The forum at Starship Modeler has been hacked and all the data lost. John has closed to forum until more secure software can be obtained. He has also said that there is a chance the forum is gone for good! [V]
Just read that…seriously sucks.
Whomever did it better hope they never get found.
Oh man!!! That does really suck.[|(]
I hear you. Who ever did it is a real scumbag.[|(]
As usual one person ruins it for everyone.
Yep, I check in over there every so often, that really stinks!
Boy does that suck…
Woody how did you find out?
Just answered my own question, its on the main site. I guess we should expect to see some familiar faces over here soon.
Aaaaaaargh! I don’t know what to do! This is a serious problem. SSM is my favorite site!! Personally, if we are all going to regroup… i say we do it on Aircraftresourcecenter.com or at Armorama.com… there forums are way better than this one. What do you think?
DUDE![soapbox] Thats one of my favorite stops for all the new info. I say we form a posse, track em down and hang em![|(]
Matt
John shouldn’t let the hacker win like this. The forum should just be re-implemented.
Seriously, what would motivate someone to crash a site like Starship Modeler??? I can understand going after a site with opposing political views, (I say “understand”, not condone) a porn site or some other hot topic, but starship modeling???
I’d be worried that I was once again being targeting for being a nerd, but I don’t believe former jocks could ever work a computer, let a lone hack a site.
We need a bigger participation on ARC’s SF forum. I got the name changed from Spacecraft to Spacecraft and Science Fiction, so it is ready for some heavy discussion!
What a meathead or meatheads for doing this sort of thing. Prats like that do not care how many people are affected by their smart arsed actions!
cheers
Mike
What I will miss the most are the construction and finishing forums. They were an archive of sage advice and I do not beleive exist anywhere else. We have indeed lost a great resource.
We will rebuild if given the opportunity.
The community was too large to be completely silenced.
However all the specific forums and members will be sorely missed for awhile.
Hello to everyone that at least made it here.
[8D]
Umi_Ryuzuki
I don’t really understand the scorched Earth reaction of abandoning the forums.
Ok, bummer, they are gone. Start rebuilding a new one. All the info can be replaced in time. The archives were obviously not backed up, but I bet a lot of readers saved stuff.
I am lost without SSM. Is there anything we can do to help get the forum back up?
Well, the reason I became a member here, was that I found the members to be a little more relaxed and sociable… SSM was a little too clicky in my eyes, and at times when your opinion differed from the norm, you were put in your place… Here I get to talk about modeling in many different subjects, and not restricted to just sci-fi!.. Everyone here is helpfull and sincere… No ego’s!..
Chris in Japan
I feel like a refugee. I can’t believe how much info was just lost. Links to sites, projects underway, and all the people that I consider friends.
I do hope he does not let the hacker win and brings the forums back.
I never saw too much ego there. Everybody helped everybody all the time.
People really need to get a life and leave decent communities alone. I hope SSM gets the forum back up and running soon. [:(]