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Title: Motherearthnews web site?
Post by: Chuckca on March 06, 2007, 05:32:54 PM
Does any one know if the Motherearth forum is gone?  I sure can't find it.

Thanks
Chuck
Title: Re: Motherearthnews web site?
Post by: wingam00 on March 06, 2007, 05:46:44 PM
Just tried to find the Mother Earth forms and got this message

"The Mother Earth News Forums are currently down for upgrade. We apologize for any inconvenience."


Mark
Title: Re: Motherearthnews web site?
Post by: hunter63 on March 06, 2007, 06:58:15 PM
I sent Heidi Hunt, person that is the forum site administer, an e-mail, and she responded that they were up-dating the data base.
It has been down for a couple of weeks.
Title: Re: Motherearthnews web site?
Post by: ListerD on March 08, 2007, 08:26:55 AM
Heh, I'm borderline to canceling my subscription to MEN.

I've never seen an "upgrade" take this long. I know a couple members in the forum personally and it is (the MEN forums) their only source of "community", they are that remote.

It doesn't take 2 1/2 weeks to upgrade a forum.  >:(



But anyway... Great site here! This was a good find for me.

Title: Re: Motherearthnews web site?
Post by: glenn-k on March 09, 2007, 12:29:47 AM
Welcome to the forum, ListerD.

I really like the original MEN magazine, but after they changed hands and turned into a real commercial advertising rag I don't like it anywhere near as well.  Maybe the website is going the way of the magazine.

They still have a bit of useful information but sure don't have the same focus.
Title: Re: Motherearthnews web site?
Post by: ListerD on March 12, 2007, 10:31:42 PM
Thanks for the welcome!

I fired off a nasty-gram of sorts. I think it's BS how they seem to be turning their collective backs on their readers but oh well. Such is life when it's all about money.  >:(

I've seen enough here to drool over for sure!
Title: Re: Motherearthnews web site?
Post by: desdawg on March 14, 2007, 07:31:52 AM
I recently responded to a promotion for an inexpensive subscription. I haven't looked at the magazine in years so I thought at a bargain price I would give it a go. The caveat for this promotion is if you pay with a credit card they will automatically renew your subscription and charge your card unless you send them a letter and tell them not to.  :o I paid a couple of bucks more and sent in a check. So yes, capatalistic enterprise is alive and well at MEN. As Samuel Clemens aka Mark Twain once said if something looks too good to be true it probably is.
Title: Re: Motherearthnews web site?
Post by: ListerD on March 16, 2007, 06:44:19 PM
A buddy of mine called me this afternoon. I guess he called and actually talked to the Heidi woman mentioned above.

He said there was some kind of a database problem and that Heidi said it would be back up in the next few days.


Cool!
Title: Re: Motherearthnews web site?
Post by: hunter63 on March 16, 2007, 08:43:32 PM
ListerD, it's back up for me, as of today.
Need to re-register, they didn't save the passwords, got in from the "HOME site.
Did save the past posts, though.
See ya over there, maybe.
http://www.motherearthnews.com/forums/community.aspx?g=topics&f=1218
Title: Re: Motherearthnews web site?
Post by: ListerD on March 16, 2007, 08:56:05 PM
SWEET!  Thanks  :)
Title: Re: Motherearthnews web site?
Post by: glenn-k on March 17, 2007, 12:27:31 AM
Sometimes site upgrades don't go real well - we lost some stuff on the last one.  Some is still available on the old forum for reference.
Title: Re: Motherearthnews web site?
Post by: ListerD on March 25, 2007, 10:32:39 PM
After giving the new forums over there a chance, I think I'm just moving in over here.

I'll miss the people there but the forums take too much away from what it used to be...


/me sets up his tent out back of the CountryPlans server...
Title: Re: Motherearthnews web site?
Post by: glenn-k on March 25, 2007, 10:40:35 PM
ListerD - run back over there real quick and snag your friends too.
Title: Re: Motherearthnews web site?
Post by: ListerD on March 25, 2007, 10:43:32 PM
 :D 8-)