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[Colin Bishop]

It seems that this Forum is being seen as a replacement for the defunct Model Boats one. If so, will the replacement Model Boats website mentioned by John Cundell have a link to this Forum? It would seem to be pointless setting up a second Forum covering the same ground (or water!).

If this is to become THE Forum, will it be possible to recover some of the very useful technical and advice posts held on the old MB forum - maybe as an archive section on this one?

[Martin (Admin)]

Hi Colin,
I've asked John if the data can be recovered,

.... from the very little I know about ISP's, Hosts & Forum software... I wouldn't hold your breath!

Martin.

[Cargo]

It is maybe possible, at last in my VBulletin you can import from other Forum. Just ask the manufacturer http://www.simplemachines.org/

regards,

jan

[Martin (Admin)]

Hi Jan,
Has that idiot finished your Puffer yet ???

There may be a problem with importing data as Model Boats will claim that as their copyright but we would love to get it back if possible!


Martin.
PS. Jan, Do you know much about forums? How do I get a spell checker working?

[Colin Bishop]

We've all lost our status too - I used to be a vice admiral, now I'm back to being a cabin boy! :'(

[Cargo]

Hi Jan,
Has that idiot finished your Puffer yet ???

Dont say this about Mayhem ?

Hes a great man but he has no clue about the time ?

There may be a problem with importing data as Model Boats will claim that as their copyright but we would love to get it back if possible!


Martin.
PS. Jan, Do you know much about forums? How do I get a spell checker working?

The copyright... i forgot.

I have the biggest Forum about RC-Controlleed Trucks but no clue about such funny things like a spell checker. ?

[John W E]

    Well Colin if your a cabin boy I must be the powder monkey then 

let's hope all the other lads find this site as well - thank God for this I was sick of talking to the wife hahaha owch.

Aye
John E
BLUEBIRD

[Colin Bishop]

Membership count is now up to 77 since this morning so the word is obviously getting around. Moths to a flame!

[Dave Leishman]

Hi Colin,
I've asked John if the data can be recovered,

.... from the very little I know about ISP's, Hosts & Forum software... I wouldn't hold your breath!

Martin.

Most good ISPs would only disable an account if there were any payment problems and notify the client. The data would be retained on the server until a resolution was reached or for a defined time following the suspension. If, however, the initial alert messages were not received by John due to the switch to Encanta then it may be too late...

[Martin (Admin)]

Yes Dave, that was my concern too  :(

[John W E]

 ? by the rate that all of us are joining this New Forum....you would think we had been missing something....its nice to see some familiar names.? ?I felt like I was stranded on a desert island, wot no forum to look at.

Lets see how long it is before the old BOF's appear?

Has anybody emailed Fred Steer to let him know where we are all hiding - on this the new Forum

I know RIGGERS will soon appear - as soon as he gets his computer put right....it blew up cause he was trying to access to 'old' Model boats forum and either he or the old computer couldnt accept where the Forum had gone...


Aye
John E
BLUEBIRD

[Engineman]

Engineman is here? :).

Cheers, gents?
Many thanks to BLUEBIRD who showed me the target  :)

[Cargo]

Hi Colin,
I've asked John if the data can be recovered,

.... from the very little I know about ISP's, Hosts & Forum software... I wouldn't hold your breath!

Martin.

Most good ISPs would only disable an account if there were any payment problems and notify the client. The data would be retained on the server until a resolution was reached or for a defined time following the suspension. If, however, the initial alert messages were not received by John due to the switch to Encanta then it may be too late...

Normaly you do a back-up of the DB, i do it every week, one copy stays on the server and one copy burned onto a cd. If you lost the whole forum you can use the (plain-text) DB to rebuilt all postings untill the date of the backup.

[Colin Bishop]

Any bets on 100 members by midnight?

[RickF]

No -  20 minutes to go and up to 96!

[Colin Bishop]

Never mind! nearly did it. New target 100 before breakfast - I enjoy a lie in!

[RickF]

Yes - just gone 9 o'clock and 103 on board!

[splodger]

? Has anybody emailed Fred Steer to let him know where we are all hiding - on this the new Forum
John E
BLUEBIRD

Please don't do that !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Dave Leishman]

It seems that this Forum is being seen as a replacement for the defunct Model Boats one. If so, will the replacement Model Boats website mentioned by John Cundell have a link to this Forum? It would seem to be pointless setting up a second Forum covering the same ground (or water!).

I hope this is to be the case. Asides from the fact that the same people wouldn't frequent both forums covering the same items in duplicate I kinda prefer the independence of the forums being hosted at Mayhem.

I never had an issue with them being hosted by Model Boat magazine, but if I ever should decide to object to something in the Model Boat magazine at least I could do it now without feeling a little guilty.

At least now I can type MARINE MODELLING INTERNATIONAL without having to refer to 'that other mag'

[Colin Bishop]

I think it's pretty clear that the Forum Software on this site is far superior to that provided on the old MB site, plus you have the ability to directly upload pictures which is a great advantage.

In answer to Dave's point, why not have a couple of subjects headed up for the two magazines where magazine specific issues can be posted. The respective editors can then register and respond as they wish.

I would however hate to see the vast amount of knowledge on the old site lost. If it can be recovered then it needs to be edited
to sort out the wheat from the chaff (literally!) and ideally hosted on this site as archive files. I don't see why copyright should be an issue as the views of the people posting are their own and Model Boats (old or new owners) have no intellectual ownership over the material. In theory there is nothing to stop us reposting all the material here - if only we could remember it all..... ::)

[John W E]

? Has anybody emailed Fred Steer to let him know where we are all hiding - on this the new Forum
John E
BLUEBIRD

Please don't do that !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Okay Splodger - I'm open to bribes? ??? ???

Aye
John E
BLUEBIRD

[Peder Most]

I don't see why copyright should be an issue as the views of the people posting are their own and Model Boats (old or new owners) have no intellectual ownership over the material. 

This came up on another forum... in short, something in the small print said that all info 'belonged' to the forum 'owners'.

[Colin Bishop]

This came up on another forum... in short, something in the small print said that all info 'belonged' to the forum 'owners'.

You may well be correct but refusing to release the info would demonstrate a "dog in the manger" attitude as the data has little if any cash value as it stands. Ownership could only extend to the files themselves, not the views of the posters who must be free to express them anywhere else they choose. Also, if the plug was pulled on the old website by the host rather than Nexus where does this leave the issue of "ownership"?

[Colin H]

Thank goodness for that.

I can now have my daily fix of fun and common sense.

Nice to see so many familiar names.

THANK YOU MAYHEM.

Yours Colin H.

[John W E]

   Hi ya all,

Just have a look at the members count and the names - I dont think we have anything to worry about with regard to lost information on the old Model Boats Forum.  Cause by the looks of it about 80% of the contributors on the old Forum are here on our lovely new Forum and therefore we have the information at our finger tips and nothing lost but actually gained. 

Martin, could you not strike a deal with John Cundell & the new owners of the Model boats magazine to advertise on this site - so, that would pay for the upkeep    No doubt there will be some legally binding loopholes but who knows.

Aye
John E
BLUEBIRD