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[shavethewhales]

So as you guys have probably seen, we went down once again due to a bandwidth overrun. The last time this happened, I actually increased my hosting package for the first time in 19 years to accommodate. We are actually at the top level package for the small host that I use, and it should be more than plenty for a small site like this. I don't know what is causing the massive bandwidth spike that we have been dealing with this year, but I suspect it is AI bots scraping the site for content.

This forum has been having issues for a long time now anyway due to legacy problems since our software is a hodge-podge of 20 years of tinkering and updates. I have been meaning to work on it more for months, but I am incredibly busy at my actual job, and I just don't have the time to mess with code like I used to, especially with how much more complex things have gotten over the last two decades.

I think my last solution is this: I'm going to archive these boards and then install a fresh new forum. Everyone will have to sign up again, but it should run much smoother, and hopefully be easier to manage on my end. I think I am going to go with ElkArte, but if that doesn't work then it will be phpBB.

[kbosch1]

Appreciate the work, Shave.  Didn't realize how much I enjoy the site, until it's gone! 

[Duelist]

Yes thank you very much for all your hard work Shave!  Wish I could help you with the issues.

[biscuitcreek]

Your efforts are appreciated, Shave!