Ruger forum down

[SunnySlopes]

I tried to log on yesterday but could not.

Now it says, "Account has been suspended."

Some cupcakes own the hosting service and got "woke?"

They didn't pay their bill?

Anybody know what's going on over there?

 

[Bennj]

Can't help you but got the same thing. I know it takes a lot to run a website, but I have been trying to join since 2013, no luck.

 

[sparkyv]

For me, it worked fine last evening and also just now.

 

[SunnySlopes]

It's not the Ruger forum dot net.

It's the Ruger forum dot com. http://www.rugerforum.com/cgi-sys/suspendedpage.cgi

 

[CraigC]

They've been on an outdated server for years. In desperate need of a migration to something newer, with newer software. It's been run by tyrants ever since Carl died.

 

[SunnySlopes]

They've been on an outdated server for years. In desperate need of a migration to something newer, with newer software. It's been run by tyrants ever since Carl died.

They definitely eked out the last drop of usefulness from their software program.

 

[Piranha451]

I just visited there and it has a new format as well as accepting new registrations.

 

[SunnySlopes]

I just visited there and it has a new format as well as accepting new registrations.

Yeah, I saw it.

 

[Bennj]

Interesting, I visited a few minutes earlier. New format and actually allowed me to register after eight years, seems like a good sign.

 

[BLACKHAWKNJ]

It is back up,different font, I was able to log in with no problem,

 

[stolivar]

I am in with my old login

Steve

 

[Onty]

I cannot get in again last several days. BTW, I don't like new format. The one some years ago was IMO much better graphically.

 

[potmetal]

All I get is blank white page.

 

[MifflinKid]

I just logged in. No problem.

 

[eyeshot]

All I get is blank white page.

Me too. One shouldn't have to work this hard to access a forum. For a company this size they should be embarrassed. Putting up an intuitive forum is a no-brainer with the software options available today.

Sad commentary.

 

[wvfarrier]

I only get the "white page of doom"

 

[Sergei Mosin]

Me too. One shouldn't have to work this hard to access a forum. For a company this size they should be embarrassed. Putting up an intuitive forum is a no-brainer with the software options available today.

Sad commentary.

Ruger doesn't run the forum. Do any of the big manufacturers have their own forums? I can't think of any. Generally corporations prefer to run their social media through the usual suspects (TWTR, FB, etc) rather than operating their own.

 

[Styx]

Funny how crazy people get when a forum goes down. I seen other forums go down as well as Facebook and I think it was Tic Tok, YouTube or some other popular social media platform that went down too recently and in the past. In all cases, it seemed like the sky way falling for some.

If I was Thanos and could just snap my finger and make things disappear, it would be the interent for at least a good year.

 

[Spats McGee]

One of our THR rules is that all posts must be firearms related. I don't mind an occasional thread to discuss whether another firearms-related website is up or down, but the topic itself (the other forum) is only very loosely related to firearms. Accordingly, I think this one has run its course.