BlackburnWeb

Jim Procter · 16-08-2011, 13:49

Has this site closed down again? Managed to get on yesterday but nothing today.

Retlaw · 16-08-2011, 14:44

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Originally Posted by Jim Procter

Has this site closed down again? Managed to get on yesterday but nothing today.

Won't open for me either, appen Faceless Admin is messing about agian.
Retlaw.

odders · 16-08-2011, 14:52

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Originally Posted by Jim Procter

Has this site closed down again? Managed to get on yesterday but nothing today.

Just checked myself and got 404 messages. Whilst not a member on that site,I would go on once a week. Only because you could read all posts posted within half hour if that. It seems to have suffered like BurnleyWeb, to many update changes, too little site traffic and probably run by someone sat in their bedroom thinking they can create the next new local website, without leaving the room. Over the years the site has moved from one style to the other trying to better itself(shine out amongst the others), but to no avail. It is okay to have a shiny latest software forum, if you have a demographic that use it. If only the folks of its creation are using it why upgrade? It is at you the site owners cost. The guy who now has it posted a thread about getting shut a few weeks ago, I bet that week he got more site traffic since he took it over. And he himself reverted back to vBulletin software for the regulars, as that was his demograph.

As to why it is down, I do not know. But it does look like whoever owns the site has pulled the plug

odders · 16-08-2011, 14:56

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Originally Posted by Retlaw

Won't open for me either, appen Faceless Admin is messing about agian.
Retlaw.

I have not seen you post since he changed it back to vBulletin software, did you post last night? And he thought sod it I cant make another thread about killing the site

...or was it popye aka fruit preserve sandwich

garinda · 16-08-2011, 15:09

Coronation Street would never have took off either.

If the only characters had been Ena Sharples, Minnie Caldwell, and Martha Longhurst.

Neil · 16-08-2011, 15:40

You have to keep updating the forum software if you want to keep ahead of the hackers and fix problems. Our gallery does not work, do you think we should update/fix/leave it broken?

odders · 16-08-2011, 15:44

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Originally Posted by Neil

You have to keep updating the forum software if you want to keep ahead of the hackers and fix problems. Our gallery does not work, do you think we should update/fix/leave it broken?

Make a poll, or ask the person you are making the question to.

odders · 16-08-2011, 15:48

Software updates are compulsory when owning a forum. It depends on which forum software you use though as to how you make the changes to the end user.

Most like it as it was, and vBulletin gives you that.

Retlaw · 16-08-2011, 16:07

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Originally Posted by odders

I have not seen you post since he changed it back to vBulletin software, did you post last night? And he thought sod it I cant make another thread about killing the site

...or was it popye aka fruit preserve sandwich

Nowt to do with me, not posted for a while, nowt to post about. That Popeye/Jambutty will be going stir crazy wi nowt to moan about.
Retlaw.

odders · 16-08-2011, 16:12

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Originally Posted by Retlaw

Nowt to do with me, not posted for a while, nowt to post about. That Popeye/Jambutty will be going stir crazy wi nowt to moan about.
Retlaw.

Maybe he should of grown spinach, instead of flowers

jaysay · 16-08-2011, 18:02

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Originally Posted by odders

Just checked myself and got 404 messages. Whilst not a member on that site,I would go on once a week. Only because you could read all posts posted within half hour if that. It seems to have suffered like BurnleyWeb, to many update changes, too little site traffic and probably run by someone sat in their bedroom thinking they can create the next new local website, without leaving the room. Over the years the site has moved from one style to the other trying to better itself(shine out amongst the others), but to no avail. It is okay to have a shiny latest software forum, if you have a demographic that use it. If only the folks of its creation are using it why upgrade? It is at you the site owners cost. The guy who now has it posted a thread about getting shut a few weeks ago, I bet that week he got more site traffic since he took it over. And he himself reverted back to vBulletin software for the regulars, as that was his demograph.

As to why it is down, I do not know. But it does look like whoever owns the site has pulled the plug

I went on Yesterday morning but tried again about this time last night and I just got the message cant be found. I haven't received any notification from Michael (who owns the site) or FA who is currently running it, but I think your right, there have been more changes than I change my socks, its daft, I tried to say that Accy Web as changed very little since I joined in 2005, just minor tweaks her and there but its basically the same and easy to use and everybody knows just what the score is, change is never a good thing, continuity is far better

jaysay · 16-08-2011, 18:03

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Originally Posted by odders

Maybe he should of grown spinach, instead of flowers

Or deadly night shade

garinda · 16-08-2011, 19:26

People make forums.

Constantly changing things doesn't help.

Even as an occasional browser, when overtaken by masochistic urges, it had become very difficult to read.

Having so few regular posters, with Jammy Coffin Dodger as King Pin, made reading it even more painful.

jaysay · 17-08-2011, 09:09

I see Blackburn Web is back on line this morning ain't been on yet will report why there was an absence later