Brushfire Posted July 9, 2012 Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 This isn't a petition. This is barely even a request as it will more than likely not be seen. But can someone please try and see what they can do by getting hold of some of the administrative staff on this site and getting them to update IPB. Please? Spambots are generating more activity than half the site of the moment (another issue that needs to be addressed and the main way to do that is probably through advertising... another administrative task). Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catterjune Posted July 10, 2012 Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 [quote name='Brushfire' timestamp='1341876500' post='5972411'] But can someone please try and see what they can do by getting hold of some of the administrative staff on this site [/quote] We've been trying to. For over a year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brushfire Posted July 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 [quote name='Hatcher' timestamp='1341878544' post='5972474'] We've been trying to. For over a year. [/quote] That's not exactly a shock, there's not much you can do I suppose... bit of a shame. I'm a guilty party in paying for a website and then not using it, but this is a bit different, he has an active site that is generating income. Surely the least he can do is check in every now and then, or at the VERY LEAST update the damn software so that everyone can enjoy his site without security worries. -shrugs- Guess some things never change. Oh, and you're Pika? That's cool. Hi there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brushfire Posted July 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 Just posting here again as the influx of bots is really annoying me. I don't have a solution though, so I'm not quite sure why I'm bothering to post again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catterjune Posted July 11, 2012 Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 [quote name='Brushfire' timestamp='1342027948' post='5974263'] Just posting here again as the influx of bots is really annoying me. I don't have a solution though, so I'm not quite sure why I'm bothering to post again. [/quote] REPORT THEM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brushfire Posted July 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 [quote name='Hatcher' timestamp='1342028471' post='5974283'] REPORT THEM [/quote] I feel pretty ashamed at myself for not thinking of that, to be honest. Will do. He should still solve the issue though. Not that he's going to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enma Ai Posted July 11, 2012 Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 On the topic of people being unable to contact YCMaker; I find it strange that he wouldn't leave any contact details (skype, msn etc.) with any of the moderators. And yes, the forum software does need to be updated, but that's something we can worry about after we can actually get an admin that does something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brushfire Posted July 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 [quote name='Dark Rose' timestamp='1342031936' post='5974369'] but that's something we can worry about after we can actually get an admin that does something. [/quote] I'm just a private message away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enma Ai Posted July 11, 2012 Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 [quote name='Brushfire' timestamp='1342038123' post='5974457'] I'm just a private message away. [/quote] And you think YCMaker will listen / consider adding another admin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brushfire Posted July 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 [quote name='Dark Rose' timestamp='1342040267' post='5974487'] And you think YCMaker will listen / consider adding another admin? [/quote] Of course not. That'd be far too logical. Wasn't Scott (Browarod) an administrator at some point or did I pick up some misinformation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brushfire Posted July 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 [quote name='Crab Helmet' timestamp='1342042538' post='5974538'] Nope, that never happened. YCMaker did offer to give a bunch of us limited admin powers but that was months ago and he never followed through. [/quote] Ah, that's a shame. Would've been a good idea to solve issues such as this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mehmani Posted July 25, 2012 Report Share Posted July 25, 2012 YCMaker stopped caring, and abandoned us again several months ago after a brief return. He's a god. We can't force Will to do anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Posted July 28, 2012 Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 [quote name='Brushfire' timestamp='1342040709' post='5974497'] Of course not. That'd be far too logical. Wasn't Scott (Browarod) an administrator at some point or did I pick up some misinformation? [/quote] It wouldn't be logical at all. And no he was not, you were misinformed. You need to see it from his perspective, he has figured out that this site will thrive and make a hefty income for him whether he is present or not. He is manipulating the fact that the mods will continue to police this site regardless of his disappearance simply due to their devotion to the site and the friends they've made here. I believe his hiatus was merely a test to see what would happen without his presence, and last I checked this site is still in one piece correct? Now theoretically, he will continue to get his income without the need to exert any energy whatsoever. If you had the choice not to go to work, have multiple people do your job for you and enjoy it whilst still getting your income for not doing anything at all, would you still go to work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alice Moonflowyr Posted July 28, 2012 Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 [quote name=''Night' timestamp='1343481939' post='5990921'] It wouldn't be logical at all. And no he was not, you were misinformed. You need to see it from his perspective, he has figured out that this site will thrive and make a hefty income for him whether he is present or not. He is manipulating the fact that the mods will continue to police this site regardless of his disappearance simply due to their devotion to the site and the friends they've made here. I believe his hiatus was merely a test to see what would happen without his presence, and last I checked this site is still in one piece correct? Now theoretically, he will continue to get his income without the need to exert any energy whatsoever. If you had the choice not to go to work, have multiple people do your job for you and enjoy it whilst still getting your income for not doing anything at all, would you still go to work? [/quote]Depends on if I enjoyed my job or not. I have a job at a music camp, Earthbeat, and we're usually overstaffed. So I have the choice not to go. Yet I still go. Why? Because I love doing it. The ONLY reason YCMaker doesnt do s*** here is because he literally doesnt give a rats ass about us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brushfire Posted July 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 [quote name=''Night' timestamp='1343481939' post='5990921'] It wouldn't be logical at all. And no he was not, you were misinformed. [/quote] Sorry, but it would be logical, from a webmaster perspective myself it would be. I'm suggesting him adding another admin if he can't be bothered to do it himself so the whole of your second paragraph is kinda redundant to the point I'm making here. Fair enough, he has no reason to, I didn't say that he believed he had any reason to do so. I'm saying that for the sake of us he should. There are simple administrative tasks that need to be performed and he's neglecting them simply because he knows, as you say, his income will still be made regardless. In his mind, I'm sure he doesn't give a s***. I'm just saying that he should. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Posted July 29, 2012 Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 [quote name='Brushfire' timestamp='1343520731' post='5991366'] Sorry, but it would be logical, from a webmaster perspective myself it would be. I'm suggesting him adding another admin if he can't be bothered to do it himself so the whole of your second paragraph is kinda redundant to the point I'm making here. Fair enough, he has no reason to, I didn't say that he believed he had any reason to do so. I'm saying that for the sake of us he should. There are simple administrative tasks that need to be performed and he's neglecting them simply because he knows, as you say, his income will still be made regardless. In his mind, I'm sure he doesn't give a s***. I'm just saying that he should. [/quote] By electing another admin, would that not being jeopardizing his entire fortune? That would be giving far too much power to a single other person, someone he does not actually know. What's to say this admin doesn't blow it all whenever he so desires, nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legend Zero Posted July 29, 2012 Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 fyi, YCMaker won't make anyone an admin unless he meets them irl. Its a job and he treats it as such. (except when he does it lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catterjune Posted July 29, 2012 Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 [quote name=''Night' timestamp='1343527253' post='5991433'] By electing another admin, would that not being jeopardizing his entire fortune? That would be giving far too much power to a single other person, someone he does not actually know. What's to say this admin doesn't blow it all whenever he so desires, nothing.[/quote] [i]YCMaker actually thinks like this.[/i] Which is funny because the current staff already has all the tools they need to destroy this site (or at least make it a terrible experience for everyone involved) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Posted July 29, 2012 Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 Not saying I agree with his decisions, but I'm just getting across his thought process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legend Zero Posted July 29, 2012 Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 [quote name='Hatcher' timestamp='1343570166' post='5991750'] Which is funny because the current staff already has all the tools they need to destroy this site (or at least make it a terrible experience for everyone involved) [/quote] Moderator Revolt 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brushfire Posted July 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 [quote name=''Night' timestamp='1343527253' post='5991433'] By electing another admin, would that not being jeopardizing his entire fortune? That would be giving far too much power to a single other person, someone he does not actually know. What's to say this admin doesn't blow it all whenever he so desires, nothing. [/quote] Not necessarily. As long as he isn't giving them any access to the cPanel or giving them his FTP details he should be fine. He should have any backups to revert if anything like that does something. He'd naturally have to have a lot of trust in this person, that's a given, but as Hatcher has already said: they have the tools to pretty much destroy the site if they wanted to as it is. [quote name='Legend Zero' timestamp='1343529377' post='5991454'] fyi, YCMaker won't make anyone an admin unless he meets them irl. Its a job and he treats it as such. (except when he does it lol) [/quote] That's funny, I actually go to my job... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catterjune Posted July 29, 2012 Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 [quote name='YCMaker' timestamp='1334525302' post='5914915'] I'm not going to add a 3rd admin until I've met someone in person who I think qualifies for the position, and who I trust. [/quote] This is literally what he said on April 15th, and he shows no sign of changing his mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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