FBTZ/MaXxed Outage

[frstplce]

Update: It appears FBTZ/MaXxed may be down for good. The server itself seems to be offline, so access via the host IP address no longer works. This post has been retained for reference in case you ended up here looking for FBTZ.

 

Last week I picked up on a discussion in the Shoutbox regarding fbtz.com going down. Long story short, I was able to sort out that it was just an issue with the domain itself, and the site was still alive and only the domain was screwed up.

 

Unfortunately most of that discussion took place in the Shoutbox and had since disappeared as shouts are only kept until newer ones replace them. As there may still be people wondering what happened to the site, I thought I'd create this this thread as a more permanent answer.

 

FBTZ/MaXxed can still be accessed via http://fbtz.soccershouts.com or direct by their host IP at http://143.95.83.41/~fbtzcom/forum/.

 

I'm sure some people might think it's odd that I'd go out of my way to help out another community site. But, we have several members here who are also FBTZ members. It was after all the Shoutbox discussion that got me encouraged to look into things. Losing a large community with years of post history is just a shame. My own experience with database disaster on SoccerPulse taught me that lesson well.

 

Hopefully they can bounce back from these problems. After all, having multiple resources is never a bad thing. We also welcome all new members who happen to find their way here in the process. Our registrations are always open.

Edited July 3, 2015 by frstplce
Update

[cristianmotta]

TANKS

[Leo]

i tried to register and a vBulletin message popped up written "Sorry, registration has been disabled by the administrator."

there's anyone here with this problem too?

[Toño]

Registration has been disabled there for quite a while, so that's the fbtz admin desire

[frstplce]

Far as I know, registration has been an issue for years. This was more of a public service message for older members that had accounts, as the site has been around for a long time.

[Jazze]

Maxxed football forums has been down for a while now, does someone knows when they are up again?

[frstplce]

I hadn't checked lately so I wasn't aware of that. It is my opinion that they won't be coming back. At least, not with the old forum. I'm sure someone could start a similar site and try to get old members involved, but that might be as close as it gets.

 

When they lost control of the domain, I think it was a sign of things to come. Ownership had long been abandoned, which is why no one was around to fix it. Accessing the site through the IP address was a workable solution for a while. But it appears with no one in control, no one was probably paying the bills either. So it seems the entire site has finally shut down. All of this is speculation, as I have no special knowledge of what is really going on. But this does seem to be the most likely scenario.

[mahone7]

maxxed is gone 4ever

 

here's their reddit site

https://www.reddit.com/r/MaxxedFootball/

 

msg URD for an inivte

https://www.reddit.com/user/AddictedToFM

Edited July 3, 2015 by mahone7

[frstplce]

A revival as a subreddit?   As someone who operates a proper forum, and knowing a few other fine folks who also operate traditional forums, this makes me sad. The inability to really have any real customization beyond a few CSS edits and ***** all in terms of organization makes it nearly worthless for categorized discussion.

 

Reddit surely works in many scenarios, but this is one it certainly won't excel in. Of course, we're also talking about replicating the a shut down but popular forum that was a giant cluster ***** having all their video threads in a single forum anyway.

 

Update July 8: With nothing new to report and FBTZ not recovering, I'm going to close this thread now. I welcome anyone finding their way here to take a look around. We'd be happy to have you here! If by some miracle FBTZ does come back, I will reopen this thread to share that info.

Edited July 8, 2015 by frstplce