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Title: Login problem to CosmoQuest
Post by: bknight on January 24, 2019, 11:25:47 AM
I'm having problem logging into CosmoQuest
https://forum.cosmoquest.org/search.php

Anyone else have a problem/solution?
Title: Re: Login problem to CosmoQuest
Post by: raven on January 24, 2019, 12:07:17 PM
I'm having problem logging into CosmoQuest
https://forum.cosmoquest.org/search.php

Anyone else have a problem/solution?
I was able to log in and open sub-forum, but it fails when I go to open topics.
Title: Re: Login problem to CosmoQuest
Post by: bknight on January 24, 2019, 12:13:33 PM
I am able to open just the forums, but when searching for new posts or attempting to open any thread I get a failure.
Title: Re: Login problem to CosmoQuest
Post by: molesworth on January 24, 2019, 04:50:19 PM
I am able to open just the forums, but when searching for new posts or attempting to open any thread I get a failure.
Likewise here.  My suspicion would be on a forum software update, or possibly a server update.

I expect the admins will have had quite a few emails about it already, and will be trying to sort it out...  ;)
Title: Re: Login problem to CosmoQuest
Post by: gillianren on January 25, 2019, 10:56:07 AM
Actually, ToSeek messaged me about it (we're Facebook friends), and he's looking into it.  I have to tell you that he suspects there's nothing to be done.
Title: Re: Login problem to CosmoQuest
Post by: bknight on January 25, 2019, 11:37:49 AM
Actually, ToSeek messaged me about it (we're Facebook friends), and he's looking into it.  I have to tell you that he suspects there's nothing to be done.


That sounds bad if no one can get on the site.  Might as well shut it down. >:(
Title: Re: Login problem to CosmoQuest
Post by: tikkitakki on January 25, 2019, 04:17:11 PM
Seems to be working now.
Title: Re: Login problem to CosmoQuest
Post by: Dalhousie on January 25, 2019, 04:58:01 PM
Actually, ToSeek messaged me about it (we're Facebook friends), and he's looking into it.  I have to tell you that he suspects there's nothing to be done.


That sounds bad if no one can get on the site.  Might as well shut it down. >:(

It's pretty much defunct anyway isn't it?
Title: Re: Login problem to CosmoQuest
Post by: raven on January 26, 2019, 12:37:04 AM
Aaaand now it's saying 'Not Found'.
Title: Re: Login problem to CosmoQuest
Post by: molesworth on January 26, 2019, 06:49:40 AM
… and, it's back  ;D
Title: Re: Login problem to CosmoQuest
Post by: gillianren on January 26, 2019, 11:12:32 AM
You've got to log into it with forum.cosmoquest etc., and it won't remember me, but it's back.  Defunct?  Depends on how you look at it.  I still visit every day, and I have good friends there.  Arguably, there's more activity there than here.
Title: Re: Login problem to CosmoQuest
Post by: molesworth on January 26, 2019, 12:29:21 PM
You've got to log into it with forum.cosmoquest etc., and it won't remember me, but it's back.  Defunct?  Depends on how you look at it.  I still visit every day, and I have good friends there.  Arguably, there's more activity there than here.
I think the "Conspiracy theories" section doesn't see much activity these days, but the general astronomy and space forums are pretty active.  I'm a regular reader, although I don't post a lot.
Title: Re: Login problem to CosmoQuest
Post by: pzkpfw on January 28, 2019, 10:53:34 PM
Seems down again today. I get the index pages but trying to open a thread I get a basic error message.
Title: Re: Login problem to CosmoQuest
Post by: gillianren on January 29, 2019, 11:12:46 AM
It's back.  But I wouldn't be surprised if it's on its last legs, having been abandoned by its owners again.
Title: Re: Login problem to CosmoQuest
Post by: bknight on January 29, 2019, 12:14:46 PM
It's back.  But I wouldn't be surprised if it's on its last legs, having been abandoned by its owners again.

Who, what, where, when?  Details, please.
Title: Re: Login problem to CosmoQuest
Post by: gillianren on January 30, 2019, 11:15:46 AM
Well, both Phil and Fraser bailed years ago.  Then they sold it, essentially, to CosmoQuest.  In theory, we're supposed to have dedicated IT support and things like that.  In practice, it often takes literally days to get attention from our overlords, and it's clear that they were hoping the forum would serve as some sort of cash cow to draw grants and so forth.  For a while, they were saying there would be a post of forum liaison to the CosmoQuest people.  They never hired for that position, and one of the application questions was how you'd help fundraise.
Title: Re: Login problem to CosmoQuest
Post by: bknight on January 30, 2019, 11:38:46 AM
Thanks, but who are the current owners/managers?
That is if you know.
Title: Re: Login problem to CosmoQuest
Post by: Echnaton on February 01, 2019, 02:07:26 PM
It looks like they are trying to migrate discussions to Discord.  I've not seen the appeal of Discord yet.
Title: Re: Login problem to CosmoQuest
Post by: raven on February 01, 2019, 08:16:46 PM
Discord is great as a chat room, but not for longer form discussions on varied yet specific, user generated topics, i.e. a forum.
Title: Re: Login problem to CosmoQuest
Post by: Echnaton on February 03, 2019, 10:44:22 PM
That is my experience with it too.
Title: Re: Login problem to CosmoQuest
Post by: Glom on February 09, 2019, 06:35:00 PM
Actually, ToSeek messaged me about it (we're Facebook friends), and he's looking into it.  I have to tell you that he suspects there's nothing to be done.
So Facebook is good for something then.
Title: Re: Login problem to CosmoQuest
Post by: gillianren on February 10, 2019, 11:45:04 AM
I find it good for a lot of things.

For one, two years ago, I was sitting in the NICU over my daughter's bed, and Facebook Messenger was letting me talk to people who weren't the nurses.  One of those people was only a friend because we'd connected on Facebook.