Members Mr.Grumpy Posted April 6, 2021 Members Share Posted April 6, 2021 Update, 4/9/21, about 7 pm CDT, TalkBass is back online and seems to be running more or less normally. 4/09/2021: Edited the subject line for improved truthiness and less trolly-ness. :-) Rest in Peace, fellow music related forum. It's actually a nice forum, even though they're fairly strict about moderating posts and users. The sub forums where I tend to hang out (Amps & Cabs, Pickups & Electronics, Recording Gear) have decent traffic. Here's hoping they get their operation back online soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Taustin Powers Posted April 6, 2021 Members Share Posted April 6, 2021 I noticed it's been offline for a few days. Any info on that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lug Posted April 6, 2021 Members Share Posted April 6, 2021 I heard somewhere that there was a fire at the server site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Taustin Powers Posted April 6, 2021 Members Share Posted April 6, 2021 Oh man. I hope they didn't permanently lose their data. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members labeledbass Posted April 6, 2021 Members Share Posted April 6, 2021 Its close to coming back up, server techs inspecting it state next day or so, Admin will still have to sign off, backups are still an option Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr.Grumpy Posted April 6, 2021 Author Members Share Posted April 6, 2021 2 hours ago, lug said: I heard somewhere that there was a fire at the server site. Their Facebook page said the data center they use was load-testing a backup generator, and that somehow caused a fire to break out. Never mind the fact the data centers (at least the ones I've been in) have extensive, automatic fire-suppression systems that use Halon or CO2, but for some reason the local fire department hosed the data center down with water. I only hang out there 'cause this place is a ghost town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lug Posted April 6, 2021 Members Share Posted April 6, 2021 I come here to be mostly alone with my thoughts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators isaac42 Posted April 6, 2021 Moderators Share Posted April 6, 2021 Well, we're still here. I do miss the Portland area bassists who used to hang here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members frunobulax Posted April 6, 2021 Members Share Posted April 6, 2021 I miss all the bassists who used to hang here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Taustin Powers Posted April 7, 2021 Members Share Posted April 7, 2021 There are two threads here that have seen posts this month. And three more that have last been active last month. Not quite the HCBF it used to be... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators isaac42 Posted April 7, 2021 Moderators Share Posted April 7, 2021 10 hours ago, Taustin Powers said: There are two threads here that have seen posts this month. And three more that have last been active last month. Not quite the HCBF it used to be... No, it's not. People left, and never came back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators ThudMaker Posted April 7, 2021 Moderators Share Posted April 7, 2021 Everyone is welcome to come back. I won't drop the ban hammer easily. Promise!😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Taustin Powers Posted April 8, 2021 Members Share Posted April 8, 2021 Well, I will promise to check in every once in awhile. Not sure how much of a difference I can make though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lug Posted April 8, 2021 Members Share Posted April 8, 2021 I expect the forum to make a HUGE comeback any day now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators isaac42 Posted April 8, 2021 Moderators Share Posted April 8, 2021 Message from TalkBass: TalkBass is currently offline due to a catastrophic fire and subsequent fire-suppressant water damage at the datacenter where our servers are hosted. We have been offline since the evening of Sunday April 4th. Power restoration has been slower than anticipated, as has any info on the possible damage to our servers. While this is deeply frustrating, please know we are doing everything we can to get TalkBass back online as soon as possible. Offsite backups were automatically maintained up until the incident, so if deemed the best course we will spin up new servers and start to rebuild from backups. Thank you for your patience during this time. We've been online for over 20 years, and we will get through this! Happy bassing to all, I so look forward to seeing you soon. Paul Determan (Founder and owner) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators isaac42 Posted April 9, 2021 Moderators Share Posted April 9, 2021 23 hours ago, lug said: I expect the forum to make a HUGE comeback any day now. We keep hoping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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