If we get a dedicated or virtual server, I would volunteer to set up and maintain it. After the initial set-up, the amount of time involved should be minimal.
You're awesome, Tom.
Don't belong. Dangerous, like you. Can't be controlled. Can't be trusted. Everyone could just go on without me and not have to worry. People could be what they wanted to be. Could be with the people they wanted. Live simple. No secrets.
River ,'Objects In Space'
Buffistas Building a Better Board
Do you have problems, concerns or recommendations about the technical side of the Phoenix? Air them here. Compliments also welcome.
Jesse - Oct 23, 2003 7:19:54 am PDT #5549 of 10000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Jessica - Oct 23, 2003 7:20:07 am PDT #5550 of 10000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I worry that a $200/month deal, even with the possibility of some discounts, might lead to some HUGE board culture changes that I don't feel like we can commit to without careful consideration by the whole community -- and I'm not comfortable with making that kind of choice.
I agree.
Tom Scola - Oct 23, 2003 7:22:18 am PDT #5551 of 10000
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Tom -- Are there any providers you've worked with that you would recommend?
Unfortunately, no. The ones that me and my friends have dealt with, we've had informal relationships with. Which I wouldn't recommend in this case.
Fred Pete - Oct 23, 2003 7:27:18 am PDT #5552 of 10000
Ann, that's a ferret.
I worry that a $200/month deal, even with the possibility of some discounts, might lead to some HUGE board culture changes that I don't feel like we can commit to without careful consideration by the whole community -- and I'm not comfortable with making that kind of choice.
That's true, as far as it goes. But the additional problem is, can the board continue as we've been doing? Have we outgrown the $20/month options?
(Edited to delete pointless question.)
§ ita § - Oct 23, 2003 7:28:54 am PDT #5553 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'm very nervous about making a decision in this abbreviated timeframe. If we rush into this, things don't go well, we maybe cause problems for Fangeek's other customers -- we're spending a lot of money to make Kristen miserable.
Tom Scola - Oct 23, 2003 7:29:09 am PDT #5554 of 10000
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Have we outgrown the $20/month options?
Yes, but we haven't outgrown the $50-60 options that people are throwing around.
Fred Pete - Oct 23, 2003 7:30:16 am PDT #5555 of 10000
Ann, that's a ferret.
Yes, but we haven't outgrown the $50-60 options that people are throwing around.
I had no idea those options were available. Which is why I feel hopelessly unqualified to answer anything. I'll shut up now and delete that last question.
(Edited because done, and revising to make it clear what I actually was going to do.)
Jon B. - Oct 23, 2003 7:32:47 am PDT #5556 of 10000
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
I'm very nervous about making a decision in this abbreviated timeframe.
Me too. On the surface, it seems like Rob's offer is at least as good as Kristen's and it comes without a (now) 24 hour deadline.
Consuela - Oct 23, 2003 7:33:04 am PDT #5557 of 10000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Put me in the corner with Theodosia. We have sufficient broad expertise among the Stompies that I'm happy to go with them.
I'm also with Wolfrom on the "let's not cause Kristen our friend any more grief than necessary" wagon. I'd hate for Kristen to stop coming by because we're such a pain in the ass for FanGeek. That's no fun for her, and it deprives us of Kristen!
Betsy HP - Oct 23, 2003 7:52:39 am PDT #5558 of 10000
If I only had a brain...
So if I'm not missing something, iStrata is a much better deal wrt bandwidth.
I am cautious now about the lowest-bid provider. As we found out with HR, the lowest bid may not equate to a willingness to provide service. That doesn't mean iStrata is bad, either; I don't have any information.