GamingTrend offline for a short time

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Thu Feb 19, 2015 10:49 am

Skinypupy wrote:
Isgrimnur wrote:Back on line.
No it isn't!

Yes it is!

wonderpug · Post by **wonderpug** » Thu Feb 19, 2015 10:52 am

Teggy wrote:I'm wondering if it's because they posted a bit of an outlier of a review for 1886, which put it at the top of the Metecritic page.

Look, I don't want to say you're full of it, but I find it highly unlikely that an ancient order of knights would attempt a DDoS attack or something on a gaming site just because a review starting bringing them too much attention.

Kraken · Post by **Kraken** » Sun Apr 19, 2015 9:44 pm

Database Error: Table 'smf_log_online' is marked as crashed and should be repaired
File: /home/gtroot/public_html/forums/Sources/Subs.php
Line: 2623

Always happens on a holiday weekend, right? (What, you guys don't get Patriots Day?)

Teggy · Post by **Teggy** » Wed Apr 29, 2015 5:44 pm

Who stepped on the power cord this time?

Skinypupy · Post by **Skinypupy** » Thu May 14, 2015 8:44 am

Down again.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Mon Jul 27, 2015 9:07 am

The initial connection between CloudFlare's network and the origin web server timed out. As a result, the web page can not be displayed.

tru1cy · Post by **tru1cy** » Mon Jul 27, 2015 12:02 pm

typically not down this long. Has anyone seen or heard anything?

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Mon Jul 27, 2015 12:03 pm

Last tweets from the official account and Ron's are all over 16 hours ago.

Rip · Post by **Rip** » Mon May 30, 2016 7:41 am

Skinypupy · Post by **Skinypupy** » Mon May 30, 2016 10:22 am

Saboteur!

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Thu Jun 16, 2016 11:21 am

: Table './gtroot_smfforum/smf_sessions' is marked as crashed and should be repaired
/home/gtroot/public_html/forums/Sources/Load.php
2010

I am gtroot.

Canuck · Post by **Canuck** » Fri Jun 17, 2016 10:02 am

That's about 24 hours now. What's going on?

tru1cy · Post by **tru1cy** » Fri Jun 17, 2016 10:10 am

Canuck wrote:That's about 24 hours now. What's going on?

I'm thinking E3 coverage and they're just getting around to repair, but yeah it normally doesn't go down this long anymore

Kraken · Post by **Kraken** » Fri Jun 17, 2016 12:31 pm

I made a post in the P&R forum. It must have succumbed to shock.

Skinypupy · Post by **Skinypupy** » Wed Jan 04, 2017 10:29 pm

GT fall down, go boom.

Rip · Post by **Rip** » Wed Jan 04, 2017 11:21 pm

Skinypupy wrote:GT fall down, go boom.

Died and went to heaven, which turns out to be run by a company called Cloudfare maybe?

Blackhawk · Post by **Blackhawk** » Wed Jan 04, 2017 11:24 pm

Welcome back. We still have leftover pretzels and beer (flat now, sorry) from when we stayed over at your place. Help yourselves!

Xmann · Post by **Xmann** » Wed Jul 05, 2017 5:10 pm

when i try to log into my account, i get a "sorry, permission denied"

can an admin help me or can someone email Ron for me?

username is Xmann

Blackhawk · Post by **Blackhawk** » Wed Jul 05, 2017 6:47 pm

Wow, first time I've been there in a month or two. That new forum software hurts! For the life of me, I can't find how to switch themes.

Z-Corn · Post by **Z-Corn** » Wed Jul 05, 2017 7:06 pm

Blackhawk wrote:Wow, first time I've been there in a month or two. That new forum software hurts! For the life of me, I can't find how to switch themes.

Yeah...I had to quit lurking there for that very same reason.

Chaz · Post by **Chaz** » Wed Jul 05, 2017 8:44 pm

Is gt still up? That's kind of surprising

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Wed Jul 05, 2017 8:50 pm

They've developed a pretty good front page, have always been more console-focused than we are, and are podcasting, as well as starting to cover boardgames.

Kraken · Post by **Kraken** » Wed Jul 05, 2017 10:50 pm

I dropped out after the changeover, too. Really didn't like the new software.

As I understand it, the new forum is somehow tied to their front page...like, if someone comments on an article, they automatically go to the forums. Or something. Hope they can build a new community cuz I think they lost what was left of the old one.

Xmann · Post by **Xmann** » Wed Jul 05, 2017 11:02 pm

I wonder if the change has screwed up my account and that's why I can't log in

MonkeyFinger · Post by **MonkeyFinger** » Wed Jul 05, 2017 11:25 pm

Probably. From Ron over there: If you find that you are having issues getting into the forums, please email and we'll help you out.

Great, it removed the email address: "support at gamingtrend.com"

Ralph-Wiggum · Post by **Ralph-Wiggum** » Wed Jul 05, 2017 11:37 pm

I also stopped visiting once the new software was implemented. I can't remember exactly why anymore( maybe because I couldn't figure out how to see only new posts since my previous visit?

MonkeyFinger · Post by **MonkeyFinger** » Thu Jul 06, 2017 8:52 am

You can use the Recent Discussions option for that, in case you wanted to give it another try.

Chaz · Post by **Chaz** » Thu Jul 06, 2017 9:23 am

I know I fell off going there a little after the split. It was partly because they were all about consoles and I wasn't, and partly because it seemed like most of the forum activity was coming from one poster that I didn't particularly care for. Good for them for trucking along

Rumpy · Post by **Rumpy** » Thu Jul 06, 2017 10:02 am

I'm still hanging around, though it did really take some getting used to. The thing is, I kind of dislike the whole dynamic flat look. QT3 is the same way.

Skinypupy · Post by **Skinypupy** » Thu Jul 06, 2017 11:02 am

I'm don't really care for the new format, but still post there quite often.

The overall volume of posting has decreased significantly though. Outside of a few AAA titles, it's become pretty hard to generate much discussion.

Rumpy · Post by **Rumpy** » Thu Jul 06, 2017 1:17 pm

Yeah, they've had integration as a long-term goal. But if that's at the expense of regular posters, I wonder if it will be worth it in the end? I think they've struck a good balance though. The thing about integration that I've experience from other forums, is that it then becomes a bunch of threads simply with link drops, which I feel can be detrimental. I've seen several forums die due to overexposure of these kinds of threads, because overall they don't promote discussion. In fact, I feel they tend to drive people away. On one of those forums, it was a guy simply posting and pasting in a link, with no description or anything else. It wasn't an inviting atmosphere. Over time, the forum began to look like a ghost town, and that was partly because they were more concerned about their comments on the overall site rather than the actual community, and the forum fell to the wayside. That's why I've been so hesitant and vocal about integration in the past. Would just hate to see the same thing happen to the GT community.

coopasonic · Post by **coopasonic** » Thu Jul 06, 2017 4:06 pm

Skinypupy wrote:I'm don't really care for the new format, but still post there quite often.

The overall volume of posting has decreased significantly though. Outside of a few AAA titles, it's become pretty hard to generate much discussion.

If Engine ever gives up, they can shutter the forums.

Z-Corn · Post by **Z-Corn** » Thu Jul 06, 2017 6:36 pm

I do still visit to read and enjoy the front page articles, I should have said that earlier...

Punisher · Post by **Punisher** » Fri Jul 07, 2017 12:20 am

+1 as another person who fell off the forums after the changes.. I just can't get around as easy as before and it feels like a step backwards to me and doesn't really feel like a forum.
My main reason was the clunky way of seeing unread posts... I got used to jumping in, clicking view unread posts, then scrolling through to the posts that interest me, then marking forum as read. It kept it tidy and that's what I do here.. Plus, I can see a lot more threads at once with the old forum.
In fact, after the change, I started posting here a lot more than in the past.. I pop on occasionally to see upcoming releases and that's about it.

Lassr · Post by **Lassr** » Fri Jul 07, 2017 10:44 am

I had to email Ron to get myself logged in again, but I cannot stand the new format, just too cumbersome to easily navigate. I have also noticed there are rarely any daily posts anymore also. I'll stick around here.

Victoria Raverna · Post by **Victoria Raverna** » Fri Jul 07, 2017 11:09 am

Punisher wrote:+1 as another person who fell off the forums after the changes.. I just can't get around as easy as before and it feels like a step backwards to me and doesn't really feel like a forum.
My main reason was the clunky way of seeing unread posts... I got used to jumping in, clicking view unread posts, then scrolling through to the posts that interest me, then marking forum as read. It kept it tidy and that's what I do here.. Plus, I can see a lot more threads at once with the old forum.
In fact, after the change, I started posting here a lot more than in the past.. I pop on occasionally to see upcoming releases and that's about it.

+1.

I just can't get used to the new format.

Ralph-Wiggum · Post by **Ralph-Wiggum** » Fri Jul 07, 2017 12:02 pm

It also doesn't help that Tapatalk no longer works with GT. That's how I'd often visit that (and this) forum.

naednek · Post by **naednek** » Fri Jul 07, 2017 7:25 pm

I can't get Tapatalk to work with OO...

Ralph-Wiggum · Post by **Ralph-Wiggum** » Fri Jul 07, 2017 8:13 pm

Weird, I'm using Tapatalk right now. The only issue I've experienced is not being able to see posted Tweets.

Bullwinkle · Post by **Bullwinkle** » Sat Jul 08, 2017 2:23 pm

I'm still over there, but maybe I'll pop in here a little more frequently (like I need another forum).