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Post by erho on Mar 9, 2021 21:18:44 GMT
alright, I think we can all agree maria278890 is a bot or otherwise out of context spammer.
6 legged dogs are passe and so 2020!
Can we...shall we...how do we punt a troll account?
Sorry maria278890, no minis, no game, youre not a real person.
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Post by sgtslag on Mar 10, 2021 2:43:40 GMT
I believe all of the Moderators have abandoned this site. I am surprised we have not been overrun by the bots/spammers, to be honest. Cheers!
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Post by DM Gully Dwarf aka RPG Grandma on Mar 15, 2021 2:02:46 GMT
Pretty surprising I agree
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Post by maria26886 on Mar 30, 2021 10:32:51 GMT
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Post by sgtslag on Mar 30, 2021 14:44:43 GMT
Tried to smite the spammer: code error... Wonderful. Really wonder how long this site will continue to function! Cheers!
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Post by erho on Mar 30, 2021 21:47:18 GMT
Dammit Maria!
Its like a ghost you just have to live around because its not scary
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Post by Caspan Edrogoth on Apr 10, 2021 1:43:15 GMT
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Post by sgtslag on Apr 12, 2021 1:22:23 GMT
DM Scotty might have violated protocols and may have given his login credentials to someone else, to take over.
If the owner abandons the site for more than a year, and they designated a successor, their designee can take it over. I do not know if a member can step in, but I've been a member here since before Scotty moved it to this host site. I will ask them if I can take it over. We will see. Thanks for your research on the rules and regulations. Cheers!
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Post by sgtslag on Apr 12, 2021 2:10:23 GMT
I have taken two steps to remedy our situation: 1) I posted on the Support Forum, asking to be made an Admin for this site; 2) I posted a message to the registered Admin account on this site -- hopefully he will respond. Now we wait and see. Cheers!
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Post by sgtslag on Apr 12, 2021 14:57:46 GMT
Got this response, from a friendly expert (not an official employee of ProBoards), on the support forum:
It's possible, but to levelset expectations each case of this nature is viewed individually as all circumstances have their own contexts and complications.
I will say that you should be prepared to receive "no" for an answer; that might not actually be the answer, but it's better to prepare for that possibility than to not.
A PB admin will be able to review your specific circumstances when they return to work. Office hours are M-F, 9am-5pm pacific (-8gmt).
Good luck!
I hope to receive my, "No", answer within a day or so. It depends upon how much research they do into the issue, and whether they feel I am a good risk (not likely). I will post again, once I hear from them. If they do their full due diligence, it could take more than one week to get the expected, "No," answer... Cheers!
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Post by sgtslag on Apr 12, 2021 21:08:28 GMT
A shocking new development regarding DM Scotty and this forum... ================================================ sgtslag, the administrator you referred to (dmscotty) has signed in to the forum as recent as January of this year, therefore this would not classify him as abandoning the forum. I would recommend reaching out to him regarding your concerns. Who knows, perhaps he may welcome the assistance in administering the forum. Also I cleared the spam that had been reported in the manner Retread posted about above. Should you encounter additional spam on the forum please use the Report Post feature. If forum staff do not remove the spam, let us know and we can review the reported posts of the forum.================================================ It may take a concerted effort by we, the forum members, to lobby DM Scotty to either take up Admin duties here, or we may need to lobby him to designate someone here to be an Admin. It may be necessary to address the issue to DM Scotty on his DM's Crafting FB page (I do not have an FB account, sorry). Be polite, be respectful. Cheers!
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Post by skunkape on Apr 26, 2021 12:31:53 GMT
When DMScotty was thinking of moving to a different forum, I offered to host it on my personal website. Had the space, would not have charged him anything and could have easily set the forum up to give him admin rights, but he obviously wanted to go with the Proboards solution. I think a couple of other members did something similar. Hopefully something will happen concerning your above posts sgtslag. I don't post that often, but do stop by to look on occasion.
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Post by Caspan Edrogoth on Apr 27, 2021 2:41:44 GMT
A shocking new development regarding DM Scotty and this forum... ================================================ sgtslag, the administrator you referred to (dmscotty) has signed in to the forum as recent as January of this year, therefore this would not classify him as abandoning the forum. I would recommend reaching out to him regarding your concerns. Who knows, perhaps he may welcome the assistance in administering the forum. Also I cleared the spam that had been reported in the manner Retread posted about above. Should you encounter additional spam on the forum please use the Report Post feature. If forum staff do not remove the spam, let us know and we can review the reported posts of the forum.================================================ It may take a concerted effort by we, the forum members, to lobby DM Scotty to either take up Admin duties here, or we may need to lobby him to designate someone here to be an Admin. It may be necessary to address the issue to DM Scotty on his DM's Crafting FB page (I do not have an FB account, sorry). Be polite, be respectful. Cheers! On the 14th I let him know what was going on & sent him a link to this thread. ibb.co/QjJQTfCNot sure if he'll take any action...
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Post by sgtslag on Apr 27, 2021 13:23:18 GMT
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Post by curufin on May 8, 2021 13:51:41 GMT
I messaged Scotty through the FB DMs Craft group. I let him know what is going on and I gave him three names of people that would be good mods to clean this place up. I'll let you know if I hear anything.
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leolad72
Paint Manipulator
I am a DM; it isn't in my job description to "kid around"
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Post by leolad72 on May 24, 2021 2:06:32 GMT
Why do I get the feeling that he's just going to kill the lights and lock the door?
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Post by sgtslag on May 24, 2021 4:08:04 GMT
I sincerely hope not! I think he has no intention of coming back here, though. Sad, really. I, too, wonder about the future of this magnificent site. Until it is shut down, I will continue to post. Cheers!
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Post by factoriatabletop on Sept 20, 2021 11:42:39 GMT
wow! no offense but this is getting interesting! i am going to upload something right now... i dont want to let this forum get down
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dafrca
Cardboard Collector
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Post by dafrca on Sept 26, 2021 21:43:23 GMT
Wow, I was out for a while because gaming took a back seat in my real life but now that I am trying to get back this was one of the places I was looking forward to returning to.
Sad to hear it has faded as much as it has. I hope you can revive it as FB is NOT an option for me.
Good Luck
dafrca
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dafrca
Cardboard Collector
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Post by dafrca on Oct 27, 2021 17:01:43 GMT
Sorry for the double post, but did someone get Admin rights to try and resurgent/save this forum?
Just curious.
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