Forum bombshell!

[kernelbogey]

I checked that my email address is up to date - it is - and noticed that to change it you need your Forum password. (Perhaps that's the same as the one I use to log on each time, but I'm not sure.)

[french frank]

I checked that my email address is up to date - it is - and noticed that to change it you need your Forum password. (Perhaps that's the same as the one I use to log on each time, but I'm not sure.)

Yes, just one password.

[Andrew Slater]

Rather short notice but I will be taking the forum offline for half an hour or so from 2215 today to do the backup, i.e. in about 10 minutes.

[Andrew Slater]

Backup complete - it took rather longer than expected, I'm afraid, but it's now done.

[french frank]

Backup complete - it took rather longer than expected, I'm afraid, but it's now done.

Good news, Andrew. Now I can go to bed ⬅︎ thank you!

[Serial_Apologist]

Backup complete - it took rather longer than expected, I'm afraid, but it's now done.

Well done Andrew - and thanks.

[Petrushka]

Backup complete - it took rather longer than expected, I'm afraid, but it's now done.

Thanks to all those behind the scenes who are working hard to keep the Forum afloat! It's much appreciated.

[eighthobstruction]

....Oh Well Done....and much thanks and admiration....

[hmvman]

Thanks to all those behind the scenes who are working hard to keep the Forum afloat! It's much appreciated.

Seconded!

[Belgrove]

May I add my thanks to everyone working so hard to preserve this community. Happy to contribute financially.

[MickyD]

Sorry, I've only just seen this thread. It's been a bit of a roller coaster week...my lymphoma has come back with a vengeance after two years. Thankfully the wonderful French health service has acted quickly again and are offering me a very positive and hopeful solution.
So more time in hospital soon, but will continue following the Forum with my usual enthusiasm and hope that a viable alternative can be found for us all. I'd like to contribute, too, if necessary.

[Historian]

Sorry, I've only just seen this thread. It's been a bit of a roller coaster week...my lymphoma has come back with a vengeance after two years. Thankfully the wonderful French health service has acted quickly again and are offering me a very positive and hopeful solution.
So more time in hospital soon, but will continue following the Forum with my usual enthusiasm and hope that a viable alternative can be found for us all. I'd like to contribute, too, if necessary.

Very best wishes for a swift recovery MickyD. Very glad to hear that you are being well looked after.

[french frank]

The latest appears to be that there may be short disruptions this evening and tomorrow, but I would advise reserving your most monumental utterances until we can confirm a new stable hosting situation. Andrew will keep us informed (and me corrected ) but it seems that Wednesday will be the day we have to close for a longer period while the move is made. After that it will not be a case of 'joining a new forum', it will be continuing with this one. I think Mark said there is a possibility that you might have to log in again. I will be able to help out if there are problems with that - as usual!

The last resort will be the the pinboard. My best analogy regarding Facebook: like reading the notice pinned on the door rather than knocking and going in

And I've just seen: all very best wishes to MickyD for a swift recovery.

[Maclintick]

May I add my thanks to everyone working so hard to preserve this community. Happy to contribute financially.

My sentiments exactly. Huge thanks, FF, Andrew & others.

[Dave2002]

Is there going to be a backup of any of the latest posts, before the switch over? If not, then it may not be worth too much interaction in the next few days - though depending on how backups etc. are done, it may all go very seamlessly with hardly any loss of posts, or even 100% success.

Good luck with it all and thanks for the efforts.