RailChat forum offline?

[Fred Dinenage]

Anyone know what's happened to it?

 

[carriageline]

It's offline for a while while they maintenance from what I can see!

 

[Fred Dinenage]

Thanks, didn't know if it was something more sinister than that

 

[TOCDriver]

Thanks, didn't know if it was something more sinister than that

Could be that the TOC hierarchy have had it shut down with all the moaning that goes on in it

 

[SpacePhoenix]

Just trying their site what comes up suggests that the site has been removed from the server, maybe they're in the middle of switching hosts

 

[carriageline]

Well a few days ago the message that came up was along the lines of "under maintenance will be back shortly"

 

[455driver]

Well a few days ago the message that came up was along the lines of "under maintenance will be back shortly"

Which is what it says today!

 

[carriageline]

Which is what it says today!

The post above made it sound like the session was timing out instead of getting the landing page..

 

[Fred Dinenage]

No maintenance msg the other day, timed out / site not on this server. Just so it's clear I can read...

 

[jon0844]

It's offline for a while while they maintenance from what I can see!

Why weren't we given advance notification of engineering work? And why wasn't an alternative forum laid on for us to use?

 

[talltim]

Need a forum replacement bus service

 

[jon0844]

I'm pretty sure some of my posts were more than an hour late. I demand compensation!

 

[bb21]

I'm pretty sure some of my posts were more than an hour late. I demand compensation!

... which will be provided in the form of a reduction in your post count since those posts you make will be "free". Would you like me to proceed?

 

[Mike395]

... which will be provided in the form of a reduction in your post count since those posts you make will be "free". Would you like me to proceed?

Ignore the above, as with a lot of forum replacement bus drivers, bb21 has forgotten which forum company he is driving for. Additionally, as a dog from a fictional cartoon programme, he cannot legally hold a UK driving licence and as such has been reported to the Police for investigation.

As the designated forum replacement company representative, I'd like to apologise for any inconvenience caused.

:P

 

[jon0844]

It's okay, I've spent the time complaining on Twitter, Facebook, writing to my MP and contacting Watchdog. I might also set up a hilariously funny blog and start an e-petition.

 

[DaveNewcastle]

RailChat is back on-line.

It is hosted on a new system, without any history (of threads or members) . . . . . as the saying has it, today is a new beginning.

 

[455driver]

Thats another forum I wont bother rejoining, its no more than a Saltley love in (or a signaller arguing ) forum these days!

 

[flymo]

Forgot I was a member there.... no need to go back I guess.

 

[WL113]

All that 'Saltley is the best depot ever' got tedious in the extreme!

 

[ATW Alex 101]

I, for one, got fooled when I was recommended that forum as a good forum to join.I certainly wont be going back there again!

Edit: This was about 3 or more years ago