THR

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Ordnance

THR, back in business

The High Road is back up and running on a new server.  All of the old moderators are back, including those who were banned.  User profiles and posts have been preserved, which means Oleg got ahold of the database.  The whois database shows that the domain is in Oleg’s hands, where it belongs.

Basically, it’s the same site, but with a different domain suffix.  It appears Derek still has ownership and registration of the old address.

At the moment, it’s running a bit slow, but that could be a result of all of us flooding into it at once.

Ordnance

THR: the Drama Continues

From Oleg Volk:

At the start of this week, I asked Derek to make the database of armedpolitesociety.com available to my designates for backing it up to other servers. He dragged his feet but promised to make it available on Thursday. That didn’t happen.

When I called him, he said that he was busy. It’s the same claim he made to THR staff. Asked when he would make APS database available, he said: “I talked to a couple of moderators on THR and I think it should be part of the whole settlement with THR. I won’t release it.”

Feel free to publicize this event.

I own armedpolitesociety.com domain name, so I can move the forum. I would prefer to move it with the current content intact. My lawyer will be in contact with his.

I really wanted to believe that there were two sides to this issue.  Experience has shown me that disagreements that seem cut-and-dried rarely are, so I was willing to solicit input on the situation from both sides. 

Continued...

Ordnance

More on the THR debacle

There’s been a great deal of exposition over the last twelve hours regarding the ownership dispute over the High Road forum.  At the moment, Derek Zeanah seems to be the only one with permissions to access the database, and Oleg’s admin privileges have been suspended.

At first, I refrained from casting judgment.  I didn’t know all the facts, and at this point, I still don’t.  However, exiled moderators, some of whom I know, have begun sharing a bit more information, and although there were mistakes on both sides, certain things are clear.

Ordnance

THR in trouble

One of the few firearms forums I put up with seems to be struggling under an ownership dispute. The High Road is a level-headed well moderated forum in which I’ve frequently been able to find usable information from people who know what they’re talking about.

Last night, the forum went down with a message from Derek, which said he would explain the situation when it came back up.  As of this morning, he and Oleg have made conflicting statements regarding the circumstances.