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Guinness - 29/1/09 at 05:47 AM

Anyone else suffering withdrawal symptoms?

Mike

t.j. - 29/1/09 at 06:05 AM

phew!

One day without Locostbuilders,
I was starting to worry

robertst - 29/1/09 at 06:06 AM

i seriously thought that was the end of locostbuilders.... phew!

what happened to that funky new forum that was on test?

Mr Whippy - 29/1/09 at 07:12 AM

bummer thought the site would be all new

must be technical probs

iank - 29/1/09 at 07:21 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Guinness
Anyone else suffering withdrawal symptoms?

Mike


In a word yes. Anyone else checking on a 30min basis to see if it was back online?

Maybe we should start a self help group

Mr Whippy - 29/1/09 at 07:23 AM

quote:
Originally posted by iank
quote:
Originally posted by Guinness
Anyone else suffering withdrawal symptoms?

Mike


In a word yes. Anyone else checking on a 30min basis to see if it was back online?

Maybe we should start a self help group


I had to call the Samaritans

Jasongray5 - 29/1/09 at 07:24 AM

quote:
Originally posted by iank
quote:
Originally posted by Guinness
Anyone else suffering withdrawal symptoms?

Mike


In a word yes. Anyone else checking on a 30min basis to see if it was back online?

Maybe we should start a self help group


Yes, and it was compounded my the fact the haynes forums isn't working!

speedyxjs - 29/1/09 at 07:46 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy
bummer thought the site would be all new


Thats what i thought. Glad its back though.

ReMan - 29/1/09 at 07:51 AM

I thought of selling up, buying a Caterfield and joining their club

Shadowcaster - 29/1/09 at 07:54 AM

Near thing, was ready to phone the Dr's to get a withdrawal note, also looks like the Haynes Forum is down.

carpmart - 29/1/09 at 08:18 AM

Yep, its sad but I really missed this site!

Agriv8 - 29/1/09 at 08:28 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy
quote:
Originally posted by iank
quote:
Originally posted by Guinness
Anyone else suffering withdrawal symptoms?

Mike


In a word yes. Anyone else checking on a 30min basis to see if it was back online?

Maybe we should start a self help group


I had to call the Samaritans


You mean its not ? ( it help keep me sane )

adithorp - 29/1/09 at 08:31 AM

Hello. My name is Adrian and I'm a Locostaholic!

adrian

David Jenkins - 29/1/09 at 08:49 AM

I played with the new forum demo - in IE it was fine, but in FireFox it was completely trashed.

Hopefully ChrisW will test it using several browsers before the re-launch...

mcerd1 - 29/1/09 at 08:51 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Shadowcaster
....also looks like the Haynes Forum is down.


probably overloaded with people migrating from here to get there fix

iank - 29/1/09 at 08:57 AM

quote:
Originally posted by mcerd1
quote:
Originally posted by Shadowcaster
....also looks like the Haynes Forum is down.


probably overloaded with people migrating from here to get there fix


I plead guilty

Daddylonglegs - 29/1/09 at 08:57 AM

Blimey that was close! I was dreading switching on this morning and finding nothing!!

Sad or what??

iank - 29/1/09 at 08:57 AM

quote:
Originally posted by David Jenkins
I played with the new forum demo - in IE it was fine, but in FireFox it was completely trashed.

Hopefully ChrisW will test it using several browsers before the re-launch...


Worked nicely in Google Chrome, but I agree Firefox now has 20% market share.

Mr Whippy - 29/1/09 at 09:08 AM

the new site, if that was it in the demo?isn't as hugely different as I was expecting, smarter looking but very much the same format. Was hoping for some improved way of viewing the archive photo's like on other forums

Rob Bartley - 29/1/09 at 09:10 AM

I'm with you adithorp!

My name is Rob & I'm a Locostaholic too.

Dangle_kt - 29/1/09 at 09:37 AM

What a day! I've been skulking round other forums, and morning the loss.

I am not bothered what the site looks like - its the content and people that make it what it is.

Thanks to the site owner for fixing it up for us

HIP
HIP

HORAH!

cloudy - 29/1/09 at 09:42 AM

vbulletin is the answer, it's by far the best forum software - very customizable. Free add ins like vbgarage would be perfect for here... It's a hundred and something to purchase outright and £30 ish a year for updates.

Go on you know you want to

twybrow - 29/1/09 at 09:54 AM

I am so glad to hear you lot are all as sad as me...! I was checking every half an hour or so, and found it most disturbing that it didn't work!

Why did Chris not announce he was switching the site off before doing it? Seems odd to me not to warn users....

Hammerhead - 29/1/09 at 10:00 AM

can't live without the search function!!!!
glad we are back on 'the grid'

David Jenkins - 29/1/09 at 12:27 PM

quote:
Originally posted by David Jenkins
I played with the new forum demo - in IE it was fine, but in FireFox it was completely trashed.

Hopefully ChrisW will test it using several browsers before the re-launch...


Ignore me... my error... now it works OK.

dogwood - 29/1/09 at 12:58 PM

Whewwwwwwwwwww
Thank god we are back

Couldn't put up with another evening like the last..

I had to talk to.....................the wife


Fozzie - 29/1/09 at 03:12 PM

quote:
Originally posted by twybrow
........Why did Chris not announce he was switching the site off before doing it? Seems odd to me not to warn users....


Because the site wasn't switched off..

It broke!

Fozzie