Author Topic: Brotherhood of the Ring site (Read 2460 times)

John Cralley · « **on:** April 27, 2020, 08:46:27 PM »

I cannot bring up the Brotherhood of the Ring Forum site. I just get the spinning circle. Is the site down? It has been a long time since I tried to log in there.

Thanks in advance.

John

Bootlegger · « **Reply #1 on:** April 27, 2020, 09:02:08 PM »

John, I have been having the same problem, I think that I will try to get in touch with Dee Rice and if I find something out I'll post it here..

Bootlegger · « **Reply #2 on:** April 27, 2020, 09:05:45 PM »

John I just sent Dee an e mail..

John Cralley · « **Reply #3 on:** April 28, 2020, 07:01:01 AM »

Thanks Gil!

john e. holliday · « **Reply #4 on:** April 29, 2020, 12:05:32 PM »

I too have not been able to get the site up. Was afraid to report anything as I hate to see another site gone.

Bootlegger · « **Reply #5 on:** April 29, 2020, 12:25:38 PM »

Dee told me to re register, he MIGHT let me...

john e. holliday · « **Reply #6 on:** April 30, 2020, 08:46:45 AM »

I now get internal server error.

builditright · « **Reply #7 on:** May 01, 2020, 11:51:05 AM »

Quote from: john e. holliday on April 30, 2020, 08:46:45 AM

I now get internal server error.

Same here.
very confused now.

John Cralley · « **Reply #8 on:** May 05, 2020, 10:47:20 AM »

The word is that the site was hit by malware and may be lost! Dee Rice is working with GoDaddy to try to get it back. If possible!

Steve_Pollock · « **Reply #9 on:** May 05, 2020, 11:05:18 AM »

The web site was archived on the wayback machine on 20 March 2018: https://web.archive.org/web/20180320222817/http://www.brotherhoodofthering.info/

Mike Griffin · « **Reply #10 on:** May 05, 2020, 04:19:54 PM »

Stuka Stunt and now Brotherhood of the Ring. What kind of POS wants to destroy a model airplane forum. What possible reason could they have?

Mike

RC Storick · « **Reply #11 on:** May 05, 2020, 04:34:21 PM »

Quote from: Mike Griffin on May 05, 2020, 04:19:54 PM

Stuka Stunt and now Brotherhood of the Ring. What kind of POS wants to destroy a model airplane forum. What possible reason could they have?

Mike

You would not believe the Bots and Threats I have to combat each month.PITA

Avaiojet · « **Reply #12 on:** May 05, 2020, 05:12:47 PM »

Quote from: Steve_Pollock on May 05, 2020, 11:05:18 AM

The web site was archived on the wayback machine on 20 March 2018: https://web.archive.org/web/20180320222817/http://www.brotherhoodofthering.info/

I tried your link but was not able to get in? I did get an index or home page but registering didn't work.

Is the sight gone or is there just a temporary issue?

Charles

Tim Wescott · « **Reply #13 on:** May 05, 2020, 05:15:29 PM »

Quote from: Mike Griffin on May 05, 2020, 04:19:54 PM

Stuka Stunt and now Brotherhood of the Ring. What kind of POS wants to destroy a model airplane forum. What possible reason could they have?

Mike

I think they just randomly attack sites. There's probably some path to illicit money that runs through hacked hobbyist forums.

Mike Griffin · « **Reply #14 on:** May 05, 2020, 06:10:34 PM »

Quote from: RC Storick on May 05, 2020, 04:34:21 PM

You would not believe the Bots and Threats I have to combat each month.PITA

I know it has to be a full time job to keep this up and running Robert and your efforts are greatly appreciated. Just wish these hackers would expend as much energy doing something positive.

Mike

Steve_Pollock · « **Reply #15 on:** May 06, 2020, 10:45:11 AM »

Charles, I posted the link after I got in with a very old login, but it is not working for me today, either. Gremlins, or an artifact of the bot that took the site down? Sad. Steve P.

Avaiojet · « **Reply #16 on:** May 06, 2020, 11:01:39 AM »

Quote from: Steve_Pollock on May 06, 2020, 10:45:11 AM

Charles, I posted the link after I got in with a very old login, but it is not working for me today, either. Gremlins, or an artifact of the bot that took the site down? Sad. Steve P.

It is sad.

I always thought Forums, a copy, was in the "clouds" whatever that is? Back-up, just to be
safe.

Loosing these Forums can be life altering.

Charles

John Cralley · « **Reply #17 on:** May 06, 2020, 11:39:03 AM »

The software is old and Windows based. The original software designer is taking a look but makes no promises. GoDaddy offered to rebuild the site but for significant bucks. Dee says that would likely cost too much. I suggested that there may be enough C/L friends to donate towards a rebuild if it captures the posts up to date. We'll just have to see what happens.

Richard Grogan · « **Reply #18 on:** May 07, 2020, 11:21:45 AM »

Working on it. Keep your toes crossed and lay low...

Avaiojet · « **Reply #19 on:** May 07, 2020, 04:57:59 PM »

Quote from: John Cralley on May 06, 2020, 11:39:03 AM

The software is old and Windows based. The original software designer is taking a look but makes no promises. GoDaddy offered to rebuild the site but for significant bucks. Dee says that would likely cost too much. I suggested that there may be enough C/L friends to donate towards a rebuild if it captures the posts up to date. We'll just have to see what happens.

I don't understand how GoDaddy can "rebuild" the site? A thousand web guys can put up an "empty" Forum, nothing difficult about that.

It's the years of accumulated Threads, replies, Posts and photos which are gone? That's the loss!

Has GoDaddy a method of bringing all that back? And how is this even possible that GoDaddy can do this?

944_Jim · « **Reply #20 on:** May 07, 2020, 05:03:46 PM »

Quote from: Mike Griffin on May 05, 2020, 04:19:54 PM

Stuka Stunt and now Brotherhood of the Ring. What kind of POS wants to destroy a model airplane forum. What possible reason could they have?

Mike

Umm, the FAA and AMA? Specifically the FAA? To crush our little community out of existence, and sell the first two hundred feet of airspace to Amazon and UPS. It is a conspiracy!

John Hammonds · « **Reply #21 on:** May 07, 2020, 05:26:17 PM »

Quote from: Avaiojet on May 07, 2020, 04:57:59 PM

I don't understand how GoDaddy can "rebuild" the site?

Well it all depends if a backup procedure was in place. Even I have backups on a rolling 1 month period which run every weekend to mirror my important stuff to an external disk. If I lose my system due to whatever (Random attack or simple HD failure) I can get back everything which is important to me once I reinstall the operating system.

I hope Dee can get something back. It was a great resource not just for Ringmaster stuff.

TTFN
John.

Richard Grogan · « **Reply #22 on:** May 07, 2020, 09:02:47 PM »

Its back up.Enjoy the site,at least for now....oh, current registered users can use you real name and current password.

John Cralley · « **Reply #23 on:** May 08, 2020, 08:29:41 AM »

Great News!! Many thanks for recovering the site!!

john e. holliday · « **Reply #24 on:** May 08, 2020, 10:26:53 AM »

Just came from the site and I'm a happy camper now. Now if I can get this computer to down load my camera pictures I would be even happier.