Server Maintenance

Over the next few days I'll be taking care of a few bits and bobs related to the server the forum is on. There might be a few hours of downtime here and there, but I'll try and keep it to late night.

Mohammed Lopez • 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Will there be any noticeable changes?

TJ Goldfist • 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Any new features Matthew?

Matthew • 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Nope, none planned, though the server upgrades will let me make noticeable changes in the future.

TJ Goldfist • 10 months, 2 weeks ago

What kind of changes?

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Mohammed Lopez • 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Mind we could tag people? I for one enjoyed that feature

Mohammed Lopez • 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Amy other suggestions, lads?

Mohammed Lopez • 10 months, 2 weeks ago

*Any

TJ Goldfist • 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Ability to have quotes in profile a La Shine Board

Some way to attract fresh blood

An environment where females aren't put off posting

Bans which are a bit more difficult to circumnavigate(creating my own downfall on this one)

Interface with bebo

More stats. I love a good stat.

Mohammed Lopez • 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Hahaha

Matthew • 10 months, 2 weeks ago

I'll definitely be making sure to re-enable email confirmation before accounts are active, then tightening up on fake accounts and bannings. Impossible to have a completely secure ban system tbh, but I'll try to see what I can do.

hf004 • 10 months, 2 weeks ago

lol.

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Mohammed Lopez • 10 months, 2 weeks ago

What about emojis Matthew? We dont have to go all Iphone X but say a limit of 3 to show laughter, extreme laughter and finally rage

TJ Goldfist • 10 months, 2 weeks ago

One for the horn as well

s2 • 10 months, 2 weeks ago

What do you host this on Matt? What provider that is.

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Matthew • 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Linode

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UpInArmsMa • 10 months, 2 weeks ago

How much does it cost to run this place? Can I help/pay the fees? I feel like it's time to give back.

Mohammed Lopez • 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Lurkers get a free pass

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Matthew • 10 months, 2 weeks ago

The server plus backup is about $15 a month, although it used to be about $40 back a few months ago before I realised that the traffic was a good bit lower and didn't need the higher capacity.

Kilo de Cinco • 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Fair play to ya man

hollywood baz • 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Legend

Mincer • 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Can we get a nice purple color going here?

RJ Macready • 10 months, 2 weeks ago

wait a minute...your paying $15 a mth outa yer own pocket to host a forum used by people you don't particularly like? fair play to ye

Mohammed Lopez • 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Sound man

Matthew • 10 months, 2 weeks ago

It was less of a consideration back when I had a job RJ, now I'm trying to make things a wee bit more efficient. If I can switch off the Linode backup service, that's the cost per month down to $5.

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RJ Macready • 10 months, 2 weeks ago

im happy to throw a few quid in to cover the running costs, you definitely shouldn't be shouldering it alone

TJ Goldfist • 10 months, 2 weeks ago

If you're at a loose end now you're jobless Matthew, you could get out there and attract some fresh meat to the board.

There's only so many usernames I can create to make it seem busy round here.

Matthew • 10 months, 2 weeks ago

If people do want to throw in some cash, I think you can send it via Paypal to mattjohnston100@hotmai... - I believe that works anyway

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Matthew • 10 months, 2 weeks ago

TJ - it's hard to call it jobless precisely, as that suggests a dearth of things to do during the day, but being a stay at home dad is full of the endless joy of parenting.

s2 • 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Is being a stay at home dad a permanent thing or did you and the missus split the paternity leave?

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Matthew • 10 months, 2 weeks ago

She went back to work a year ago, I had enough paternity leave, time off, and sabbatical leave to do me through to March, then I quit and now I'm permanently stay-at-home, until he gets into a creche, then I might go back to work. Freelance work is starting to come in more frequently, but it's never as reliable financially as a proper job, especially where banks and mortgages are concerned.

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tคккเรςђเtt • 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Are you glad to be out of Facebook, Matthew?

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hollywood baz • 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Sounds like you are winning matty

Mohammed Lopez • 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Sweet deal there although parenting is no walk in the park

s2 • 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Fair play Matt. Sounds like its worked out really well.

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TJ Goldfist • 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Sounds good in theory but 24 hours a day with the kids and you'd be going crazy. Sure Muzak1 has a job and still beats his kids, imagine him if he was at home all day with them.

RJ Macready • 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Fuck that i couldnt hack 24/7 with the kids, it'd drive me mad... kids are too full on ALL THE FUCKING TIME, its too much for this aul cunt

Matthew • 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Yeah, it's a challenge, though it means at weekends my wife is very eager to look after the kid because she misses him, so I can just lie back and do fuck all parenting. I've genuinely no idea how properly single parents do this tbh, I'd go insane.

Choc-Ice • 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Don't be sending Matthew money, his missus obviously earning the big bucks if he quit his lucrative facebook job to look after the child.

The Johnstons are loaded lads.

Matthew • 10 months, 2 weeks ago

takki - I guess so, I doubt if I'll ever find a better place to work in my life, but at the same time the opportunities for someone who is interested in UI/front end coding in Dublin are really non-existent at Facebook so it was a case of downgrade or leave. Couldn't have found a better time to go out on my own really.

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hollywood baz • 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Does this mean you can now start ripping into Microsoft now matty?

s2 • 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Ok. So I didn't realise this was you Take a look at Matthew Johnston (@matthewathome):

https://twitter.com/ma...

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s2 • 10 months, 2 weeks ago

On twitter I mean. Thought it was some other Matthew

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Matthew • 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Aye, sure it has my full name there and I've never hidden my full name off here either!

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s2 • 10 months, 2 weeks ago

I just didn't realise your surname was Johnston.

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Matthew • 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Fair enough, I thought that was common enough knowledge from my decades on this and the Shineboard

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tคккเรςђเtt • 10 months, 2 weeks ago

What's that's t-shirt with the red coloured circle on it a reference to, Matthew?

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s2 • 10 months, 2 weeks ago

I like the make vars one.

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Matthew • 10 months, 2 weeks ago

which one takki? You mean the Dublin one?

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Choc-Ice • 10 months, 2 weeks ago

s2 • 1 hour, 49 minutes ago
I like the make vars one.

I'll give you an upvote if you buy it

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cleandirty • 10 months, 2 weeks ago

You should make some board based funny tshirts. We'll all buy one we promise. With catchy slogans like "Im an ss alt" or "Takki votes DUP"