1. How can we hold elections if half of the members are denied access to the forum?hgm wrote: ↑Wed Aug 04, 2021 9:27 pm This is one of the options Quentin proposed. The database of the forum is very big, though. We need a pretty big server to run the forum.
A second problem is that the IP ranges are blocked not just for fun. There seem to be hacker attacks targeting TalkChess, which basically paralyze the server the forum is on. In the current situation that is both the ChessUSA website and TalkChess. Migrating solves the problem for ChessUSA, but might still leave TalkChess inoperable if we don't find a way to make it immune to the attacks. By some other means than disabling IP ranges.
2. How can we hold elections if nominated members (for instance Chris Whittington) are denied access to the forum?
3. This IP blocking is going on for how long, a year? Happened to me 3 times, still can't access the forum in the normal way, I am just lucky it works with VPN. There are complaints from folks with VPN that they can't.
4. When will be the next hacker attack? Whoever they are they are quite successful to find new ways to attack the forum.
5. It's time to give it up and look for a different place.
You and Harvey are elected with the responsibility to keep the forum going, the forum isn't going anywhere at the moment, the longer the problem remains more and more people will give up here.
I know the problem is not your fault but right now it's decision time, keep on taking pain killers for the toothache or go to the dentist. Unfortunately the forum doesn't support polls so I have put a poll on mine.
https://prodeo.actieforum.com/t481-poll ... erver#4005
As I said earlier -
It's free and we are no longer dependent, put Talkchess on read-only for those who still can access it. The Talkchess database is of later concern.Ed wrote:Why should we not move to https://www.forumotion.com/
The setup is a piece of cake, polls are available, youtube support, likes support.
