worried about the forum

[Old School]

Hi All,
Since no one seems to be able to contact Peter, I looked up the domain of this forum to see if there was any contact information listed for him. Didn't find any but I did find out that the Registry for this site expires on the 24th of November of 2024. That's only 4 months from now, should we be worried? I'm not sure how these things work.

Have a blessed day,
Mike

[doktor1360]

Hi All,
Since no one seems to be able to contact Peter, I looked up the domain of this forum to see if there was any contact information listed for him. Didn't find any but I did find out that the Registry for this site expires on the 24th of November of 2024. That's only 4 months from now, should we be worried? I'm not sure how these things work.

Have a blessed day,
Mike

I don't know about worried... concerned? Yeah, I did some digging as well, and there's not a whole lotta info available... and after seeing that his studio site is 'experiencing technical difficulties' - well, that's not a real good sign, as that's the site of his primary business endeavors to my understanding:

https://www.sonido-7.com/studio/

What does that mean? A lot of speculation until someone/anyone can confirm otherwise. The TLD (top level domain) isn't going anywhere (sonido) in the near term, it's active until 09-MAY-2025... after that, it's anyone's guess. If the bills ain't paid, it's gonna come down... we all know that, business is business...

What to do... somehow, contact Peter or someone who can, I reckon...

[csp]

Because he did a job for me about 11 years ago I did have his phone number, mailing address and email address, but unfortunately the email program that I used (Eudora) crashed and had to be reinstalled, but in the process it erased most of the files --- probably as a result of my complete lack of computer information stuff !!!

I have just done a search through what I was able to salvage at the time and came across the email address that we used, that being --- peter@sonido-7.com -----

Similar to DOK's but without the "studio" reference.

If I am able to find any reference to the original communications, I will pass them along.

David

[Phil.c]

I have the same email address which worked a few years ago?

[doktor1360]

That's his email address, I unearthed a contact info page of his :

https://www.sonido-7.com/sonido7/contacts_es.html

I have no idea how valid the this is, it's 16+ yrs old...

[funk]

last email i sent to peter was of the same concern asking if he was still about stating a couple of guys were asking
that was "Sat May 11, 2024 7:09"
and i have not had a reply ! and to be fair to peter he always got back to you pretty quick.

[csp]

DOK,

I can't be 100% positive but I think that the details you have given were what I had about 11 yrs ago.

Not sure if Peter speaks much English as I don't remember actually speaking to him, but all written communications were in perfect English.

I have no idea if anyone on the forum speaks Spanish or knows anyone who does, who might be able to phone him (after being well versed in what to say/ask him) and see if thery get a response from anyone --- even if not Peter the person answering the phone might have some information that could be passed on to us.

I know a chap who is Spanish, but he lives about 80 miles away and I would want to be with him when he makes the call so that I could guide him or answer any questions while he is talking --- only problem is that he seldom comes to my general location.

David

[Old School]

Hi All,
I have a mexican group coming to my studio in 2 weeks, I know the dialect is a little different but usually people from Spain and Mexico can easily communicate. I am not quite sure what questions to ask or how to ask them. Perhaps one of you guys could write me a script? At any rate I will have Juan make the call on the 27th unless one of you manages to contact him sooner.

Have a blessed day,
Mike

[Old School]

Hi All,
We may have other problems. I just found this when checking how the software for this site works. Suggestions? I am out of my depth here.

Have a blessed day,
Mike

[doktor1360]

Hi All,
We may have other problems. I just found this when checking how the software for this site works. Suggestions? I am out of my depth here.

Have a blessed day,
Mike

In a nutshell, the version of this bulletin board software app is ancient. The whole site probably hasn't been upgraded in some time. It's pretty clear this site needs maintenance on a regular basis; I did this sort of thing professionally for many years so I'm not commenting off the cuff. The database (MySQL/MariaDB) is gonna require migration as well (I'm sure of it), and if a person doesn't know wtf they're doing here, the end results could be catastrophic (loss of data and/or corruption, etc). It's not Rocket Science, but it's not something I would recommend for a person with little to no experience performing these activities. An alternate plan is almost a requirement at this point if the desire is to keep this community functional... that's not a small endeavor, even from the technical perspective, It doesn't even speak of ongoing maintenance and support (financially, etc). Somehow, the bills have to be paid and the 'new' site will have to be monitored / maintained...

It's fair to say this bulletin board and the community it supports are now on the clock...

Thoughts?