TWar Posted 31 August, 2020 Share Posted 31 August, 2020 Another option is reddit.com/r/saintsfc. Not the biggest community yet but the reddit layout is easy to use and goal highlights are posted on there as they happen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadhall Saint Posted 31 August, 2020 Share Posted 31 August, 2020 Slow this morning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wurzel Posted 31 August, 2020 Share Posted 31 August, 2020 On 30/08/2020 at 11:17, S-Clarke said: Makes absolutely no difference. The problem is the platform it's hosted on/forum backend, going in via specific links isn't going to make any difference (as it hasn't for me, at any point). You probably just get lucky at that one second. I'm getting very luck then.The Google route has worked for me so far every time I've tried it, even when direct link doesn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonb Posted 1 September, 2020 Share Posted 1 September, 2020 Aww man... don't let this be the end. I started out on Saintslist via Yahoo then SaintsForever and then signed up to Saintsweb when that change happened. I might actually have to do some work if this place dies out and that isn't good folks. Not good at all. #PrayForSaintsWeb Just had a quick look the Ugly board and its a bit all over the place. The reddit suggestion could work I guess although that's not dedicated just for us. I don't like the multi-team board format. Its great having ONE forum that is ours. Sad times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Billy Posted 1 September, 2020 Share Posted 1 September, 2020 It would be a help if there was some sort of update on the situation because from looking in it seems like nothing is happening, I am hoping there is work behind the scenes but as every day goes on it seems more and more like a slow death and that soon this forum will be no more, which is very sad as many of us have been on this site for years along with its predecessors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igsey Posted 1 September, 2020 Share Posted 1 September, 2020 12 minutes ago, jasonb said: Aww man... don't let this be the end. I started out on Saintslist via Yahoo then SaintsForever and then signed up to Saintsweb when that change happened. I might actually have to do some work if this place dies out and that isn't good folks. Not good at all. #PrayForSaintsWeb Just had a quick look the Ugly board and its a bit all over the place. The reddit suggestion could work I guess although that's not dedicated just for us. I don't like the multi-team board format. Its great having ONE forum that is ours. Sad times. reddit.com/r/saintsfc is the Southampton subreddit. /r/soccer is the general football one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skintsaint Posted 1 September, 2020 Share Posted 1 September, 2020 me clicking a thread most of the time : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weston Saint Posted 1 September, 2020 Share Posted 1 September, 2020 (edited) Good as gone. Very few people posting now. Steve has not been on since 22 August. Abandon all hope ye who enter here. Edited 1 September, 2020 by Weston Saint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat Posted 1 September, 2020 Share Posted 1 September, 2020 I can get in by going to activity and then using next unread topic, but if I try and click on a thread it never works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suhari Posted 1 September, 2020 Share Posted 1 September, 2020 Shame this - been a good place over the years. I hope this isn't the death throes of Saintsweb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint86 Posted 1 September, 2020 Share Posted 1 September, 2020 Hopefully this is not the end of Saintsweb, but is there a solid interim option for an alternative site? Been using this place for years, but struggling to get on at all now and really missing the Saints gossip and ITK snippets 😪. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 1 September, 2020 Share Posted 1 September, 2020 (edited) The old site wasn't bad enough to lose this place was it?! Edited 1 September, 2020 by SuperSAINT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadoldgit Posted 1 September, 2020 Share Posted 1 September, 2020 1 hour ago, jasonb said: Aww man... don't let this be the end. I started out on Saintslist via Yahoo then SaintsForever and then signed up to Saintsweb when that change happened. I might actually have to do some work if this place dies out and that isn't good folks. Not good at all. #PrayForSaintsWeb Just had a quick look the Ugly board and its a bit all over the place. The reddit suggestion could work I guess although that's not dedicated just for us. I don't like the multi-team board format. Its great having ONE forum that is ours. Sad times. I followed the same route as you. It would be a shame if it folded but nothing lasts forever. I agree about the Ugly but with an influx of decent posters it does have the potential to be a good site if the worst happens here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 1 September, 2020 Share Posted 1 September, 2020 Any chance of an update Mr Grant please sir? Thanking you kindly @stevegrant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weston Saint Posted 1 September, 2020 Share Posted 1 September, 2020 Ah Steve is back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 1 September, 2020 Share Posted 1 September, 2020 By the way, the suggestion someone had previously of tunneling into the site via bookmarking an existing thread does seem to boost one's chances of getting in... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wurzel Posted 1 September, 2020 Share Posted 1 September, 2020 On 31/08/2020 at 11:20, Wurzel said: I'm getting very luck then.The Google route has worked for me so far every time I've tried it, even when direct link doesn't. I take it back, looks like I DID get very lucky, that way hasn't worked since I posted it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadhall Saint Posted 1 September, 2020 Share Posted 1 September, 2020 Ok for me this afternoon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baird of the land Posted 1 September, 2020 Share Posted 1 September, 2020 I starting to wonder if the topic listing page is a myth as I haven’t seen it for ages. Mostly able to use more recent topic navigation to see and post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusic Posted 1 September, 2020 Share Posted 1 September, 2020 All the good posters no longer post here and you can (actually) see why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGTL Posted 1 September, 2020 Share Posted 1 September, 2020 At least someone save the Pompey Takeover thread before the lights are turned out on here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le God Posted 1 September, 2020 Share Posted 1 September, 2020 (edited) 8 hours ago, jasonb said: Aww man... don't let this be the end. I started out on Saintslist via Yahoo then SaintsForever and then signed up to Saintsweb when that change happened. I might actually have to do some work if this place dies out and that isn't good folks. Not good at all. #PrayForSaintsWeb Just had a quick look the Ugly board and its a bit all over the place. The reddit suggestion could work I guess although that's not dedicated just for us. I don't like the multi-team board format. Its great having ONE forum that is ours. Sad times. https://www.sotonians.com/ Edited 1 September, 2020 by Matthew Le God Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yozzman Posted 1 September, 2020 Share Posted 1 September, 2020 Working fine today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintBobby Posted 2 September, 2020 Share Posted 2 September, 2020 Been awful again today...have finally got on after 50 attempts. Losing the will to try again. Hope Steve can fix it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roo1976 Posted 2 September, 2020 Share Posted 2 September, 2020 but why was it moved ..........or changed?..........this is so frustrating . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st.bangkok Posted 2 September, 2020 Share Posted 2 September, 2020 1 hour ago, Roo1976 said: but why was it moved ..........or changed?..........this is so frustrating . Money probably. Cheaper/shared host server option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 2 September, 2020 Share Posted 2 September, 2020 23 minutes ago, st.bangkok said: Money probably. Cheaper/shared host server option. The words 'false' and 'economy' spring to mind. Given £5/mth for most people is relatively peanuts (16 new pence per day) I'd venture there would have been enough people prepared to pay more to retain a quality level of service. (even if it was as much as a fiver a month I'd probably still pitch in....) Even if it has to be a "Cheaper/shared" solution, surely there is more than one option out there in that category? Appreciate its a PITA moving stuff from one provider to another, but if the first one is no cop, then just try more providers until we find one that isn't shite...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 2 September, 2020 Share Posted 2 September, 2020 23 minutes ago, st.bangkok said: Money probably. Cheaper/shared host server option. The words 'false' and 'economy' spring to mind. Given £5/mth for most people is relatively peanuts (16 new pence per day) I'd venture there would have been enough people prepared to pay more to retain a quality level of service. (even if it was as much as a fiver a month I'd probably still pitch in....) Even if it has to be a "Cheaper/shared" solution, surely there is more than one option out there in that category? Appreciate its a PITA moving stuff from one provider to another, but if the first one is no cop, then just try more providers until we find one that isn't shite...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M271 Posted 2 September, 2020 Share Posted 2 September, 2020 Really bad again this morning, seems to be fine for some hours and then suddenly changes to being slow or 502 and 504 warnings. Assuming the Cloudfront name that comes up with the 504 are the same then maybe some techies can make sense of the link below: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudFront/latest/DeveloperGuide/troubleshooting-response-errors.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farkas Posted 2 September, 2020 Share Posted 2 September, 2020 Time for this site to go into permanent lockdown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sydney_saint Posted 2 September, 2020 Share Posted 2 September, 2020 Just read through this thread for first time. Sending my appreciation to @stevegrant for trying to fix this, but also for looking after the forum, often praiseless, for all these years. I would have liked to have thought that over a decade of holding this forum together and fostering this community would have given you more goodwill. Especially as there is hardly anything going on with Saints at the moment. It's not like we are gunning for the title with two games left. But there are certainly plenty who do appreciate it. And trust you to sort this out (if you don't just pack it in, which, looking through the comments, I wouldn't blame you). 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted 2 September, 2020 Share Posted 2 September, 2020 What ever the reasons, this place is dying on its arse. Shame really, as it used to be a hive of activity. No idea what the reasons are but many other Forum's do not shudder like this and have far greater numbers (and no fee). As said, if the current owners do not have the capacity to look after it (no slight if they do not), then please pass it on.........allow the site to keep going. Maybe new ideas, freshen the place up and inject something else into it..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatlesaint Posted 2 September, 2020 Share Posted 2 September, 2020 22 minutes ago, Batman said: and inject something else into it..... Like a host server company that gives a shit when clients entrust their forums to them you mean? Would be very interested what other forums they host and if they have these issues. Its such a shame what’s happened here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 2 September, 2020 Share Posted 2 September, 2020 Today was BAD. Very hard to get on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowers-sfc Posted 3 September, 2020 Share Posted 3 September, 2020 Rather then all the sub forums, maybe something like Brighton’s? www.northstandchat.com mainly all 1 big forum called ‘the big board’ and you have sub cats rather then separate pages... seems to work well and handles a lot more traffic then here. just a suggestion, sure Steve will come up with something that works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 3 September, 2020 Share Posted 3 September, 2020 16 hours ago, trousers said: The words 'false' and 'economy' spring to mind. Given £5/mth for most people is relatively peanuts (16 new pence per day) I'd venture there would have been enough people prepared to pay more to retain a quality level of service. (even if it was as much as a fiver a month I'd probably still pitch in....) Even if it has to be a "Cheaper/shared" solution, surely there is more than one option out there in that category? Appreciate its a PITA moving stuff from one provider to another, but if the first one is no cop, then just try more providers until we find one that isn't shite...? There are forums that charge no fee at all and handle more traffic. This new software seems like it will never be good enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 3 September, 2020 Share Posted 3 September, 2020 5 hours ago, Saint_clark said: There are forums that charge no fee at all and handle more traffic. This new software seems like it will never be good enough. I've used Invison forums before and I've never seen it act like this, it looks like some sort of server backend issue to me, rather than the forum software it's self. No updates at all anymore though, I think this place is being left to die on it's arse which is a real shame. As someone has said, if Steve doesn't have the time to run this anymore, and he's done a bloody good job for years and years off his own back, then please just see if someone else would like to take it on rather than let it fall away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatboy40 Posted 3 September, 2020 Share Posted 3 September, 2020 (edited) 16 hours ago, beatlesaint said: Like a host server company that gives a shit when clients entrust their forums to them you mean? Would be very interested what other forums they host and if they have these issues. Its such a shame what’s happened here I believe that Steve said the forum is now hosted on AWS, so Amazon Web Services, so not a piddly shared server host. Amazon just provide a very reliable service that you pay for, the customer is responsible for ensuring that their additional installed software operates correctly. Edit: All DNS points to AWS. Edited 3 September, 2020 by Fatboy40 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wild-saint Posted 3 September, 2020 Share Posted 3 September, 2020 First time i have managed to get on for about 2/3 days. Looks ominous, lets hope they can resolve it as most of the other sites are dog shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BARCELONASAINT Posted 3 September, 2020 Share Posted 3 September, 2020 really hope things improve. I use this site everyday for my Saints fix and will miss it if this IS the end! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M271 Posted 3 September, 2020 Share Posted 3 September, 2020 Mostly unusable today, hope it can be fixed or at least improved. Had a look at the Ugly Inside forum and looks OK, seems to be some on there that used to be on Saintsweb and current Saintsweb members. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren2 Posted 3 September, 2020 Share Posted 3 September, 2020 Wow! Just got on after about 10 attempts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miserableoldgit Posted 3 September, 2020 Share Posted 3 September, 2020 2 hours ago, wild-saint said: First time i have managed to get on for about 2/3 days. Looks ominous, lets hope they can resolve it as most of the other sites are dog shit. I hope so too. I have looked at other sites as well and this is by far the best. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Duckhunter Posted 3 September, 2020 Share Posted 3 September, 2020 The pleasure you get from actually managing to post is very similar to seeing a home goal under Puel. It’s strangely satisfying after many wasted hours attempting it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 3 September, 2020 Share Posted 3 September, 2020 1 minute ago, Lord Duckhunter said: The pleasure you get from actually managing to post is very similar to seeing a home goal under Puel. It’s strangely satisfying after many wasted hours attempting it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dellman Posted 3 September, 2020 Share Posted 3 September, 2020 This site is far the best but recently it has been a nightmare and a time waster just trying to access it, usually withoput success. What has happened and has it any future? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lambtiss Posted 3 September, 2020 Share Posted 3 September, 2020 56 minutes ago, miserableoldgit said: I hope so too. I have looked at other sites as well and this is by far the best. 100% this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonb Posted 3 September, 2020 Share Posted 3 September, 2020 Working a treat here now..... hopefully a good sign. I have looked at some other sites as have others I see. sotonians seems to be ok but a lot of content to ignore (same as here I guess) r/saintsfc is ok but not a massive fan of reddit uglyinside full of ads (Rochdale F.C. news in my case for some reason) Twitter #saintsfc hashtag - forget it. Twitter died the moment the w*nkers joined from Instagram and FB. That just leaves this place with a decent mixture of people wanting to debate and discuss Saints as well as a few WUM's and the history of all the previous versions of the forum. From take-over saga's (our own as well as the blue few's), dodgy statues and all the ITK. I hope the site can previal and as alluded to by Sydney_Saint, the work behind the scenes is much appreciated. I have to agree with another poster who mentioned the Brighton site; perhaps simplifying the forum could help with all the database stuff? I only ever visit The Saints, I never go anywhere else on the site. Just my 2p. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the saint in winchester Posted 3 September, 2020 Share Posted 3 September, 2020 On 01/09/2020 at 15:17, trousers said: By the way, the suggestion someone had previously of tunneling into the site via bookmarking an existing thread does seem to boost one's chances of getting in... I did that a couple of weeks ago when it started to go rogue. It hasn't helped. This is the first time in like a week I have accessed the site. Bookmarking hasn't seemed to help, from my experience this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Wayman Posted 3 September, 2020 Share Posted 3 September, 2020 Only made it through the maze twice in two weeks, tried everything three different browsers, Google, Siri every conceivable link. Just seems to be luck. Even when "in" it nearly always drops out again soon afterwards with "Bad Gateway" screen. Have almost given up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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