I’ve been in contact with J&L. The forums will go back up. There’s still alot going on, but rest assured it will return.
Chris, kinda wonder why you wandered off. Always enjoyed your work. Ego…yeah there are a few, I just try to ignore them. Since the polictic threads have closed down things seem to be much more mellow.
Or at least in the areas I frequent.
Hi All! I just wandered over here from the Starship modeler forums. I am seriously bummed about the forums over there. [:(!] I was on those forums every day, I feel lost. I’ve lurked here before, but never joined, but i’ve always been able to find good information here, so I’m happy I have a place to turn to.[:D]
Hopefully they will have the forums over there up and running soon. Then
I will have two places to go. [swg]
P.S. Hi MUD! I think I know you from Armorama’s forum. Your name is familiar (no pun intended). [swg]
[soapbox] Bring on the tar and feathers!
OOO! Better yet - let’s dip the dude in CA glue and accelerator!
What a yutz. To have so little of a life that you get your jollies by doing something so pointless and petty.
Some people obviously have too little to do. [:(!]
I have been a member of SSM for maybe six years or more. I stumbled upon it soon after the first Internet Cafes opened in my town. It has been a wealth of information and friendship. Hope the Forum is back soon.
-LeelanThat royally sucks… Poor John…
I have the same kind of forum. I wonder if mine is as hackable as his is…
Ummm, if you want a forum to go to, besides here or any of the other suggestions, I have a forum too. But if John’s board was hacked, mine could be too… potentially.
Man, that really blows! I was all ready to go and check out what everyone was up to and BAM! I feel for J & L. I know it takes a lot of work to keep a website running, let alone the forum. I hope they can recover at least some of the data. There was a lot of information there, and it would be a shame if it was totally unrecoverable. I hope the punk that did that gets his. I’d be more than happy to bash in his precious computer, since I’m sure it’s one of his most prized possesions.
Yep… over there and on Macrossworld.com, I am “Less than Super Ostrich”. I should really consider changing it to be consistent!
p.s., John and Linda really did a great job with SSM. I think it’ll continue. I think onezero is just more than a little frustrated at this point. J&L put up alot of their own money and time, with no real compensation. I donated some money (not alot) to SSM last year. How many of you have done it? I think it is reasonable to suggest that a donation from the frequent board members should be considered.
I, too, have contacted John, offering some suggestions (over there, I’m just known as Colin) I hope that the forums come back up soon - I’m suffering withdrawal symptoms already[8-]
I must admit, I never found the members to be cliquey, however there were one or two who had their own agendas, and caused a lot of bad feeling, particularly when thy rubbished the work of renowned experts whilst contributing little of value themselves.
I soon learned to identify those individuals and concentrated my efforts on my REAL friends in the Forums. May they soon return!
This really sucks, Starshipmodeler is what got me into Sci-fi modeling, most of all the forums.
I have a old teacher that has a company that worked with mircosoft and such, and he’s a bit of an expert on hacker protection, maybe he can tell me which software is the best so I can relay that to John, and hopefully the forums can restart soon.
Hey kylwell, dont get me wrong, I got on well with 99% over there… I enjoyed the service provided from those boards, and yes I will miss having a look around aswell. .
As for communities. I just feel more comfortable here, as there are modelers with many different interests… Just talking about Sci-fi modelling kind of gets boring and repedative… (forgive spelling) … And always having to watch what I say… Here it is much more relaxed and free flowing!
Its a shame that people have joined over here now, only because SSM has gone down… But then again, its better late than never! Welcome…
p.s: cmtaylor… In the time I was there. I never knew of anyone trashing any so called experts work…What ever that means?(anyones work for that matter)… I did however notice that not everyones tastes were the same. There was good advice, and bad advice. But I seriously dont believe that anyone was deliberately trying to be negative… Like any board, there were good models and bad models… As a whole, the boards offered great reference to the sci fi community!.. It is a shame that there were a few with an adgenda, as you pointed out!..
Chris in Japan
I won’t go into details but let’s just say that a few individuals set themselves up as self-appointed experts on a particular subject (who in fact knew little that hadn’t been ‘acquired’ from other members), and started offering items for sale at prices that seriously undercut a number of professionals. When confronted, the individuals became extremely offensive, to the extent of sending abusive PMs
Well I was unaware of any of that business thankfully, as I didnt have anything to sell! [:D]…As for every day participation, I enjoyed the boards, and like anywhere in life, I had the odd dissagreement with one or two. But it was never malicious in any way… I probably pretend I am an expert. But talk to me long enough, and you will soon learn that I am indeed an idiot![;)]
At the risk of getting myself into trouble… There was indeed alot advertising, on those boards, both directly, and in-directly… I have no problem with a review system. But when you have members that are friendly with each other, giving reviews and testimonials in their posts, it becomes a little transparent… If anything, if people wanted to sell their products, it should have been through the sites shop in order to help fund it!
I also understand that John and Linda had their work cut out for them, and understand that they did their best, but I think it kinda got out of hand for them to police every single thread?
The fact that there were members admiting that they had bought something from someone, and had either never seen it, or have waited years to see what they had already paid for, and no customer service. Should have prompted warnings on the boards, and or an immediate halt to any reference of their products!
People seemed blinded by the fantacy of owning a certain model, that they were prepared to be duped, or even left in the cold in the slim hope of having it!.. That should never be the case for anyone, or any board allowing it!
To the friends I made there. Thank you, and we will definately keep in contact. To the people that didnt like me. Oh well… You can come here now and yell at me![B)]
Chris in Japan
Man, I had a real bad at work I came home to relax and see what the guys are up to on SSM and damm no site… this just wants me to spit nails, how many are registered ? if each of us were to donate $ 10.00 maby this would help John and Linda get this site up and running sooner…Im in who’s with me ? Is there an address available ? Karl
I agree that there just seems to be more of a “family” atmosphere here. There are a few egos over at SSM, but as in life you just learn to steer clear of those people. I will miss going there too every day, but I’ll live. Maybe we should all contribute to John and Linda. Remember the old saying, “you don’t know what you have 'till its gone”.
Over at the Hobby Talk forum Linda posted that none of the old forum was lost. They lost control after the hacker locked them and their moderators out of the forum. They pulled the plug but she suggested that the old forum might be put up breifly for us to download anything we needed to save. She also said the forum would be restored with newer, more secure software. I hate to wait but it’s nice to know that there is a light at the end of the tunnel.[:D]
Here you go starman.
http://www.starshipmodeler.com/store/donate.htm
I’m with you! 10 bucks is nothing compared to all the resources that are available on SSM
In a word…Yes.
There was an explotation that showed up a coupla weeks ago. All you need to do was spoof the proper URL and you had admin privledges.
Thanks for the welcome Chris. [8D]
Having only gotten back into modeling again in the last year, I find these online communities very helpful. Starshipmodeler was the first site that I found due to the fact I was building the Star Wars AT-AT as my first venture back into the hobby. Since then I have also done a few armor builds as well, which lead me to the armoramma site. Once I came upon this site though I was thrilled to find one as all encompassing for all genres. I’m glad to finally have landed here. [:D]
I have been here less than a year myself, and have loved every minute of it!.. All subjects covered on the one site is just great for me, as I model, or have modeled in every subject covered at one time or another… I mainly hang out at the Aircraft, Helicopter and Sci Fi sections. But as I am stop starting on a Japanese war ship, I sometimes check in on the ships page!.. Believe me when I say that everyone here is respectfull, generous, and most importantly polite… You will be made to feel at home…
Chris in Japan
Thanks balta1, I’m making a check out right now for $ 10.00, the great ideas that one finds here is a great asset to our modeling and I’d hate to see it end. Karl