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[amyb]

Glad September 1st is here and that the SBH trusted forum turnover is a success.

Consistent end of month shut down is so annoying for me!

Why can’t this shutdown at month’s end be fixed she asks?

 

[JEK]

Glad September 1st is here and that the SBH trusted forum turnover is a success.

Consistent end of month shut down is so annoying for me!

Why can’t this shutdown at month’s end be fixed she asks?

A reasonable question, but one the moderators cannot answer.

 

[didier]

someone has to know the answer, this is not a big mystery. if I were to fathom a guess, the site has new owners who don't pay for anything extra, when the space for the month runs out, it runs out without any additional payments.

 

[KevinS]

It was fixed, but now it’s broken again. The site owners did in fact pay for additional monthly bandwidth (the fix), but that too has now been consumed. Without any real facts to go on, I blame the increasing consumption on the proliferation of AI models scanning sites for content.

 

[amyb]

It was fixed, but now it’s broken again. The site owners did in fact pay for additional monthly bandwidth (the fix), but that too has now been consumed. Without any real facts to go on, I blame the increasing consumption on the proliferation of AI models scanning sites for content.

This seems possible, Kevin. I am amazed by the outpouring of garbage posts I come upon during early morning forum peeks.

 

[amyb]

Thank you moderators for cleaning up the site so often

 

[JEK]

It was fixed, but now it’s broken again. The site owners did in fact pay for additional monthly bandwidth (the fix), but that too has now been consumed. Without any real facts to go on, I blame the increasing consumption on the proliferation of AI models scanning sites for content.

Claude has some ideas on blocking spam and also counting hits from web crawlers, but they need Admin approval. Sent you an email. with the ideas.

 

[Dennis]

Just remember, that's how the forum will end. Like the Sopranos.

 

[JEK]

 

[le_reve]

Just a thought from someone who is in this business - I don't know where the site is hosted, but these days, there are many hosting companies that offer unlimited bandwidth for much less than the "old school" hosting companies that have bandwidth limits do. It might be something to look into if possible. The problem with spambots and AI scraping bots is not going anywhere, and is most likely going to get worse.

 

[le_reve]

I did a little investigative work, and from what I can tell, it is hosted by SuperWebHost.com - - which offers all unlimited bandwidth packages now. Perhaps SBHonline is on a legacy package with bandwidth limits? If this is the case, it would be an easy fix at the same or less cost.

I could be wrong, but do any of the mods know what the hosting company is?

 

[JEK]

I did a little investigative work, and from what I can tell, it is hosted by SuperWebHost.com - - which offers all unlimited bandwidth packages now. Perhaps SBHonline is on a legacy package with bandwidth limits? If this is the case, it would be an easy fix at the same or less cost.

I could be wrong, but do any of the mods know what the hosting company is?

A blackbox to us. We have the email of a guy who knows a guy . . .

 

[didier]

Just remember, that's how the forum will end. Like the Sopranos.

Can any of you imagine that the site will no longer be wanted or needed?

even now, when someone has a party, they send out private invites, no longer everyone is invited on the forum....which causes a smaller same people group. no one meets new people anymore which made the forum fresh in the early days. the island is changing....

 

[JEK]

The world is changing. The Forum started long before social media proliferated and was the one of the few ways to keep in touch from afar. It was also vigorously enabled by many SBH pioneers who have now passed the travel torch to another generation. A generation who only need to know the most influencer friendly scenes to record.