Was RCC Down?

[smog]

Haven't been able to get on the site for a bit. Was the site down?

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[B-MOW71]

Yes and not sure why. I was worried!

[Fallen]

It was the same for me. I suspected it was finally over for RCC. I'm glad to see that it's apparently not.

[Ballistic17]

Yeah same here. Couldn't get in for about a day. Thought it was all over.

[ferp420]

at one point I got a message saying the site was down for maintenance
lol $ure

[smog]

Originally Posted by ferp420

at one point I got a message saying the site was down for maintenance
lol $ure

It was getting resuscitated.

Down but not out! Glad we are back in business.

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[Gula]

It's coming. Not being a negative Nancy. However, its inevitable with the rise of the RTR, Facebook became the go to place for life answers and all crawler related stuff.

[indybama]

Ive not been able to get on here since monday. I was beginnin to fear the worst myself. They need to either, sell it to someone who cares or update it so it works for us. If not, eventually, we'll all have to migrate to another site or start a new one. I dont do fb, n even if i did, its not the best place for a build thread

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[JatoTheRipper]

Yes, it was down. It was also down on Monday for me. Not sure what happened, but I texted 1BadJeepBruiser both times. I'm just glad it's back.

[lonleycreeper]

To be honest, I was panicking a little

[TooOldForThis]

Where do you suppose most people that used this forum regularly in the past are going instead? Facebook and Instagram? I understand network effects and you're naturally gonna gravitate to where the most people are, but those platforms are just so inferior for documenting/following detailed builds compared to forums.

There are some excellent YouTube channels I follow that come close, but I don't make videos so if I want to share a build myself it's forums or nothing for me. I imagine there are a lot of guys in the same boat (who don't make videos) so it's hard to believe that they would all walk away from forums. Yet here we are.

[smog]

I must say, I feared the worse myself. It sounds dramatic, but it was like someone in my life unexpectedly died...lol

It's now been over 10 years since I started using the site. I couldn't begin to figure out how to find comparable info on a social media style platform. To me those sites don't look in any way organized for the RC hobbyist. So I simply don't get the allure. How does one find specific information on a topic at these places?

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[Speedy-Triple]

glad this place is back but i know its coming, hopefully not in the near but ultimately will happen. Its definitely going to be a shame the day that all this information and entertainment becomes inaccessible. The way in which the post and information flows in the here (most forums) is not the same as the other platforms TBH.

[JatoTheRipper]

Originally Posted by TooOldForThis

Where do you suppose most people that used this forum regularly in the past are going instead? Facebook and Instagram? I understand network effects and you're naturally gonna gravitate to where the most people are, but those platforms are just so inferior for documenting/following detailed builds compared to forums.

There are some excellent YouTube channels I follow that come close, but I don't make videos so if I want to share a build myself it's forums or nothing for me. I imagine there are a lot of guys in the same boat (who don't make videos) so it's hard to believe that they would all walk away from forums. Yet here we are.

I think this is the kind of hobby that is only temporary for most people. Some have outgrown it and no longer participate in RC. The rest have moved to worse platforms like Facebook and Reddit. I say worse because searching sucks, archival information doesn't always remain, and you have to dig through at least twice as many braindead comments to find answers you are seeking. The group that remains active on RCC is great except for a few outliers. On Facebook and Reddit, you have a few intelligent people mixed in with a bunch of clowns.

[soze]

I've been spending more time on Instagram lately, but only because the people I crawl with are on there. I use it more as a chat app nowadays if anything. I was really into posting videos reels there for a while too, but lately I've been kind of burnt out on it.

It was hard for me keep up with all the different community formats. Posting on Youtube is manageable for me, because I don't really care about editing for looks as much, but man Instagram was a huge time suck, taking away time from me being able to keep up with the forums and other stuff. I've decided that it's too much of a time suck for me to keep posting so often, so I cut back on it and only post every so often now.

I think the last build thread I posted on here was the Pirate wagon. I'm not sure if I'll ever get back to doing those, as I don't have as much time as I used to, but I'll try to post some of the recent builds I've done since that rig. I have all the pictures, I just need to remember exactly what it is I did while taking those pictures.

[JatoTheRipper]

Originally Posted by soze

I've been spending more time on Instagram lately, but only because the people I crawl with are on there. I use it more as a chat app nowadays if anything. I was really into posting videos reels there for a while too, but lately I've been kind of burnt out on it.

It was hard for me keep up with all the different community formats. Posting on Youtube is manageable for me, because I don't really care about editing for looks as much, but man Instagram was a huge time suck, taking away time from me being able to keep up with the forums and other stuff. I've decided that it's too much of a time suck for me to keep posting so often, so I cut back on it and only post every so often now.

I think the last build thread I posted on here was the Pirate wagon. I'm not sure if I'll ever get back to doing those, as I don't have as much time as I used to, but I'll try to post some of the recent builds I've done since that rig. I have all the pictures, I just need to remember exactly what it is I did while taking those pictures.

I could never get too into Instagram. It's just a photo roll really. Sure you can chat, but it's definitely not a forum nor can you find great information. Good thing I don't love Instagram because those morons decided I didn't own the page and it has since vanished. Don't believe me? Try going to the link in my signature. I am not sure if hackers were involved or not, but hackers usually convert the page to their own agenda.

[Col_Sanders]

I thought the site was done. I was sad.

Originally Posted by TooOldForThis

Where do you suppose most people that used this forum regularly in the past are going instead? Facebook and Instagram? I understand network effects and you're naturally gonna gravitate to where the most people are, but those platforms are just so inferior for documenting/following detailed builds compared to forums.

There are some excellent YouTube channels I follow that come close, but I don't make videos so if I want to share a build myself it's forums or nothing for me. I imagine there are a lot of guys in the same boat (who don't make videos) so it's hard to believe that they would all walk away from forums. Yet here we are.

Facebook. Seems like its killing a lot of forums due to the convenience of it. Open app, ask dumb question, get response. I like forums more because its easier to find what you're looking for, especially if it is an older post. FB's search sucks.

[indybama]

Myself n twade were talkin about this the other night. If rcc goes down, the only two options worth a go is either start a new forum, or jump over to SBG. Either way, we lose everything we have here. So much info n so many awesome members/family here. Ive only talked to majority of yall on here, some have my number, but still consider yall as family.

I really hate seein this place goin down hill like it is. Ive only been here for 6 yrs now, give or take, n ive learned ALOT from everybody n still learnin new things today. Fingers crossed, things change for the better around here

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[smog]

Originally Posted by indybama

Myself n twade were talkin about this the other night. If rcc goes down, the only two options worth a go is either start a new forum, or jump over to SBG. Either way, we lose everything we have here. So much info n so many awesome members/family here. Ive only talked to majority of yall on here, some have my number, but still consider yall as family.

I really hate seein this place goin down hill like it is. Ive only been here for 6 yrs now, give or take, n ive learned ALOT from everybody n still learnin new things today. Fingers crossed, things change for the better around here

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Sadly the owner appears to neither want to give up the keys nor wants to renovate the place.

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[Sniper4370]

Originally Posted by JatoTheRipper

The group that remains active on RCC is great except for a few outliers.

Hey! I resemble that remark.

Originally Posted by smog

Sadly the owner appears to neither want to give up the keys nor wants to renovate the place.

^^^ This. Sadly.

I may not post much.Ya'll are way smarter/knowledable than me but, this is the first place I stop EVERYDAY. Hell, I haven't even driven an RC in over a year. I just enjoy the place.