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ravshania
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* Possible VIRUS alert *
There's a possible virus infection in BOTH shaniaforums AND hiphopdx.com messageboards... better scan your machines...
John -
John -
FinnFreak- Posts : 247
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Yikes,thats no good
Greek fanatic- Posts : 88
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dont want that virus for sure...thanks John...;-)...
luvshania ravshania
luvshania ravshania
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My PC has a crazy amount of viruses on it anyway. One more can't hurt
Matthew- Posts : 178
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Matthew wrote:My PC has a crazy amount of viruses on it anyway. One more can't hurt
let all the viruses enjoy together......
luvshania ravshania
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ravshania wrote:Matthew wrote:My PC has a crazy amount of viruses on it anyway. One more can't hurt
let all the viruses enjoy together......
luvshania ravshania
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Ok thank you John for the warning! I'm going to scan my pc right now!!
So the forums can be back!!??
So the forums can be back!!??
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Nic posted THIS on the STC Forums:
STC Forums
by shadowita » Tue Aug 16, 2011 11:38 am
Received today at 09:59am local time:
Nic, thanks for reaching out, give us till late tomorrow and we are going to post an announcement.
--
Sharath Cherian
Cheri Media | Chief Executive Officer
sharath@cherimedia.com
...my bet is, he wants money.
John -
STC Forums
by shadowita » Tue Aug 16, 2011 11:38 am
Received today at 09:59am local time:
Nic, thanks for reaching out, give us till late tomorrow and we are going to post an announcement.
--
Sharath Cherian
Cheri Media | Chief Executive Officer
sharath@cherimedia.com
...my bet is, he wants money.
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I don't understand anything! could anyone explain me that? please...
Bibi- Posts : 175
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A virus on a website?
faithfully- Posts : 566
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I hope the previous ShaniaForums administrators
are enjoying their 30 pieces of silver...
What makes this even more frustrating, is that (we thought) we KNEW the people who decided to sell Roughstock (and the ShaniaForums included) to a hiphop company.
We worked with them, side by side, for years. Some, we had met in person. We thought we were friends.
Yet, no word about their plans to sell out before, during or afterwards.
We only found out afterwards ourselves by accident & still no explanation.
But we knew the ShaniaForums would not survive in the long run under the ownership of a company that is specialized in the hiphop community. We wrote about our growing concerns, but many took our rants as doomsday talk and labelled us as "just being negative".
A new message from CMG:
My reply:
AND we happen to know for a FACT, that the CMG CEO has complained about the costs of running the Forums; web server, software license fees, not enough visitors now compared to 2002-2004... Mr Cherian NEVER came across as any kind of fan of Shania... we knew from the first moment he emerged, the days of ShaniaForums were numbered.
It also looks like he has no respect towards his hiphop members either - as he isn't planning to restore or even give hiphopdx.com a new messageboard... money saved, is money earned - right..?
John -
are enjoying their 30 pieces of silver...
What makes this even more frustrating, is that (we thought) we KNEW the people who decided to sell Roughstock (and the ShaniaForums included) to a hiphop company.
We worked with them, side by side, for years. Some, we had met in person. We thought we were friends.
Yet, no word about their plans to sell out before, during or afterwards.
We only found out afterwards ourselves by accident & still no explanation.
But we knew the ShaniaForums would not survive in the long run under the ownership of a company that is specialized in the hiphop community. We wrote about our growing concerns, but many took our rants as doomsday talk and labelled us as "just being negative".
A new message from CMG:
The HipHopDX Messageboards
Dear HipHopDX Fans,
A few months ago, our Messageboards were attacked by an unknown source. Because of the nature of the electronic attack, we were forced to pull the Messageboards and indefinitely suspended any activity on the domain. In the weeks that followed, we consulted with security experts and weighed out our options on when and if we could bring this community back online. Despite our best efforts, and because of how extensive the attack was on our code-base, we currently do not have any plans to bring the Messageboards back.
Every day, we host conversations with thousands of HipHopDX readers on social networks like Facebook and Twitter, and we encourage all of our Messageboard users to turn to these places to continue to engage with us and each other about the culture we all love. We know the Messageboards were a long-standing part of the HipHopDX community, but we're confident that the home we're creating around HipHopDX.com, and it's extensions within Facebook and Twitter, will continue to thrive as a forum for Hip Hop conversation for years to come.
If you'd like to discuss this more with us, we'd love to hear from you. Comments and conversation can be found on our GetSatisfaction post.
Sincerely,
Cheri Media
My reply:
John FinnFreak - less than a minute ago
You didn't even bother to put that message on http://www.shaniaforums.com - a messageboard started in 2000 you also closed down..?
http://www.shaniaforums.com - Threads: 46,429, Posts: 1,402,900, Members: 12,496
AND we happen to know for a FACT, that the CMG CEO has complained about the costs of running the Forums; web server, software license fees, not enough visitors now compared to 2002-2004... Mr Cherian NEVER came across as any kind of fan of Shania... we knew from the first moment he emerged, the days of ShaniaForums were numbered.
It also looks like he has no respect towards his hiphop members either - as he isn't planning to restore or even give hiphopdx.com a new messageboard... money saved, is money earned - right..?
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he is an @ss
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I still think we should hit them with some major Shania spam when they get their hiphop message boards up and running. Who knows, maybe we will educate them on what good music is.
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or maybe Justin Bieber spam
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Paul wrote:We have dealt with spam for years, time to dish some out.
Exactly!!!
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that is the major spam everGreek fanatic wrote:or maybe Justin Bieber spam
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A hiphopdx/CMG employee removed my question regarding the closure of ShaniaForums on their getsatisfaction discussion board.
John -
John -
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Replies can be removed by community moderators if they contain inappropriate content or private information.
This was the reason given in this case: HipHopDX: " "
http://getsatisfaction.com/hiphopdx/topics/the_hiphopdx_messageboards
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Its all a load of skcollob. The boards cost so much to maintain that they have just decided to do away with them. I set this one up in no time, no reason they couldnt have done the same...
They always said things were not worth their business time didnt they?
They always said things were not worth their business time didnt they?
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Updated WHOIS info:
The Shania Forums - The most popular Shania Twain discussion forum on the internet
Domain name: shaniaforums.com
Registrant Contact:
Cheri Media Intellectual Properties
Sharath Cherian
Status: Active
Name Servers:
ns.rackspace.com
ns2.rackspace.com
Creation date: 02 Nov 2000 00:00:00
Expiration date: 02 Nov 2013 20:33:00
Sharath Cherian
Cheri Media | Chief Executive Officer
sharath@cherimedia.com
So... seems CMG is NOT giving up on the domain name ownership... BUT, the actual Forums remain closed.
I wouldn't be surprised to see a "For Sale" sign & a price tag on the site by the end of the year...
John -
The Shania Forums - The most popular Shania Twain discussion forum on the internet
Domain name: shaniaforums.com
Registrant Contact:
Cheri Media Intellectual Properties
Sharath Cherian
Status: Active
Name Servers:
ns.rackspace.com
ns2.rackspace.com
Creation date: 02 Nov 2000 00:00:00
Expiration date: 02 Nov 2013 20:33:00
Sharath Cherian
Cheri Media | Chief Executive Officer
sharath@cherimedia.com
So... seems CMG is NOT giving up on the domain name ownership... BUT, the actual Forums remain closed.
I wouldn't be surprised to see a "For Sale" sign & a price tag on the site by the end of the year...
John -
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No update whatsoever on this matter?
faithfully- Posts : 566
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Nope.
I guess Shania has to make some headlines first.
John -
I guess Shania has to make some headlines first.
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