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Post by jmkjr72 on Nov 28, 2019 12:10:48 GMT -5
Just so you all know Jon didnt renew the hosting and the site is no more
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Post by Zino on Nov 28, 2019 12:55:10 GMT -5
That was alot of info on building up zumas 2 strokes and 4 strokes that went bye bye.
Starting in July of this year the Spam bots just blew up the forum and overloaded it.
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Post by 90GTVert on Nov 28, 2019 13:25:27 GMT -5
Never really spent time there aside from occasions when topics I googled lead me there, but it's a shame to see a couple of large forums disappearing in the last couple of years. TotalRuckus and now ZumaForums. Any good forum has a lot of knowledge within, so aside from being a familiar place to chat you lose years worth of info.
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Post by Kenho21 on Nov 28, 2019 13:51:41 GMT -5
I was never acquainted with Zumaforums while it was up and running really, but have had it come up in a crap ton of google searches with some threads that would've been seemingly extremely helpful since I just bought a Zuma and always bite off more than I can chew on my own. It's a real shame there's not some type of archive or anything like that. Is there any way to make that happen? Can the archives of the site be bought or otherwise distributed in any way?
Aside from the loss of info, it's also sad to see another forum community vanish. I remember being on Kymcoforum about ten years ago and it was thriving. Then when I bought another scooter a year or so ago, checked it out and it's a wasteland with next to no activity. I guess FB took over for the most part? Even this forum, being active relatively speaking in today's society, would be very inactive compared to Scootdawg or something ten years ago.
That being said, hat's off to you Brent for continuing to make this happen and that definitely says something that this is one of the last ones standing and has a really awesome group behind it. You're doing it right and doing it well!
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Post by jmkjr72 on Nov 28, 2019 14:47:22 GMT -5
That was alot of info on building up zumas 2 strokes and 4 strokes that went bye bye. Starting in July of this year the Spam bots just blew up the forum and overloaded it. i ended up just giving up on trying to get rid of the spam i couldnt delete it fast enough and not enough spare time to do it |
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Post by aeroxbud on Nov 30, 2019 14:10:31 GMT -5
It's a shame to see another big forum go. Never visited the site, but all that help and knowledge is lost. Such a shame.
Have seen a lot of forums go over the last ten years. Face book seems to be the main reason. But it could never replace a good forum for knowledge.
We are lucky to have someone like Brent. So dedicated to keeping this forum up and running smoothly.
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Post by jbjhillbilly on Dec 1, 2019 3:57:54 GMT -5
I was never acquainted with Zumaforums while it was up and running really, but have had it come up in a crap ton of google searches with some threads that would've been seemingly extremely helpful since I just bought a Zuma and always bite off more than I can chew on my own. It's a real shame there's not some type of archive or anything like that. Is there any way to make that happen? Can the archives of the site be bought or otherwise distributed in any way? Aside from the loss of info, it's also sad to see another forum community vanish. I remember being on Kymcoforum about ten years ago and it was thriving. Then when I bought another scooter a year or so ago, checked it out and it's a wasteland with next to no activity. I guess FB took over for the most part? Even this forum, being active relatively speaking in today's society, would be very inactive compared to Scootdawg or something ten years ago. That being said, hat's off to you Brent for continuing to make this happen and that definitely says something that this is one of the last ones standing and has a really awesome group behind it. You're doing it right and doing it well! I tried for months to get the archives of TotalRukus and turn them into a wiki or static database, but it went nowhere. I’d suspect Zumaforums would be the same way. Once people are done with that stuff, they really want to move on and not spend anymore emotional energy on the subject. Damn shame to see another community set adrift. |
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Post by jloi on Dec 1, 2019 9:58:37 GMT -5
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Post by Zino on Dec 1, 2019 11:14:30 GMT -5
Well those are some of my posts .
I am not that tech savy either ,You know what they say about Naughty Pictures on the internet they are there forever,It would be great if someone knew how to recycle that info and upload it somewhere.
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Post by Kenho21 on Dec 1, 2019 12:57:01 GMT -5
It seems like it’s mostly captures of the forum topic sections, but not many of the actual threads. I’m going to do some more looking around tonight though. I wonder if emailing the old host or admin would get me anywhere as far as getting some kind of more comprehensive archive?
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Post by aeroxbud on Dec 1, 2019 13:08:33 GMT -5
Got to be worth a try.
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Post by jloi on Dec 1, 2019 14:05:32 GMT -5
as far as that"Internet Archive" site and the "Wayback Machine " I was always totally lost ; basically. completely
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