Closing Down Sale

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22:53:51 21-09-06 SHQ: PLEASE RING EAUN REGARDING FORCED CLOSURE OF SAFIREFIGHTER.COM FORUMS. IT HAS BEEN SUGGESTED THE DEADLINE BE MOVED TO NEXT WEEK. THANKS < 21/9/2006 22:51

Just saw this on the pager site, whats goin on froggy? :-o

[CyberCitizen]

If It Happens Get A New URL Or Move To http://ozfire.org/ Or Even http://firefighters.com.au/

[Manuel]

ozfire.org is not for politics, it is a forum for fire photography.

[rescue5271]

Must be the in thing at the moment as the CFA pager site was also forced to close..... if does happen so be it but wait and see.....

[fire03rescue]

how could they close this site down ??

We could all move to another forum, heaps of os forums sites

[Darius]

or back to the sacfs yahoo group or just host this site anonymously offshore.  It's a bit odd though (seems like king canute), I'd like to see on what grounds, if it's true.

[bajdas]

Unfortunately it has happened before with other internet forums, with pressure being placed on the administrators.

If the pager message is serious, then what has upset the hierarcy ?

My personal suggestion is that if we have offended the hierarchy of SASES or CFS or MFS or SAAS, then tell us. We know people are reading the postings, but not commenting.

Some of the postings are rubbish. Some are good constructive critism which should be acknowledged has a genuine request by volunteers for more information & used for improvement (eg inter-service capabilities).

If a front-line volunteer does not get factual, direct  information from hierarchy, then they will find the information via rumour lines or other means. The Internet just provides a larger, quicker way to get that information.

If someone does close down a way of finding information, then another method will pop up until the information void is filled.

[Firefrog]

I'd say it's a joke. There are no plans to shut this site. :-D

[Mike]

1910398 For those of you who have records of cap codes. If you look it up we will find the dirty rat ;) :-D

Certainly a way to get people talking though! lol

[nomex_nugget]

I would have thought the fact they mis-spelled 'Euan' would have been a good indication it was a hoax. Ah well you guys took the bait hook line and sinker.

[Timbo]

And you would expect SHQ would know how to spell EUAN

[bajdas]

Oh well, egg on face again  :roll:

[SA Firey]

22:53:51 21-09-06 SHQ: PLEASE RING EAUN REGARDING FORCED CLOSURE OF SAFIREFIGHTER.COM FORUMS. IT HAS BEEN SUGGESTED THE DEADLINE BE MOVED TO NEXT WEEK. THANKS < 21/9/2006 22:51

Just saw this on the pager site, whats goin on froggy? :-o

Gee id Like to see that :-D Wish them luck

Look at the time of day this message was sent...a bit suss that he would get paged for that at NIGHT :wink:

I think someone is playing funny buggers with us....A HOAX

What do you reckon Froggy

[probie_boy]

Unfortunately it has happened before with other internet forums, with pressure being placed on the administrators.

If the pager message is serious, then what has upset the hierarcy ?

My personal suggestion is that if we have offended the hierarchy of SASES or CFS or MFS or SAAS, then tell us. We know people are reading the postings, but not commenting.

Some of the postings are rubbish. Some are good constructive critism which should be acknowledged has a genuine request by volunteers for more information & used for improvement (eg inter-service capabilities).

If a front-line volunteer does not get factual, direct  information from hierarchy, then they will find the information via rumour lines or other means. The Internet just provides a larger, quicker way to get that information.

If someone does close down a way of finding information, then another method will pop up until the information void is filled.

stooging ahoy!

i think forums are a good place where you can say whatever you want (besides swearing!). You come here to vent your spleen in a casual environment, not dispatch serious press releases. I come on here for fun, general info and occasionally, a little disagreement. nothing else.

either way, I think we got clowned! :oops:

[rescue5271]

i smell a RAt lets get him or her........ :evil:

[Firefrog]

I have my suspicions but to protect anonymity I won't use names.....but you know who you are :-D :lol:

[Robert-Robert34]

I wonder why the CFS want to shut this site down  :cry: then again it might be cost factor of running the site  :?

[Pipster]

I wonder why the CFS want to shut this site down  :cry: then again it might be cost factor of running the site  :?

Ahmm... the page was a joke.......

Pip

[Robert-Robert34]

If it was a joke pip then why was it placed on the paging site :?

To me a joke like that isnt funny  :x

[Firefrog]

Because most CFS/SES members can send a pager message - hence it being displayed on the pager site.

It appears to be a bit of fun by persons unknown. Don't let it bother you :-D :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Pipster]

Have a look at your pager sites.....anyone can page anything with the right gear, and the right know how.     :-)

And just because something went out on a pager doesn't make it true, correct or factual....you have to look at when it was sent, and who it was sent to.......and often it helps if you know the in joke......

We have a whole topic on this forum dedicated to amusing pager messages....do we really take all of them seriously?

Pip

[medevac]

22:53:51 21-09-06 SHQ: PLEASE RING EAUN REGARDING FORCED CLOSURE OF SAFIREFIGHTER.COM FORUMS. IT HAS BEEN SUGGESTED THE DEADLINE BE MOVED TO NEXT WEEK. THANKS < 21/9/2006 22:51

i would suggest someone has just got the exact reaction they were after... lol

firstly, why would you conduct such business at that time of night? secondly i would think SOCC would know how to spell euan... and also, the message didnt originate in SOCC  (although the prefix does imply this).. .SOCC messages display seconds also in the time stamp at the end, just look at any SIGINC msg....

its the little details that count...

but as someone already stated, apparently its a joke... lol

[rescue5271]

must have been an inside job??????

[CFS_Firey]

Well if you look at the stats; yesterday we had the most people sign up of any day previously (5), the most new topics started in one day this month (6), and yesterday and today were the most posts in one day this month (105 and 106+)....

If it was an inside job, it had the desired impact :P

[Manuel]

wow, well i guess that made firefrog happy :-D