(10-23-2023, 03:28 PM)SomeJackleg Wrote:

(10-23-2023, 03:24 PM)dbcowboy Wrote: I don't think anyone's in jail.  That claim was also made about me and the site.  I think either the site owners got bored, a server messed up somewhere or it was a glorious hack.

Either way, getting  TOS back up and running is going to take some heavy lifting.

from what they posted about you, you really pissed somebody off and it got personal for them. i would think about packing 24/7.

(10-23-2023, 03:48 PM)RickinVa Wrote: Nice to see some familiar faces!

(10-20-2023, 07:00 PM)Ninurta Wrote:

(10-20-2023, 06:48 PM)dbcowboy Wrote: I stand corrected.

It's just a different sort of attack, a little more sophisticated and a lot more permanent. In a DDoS, "hackers" use a tool like LOIC ("Low Orbital Ion Cannon") software to bombard a site from a couple million computer bots around the world with requests for service. That gobs up the server with requests so that legitimate requests can't get through, and appears to the end user as if the site is down until the attack is over.

Removing a login database requires back-end access, a true hack. Another alternative is a hard drive containing the login info just throws up and quits. Whether the accounts can be restored or not depends on the state of their backups, and the location of the backups - whether it's really safe or not.

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(10-22-2023, 10:29 PM)NightskyeB4Dawn Wrote: Ban or reset, I have to sit this one out.

My life is too full of drama and chaos to add any more.

I only had two places on the internet that I visited regularly. Now there is one. Without RN then there will be none.

 I hope that RN remains my hideaway. The place I come when I need to stay awake while waiting for that call, and a place where I can take my mind off the ugly realities that life often drops in my lap.

Without RN I will be left with mindless hours of cryptograms and puzzle games. Leaving me cross eyed and furiously fighting sleep.

Without RN I will be completely unconnected. I don't do social media. I don't do influencers. I watch the internet news with much skepticism, and I don't trust any of it.

I am not signing up for any more forums. So if I lose RN, I will be unplugged, and sleeping on the job.

(10-23-2023, 04:40 PM)ancientlight Wrote:

(10-22-2023, 10:29 PM)NightskyeB4Dawn Wrote: Ban or reset, I have to sit this one out.

My life is too full of drama and chaos to add any more.

I only had two places on the internet that I visited regularly. Now there is one. Without RN then there will be none.

 I hope that RN remains my hideaway. The place I come when I need to stay awake while waiting for that call, and a place where I can take my mind off the ugly realities that life often drops in my lap.

Without RN I will be left with mindless hours of cryptograms and puzzle games. Leaving me cross eyed and furiously fighting sleep.

Without RN I will be completely unconnected. I don't do social media. I don't do influencers. I watch the internet news with much skepticism, and I don't trust any of it.

I am not signing up for any more forums. So if I lose RN, I will be unplugged, and sleeping on the job.

Same for me . I don't do social media other than , used to be ATS (unless it goes back to how it was ) , and here .
I've always felt people are nicer here at least 

I would be okay with staying in touch , with you and others , by email or so ? In case RN goes down as well.

(10-23-2023, 05:03 PM)gortex Wrote: Strange thing is I'm still logged in , it shows me as offline in my profile and I can't access my picture gallery or post replies but can still star posts but not flag , still have access to top bar stuff like profile , account , and the like.

If there is still an "owner" other than Pastor why haven't they flicked the switch and taken it down ? , ATS is still HTTPS secure.

(10-23-2023, 05:03 PM)gortex Wrote: Strange thing is I'm still logged in , it shows me as offline in my profile and I can't access my picture gallery or post replies but can still star posts but not flag , still have access to top bar stuff like profile , account , and the like.

If there is still an "owner" other than Pastor why haven't they flicked the switch and taken it down ? , ATS is still HTTPS secure.

(10-23-2023, 04:40 PM)ancientlight Wrote:

(10-22-2023, 10:29 PM)NightskyeB4Dawn Wrote: Ban or reset, I have to sit this one out.

My life is too full of drama and chaos to add any more.

I only had two places on the internet that I visited regularly. Now there is one. Without RN then there will be none.

 I hope that RN remains my hideaway. The place I come when I need to stay awake while waiting for that call, and a place where I can take my mind off the ugly realities that life often drops in my lap.

Without RN I will be left with mindless hours of cryptograms and puzzle games. Leaving me cross eyed and furiously fighting sleep.

Without RN I will be completely unconnected. I don't do social media. I don't do influencers. I watch the internet news with much skepticism, and I don't trust any of it.

I am not signing up for any more forums. So if I lose RN, I will be unplugged, and sleeping on the job.

Same for me . I don't do social media other than , used to be ATS (unless it goes back to how it was ) , and here .
I've always felt people are nicer here at least 

I would be okay with staying in touch , with you and others , by email or so ? In case RN goes down as well.

(10-23-2023, 05:41 PM)xuenchen Wrote: In the meantime in spite of all the wild speculation and "wisdom" ATS has again managed to quell most of the political exposures and opinions, just like last May's master purge. ATS is creased and folded like tagboard in a kindergarten art classroom. 

(10-23-2023, 05:40 PM)Chiefsmom Wrote: That reminds me...

The old Hernandos Hideway can still be posted on as well.   At least it could a few months ago.

(10-23-2023, 05:48 PM)KKLOCO Wrote:

(10-23-2023, 05:41 PM)xuenchen Wrote: In the meantime in spite of all the wild speculation and "wisdom" ATS has again managed to quell most of the political exposures and opinions, just like last May's master purge. ATS is creased and folded like tagboard in a kindergarten art classroom. 

Were you given a reason why you were banned? It was truly bizarre who they banned in May. It made no sense who they singled out.

No Reason. No contact. Just "~" 

(10-23-2023, 06:17 PM)xuenchen Wrote:

(10-23-2023, 05:48 PM)KKLOCO Wrote:

(10-23-2023, 05:41 PM)xuenchen Wrote: In the meantime in spite of all the wild speculation and "wisdom" ATS has again managed to quell most of the political exposures and opinions, just like last May's master purge. ATS is creased and folded like tagboard in a kindergarten art classroom. 

Were you given a reason why you were banned? It was truly bizarre who they banned in May. It made no sense who they singled out.

No Reason. No contact. Just "~" 

Most of the big bans all had "politics" in common however.

Keep in mind there's Federal Lawsuit(s) ongoing for that censorship coercion. I think ATS was targeted by Feds. Those Feds are nit picky jealous micromanagers. 

And, I still see no proof at all that SO ever actually sold ATS to anybody. ATS was always a conspiracy minded site and full of masterful illusions. Could be threatened blackmail!! 

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(10-23-2023, 06:27 PM)KKLOCO Wrote:

(10-23-2023, 06:17 PM)xuenchen Wrote:

(10-23-2023, 05:48 PM)KKLOCO Wrote:

(10-23-2023, 05:41 PM)xuenchen Wrote: In the meantime in spite of all the wild speculation and "wisdom" ATS has again managed to quell most of the political exposures and opinions, just like last May's master purge. ATS is creased and folded like tagboard in a kindergarten art classroom. 

Were you given a reason why you were banned? It was truly bizarre who they banned in May. It made no sense who they singled out.

No Reason. No contact. Just "~" 

Most of the big bans all had "politics" in common however.

Keep in mind there's Federal Lawsuit(s) ongoing for that censorship coercion. I think ATS was targeted by Feds. Those Feds are nit picky jealous micromanagers. 

And, I still see no proof at all that SO ever actually sold ATS to anybody. ATS was always a conspiracy minded site and full of masterful illusions. Could be threatened blackmail!! 

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Very interesting. I saw people from both sides of the aisle get banned. A good example is Xcalibur254. It does appear more right leaning members were banned. Which makes no sense as Darko appeared to lean that way. Of course, who could believe anything coming out of his mouth when he pretends to be his wife.

(10-23-2023, 06:31 PM)dbcowboy Wrote:

(10-23-2023, 06:27 PM)KKLOCO Wrote:

(10-23-2023, 06:17 PM)xuenchen Wrote:

(10-23-2023, 05:48 PM)KKLOCO Wrote:

(10-23-2023, 05:41 PM)xuenchen Wrote: In the meantime in spite of all the wild speculation and "wisdom" ATS has again managed to quell most of the political exposures and opinions, just like last May's master purge. ATS is creased and folded like tagboard in a kindergarten art classroom. 

Were you given a reason why you were banned? It was truly bizarre who they banned in May. It made no sense who they singled out.

No Reason. No contact. Just "~" 

Most of the big bans all had "politics" in common however.

Keep in mind there's Federal Lawsuit(s) ongoing for that censorship coercion. I think ATS was targeted by Feds. Those Feds are nit picky jealous micromanagers. 

And, I still see no proof at all that SO ever actually sold ATS to anybody. ATS was always a conspiracy minded site and full of masterful illusions. Could be threatened blackmail!! 

**************

Very interesting. I saw people from both sides of the aisle get banned. A good example is Xcalibur254. It does appear more right leaning members were banned. Which makes no sense as Darko appeared to lean that way. Of course, who could believe anything coming out of his mouth when he pretends to be his wife.

I heard that Xcalibur came back as Threadbare.