Attention: FFR Administration and Staff

[noname219]

Re: Attention: FFR Administration and Staff

Unknown and supposedly.
We're still using the same HDD on the server since 2006 with our amazing 80gb of space. The site has gone down so many times in the last few months because we've run out of space. As it stands we have about 3gb left before the server crashes for it's final time. Synth apparently had a new server and new HDD for the last several years but has never gotten around to ever installing it.

Do you know the details, what is currently taking the most space ? If we want to come up with new features for the website, would the 3 gb left be problematic ?

(Feels like the answers will be pretty obvious)

If the legend holds true (Synth having a spare HDD), that would be one of the very first step. It's critical at this point that we only have about 4% of space left on the server.

[gold stinger]

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The site has gone down so many times in the last few months because we've run out of space.

I fucking laughed.

As it stands we have about 3gb left before the server crashes for it's final time.

I fucking pissed myself from laughter.

the going ons of staff members are a complete mystery to even other staff members.

I'm crying from laughter I can't handle this it's too much.

Unknown and supposedly.
We're still using the same HDD on the server since 2006 with our amazing 80gb of space. The site has gone down so many times in the last few months because we've run out of space. As it stands we have about 3gb left before the server crashes for it's final time. Synth apparently had a new server and new HDD for the last several years but has never gotten around to ever installing it.

If I threw a $120 1TB HDD at him would he move the data and re-host it

[HammyMcSquirrel]

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IIRC server expenses aren't an issue for Synth because of some perks from his job. Was told that at some point years ago. Might be different now. I'm out of the loop on that sort of thing.

[gold stinger]

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I should probably mention since I'm here I should point out

No one looks out from FFR in a legal standpoint from what I can tell. Even if we received a DMCA, I don't even know where it would go. Hell, beyond PMing admins on the site, I don't even know if we have an email that we supposedly check.

that there is a "contact us" button at the bottom of the front page.



how do you guys not know this stuff

[trumaestro]

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This would be an ideal time for synth to come in and explain what's going on. Just like it was the ideal time for synth to come in and explain what's going on forever ago.

[lurker]

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yeah um, dunno if you guys know but synthlight has officially treated ffr as "not his problem" for close to five years
i got that from his job history on linkedin

[Xiz]

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It's a shame that its 'not his problem' but refuses to give it up to Zag/Velo when updates need to happen.

I'm wondering what can be done so it can change...

[gold stinger]

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maybe we should all have a google hangout with synthlight or something and discuss these types of things since he's not here that often

and he doesn't consider it to be "his problem" when the servers are obviously "his problem"

[smartdude1212]

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If only there were a doctor around here to prescribe something for FFR's staff infection.

[gold stinger]

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I used to work a prescription desk at a shoppers drug mart does that count

[Godnick]

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When stuff fell through before, this is what happened as an alternative: http://ffr.lightdarkness.net/ If Synthlight won't improve FFR, maybe an alternate site should be established for the best. Ater all, as Xiz mentioned, this site could be wayyyyyyyyyy better than it currently is. That feels like a bad idea though WHAT THE FUCK SYNTH.

[Velocity]

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IIRC server expenses aren't an issue for Synth because of some perks from his job. Was told that at some point years ago. Might be different now. I'm out of the loop on that sort of thing.

After getting DDosed so many times we were kicked out of the hosting company Synth worked out, so the free hosting perk no longer exist.

I should probably mention since I'm here I should point out



that there is a "contact us" button at the bottom of the front page.



how do you guys not know this stuff

It's sent off to an email no one can currently access.

This would be an ideal time for synth to come in and explain what's going on. Just like it was the ideal time for synth to come in and explain what's going on forever ago.

We can't even get synth around when the site goes down. Zag and I have some access to restarting the parts of the site (sql/apache/sfs) but are unable to change any of the configuration.

It's a shame that its 'not his problem' but refuses to give it up to Zag/Velo when updates need to happen.

I'm wondering what can be done so it can change...

Sadly nothing unless we move away from FFR itself.

[lurker]

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there are a decent amount of options if we do have to jump ship
setting up an independent ffr client and getting a free message board (at least temporarily) would keep things the most similar to the status quo, although i imagine we'd go full ffrmania and just not care about artist permissions since we'd have little plans to expand
a bit more out there would be setting up a new site under a new name but keeping the same basic engine and trying to carry over as much from the original ffr as possible, but that would require people to step up and take command of the new project
the most extreme would be to just jump to another rhythm game community, like stepmania (which sorely lacks a central community to drive new developments and expansion- i was involved in an extensive conversation about stepmania's apparent lack of popularity compared to osu the other day), although i wouldn't be surprised if a lot of people wouldn't be willing to give up on ffr for whatever reason (and there would be a lot of reasons to choose from)

[Poison-]

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It doesn't seem like there's a winning solution here. We either wait here for the inevitable crash of FFR, or move somewhere else and deal with those consequences.

[Godnick]

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Where can Synthlight be contacted? This is starting to sound like a vitally important matter.