We're back and we're proud! And sorry for being gone.

[Mark]

Blimey, that was something we don't want to go through again, at least the Administrator got some time off to tend to his/her rose garden. We're really sorry about that disruption and hopefully normal service has been resumed and hopefully the site's faster than before.

Thank you to everyone who donated, it's meant that the forum has been put back up quicker than we could have done on our own and the server mechanics have set it up so that it's stable (touch wood). There is still a donations button here because we are putting money into the server fund pot so that we can quickly deal with any issues again without panicking.

Now go off and enjoy yourself and talk about curries and trains and fences and gigs and shops and things.

[Mark]

That's better.

[AcedOut]

I think the server clock is wrong! It's an hour fast. ;)

Great it's back up though - well done those server geeks!

[Mark]

Yep, you're right. I'm going to see if I can change it.

[HonaloochieB]

Mark Wrote:

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> Blimey, that was something we don't want to go

> through again, at least the Administrator got some

> time off to tend to his/her rose garden. We're

> really sorry about that disruption and hopefully

> normal service has been resumed and hopefully the

> site's faster than before.

>

> Thank you to everyone who donated, it's meant that

> the forum has been put back up quicker than we

> could have done on our own and the server

> mechanics have set it up so that it's stable

> (touch wood). There is still a donations button

> here because we are putting money into the server

> fund pot so that we can quickly deal with any

> issues again without panicking.

Cheers Mark. I don't know about about anyone elase but it'd be fine by me if yourself and Admin took a few quid and went out and got sguiffy drunk this evening.

I think you both deserve it for your sterling efforts during the recent crisis and your fine work in general.

Go on, the exchequer can stand a few pints of Addlestones.

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Resounding hear, hear (and a korma or two).

[Goodliz]

I agree. Go and have a good time. Thanks for getting the forum back up and running.

[microbite]

Hi there, is there another way in which donations can be made, am a bit para about making payments online at this time of the year, do you have an address cheques can be sent to? Promise it won't bounce!! ;-)

[magnolia]

Mark,

who was the admin on saturday. I tried posting stuff all day in the same section I always post in, and the admin kept on putting my posts in the wanted section. Huh? Rectify this and I will gladly donate

Reuben

[AcedOut]

hear hear, good job!

[Mark]

Hi Reuben

You kept posting about what the Magnolia was offering in the General Issues and gossip section, so they were moved into the Offered section. Just because you do remarkable lovely meals in the Magnolia doesn't mean you can post wherever you want.

[mockney piers]

And just out of curiosity Admin, how, and more to the point, why would we want to oil a ninja?!

[citizenED]

Thanks for sorting it out Mark, your time will be much appreciated. Got me wondering just what Keef, Sean, Mockney and the other uber-posters did during the downtime. Probably just wrote all their comments in Word for super-speedy uploading when the problem was sorted.

[mockney piers]

worked :-(

[cdonline]

This server, did you try turning it on and off again?

Usually works for me.

[karter]

How much did the forum raise in donations this year Mark?

[Mark]

After PayPal fees ?806.66 has been raised so far. The server + installation costs 1274.75 incl VAT per year

Some of this shortfall will come from sponsorship but there is always time for people to donate, in fact I think I will probably have a "Donate" link at the bottom of the page.

Thanks again to everyone who donated, it really is appreciated.

[PeckhamRose]

I got SO MUCH WORK DONE.

Phew - so glad we're back.

[SteveT]

If 2000 per day were visiting the site and you are short of around 500 quid some one has not put into the kitty.

So who is light or lite?

Come on you tight-wads, pay up and be charitable, it's that time of year!

[MrBen]

Indeed. Good stuff chaps.

[karter]

i have put in ?15.95, how much have you put in MrBen and SteveT?

[MrBen]

?25.07 Karter

[karter]

ben, you must be more than a business then.

[MrBen]

I like to think so!

;-)

[karter]

I wonder if seanmac donated any spondulics?