate anymore downtime.

Please help spread the word letting people know the forum is back online. It would be great if everyone finds their way back here.

Thanks for all your continued support.

Tim

[duchman]

Hi Tim,

great work, but could an eye on the forum this time, so that you can ban those trolls a littel sooner.

let's make this forum the ug's daddy again.

[YeLLa-TiGeR]

Yes I agree with Duch!

[John Bennett]

Hi Tim!

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Check it out...

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[Kim Smith]

Hey Tim,

By hosting this forum yourself, you're making life much more difficult than it should be. I haven't been here long yet there have been several serious outages. You should outsource the forum to someone that has the resources to keep it up. Newbies often make the same mistake you are making.

Everytime there is a serious outage you will lose lots of customers. If you are trying to build a MMA business this is a sure way to make it fail. I bet you've already invested way too much time into keeping this forum up. You should leave it to the pros.


Just my 2c.

[Goddess]

Kim,

We appreciate the support you have demonstrated to the forum.

I have to disagree with your opinion that Tim should be likened to a "newbie". After all, his was the first forum online devoted to martial arts.

Tim makes no money from running this site; his money is made through computer programming, script installation, and his martial arts school.

Again, your support is appreciated.

[Kim Smith]

Originally posted by Goddess
Kim,

We appreciate the support you have demonstrated to the forum.

I have to disagree with your opinion that Tim should be likened to a "newbie". After all, his was the first forum online devoted to martial arts.

Tim makes no money from running this site; his money is made through computer programming, script installation, and his martial arts school.

Again, your support is appreciated.

Sorry, I meant that from what I understand Tim isn't a computer pro, but rather someone that runs a MA business who has picked up computer skills on the side. Such people often underestimate the amount of effort required to keep a system running 24/7. It may cost more in $$$ terms to outsource to the pros, however, it's a lot less hassle and uptime is much better.

Thanks for all your work!

[Goddess]

No problem -
Most people aren't aware that Tim is a computer programmer.

[Zhoozhitsu]

Originally posted by Goddess
No problem -
Most people aren't aware that Tim is a computer programmer.

Actually, in person, Tim looks more like a computer programmer than a MA instructor. He reminds me of Freddie Roach of boxing (2nd pic)

http://www.angelfire.com/nm/boxingmuseum/room3.html

[Hawk]

Glad you got it worked out Tim.
Hawk

[Tony10]

You have got to be kidding me.

"Hello Kitty" chastising Tim for technical matters?!

What next... car repair essentials?

[Kim Smith]

Hey, I wasn't chastising, I was just making the point that Tim should reconsider running the forum on a hosted service such as easyBoard, the costs would be covered by the advertising, members could get rid of the ads for a very small fee. This would minimize the downtime for the forum and freeup Tim to work on other parts of the site which he could still host at his current ISP.

I'm not just a pretty face!

[Shimora]

Its great to have the forum back.

I agree with duchman, he should be banned.

[Zhoozhitsu]

Originally posted by Kim Smith
I'm not just a pretty face!

Who said you had a pretty face?

[HardCore BJJ]

Bwahahahahah Zoozhitzu, that was hilarious..........

hey, the guy is a friggen computer programmer.....remove foot from mouth promptly...........