Welcome Back to RFF!

[eric rose]

I hope they give you a HUGE refund!

 

[tjh]

This is the first time I've got back in since last Wednesday when the white screens started.

It's great to back 🙂

The white screen was so we can calibrate our light meters - it's the sony f/5.6 rule.

 

[Richard G]

Thank GOD you are back. I tried applying a rangefinder patch, but I guess they just dont work the same way as nicotine patches. 🙂

That's good! I took some photos, but my X100 had to go in for repair. My last roll of Ektar is not well exposed. My eye is sore. Thank God the site's back up. Thanks Stephen.

 

[crawdiddy]

Hello Stephen,

I'm not sure how much you pay for Web Hosting, but perhaps you should explore alternatives (sorry to state the obvious). Speaking as an IT outsourcing guy, you deserve better than a 7-day disaster recovery schedule. Our company typically delivers a recovered environment within 2-48 hours (depending on how much you pay, and scope of recovery, etc.).

 

[HLing]

Glad to see the familiar black background again!

There were times when part of the archive was accessible, but when that also went .....was when it got really unsettling.

So, anyway, in case it wasn't said before, in so many words, Thank you, RFF, for have been such an enthusiastic and helpful source of knowledge for a newcomer to film photography!

 

[mwooten]

I’ve missed this community.

 

[SimonSawSunlight]

hello !

 

[bmasonoh]

You don't know what you have until it's gone. Thanks Stephen for your dedication to this site. Your time and effort is more appreciated then you can imagine.

 

[tjh]

hello !

Hello Simon.

Tom

 

[35mmdelux]

Yeeehaww! Groovy-

 

[imokruok]

Hi all and great to have you back!

 

[robur]

Hello all. I was getting sick.

 

[Gid]

Glad to have it back. Seems better this morning than yesterday - couldn't post yesterday (time outs) or refresh.

 

[Haigh]

Terrific. I have my community back. Missed you all.

 

[DennisPT]

Thanks for bringing RFF back! I surely miss it.

 

[Sarcophilus Harrisii]

Thanksgiving morning about 6 AM West Coast time I became aware RFF was down. Reasonably the site should have been back up in 2 to 4 hours max. Other than a brief 6 to 9 hour window Friday night, RFF is finally back only 7 days later.

RFF is hosted on a dedicated server with RAID backup by a large company which hosts thousands of servers, a company that promises expert tech support 24/7 365.

The frustration of the situation has been beyond words.

Welcome Back!

Stephen

I can't imagine how frustrating this must have been Stephen. I suppose the only silver lining, is that the reactions and comments in this discussion thread prove beyond all doubt, that this site represents so much more than a collection of bytes on a web server. I cannot think of any other forum on the world wide web whose members have accumulated so much photographic experience and knowledge, yet who remain so friendly and good natured. It truly is a one of a kind.

I have missed visiting RFF these last few days. I hope your stress levels are winding down now Stephen and thanks to everyone who helped to get it up and running again.
Regards,
Brett

 

[Keith (M)]

I can't imagine how frustrating this must have been Stephen. I suppose the only silver lining, is that the reactions and comments in this discussion thread prove beyond all doubt, that this site represents so much more than a collection of bytes on a web server. I cannot think of any other forum on the world wide web whose members have accumulated so much photographic experience and knowledge, yet who remain so friendly and good natured. It truly is a one of a kind.

I have missed visiting RFF these last few days. I hope your stress levels are winding down now Stephen and thanks to everyone who helped to get it up and running again.
Regards,
Brett

Indeed! Took the words right off my keyboard 😉 Great to have RFF back-up and running (and speaking of back-up...)

 

[hans voralberg]

Whew good to have it back! Didn't have much to do on the net for the last week without this.

 

[ironhorse]

I am very happy to see this forum back on line. You were sorely missed as this is my favorite on line community. I was surprised to read a number of negative comments about rff on some other forums. Not my experience here at all.

 

[raid]

PN and Josh

PN and Josh

maybe not...but josh is a class act...he welcomed us in and started a thread for us...he's a good man!!

I agree with Joe 100% on Josh's hospitality. This is a good man.
I visit RFF many times each day. It starts around 8:05am, as I drink my first cup of coffee at work. Then, when I need a 2 minute break, between research and dvising and teaching, I check who is posting at RFF. Then, at night as there are commercials during a TV movie, I visit RFF. Even my children know RFF. My wife knows RFF very well too. She now knows that having RFF for me is better than other things.

It has become a very nice place in cyber space for me, with real life human interaction whenever possible.

Welcome back home.