[ARCHIVED THREAD] - FAL Files Down, Open Thread! (Page 1 of 3)

**Posted: 9/9/2011 4:37:36 PM EDT**

Haha, I haven't posted on there in at least 6 years. That was the first board I ever joined. That is where I came up with my screen name too.

**Posted: 9/9/2011 4:56:00 PM EDT**

**Posted: 9/9/2011 5:31:07 PM EDT**

I don't think Jen has even renewed the domain name. Someone should rip it off and do it right!

How about a joint venture WEG?

**Posted: 9/9/2011 7:20:11 PM EDT**

I haven't been able to sign in into the FAL Files for over a week but I just tried it again and got in.

**Posted: 9/10/2011 4:41:42 AM EDT**

Quoted:
I don't think Jen has even renewed the domain name. Someone should rip it off and do it right!

How about a joint venture WEG?

Probably bound to happen some day, but it won't be me.

**Posted: 9/10/2011 9:08:46 AM EDT**

Not surprised. The server has always been kept together with bailing twine & duck tape. Seems to be running now.

I joined in early 2000 (#1702). Was a nice place during the golden age of FAL building. Then the scandals started and the egomaniacs took over & I stopped spending time there.

I got my FALs built & since I've stopped by occasionally & nothing much had changed or was happening.

**Posted: 9/10/2011 5:51:52 PM EDT**

I remember Talyn's FAL, it was the model for my own. This brings up the point about capturing the info on any board into a DVD (s) or on the cloud somewhere. Needs to be done, before its lost.

**Posted: 9/11/2011 6:24:36 PM EDT**

I post on there every once in a while but mainly just poke around in the market place. I have been looking for a rhodie kit for a project fal...

**Posted: 9/12/2011 5:01:06 PM EDT**

Quoted:
Not surprised. The server has always been kept together with bailing twine & duck tape. Seems to be running now.

I joined in early 2000 (#1702). Was a nice place during the golden age of FAL building. Then the scandals started and the egomaniacs took over & I stopped spending time there.

I got my FALs built & since I've stopped by occasionally & nothing much had changed or was happening.

I have noticed it is always slow as shit and I will even get the busy server message quite frequently. Maybe its time for an upgrade?

**Posted: 9/14/2011 9:42:43 PM EDT**

I also started my gun career at the FAL files and learn so much. Then I came here and learned more. I still can get into the files so it must be fixed.

**Posted: 9/15/2011 9:46:51 AM EDT**

Quoted:
Not surprised. The server has always been kept together with bailing twine & duck tape. Seems to be running now.

I joined in early 2000 (#1702). Was a nice place during the golden age of FAL building. Then the scandals started and the egomaniacs took over & I stopped spending time there.

I got my FALs built & since I've stopped by occasionally & nothing much had changed or was happening.

I must have joined really early to get #381...ha ha

I have been recently going back to Falfiles to look at M14 postings. Have not had any issues getting on, maybe I just pick the off peak hours.

**Posted: 9/15/2011 10:34:39 AM EDT**

Quoted:
Not surprised. The server has always been kept together with bailing twine & duck tape. Seems to be running now.

I joined in early 2000 (#1702). Was a nice place during the golden age of FAL building. Then the scandals started and the egomaniacs took over & I stopped spending time there.

I got my FALs built & since I've stopped by occasionally & nothing much had changed or was happening.

This. I agree 100%

**Posted: 9/15/2011 10:58:56 AM EDT**

Used to go there all the time. Can't remember the last time I logged in.

**Posted: 9/19/2011 1:45:12 AM EDT**

I still go there frequently. I don't post much though. Most of the old guard are either gone or don't post much. That place was great during the golden age of F A L building.

**Posted: 9/19/2011 2:05:20 AM EDT**

It's cuz of me. Sorry.

**Posted: 9/19/2011 4:15:20 AM EDT**

I have tried many boards including this one, but keep going back to FAL Files. They tolerated my BS for so many years and it was a souce of income and good advice when I needed it.

**Posted: 9/19/2011 5:42:23 AM EDT**

Yep.

They keep coming back.

**Posted: 9/19/2011 7:09:16 AM EDT**

I still go over there every day but don't post a whole lot.

I really learned a lot from the folks there.

It's a good bunch of folks.

**Posted: 9/19/2011 12:29:21 PM EDT**

FALaholic #113 here. I was around on the old Blue Board a lot but I have a very low post count there.....

I don't know what happened to Ted Dannemiller..and poor Jen, she's been through the wringer at that place....I wonder how she's doing......

Does anyone remember Simon Jester on the old board?

**Posted: 9/19/2011 1:27:31 PM EDT**

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http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd7/rkba2da/humor/titsup.jpg

I just noticed but why were you looking at "tits up" images?

**Posted: 9/20/2011 3:17:57 AM EDT**

Quoted:
I just noticed but why were you looking at "tits up" images?

It wasn't me.

Must have been the dog.

**Posted: 9/20/2011 4:51:56 AM EDT**

Quoted:

Quoted:
I just noticed but why were you looking at "tits up" images?

It wasn't me.

Must have been the dog.

lol. If it was "dicks up" we would be worried for you.

**Posted: 9/30/2011 2:39:42 PM EDT**

I just tried to log in for the first time in a month. The site is down for maintenance.

**Posted: 9/30/2011 4:01:22 PM EDT**

Quoted:
I just tried to log in for the first time in a month. The site is down for maintenance.

So it was you....

**Posted: 10/2/2011 2:22:55 PM EDT**

Quoted:

Quoted:
I just tried to log in for the first time in a month. The site is down for maintenance.

So it was you....

Must have been!

**Posted: 10/2/2011 2:36:14 PM EDT**

Falfiles Forum is a disaster.

Check out these forum stats:

Forum Software is dangerously out of date

Falfiles forum uses vBulletin Version 2.2.6.

The current version of vBulletin is 4.0.

They are too cheap to upgrade the board to avoid database issues and known hacking issues that expose all their members details to exploits.

Server is overloaded

Page generated in 21.630 seconds (1.08% PHP - 98.92% MySQL) with 14 queries.

It took close to 22 seconds to bring up one page and check the close to 99% database use.

**Posted: 10/2/2011 6:20:00 PM EDT**

Quoted:
Falfiles Forum is a disaster.

Check out these forum stats:

Forum Software is dangerously out of date

Falfiles forum uses vBulletin Version 2.2.6.

The current version of vBulletin is 4.0.

They are too cheap to upgrade the board to avoid database issues and known hacking issues that expose all their members details to exploits.

Server is overloaded

Page generated in 21.630 seconds (1.08% PHP - 98.92% MySQL) with 14 queries.

It took close to 22 seconds to bring up one page and check the close to 99% database use.

Damn. Thats too bad.

Every time I go there I get at least one error message telling me the server is overloaded and I need to refresh the page.

**Posted: 10/3/2011 4:12:29 AM EDT**

# 672 here. Been farkin' AGES since I posted over there.

**Posted: 10/23/2011 6:39:38 AM EDT**

I have been trying to navigate it all morning and I keep getting the error message saying the server is overloaded.

All I am trying to find is the thread discussing the paint codes for rhodesian camo.

**Posted: 10/23/2011 7:17:27 AM EDT**

I wish it would be sold to some one who cares about it......

There are a lot of good people and information on that forum.......

**Posted: 10/23/2011 7:35:23 AM EDT**

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I wish it would be sold to some one who cares about it......

There are a lot of good people and information on that forum.......

I agree. Someone needs to revitalize it or it will die.

**Posted: 10/23/2011 8:04:18 AM EDT**

Quoted:
I have been trying to navigate it all morning and I keep getting the error message saying the server is overloaded.

All I am trying to find is the thread discussing the paint codes for rhodesian camo.

Dupont Centari Automotive Industrial Paint:

Forest Green-DS166A
Yellow/Green-YS432A

**Posted: 10/23/2011 11:07:28 AM EDT**

Part of the reason I stopped going to the Files was the slow times and the bandwidth thing. Another thing was the calling out of people who were not contributors, but some of sent money that were never recognized. Now the site is a shell of its former greatness. I loved the Files, and a lot of the people over there but enough was enough. I visit now and then, and it is a sorry specimen of what it could be. Is Jen still the owner?

**Posted: 10/23/2011 11:34:43 AM EDT**

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Part of the reason I stopped going to the Files was the slow times and the bandwidth thing. Another thing was the calling out of people who were not contributors, but some of sent money that were never recognized. Now the site is a shell of its former greatness. I loved the Files, and a lot of the people over there but enough was enough. I visit now and then, and it is a sorry specimen of what it could be. Is Jen still the owner?

Yes

**Posted: 10/23/2011 2:13:44 PM EDT**

Quoted:

Quoted:
I have been trying to navigate it all morning and I keep getting the error message saying the server is overloaded.

All I am trying to find is the thread discussing the paint codes for rhodesian camo.

Dupont Centari Automotive Industrial Paint:

Forest Green-DS166A
Yellow/Green-YS432A

http://www.bozemantrailarms.com/rifle_pics/rhodiefals.jpg

Thats exactly what I want to do. How did you paint it? Brush, sponge, ? How much paint did it take?

**Posted: 10/23/2011 4:15:19 PM EDT**

I jus read that SLR-5000 died....

**Posted: 10/26/2011 5:40:44 PM EDT**

Just copied this off their site..

Page generated in 53.392 seconds (2.50% PHP - 97.50% MySQL) with 20 queries.

**Posted: 10/27/2011 5:11:13 PM EDT**

I go there frequently. I learned a ton about Fal's on there. Alot of good people on there.: I get the server load thing at least once a day.

**Posted: 10/27/2011 5:56:25 PM EDT**

I started going back there again after picking up my second FAL (DSA SA58 Carbine). Been hit and miss as of late.

**Posted: 10/31/2011 7:57:26 PM EDT**

**Posted: 12/14/2011 5:38:07 PM EDT**

Its down again...

**Posted: 12/14/2011 6:02:09 PM EDT**

Quoted:

Its down again...

Yeah. It is like coming home and finding the door locks changed and all of your gear on the driveway.

**Posted: 12/14/2011 6:19:36 PM EDT**

Alright everybody!

Potty break now.

Line up!

**Posted: 12/15/2011 8:38:23 AM EDT**

I guess Wolfsburg Bob ran out of BBQ, LOL...

**Posted: 12/15/2011 3:05:44 PM EDT**

They need to do an upgrade to the servers. I know this costs money but damn, there has to be a way to raise the $$$>.

**Posted: 1/1/2012 5:22:16 PM EDT**

OOOOH. Wonder what they are "upgrading"?

DOWN FOR UPGRADES

The board will be down for 12-24 hours while we do a full site backup and perform software upgrades. The sky is not falling. This is not a test.

Updates will be posted here as they are available.

DO NOT Keep hitting your refresh button as it won't get you on to the site any faster.

The AKFiles Forums are online at AK Files Forums

Users are welcome to register at AK Files while we're working on upgrading the forums.

**Posted: 1/1/2012 5:33:25 PM EDT**

Upgrading and moving to a new server ... geez chill out

**Posted: 1/2/2012 3:04:25 AM EDT**

Quoted:

Upgrading and moving to a new server ... geez chill out

To whom are you directing this post?

**Posted: 1/2/2012 3:30:22 AM EDT**

[05:25] Had some unexpected issues and this is taking slightly longer than planned.

Powered by: vBulletin Version 2.2.6

No forum software upgrade apparently. V2.2.6 is over 9 years old.

**Posted: 1/2/2012 9:32:35 AM EDT**

Fal Files is the Space Station Mir of firearm forums, it seems. Obsolete, creaky, temperamental, but just useful enough to keep pushing it back into orbit again.

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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - FAL Files Down, Open Thread! (Page 1 of 3)

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - FAL Files Down, Open Thread! (Page 1 of 3)