pairashooter 0 #1 August 12, 2009 What happened to Skydivingmovies.com? I have not been able to get on there for quite awhile now. Anyone else having this problem?Chris Scaife Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
c10edges 0 #2 August 12, 2009 not working for me either Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aresye 0 #3 August 12, 2009 Same here.Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pilotdave 0 #5 August 14, 2009 I just received word that the SkydivingMovies.com server is losing its home. Matt Crocker has been donating hosting for years. Without his generosity, the site would have shut down years ago. But the insane bandwidth we use isn't cheap and it's become impossible for Matt to continue donating his services. I don't know what the future holds for SkydivingMovies.com. The site exists on a dedicated server, which I'll be holding on to while we figure things out. Maybe someone wants to buy a ready-to-go website with thousands of videos and over 60,000 registered members? So who works somewhere they can hide a server and many many gigs per day of data transfers? Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyChimp 0 #6 August 14, 2009 What's the average cost to have this hosted? Anyone know? Does anyone else find it funny that we made a SPORT out of an EMERGENCY PROCEDURE?!?! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pilotdave 0 #7 August 14, 2009 Since 1999, it's averaged out at $0 per month. Very cheap!!! I'll see if I can get some figures on bandwidth usage from Matt. I think realistically, SkydivingMovies.com version 3 would need to change formats a bit to compete with youtube and to dramatically reduce the load on the server. But what we have are hundreds of hours of videos (or something, i have no idea) and a database of info and users. Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyChimp 0 #8 August 14, 2009 Find that out if you could because I would be happy to donate as much as possible and I'm sure others would as well. We could organize a PayPal donatation account and a possible AdWords campaign on the website by Google to help with the costs. Does anyone else find it funny that we made a SPORT out of an EMERGENCY PROCEDURE?!?! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pokerstar 0 #9 August 14, 2009 I'll donate $ (you certainly don't want my technical assistance!) (unless it involves a toaster, duct tape, and a butter knife)Fortunately, I'm adhering to a pretty strict, uh, drug, uh, regimen to keep my mind, you know, uh, limber. --- The Dude --- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skysohigh77 0 #10 August 14, 2009 +1 I'll gladly donate as well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bansheeman 0 #11 August 25, 2009 Do you know if anyone has looked into making it a subscription based website? thanks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
virgin-burner 1 #12 August 25, 2009 ask the man himself, "pilotdave" on the forums.. “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hparrish 0 #13 August 28, 2009 Or have Advertising pay for it like DZ.com, Facebook, and YouTube do. But that sounds like it might be a big commitment in time and money. That would turn SDM into a business. Which sounds like why PilotDave may be hinting at selling it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
