HOLMES Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 Steve, I know you run a YouTube channel with your wife I heard and work many hours , but I have not seen you here and many of us are getting worried about you.. Also ARC needs updating etc with technical stuff which only you can do so please say hello to us. I tried sending you a PM but it says "SBARC cannot receive messages ". Just let us know you are well. HOLMES. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ALF18 Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 Hi Holmes Have you looked at this thread in General Discussion? It contains some information on Steve's situation. Apparently he's had to work 3 jobs, has zero time to work on ARC, and the site itself is in a pit of a pickle overall (hope that's correct British slang lol). I too share your concern. BTW, last time I visited AX_365 in person, he had a LOT of great things to say about you. ALF Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 Yes, but this long with zero contact has me concerned as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted April 12, 2022 Author Share Posted April 12, 2022 10 hours ago, ALF18 said: Hi Holmes Have you looked at this thread in General Discussion? It contains some information on Steve's situation. Apparently he's had to work 3 jobs, has zero time to work on ARC, and the site itself is in a pit of a pickle overall (hope that's correct British slang lol). I too share your concern. BTW, last time I visited AX_365 in person, he had a LOT of great things to say about you. ALF Hello ALF... Firstly thank you. AX_365 is awesome too. I have something important to send to him but I don't have his address so will need to contact AX_365. Yes I read that other thread about his 3 jobs but thought a fresh thread from ME might prompt him to answer as We used to correspond often and quite regularly.. I did have his e mail but lost it so can't contact Steve. Yes it looks like the forum is in a bit of pickle indeed.. . about to lose its licence etc... shame because he was pretty hands on even WHEN HE WORKED !! I also read on that other thread his wife ran a YouTube (with Steve I assumed) so found a channel abd watched it in case it WAS OUR SBARC!! And sure enough it was with his wife Mia on a walk in the Vancouver woods..and you see him out of breath and walking ... to the very top in order to see the city below!! But I thought he'd say hello on ARC to his loyal members.. And Let EVERYBODY know he was doing good etc.. I suppose working 3 jobs and running a YouTube channel is busy work but surely a minute at the end of the day, during lunch break, coffee break, to log in and say Hello is not too much to ask. Anyway that is how I think. HOLMES. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted April 12, 2022 Author Share Posted April 12, 2022 9 hours ago, phantom said: Yes, but this long with zero contact has me concerned as well. I TOTALLY AGREE. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Geoff M Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 I have the feeling that he has walked away from ARC. The other explanation is he has been in a coma for 5 months. Geoff M Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted April 12, 2022 Author Share Posted April 12, 2022 (edited) Well if he has then it would be courteous to inform us and ARC abd give someone else the opportunity with a bit if IT know how to run it etc.. If he's in a coma then its probably a YouTube coma !! Well as his friend I am disappointed. surely his young wife would nudge him into checking in to ARC.... WELL ..... Edited April 16, 2022 by HOLMES spelling error. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
F-16 Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 From what I can see on a ICANN LOOKUP.. arcforums.com registry info The site is good until 2023(?). Is that correct? Scott CNJC-IPMS Quote Link to post Share on other sites
airmechaja Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 You seem to be correct, 2023. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jimz66 Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 Well I sure hope that this site along with so many others doesn't go the way of the Dodo. Good to know its here for at least a bit longer. I've really enjoyed this site. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ken Cartwright Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 Not to be negative, but for those not familiar with the website process, the ICANN registry is basically just the URL registration, and doesn't account for software licensing or web hosting, so if those bills are not paid (especially the hosting), the site won't be functional, it will just be that no one else can use the URL. I just hope that Steve is well and is just busy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jimz66 Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 Fair point Ken thank you. Because some of us DON'T know that. Thanks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bullymog Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 Hey everyone, MY name is Dan and I am a very long time member (member #60) here on ARC and I thoroughly enjoy it. I rarely post anything but I look at ARC every night when I get on the internet. I've been following your concerns about Steve and like you, I'm beginning to wonder about his well being and where-abouts too. I can't really think of any ideas that you guys haven't already brought up but I was wondering if anyone here who is a friend or close friend of Steve, Could someone do a drive-by of his residence? (if that's not too invasive? Or does anyone here have Steve's cell number if he has one?) I tried sending messages and have received the same reply,,, (Steve can not accept messages). I hope I'm not being too intrusive, but I hope this situation has a good outcome much sooner rather than later. I would really hate to see ARC go offline! Dan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
11bee Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 No website lasts forever. I hope ARC hangs in there but I would suggest that if there are any useful pictures on this site, sooner rather than later, you right-click, save as.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Camus272 Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 It looks like he last signed in on March 13th. I do hope the hosting remains intact long enough for us to figure out some ways of distributing administration. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
11bee Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 Is he still putting out those "unusual" YouTube videos? If so, maybe try to reach him through the comments section on YT? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bashace Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 Can the website be aquired if not renewed in 2023? Not sure how all this works in the networking world. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kurt H. Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 1 hour ago, bashace said: Can the website be aquired if not renewed in 2023? Not sure how all this works in the networking world. The Domain name could easily be acquired if it expires. Which is a problem because it could fall into the hands of people who buy domains then re sell them for high price. Now if and when the contract expiries at the hosting company, no one else could take it on without Steve transferring it to a new owner. When I worked at a hosting provider we would actually pull the network cable when someone did not pay the bill. It is automated now, but I do remember pulling the cables and putting a "suspended" sticker on the server. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 (edited) If the server contract expires then the entire forum is gone - unless someone has been regularly and frequently backing up the forum and database to an off-site repository. If the domain name lease expires and cannot be reacquired then, even if backups were available, all links in the forum to the old domain name would be broken. It would be a shame to allow all of the shared knowledge of this collective website to just whither away and die due to inaction and lack of administrative access. . Edited April 14, 2022 by habu2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bashace Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 100% agree! If it's a matter of funding, I'm sure the membership could come up with ways to cover the costs involved. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
11bee Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 I've always wondered - what's the annual cost to run a site like this? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 No idea of the monetary cost, but the time involved would be massive. A couple months ago when we were getting all that South Korean spam is a good example. That cost me hours a day. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ken Cartwright Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 I'm sure the costs vary greatly depending on how you manage the site and what it does, and as phantom points out, the time and effort can be substantial. I have a very simple website, and it costs something like $30-$40 per year for the domain registration (I think, I can't recall for certain, but that's because it's not a significant amount), and then the hosting costs are about $100 per year. That provides basic hosting, some databases, and email, with limits on storage amounts, but it seems fairly generous. Things that affect costs are probably where it's hosted, its redundancy, backup and restore options, bandwidth usage, and then any custom software needed to operate the site as desired (forum licensing and support, etc.). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
andyf117 Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 19 hours ago, 11bee said: I've always wondered - what's the annual cost to run a site like this? This is the Invision prices page: https://invisioncommunity.com/buy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kurt H. Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 3 hours ago, andyf117 said: This is the Invision prices page: https://invisioncommunity.com/buy The cost is definitely not trivial. But if they host it for you hopefully that means you also do not have to be a DBA and sysdamin.... and so forth. Trying to self host a site like this sounds like a real headache. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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