Welcome Back to RFF!

Thank you Steven and crew for getting this handled I appreciate it. So sorry you had to deal with it over Thanksgiving.
 
My reaction tracked Dave Sang's. I think it shows that when folks create a community like this, they feel a sense of ownership. They also feel a sense of loss when they can't participate as they've been used to. Think about the time that someone with 1,000 posts has put into this place over the last several years, and the fact that most of us do not communicate with one another other than through this site. The thought of that going "poof" was clearly disturbing to many here.
 
I hate to say it, but I don't believe this server is stable yet. It is incredibly slow, and at times unreachable.
 
dcsang said:
This was upsetting to some.
It was clearly frustrating for Stephen and, likely, most if not all the moderators.

What I found interesting in the time that RFF was down and out was how many people actually "depended" on this site. That is, how people seemed to feel a "loss" over it. On a smaller scale, this speaks to how closely knit the folks are here at RFF. On a larger scale, it speaks to how the entire concept of online communities has evolved and changed our view of what is, perhaps, important to us.

It was very interesting to observe. I wonder what would have happened had it gone away altogether. I'm sure we would have adapted but I also know, personally, that you do feel a sense of loss; whether it be large or small.

Glad it's back though :)

Cheers,
Dave
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Dear Dave,

Well said!

On the other hand, I've got a lot more work done in the last week...

Cheers,

R.
 
I can access the site through the forums list page. My bookmarked link to the active threads page doesn't work. Any way to get that?
 
It's a big relief :D
I don't come on here as often as I should - last weekend was the first time in quite a while & I was distraught to think RFF was gone :(
Thank you.
 
People,

as you can probably tell things are still not back to normal operation,
but we are working on it.

Many Thanks for your Patience!

Stephen
 
I thought we just lost RFF again just now...... thank god it's back up again. I don't want to sit miserable at the corner of the room anymore..... for one week
 
Thanks Stephen, for the wonderful opportunity to get some serious shooting done.

I didn't take advantage of it, but the thought was there. Cheers. :D
 
This is the first time I've got back in since last Wednesday when the white screens started.

It's great to back :)
 
I noticed that for most of the day the home page url routed me to a web page marker hosted by GoDaddy.com.

The GoDaddy.com marker featured a video link at the bottom of the page featuring the full sales pitch and wisdom of Bob Parson's.
 
Yeah its definitely way faster. I always thought it was kind of slow crap before (speed, not content). I was happy to use it anyways.
 
Nice to see that you're back, Stephen.

And nicer still to see how much RFF was missed.

You have indeed become a part of most of our lives.

Thank you.

Rick
 
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clachnacuddin said:
Good to be back, interesting to see how RFF is viewed by people on other forums.......
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Indeed! I was quite surprised by some of the negativity I encountered by lurking on those other forums. They must've been reading a different rangefinder forum because they sure as heck were not talking about you wonderful human beings!

With this site back up it's like Christmas has come early this year!
 
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