PBW server is back up.

[BBegemott]

I can't get to the PBW site I have tried opening with iexplorer, MyIE. And I have no problems accessing other internet sites.
Is PBW down?

EDIT - I see that it is..

[ December 03, 2003, 14:53: Message edited by: BBegemott ]

[Cirvol]

*cry*

*curses geo's net provider*

pbw if fubar yet again -> Shrapnel, pls consider taking over the pbw site - this shrapnelgames.com site seems big enough to host a little measly pbw server

just an idea

[Phoenix-D]

Originally posted by Cirvol:
*cry*

*curses geo's net provider*

pbw if fubar yet again -> Shrapnel, pls consider taking over the pbw site - this shrapnelgames.com site seems big enough to host a little measly pbw server

just an idea

Aside from lately I think Shrapnel has gone down more than PBW has..

[geoschmo]

Shrapnel has considered it. We have discussed it. We are still discussing it.

The thing you have to remember is that companies, even good companies like Shrapnel, have to do things that make sense from a business perspective or they go out of business.

PBW is a free site. As much as those of us hardcore fans would like to think it could make money, it can't. There just aren't enough regular players that would be willing to pay for it.

We get donations, enough to offset the actual monetary expenses for hosting the site. But not anywhere near the amount neccasary to offset the man hour expenses for running the site. It's an all volunteer organization, a labor of love. If Shrapnel ends up hosting the site, it will have to be in such a way that it does not negativly affect their legitimate business.

Geoschmo

[ December 03, 2003, 16:34: Message edited by: geoschmo ]

[spoon]

Originally posted by geoschmo:
If Shrapnel ends up hosting the site, it will have to be in such a way that it does not negativly affect their legitimate business.

Maybe Shrapnel can bill you for all the hours they'd free up for you

[rextorres]

Originally posted by geoschmo:
The thing you have to remember is that companies, even good companies like Shrapnel, have to do things that make sense from a business perspective or they go out of business.

PBW is a free site . . . If Shrapnel ends up hosting the site, it will have to be in such a way that it does not negativly affect their legitimate business.

Geoschmo

PBW - IMO - is essential to the success of SE - just looking at how many postings the PBW site generates should tell anyone that - not to mention that the players who play PBW are probably the games biggest evangelists, most likely to buy the upgrades, good for cross selling, etc. etc. Heck I wouldn't even be playing SE if wasn't for PBW.

I don't know what the numbers are, but my guess based on # of forum Posts, would be that SE is shrapnel's cash cow and Shrapnel not putting resources behind one of SE's - and Shrapnel's - biggest marketing components is derelict.

It's absurd that Shrapnel supplying PBW resources is even an issue.

[ December 03, 2003, 17:30: Message edited by: rextorres ]

[Rimfire]

Geoschmo,
Can the PBW Website be hosted on a Windows 2000 server? I have a couple of those hooked up to a T3. May be we could rig up a mirror or a back up site.

Rimfire

[ December 03, 2003, 17:39: Message edited by: Rimfire ]