NE146 Posted November 4, 2005 Share Posted November 4, 2005 What was the point of that Meseta stuff anyways? I asked and never got a clear answer, it seemed pointless. Of course it's pointless ya fool. But what's wrong with that? I personally dug hoarding mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
video game addict Posted November 4, 2005 Share Posted November 4, 2005 I spent most of mine on hookers. I would of had more but I was too lazy to get a job. Damn two weeks is a long time I don't think I've been without my DP for that long in over 6 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaineMaxwell Posted November 4, 2005 Share Posted November 4, 2005 (edited) In a nutshell about the DP site from POG: Apparently, it was another DDOS attack on the phpBB software. Twodays ago, the software version was updated to fix some security issues. When the new version came out, the script kiddies out there quickly figured out what was fixed in the NEW version, and used those exploits against anyone using the OLD version (the version without the fixes). Bye bye DP. So now the big problem is, the hosting for the server doesn't want to host DP anymore because of this. It wasn't a direct attack on DP, but because of the software, this has happened twice now. The long and the short is, they're working with the hosting, but it looks like it's going to be a couple of weeks before the site is back up. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news Edited November 4, 2005 by KaineMaxwell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mezrabad Posted November 4, 2005 Share Posted November 4, 2005 In a nutshell about the DP site from POG: Apparently, it was another DDOS attack on the phpBB software. Twodays ago, the software version was updated to fix some security issues. When the new version came out, the script kiddies out there quickly figured out what was fixed in the NEW version, and used those exploits against anyone using the OLD version (the version without the fixes). Bye bye DP. So now the big problem is, the hosting for the server doesn't want to host DP anymore because of this. It wasn't a direct attack on DP, but because of the software, this has happened twice now. The long and the short is, they're working with the hosting, but it looks like it's going to be a couple of weeks before the site is back up. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news 959829[/snapback] Okay, thanks for the information. I hope that AtariAge can handle the influx of DP refugees, um, I mean, evacuees. I wonder if we started giving names to the DDOS attacks (DDOS Wilma, or DDOS Katrina) if we'd qualify for federal aid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flack Posted November 4, 2005 Share Posted November 4, 2005 (edited) "I'd much rather have a working forum (I love as many gaming forums as possible) instead of a bunch of MOD's to give me fake money. I just hope I didn't lose my 13,000+ Meseta. " What was the point of that Meseta stuff anyways? I asked and never got a clear answer, it seemed pointless. I don't like that forum anyways since I don't think the moderators do a very good job. They're only interested in avoiding duplicate topics and moving threads constantly. I find it hard to feel sorry for DP since this isn't the first time and there are obviously more secure forum software available (I can always count on AA being here for example). 959776[/snapback] Exactly. The mods over there suck, and they got what they deserved by being attacked by hackers. By the way, when mods DON'T lock duplicate topics, you end up with three or four threads to search through every time you want to talk about something. For example: Taito Legends http://www.atariage.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=78107 Taito Legends, and others http://www.atariage.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=78363 Taito Legends http://www.atariage.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=75160 Taito Legends Impressions... http://www.atariage.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=77850 Personally I find that more annoying than locking down duplicate topics, but in the end it's just a matter of preference. Edited November 4, 2005 by Flack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubersaurus Posted November 4, 2005 Share Posted November 4, 2005 Yes the mods at DP sure do suck for locking out of control threads and pointless +1 discussions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasoco Posted November 4, 2005 Share Posted November 4, 2005 Isn't that what this is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted November 4, 2005 Share Posted November 4, 2005 I hope that AtariAge can handle the influx of DP refugees, um, I mean, evacuees. You mean as opposed to the good percentage of the users between the 2 that are one and the same? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uosipa llamxew Posted November 4, 2005 Share Posted November 4, 2005 (edited) ...DP and Atariage are the same site 957546[/snapback] I kind of wish that it were somehow possible for a merger. Both sites have plenty of meat and both have some gaps. I admit that I spend more time on Atariage; the forums are easier for me to read (less "clutter"... and that's not meant as a jab). However, I'm a big NES fan as well as many other classic gaming consoles - it seems that DP covers a much wider territory as far as that goes. Also, I really enjoy many of the different articles that DP puts out regularly. Again, both sites are very cool, IMO, but I can't get my fill at just one or the other. That's just my two cents. Edited November 4, 2005 by mojofltr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRedEye Posted November 4, 2005 Share Posted November 4, 2005 ...DP and Atariage are the same site 957546[/snapback] I kind of wish that it were somehow possible for a merger. Both sites have plenty of meat and both have some gaps. I admit that I spend more time on Atariage; the forums are easier for me to read (less "clutter"... and that's not meant as a jab). However, I'm a big NES fan as well as many other classic gaming consoles - it seems that DP covers a much wider territory as far as that goes. Also, I really enjoy many of the different articles that DP puts out regularly. Again, both sites are very cool, IMO, but I can't get my fill at just one or the other. That's just my two cents. 960290[/snapback] You obviously didn't read the instructional manual for the internet, you're supposed to pick one side and then get angry and bash the other one needlessly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uosipa llamxew Posted November 4, 2005 Share Posted November 4, 2005 I know you don't post here often, but you really need to update the link in your sig to Lostlevels. That would be yet another great one to add to the merger. *sigh* It'll never happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted November 4, 2005 Share Posted November 4, 2005 the forums are easier for me to read (less "clutter"... and that's not meant as a jab). You know there are skins that you can choose right? They strip a lot of the stuff that looks distracting (color, sigs, etc.) so it kinda pretty much ends up looking like AA. It's all how you set your preferences But that being said.. after this last outage, who knows how it'll be when it comes back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jagasian Posted November 4, 2005 Share Posted November 4, 2005 Somebody hacked DP? Somehow I got the impression that the abundance of images used on their forums was too much for their server. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davepesc Posted November 4, 2005 Share Posted November 4, 2005 Somebody hacked DP? Somehow I got the impression that the abundance of images used on their forums was too much for their server. 960310[/snapback] What? Like all the Pengos, Kangaroos and Kasino girls rose up against their human masters? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uosipa llamxew Posted November 4, 2005 Share Posted November 4, 2005 (edited) You know there are skins that you can choose right? They strip a lot of the stuff that looks distracting (color, sigs, etc.) so it kinda pretty much ends up looking like AA. It's all how you set your preferences Yeah... but I have my browser set up to what is probably an unrealistic security level... I do not accept cookies. I know I'm crazy, but I have encountered countless obstacles - viruses, worms, spyware etc... in the past. I trust DP, but I don't trust many of the Warez, crackz, p0rn sites that I occasionally pull up. I just need to hook up my other PC and let it be my little voodoo doll for these things! But that being said.. after this last outage, who knows how it'll be when it comes back 960304[/snapback] I'm in a Vectrex/NES mode right now and I can't get anything. I think that the mods on either site are really good, actually - especially compared to many of the forums I've come across. Yeah, it seems that there are different priorities in each forum... that seems natural enough. [edit] I'm retarded. (feel free to quote me on that) I just went to DP and realized that these settings were saved in my profile. Like I said, I don't post there much - it's just that all this time I haven't been logged in. Edited November 6, 2005 by mojofltr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaineMaxwell Posted November 5, 2005 Share Posted November 5, 2005 In a nutshell about the DP site from POG: Apparently, it was another DDOS attack on the phpBB software. Twodays ago, the software version was updated to fix some security issues. When the new version came out, the script kiddies out there quickly figured out what was fixed in the NEW version, and used those exploits against anyone using the OLD version (the version without the fixes). Bye bye DP. So now the big problem is, the hosting for the server doesn't want to host DP anymore because of this. It wasn't a direct attack on DP, but because of the software, this has happened twice now. The long and the short is, they're working with the hosting, but it looks like it's going to be a couple of weeks before the site is back up. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news 959829[/snapback] Okay, thanks for the information. I hope that AtariAge can handle the influx of DP refugees, um, I mean, evacuees. I wonder if we started giving names to the DDOS attacks (DDOS Wilma, or DDOS Katrina) if we'd qualify for federal aid. 959832[/snapback] If anyone wants me to post this news elsewhere I can do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.J. Franzman Posted November 5, 2005 Share Posted November 5, 2005 I hope that AtariAge can handle the influx of DP refugees, um, I mean, evacuees. 959832[/snapback] "If we move them, they are evacuees. If they come to us to be evacuated, they are refugees." </Full Metal Jacket> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost Monkey Posted November 5, 2005 Share Posted November 5, 2005 Exactly. The mods over there suck, and they got what they deserved by being attacked by hackers. 960010[/snapback] Don't sweat it Flack, the mods here suck too... Part of the reason for the thread locking being more necessary at DP is that topics would disappear off of the front page of the "all-in-one" "Video Games" forum too fast... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubersaurus Posted November 5, 2005 Share Posted November 5, 2005 Exactly. The mods over there suck, and they got what they deserved by being attacked by hackers. 960010[/snapback] Don't sweat it Flack, the mods here suck too... Part of the reason for the thread locking being more necessary at DP is that topics would disappear off of the front page of the "all-in-one" "Video Games" forum too fast... 960590[/snapback] I think it was sarcasm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohyeah Posted November 6, 2005 Share Posted November 6, 2005 Well, it looks like DP is back up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jess Ragan Posted November 6, 2005 Share Posted November 6, 2005 Annnnnd it's right back down again. Yeah, I think they'd better upgrade to the new board, 'cuz things sure aren't working out with the old one. JR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveW Posted November 7, 2005 Share Posted November 7, 2005 Tell me something...... does Digital Press still come out in it's 'zine form anymore? I let my subscription lapse about ten years ago, a little after the mag's co-founder passed away. If I remember right, the magazine was put on hold for a while, and that's when I stopped getting them. I always liked the mag, with the amateurish looking cover art, and in-depth reviews from not only new games, but classic era games too. And while I'm asking, is the 2600 Connection still being published? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bratwurst Posted November 7, 2005 Share Posted November 7, 2005 Tell me something...... does Digital Press still come out in it's 'zine form anymore? I let my subscription lapse about ten years ago, a little after the mag's co-founder passed away. If I remember right, the magazine was put on hold for a while, and that's when I stopped getting them. I always liked the mag, with the amateurish looking cover art, and in-depth reviews from not only new games, but classic era games too. Yep. Still passed out on xeroxed paper. I think the cover art and layout has improved but it still has an indy feel to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted November 7, 2005 Share Posted November 7, 2005 Tell me something...... does Digital Press still come out in it's 'zine form anymore? I let my subscription lapse about ten years ago, a little after the mag's co-founder passed away. If I remember right, the magazine was put on hold for a while, and that's when I stopped getting them. I always liked the mag, with the amateurish looking cover art, and in-depth reviews from not only new games, but classic era games too. And while I'm asking, is the 2600 Connection still being published? 961321[/snapback] I haven't subscribed to DP in awhile, but last I heard it was still going (as of last year anyway). 2600 Connection is still being published, I got an issue last month. Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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