Alright, so you all still have questions, I understand that.  However, I will not answer questions that have already been answered.  I cannot find a nice way to say this, but as far as the whole argument that Pes hosting or a free forum is the way to go, you really are wasting your breath and it's a debate that I've been through several times before.  You can guess what happened at the end of that.  Someone said that SIH is paying for a server that doesn't work, but this forum works great.  The point I make again, stooop saying we should let Pes host or go to a free server.  The answer is NO.

The reason why I haven't thrown out an amount is honestly I don't know.  I have an estimate.  I do not have access to the forum's billing, I do know the monthly bill but why should I announce it here?  And I have been telling the people who have PMed me or emailed me, again I throw it out RDSatSFV@gmail.com.  In my opinion those are the people who need to know. 

If you start up a free forum, please don't use the name SFV.  That will end up being confusing in the end, and SIH will get the forum back up and running!  I find it is also disrepectful to use that name as another non-affiliated forum.

Ry, that's a great idea.  E-mail me with your and whoever else's questions, I will try to get it back to you next time I talk to SIH.

I'm going to be signing out of here.  My intention is to FINALLY get the ball rolling to try to get the forum back up and running.  It was completely my idea to do the pledge, and I have been hopelessly bugging (and yes I do mean really BUGGING) SIH every time I talk to her about the forum and about the status of it.  So, this is my attempt.  I know that PMBD isn't a place for warm squishy hugs but I thought it harmless to just come here and update SFV members.  I like you guys.  I don't like how you guys handle situations you with which you disagree or don't understand.

To SFV members, I will no longer be updating here at PMBD.  Feel free to contact me via email and I will answer your questions the best of my ability as I have here. 

Okay, there is a lot that you guys don't understand so I will try my best to answer all your concerns.

First, I don't think SIH knows that I'm here at all.  I came here because I know a lot of SFV members are also here and I can effectively update them on what I know.  It's not that she doesn't come on here because she doesn't like it here, it's just that she doesn't have the time right now.  So this is my way of letting you all know that SFV isn't completely gone.

SIH got that forum because the reason the other one went kaput was because it was cheap and could not handle the amount of members that SFV has.  It is getting close to 6000 members now.
SIH has told me she will not switch, she just paid for the server and it is non-refundable.
I have a feeling someone will think that's the wrong solution, but that is was SIH wants to do and it can't be contested.

We have been approached with the idea to let Pes host us.  When we had the with the old server, that was everyone's solution.  It won't work , or, we aren't willing to do that.

SIH had plenty of funds to keep it up and running when she bought the forum.  She wouldn't of bought it if her financial situation were strapped, that is a lot of money for a server after all!  I am talking to her on messenger right now, and she told me I could say WHY she no longer has those funds.  She is currently going through a divorce directly quoting, "that takes prioity over the server.. sorry"  I hope you all understand.  Her ex-husband is out of the country and so far has not been helping with support.  They have children.  That isn't all that is going on trust me there is a LOT more!   Tip of the iceberg if you will.  
Point is, she had the funds.  Then Real Life happened.  Please don't judge her.  It happens to all of us at one point

Anyway, I'm trying to answer everything that was brought up.  If it doesn't seem right, if you think this is shady, I understand and I am not asking that you pledge/donate.  The members who know us and me will think otherwise, from what I hear the bill isn't that outstanding just overwhelming for SIH at the moment.  

If you have anymore questions, I think my inbox is full at the moment and I want to get more info before I delete those PMs of course.  I will be checking my email periodically, RDSatSFV@gmail.com

I'm sorry if you got the wrong impression about my intentions or that you're confused about what is going on.  Trust me, I'm trying my best to keep you all informed and I hope I answered all the questions/concerns.

The explanation to that is very simple and -I'm hoping- easy to understand.  I was not able nor willing to tell people that SFV needed donations without being completely sure that SIH wanted to accept donations.
I hope that you will respect the fact that I will not aire other people's business as though it were my own.  That includes SIH's bank account.
I did not know then that we would even ask for donations.  SIH told me she would have to check and make sure she had money to feed her family before she put more money into the forum.  So, the very second I talked to SIH and found out I could ask for donations I got on here and am now asking for help.  Thus, you didn't need to know because there was nothing to report.
I did, btw, tell a few SFV members via PM why the forum was not up.  I appreciate them and the fact that they did not tell others before I was completely ready to explain the situation.  I would not leave our members in the dark, please realize this.

Thank you for those who sent me PMs.  I will get back to you tonight, I have a meeting w/ fellow army wives and hope to get back at a decent hour.  LOVE YOU GUYS!    If you want to know more details, PM me.  I will be letting the donators know more info, but to be honest the things that I'm not sharing are not set in stone and I will not tell you things without being 100% sure!

I DO have an update, but it's not what I would like but it's pretty necessary that I get this out...

I talked to SIH and she has okayed that I start accepting donations in order to get the forum back up and running.  Yes, the reason that it is down is completely monetary.  We stopped taking donations in the past because Paypal is a horrible company and because of Thomas's finger pointing and false accusations Paypal STILL has the donated money from over a year ago.  Must be great to be a company that can steal money from people and get away with it huh??

Anyway, I think I have a solution.  So, if you are willing and able to contribute anything monetarily please please please PM me and I will give you more info.  I probably won't take donations until I know exactly where they go, and get all that cleared up.  So it will be a pledge more or less and I will stop taking pledges when the amount is met.  Once everything is clear w/ SIH I will give the money to her and get the forum back up and running ASAP.

I'm sorry it's led to this.  RL has thrown some nasty twists I hope you all understand and hope you know that we love our members and hate asking such a favor of you when you already spend money on sharing items with everyone 

Okay, well I don't have anything to report, just saying I haven't forgotten about you guys  Enjoyed the read, btw.  I wonder what my name would be backwards!  Again, still clueless on the whereabouts of SFV.  I would say end of this month but to be honest I don't know anymore :\

Since SFV has stopped workin I have gotten my tongue pierced, a tattoo and gained a bit o' weight on hot pockets and margaritas.  So if it's down for much longer and you see this:

No worries!  It's just your friendly neighborhood rds.

 

This is the 1st time this problem has arisen.  I called SIH and she's still working on it.  I do hope it's up soon, it's out of my hands of course but I will try to keep you all updated.  I'm sorry I said end of month and it still isn't done.  Please just be patient, that's all I ask.

I couldn't get a hold of her, and I'm sure she's sleeping right now so later on today I'll try again!

May I partake in the rum-drinking?   

I'll call SIH today and see if she can get it back up.  If she can't, I'll update you all asap.

nope, nope. Has absolutely nothing to do w/ the server.  The server is fine, the server is fantastic.  Nothing will be lost, it'll just pop up again near the end of the month. 

You and me both!  LOL

It'll be back in a while... might be the end of the month but it WILL be back. 
No problems, some things need to get sorted out and w/ how busy SIH is at the moment, that's why I say at the end of the month.  Sorry guys!

As of 2 seconds ago, THE NEW BOARD IS UP!

You're welcome Sarah!  We'll definitely have it up before you pop!  :lol:

Hokay SO.... here's what is going on.  The forum is basically ready.  We're waiting on a few things, so that's why the delay.  The earliest it will be up is tonight, but if more issues arise, then obviously we'll have to wait longer.

Thanks for your patience.  SOON!  :oops:

Aha, no not new rules really, just some things translate differently in the new forum. Like live links are easier to handle in this new forum.  I don't think it will let you post if you try to post a live link  

Anyway, a few of the much older topics are being deleted because they are beyond repair and/or just really old  Other than that, the topics are there!  There was a problem with the image codes, and we are going through editing ...every... single picture in Creations and Downloads.  We are making headway, believe it or not!  All the links in TSR are being deleted.  Not topics, just the 3rd party host links that shouldn't be in there anymore due to the new system.  Most of them were dead anyway, we want people to really use TSR the new way.  Once you all get in there you'll probably have to edit signatures and upload your avatars again.  We're working on getting the Thanks block in. Umm.. I think that's it!

Anyway, I gotta get back there.  We're still on track to open on the 16th