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Aussie Frogs demise?

Post by smiffy » 23 Oct 2010

I was saddened to learn this week that the server on which the Aussie Frogs website is hosted, has had a serious crash, and at this stage it's not known how much of the data can be saved.
the webmaster gibgib, is virtually certain that most of it has been lost, as the backups somehow got deleted when they tried to re-boot it.
I really feel for the bloke, as he's made himself physically ill with worry trying to sort it out.

I gather it was an american host called "godaddy," that is the root of all the problems, who according to their advertising blurb "pride themselves on customer service" but have actually turned out to be total cunts!
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Re: Aussie Frogs demise?

Post by Father Ted » 23 Oct 2010

Shame, though I never visit there myself.
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Post by Vanny » 23 Oct 2010

I dont go on it all that often, but its a fantastic resource with a huge amount of useful info on it. Its a shame it isn't backed up . . . which reminds me . . .
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Post by Way2go » 23 Oct 2010

Father Ted wrote:Shame, though I never visit there myself.
That really surprises me Ted, as it was the home territory of Alan Smith who was close to JonKW and BXC. Perhaps "Visit" didn't include "Visited"? :?

Undoubtedly it is shame and of significance that there is the loss of much irreplaceable info, tips & tricks from knowledgeable posters like Alan. :( Hopefully they at least have an outdated or partial backup of the database saved off-line.
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Post by Father Ted » 23 Oct 2010

A couple of years ago my daily routine (between seeing patients) included BXC, FCF, Autoshite, AussieFrogs, 2CVGB and the CCC websites.

These days its get in from work, spend a few minutes dicking on Facebook, a few minutes on Autoshite, a quick catch up on here, a quick see how my stuff is selling on eBay and then thats it. FCF, BXC and others never get a look in these days.
Oddly I dont miss them.
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Re: Aussie Frogs demise?

Post by Scarecrow » 27 Oct 2010

Father Ted wrote:A couple of years ago my daily routine (between seeing patients) included BXC, FCF, Autoshite, AussieFrogs, 2CVGB and the CCC websites.

These days its get in from work, spend a few minutes dicking on Facebook, a few minutes on Autoshite, a quick catch up on here, a quick see how my stuff is selling on eBay and then thats it. FCF, BXC and others never get a look in these days.
Oddly I dont miss them.

But they miss you... there is a distinct lack of humour on BXC these days

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Post by Philhod » 27 Oct 2010

[quote]there is a distinct lack of humour on BXC these days[/quote/]

[chin] [chin] The, these days, bit is confusing me.
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Post by mat_the_cat » 27 Oct 2010

Old age? :wink:

'These days' is usually a phrase coined to refer to recent times, i.e. not the days when the world was in black and white. The opposite of 'back in my day'...
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Post by docchevron132 » 27 Oct 2010

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

I think BXP has taken the mantle of humour as BXC disappeared up it's own lofty perch based arse really.
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Post by mat_the_cat » 27 Oct 2010

I still enjoy both forums, just in different ways. But I do agree some of the more humorous characters seem to spend more time over here than over there.
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Post by Father Ted » 27 Oct 2010

I seem to be spending less and less time on the interweb and have taken up some interesting hobbies, I am putting my photos into albums, wanking and generally keeping the house clean and tidy.
Next week I plan to smoke an interesting chocolate shag.
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Post by Way2go » 27 Oct 2010

Scarecrow wrote:.. there is a distinct lack of humour on BXC these days
Humour is actively discouraged by the vociferous self-appointed guardians of the site! (I don't mean the moderators :wink: )
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Post by Scarecrow » 27 Oct 2010

I can't really say there's anyone I actively dislike over there - I just wish there was a bit less seriousness.

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Post by Philhod » 27 Oct 2010

:lol: :lol: That's why you're on here.

To qoute the antithesis Mat. "In my day" there wern't any websites 8) :lol:
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Post by docchevron132 » 28 Oct 2010

when I were a lad websites were where the spiders lived...
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Post by Philhod » 28 Oct 2010

:lol: Incey wincey rules, OK!
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Post by Scarecrow » 28 Oct 2010

Didn't there used to be a cartoon spider who played guitar and sang folk songs?

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Post by Philhod » 28 Oct 2010

:) You sit down and ave a rest........you'll be fine soon ....honest. 8)
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Re: Aussie Frogs demise?

Post by Vanny » 29 Oct 2010

Your not thinking of the baseball playing spider are you? Boothby Grafoe, excellent song, not as good as Hartlepool though!
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