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jamesmikelly wrote:I saw account suspended and was freaking out thinking I got banned or something. I was having a moral crisis wondering what I could have done wrong

Same here. Tom was awesome and filled me in on the situation immediately after I emailed him.

the sun is shining. got an extra large coffee. Fuzz is back on the air

this morning was a bad morning, for sure.

bigchiefbc wrote:The web host suspended ILF last night for exceeding bandwidth quotas and shit. We've been hitting their facebook and twitter all morning.

Most likely not bandwidth. Bandwidth is cheap. CPU time, on the other hand, is not, and that is where forums and shared hosting aren't a good match.

Tom-- I speak from experience. Look into a VPS. That, or a dedicated server, is the only hosting that I think would be a good fit. Dedicated server will be too expensive, so VPS is where ILF needs to be. That is kind of a hybrid of shared hosting and a dedicated server. You get a virtual server that is completely independent of the other accounts on the same server. You get a guaranteed amount of RAM, bandwidth, and disk space. You get a guaranteed share of the total CPU, and compete for idle cycles with other VPS accounts on the same server. The more you pay, the more CPU you can use. If you push against the CPU limit, your site gets slow, but you don't get suspended.

I would never do business with Eleven2.com (and I have been paying for hosting since 2002 for my forum). Unless I was doing something illegal, I expect any company that offers hosting to provide me with advanced notice if I push up against my limits, and to explain my options so I could avoid being turned off. Anything short of that and I would take my business elsewhere, and tell everyone why. Think about it-- instead of the common sense approach of giving a loyal customer an opportunity to pay more money, they chose instead to basically tell you to take your dollars elsewhere. How would that work for the long term success of your business?

If you go with VPS hosting, do your research. You want managed hosting, unless you are a competent server admin. I use Knownhost. They are considered one of the best, but I think they're just okay. Another big player is Future Hosting. I would estimate that you're looking at $40 - $60/month for a site this size.

Mike

Tom,

I'd do a yearly subscription to help pay for this!! Talkbass does that and they hardly ever have interruptions. Especially not unannounced ones.

I know I pay for my Shark Tank (which when do I need to pay again btw? LOL), but I'd gladly donate more.

jwar wrote:Tom,

I'd do a yearly subscription to help pay for this!! Talkbass does that and they hardly ever have interruptions. Especially not unannounced ones.

I know I pay for my Shark Tank (which when do I need to pay again btw? LOL), but I'd gladly donate more.

Dis.

I wouldn't mind at all.

Also, three cheers for Tom!

Oh fuck, that gave me major anxiety for a few hours Where's my xanax

I didn't know what to do with the feels I was having contemplating all we could have lost.

Three cheers for Tom! Love live the fuzz!

Remember that big week when ILF was down a year or two ago? THAT was nuts

jamesmikelly wrote:I saw account suspended and was freaking out thinking I got banned or something. I was having a moral crisis wondering what I could have done wrong

Same here! I got all sad and shit. This is one of my favorite places even if I'm a shite contributor.

the dark times are over.

LONG LIVE FUZZZ!!!

OH GOD, IT WAS SO DARK. NOTHING BUT J-POP AND BLUES LAWYERS.

All hail the Dalton for the speedy recovery. Welcome back Fuzzbros!