rockman forums gone?

Wario · 12 Jan 2020, 19:01

any reason

AndrewG · 12 Jan 2020, 23:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wario

any reason

(edit - it just came back it seems. But still no SSL in 2020 - ouch.)

letsgotoofar · 13 Jan 2020, 00:54

Well, that's what happens when your website's design is mildly updated, but still somehow looks like the most sophisticated the Internet had to offer circa 1997. I wouldn't doubt there's a lot of that under the hood too.

AndrewG · 13 Jan 2020, 01:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by letsgotoofar

Well, that's what happens when your website's design is mildly updated, but still somehow looks like the most sophisticated the Internet had to offer circa 1997. I wouldn't doubt there's a lot of that under the hood too.

It's probably made to look like a website from the same year when Steinman and Meat were physically in a studio together for the last time.

AndrewG · 13 Jan 2020, 23:57

Definitely some type of issue as it is randomly down. Either moving servers or an unreliable DNS or so.

letsgotoofar · 14 Jan 2020, 16:07

Spoke last night with someone on their web team (for that group actually exists) and was told: "The forum is some custom thing Jim liked, a million years ago. He got that same guy in to build him a forum. I am really not a fan of his code. It's the kind of code that looks like it's a bomb made entirely out of tripwires. And the server admin was supposed to secure the site with SSL months ago, and I'm still waiting for that."

When I asked if there was any chance of an upgrade, I got: "There are so many different good solutions for forums these days. So many! But no, the site is sticking with the one it has. [...] the brief I got was that the site needs to retain its basic look and structure. The idea is still that of the site being a building of many different rooms to explore."

AndrewG · 14 Jan 2020, 16:18

Lords of excess and broken down crappy old webs(h)ites.

Evil One · 14 Jan 2020, 21:51

I'll never understand why Meat Loaf never had a better website. He could have done so much with it.

AndrewG · 15 Jan 2020, 12:56

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Originally Posted by Evil One

I'll never understand why Meat Loaf never had a better website. He could have done so much with it.

It's always been used by record companies as a marketing tool for each album it seems rather than it being a website about Meat. Even when they had sign up / memberships these only seemed to last as long as an album / tour cycle. Really annoying.

Bruce Springsteen used to have a good site but it seems even album song listing and lyrics have been removed. Bizarre when that was complete for ages. It is still a better example though.

It's probably too late to do anything with Meat's site now.
Shame.

12 Jan 2020, 19:01	#1
Wario Monstro helps me spell things... Join Date: 05.01.2007 Location: Masculine, Pennsylvania Posts: 9,105	rockman forums gone? any reason

13 Jan 2020, 00:54	#3
letsgotoofar Super Loafer Join Date: 12.09.2016 Location: In front of a computer, duh. Posts: 423	Well, that's what happens when your website's design is mildly updated, but still somehow looks like the most sophisticated the Internet had to offer circa 1997. I wouldn't doubt there's a lot of that under the hood too.

13 Jan 2020, 23:57	#5
AndrewG I hope your salmon sucks! Join Date: 18.01.2004 Location: Northamptonshire Posts: 7,077	Definitely some type of issue as it is randomly down. Either moving servers or an unreliable DNS or so.

14 Jan 2020, 16:07	#6
letsgotoofar Super Loafer Join Date: 12.09.2016 Location: In front of a computer, duh. Posts: 423	Spoke last night with someone on their web team (for that group actually exists) and was told: "The forum is some custom thing Jim liked, a million years ago. He got that same guy in to build him a forum. I am really not a fan of his code. It's the kind of code that looks like it's a bomb made entirely out of tripwires. And the server admin was supposed to secure the site with SSL months ago, and I'm still waiting for that." When I asked if there was any chance of an upgrade, I got: "There are so many different good solutions for forums these days. So many! But no, the site is sticking with the one it has. [...] the brief I got was that the site needs to retain its basic look and structure. The idea is still that of the site being a building of many different rooms to explore."

14 Jan 2020, 16:18	#7
AndrewG I hope your salmon sucks! Join Date: 18.01.2004 Location: Northamptonshire Posts: 7,077	Lords of excess and broken down crappy old webs(h)ites.

14 Jan 2020, 21:51	#8
Evil One Mega Loafer Join Date: 15.01.2007 Posts: 5,192	I'll never understand why Meat Loaf never had a better website. He could have done so much with it.