[old curmudgeon]

Setting up a new server is a demanding job but once it was up and running there is NO excuse for the site not working properly every single day.

There are maybe millions of similar sites all over the world.

I visit 17 similar sites every day and maybe half a dozen others occasionally and none of them have problems like this site.

That said, this is by far my favorite and I am not happy when I can not read the latest and best here.

So what to do?

I don’t know who John is. Maybe he owns you but:

#1. You should tell him that he must have an emergency number that he will answer 24/7 regardless. Even if he is in bed with the most gorgeous woman alive.

#2. If the above is not possible, he must check the site a minimum of four times a day just to see that it is running OK. He does not need to read all of the information on the site,,,just check and see that it is up and running and that a few of the links work as they should.

#3. If neither of the above is possible or unacceptable, you need to get a new IT guy.

Because if this continues, your followers will be following someone else.

As I said, I really like FR and I hope you get John in gear, but I am beginning to think he is in over his head.

As of right now, nothing is working as it should.

[Rebelbase]

That’s just stupidly funny right there.

[Jim Robinson]

Thanks for the advice.

[Duke C.]

Jim and John are patriots, not IT specialists.

[Repeal The 17th]

“... I don’t know who John is ...”
“... Maybe he owns you ...”
“... you need to get a new IT guy ...”
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Pretty hard to fire your own son.

[Semper911]

I visit 17 similar sites every day

Which ones? I could use some new backups.

And p.s. John is Jim's brother, not some random IT guy.

[Billthedrill]

John is Jim’s son. As a guy with 37 years in IT, may I gently suggest not cussing out the plumber when the basement is still full of water? Especially not in public. No offense. Thanks.

[pgkdan]

John is Jim’s son and they built this site and John has done wonders keeping us going. Since there’s a work around that’s been posted on several threads I don’t see what the big deal is.

[Jane Long]

John is James Bond. But, please don’t tell anyone.

[houeto]

Because if this continues, your followers will be following someone else.

I won't.

but I am beginning to think he is in over his head.

I am beginning, I take that back, I am now completely convinced that after NINE years here, you are too ignorant to have the details explained to you.