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Title: What's wrong with Frothers?
Post by: Condottiere on 19 September 2017, 04:57:14 PM
Not that kind of question...

Haven't been able to access it for over 24 hours, so is it just me?
Title: Re: What's wrong with Frothers?
Post by: Citizen Sade on 19 September 2017, 05:03:55 PM
No, it's not just you.

It was a shadow of its former self anyway.
Title: Re: What's wrong with Frothers?
Post by: Condottiere on 19 September 2017, 05:15:30 PM
I figured the system self terminated over ennui from Mac and Apathy's monologues... lol

Was posting on a thread and started one regarding the Orville and ST: Discovery - the former feels more ToS/TNG and the latter a Battlestar Galactica revamped clone.
Title: Re: What's wrong with Frothers?
Post by: Happymcclap on 19 September 2017, 07:39:13 PM
This is the longest ive known the frother hamsters to stop working, would be sad to see it go, despite its current state, its always worth popping in for a laugh or two
Title: Re: What's wrong with Frothers?
Post by: nic-e on 19 September 2017, 07:46:10 PM
It's seemed very dead recently , I think the current top posts in the sculpting forum have been there for a good few months.
Title: Re: What's wrong with Frothers?
Post by: Dan55 on 19 September 2017, 10:30:02 PM
It's a good thing it's not that kind of question . . .

or you'd be in for a very long answer.
Title: Re: What's wrong with Frothers?
Post by: Jakar Nilson on 19 September 2017, 11:42:43 PM
Has a spare hamster been found yet?
Title: Re: What's wrong with Frothers?
Post by: rebelyell2006 on 20 September 2017, 03:11:46 AM
Not that kind of question...

Haven't been able to access it for over 24 hours, so is it just me?

It's been offline since Friday or Saturday, which isn't necessarily a bad thing.  Could be a glitch.

On the other hand, it is a few months past the listed domain expiration, so something might be going on.

EDIT:
On the other hand, maybe it should finally die.
Title: Re: What's wrong with Frothers?
Post by: Condottiere on 20 September 2017, 03:23:49 AM
It's been offline since Friday or Saturday, which isn't necessarily a bad thing.  Could be a glitch.

On the other hand, it is a few months past the listed domain expiration, so something might be going on.

EDIT:
On the other hand, maybe it should finally die.
It may have been just you, as I could still access it til late Sunday...

If it goes, you know who'll be shimmying along with his posse. :o
Title: Re: What's wrong with Frothers?
Post by: rebelyell2006 on 20 September 2017, 05:10:51 AM
That's right, today is Tuesday.  Then it was Sunday for me as well, in the morning.
Title: Re: What's wrong with Frothers?
Post by: MartinR on 20 September 2017, 07:13:07 AM
Sadly, I think it has gone to the great website in the sky. It has been down before but not for as long as this.
Title: Re: What's wrong with Frothers?
Post by: Hammers on 20 September 2017, 07:42:02 AM
"What's wrong with Frothers?" That's a retorical question, right? :)
Title: Re: What's wrong with Frothers?
Post by: Komsomol on 20 September 2017, 08:33:55 AM
Probably is dead, but all the 'it's never been down this long before! is a tad OTT. It has (and as Condottiere says it was available on Sunday) and has returned. But possibly Doc has staked his creation at last (kind of a mixed horror thing going on there?)

As for not being as vibrant, well yes, but some people flounced off with their shininess elsewhere and those places remain ineffably tedious.

It had/has a unique ambience.

But then, so did a lot of pubs I've been in and they've all been demolished too, thank goodness!
Title: Re: What's wrong with Frothers?
Post by: stone-cold-lead on 20 September 2017, 09:15:24 AM
Some years back it was down for a week or more and that lead to a complete overhaul of the forum (eventually). Apparently the one guy who was able to fix it had pretty much nothing to do with the site and was difficult to get hold of as well. I would assume a similar state of affairs. I'm sure it'll wheeze back to life at some point.
Title: Re: What's wrong with Frothers?
Post by: CrumbReaper on 23 September 2017, 07:16:15 AM
well the hulking mass has risen once more from it's slumber - Frothers is up and running again!

Title: Re: What's wrong with Frothers?
Post by: carlos marighela on 23 September 2017, 11:10:17 AM
Oh dear, there are going to be some very upset people over on TMP. :D
Title: Re: What's wrong with Frothers?
Post by: Arlequín on 23 September 2017, 11:48:56 AM
There always will be, with or without Frothers.  ;)
Title: Re: What's wrong with Frothers?
Post by: Komsomol on 23 September 2017, 12:45:58 PM
Some mixed emotions on the Platypus no doubt as well :D
Title: Re: What's wrong with Frothers?
Post by: Condottiere on 23 September 2017, 04:48:04 PM
Frothers ensures Bill's site is moderated...

That Tango can't decide whether to post as a Fawlty Towers' character or some bloke in the Northern hemisphere... lol