Sawmill Creek dead?

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  • Carlos
    Veteran Member
    • Jan 2004
    • 1893
    • Phoenix, AZ, USA.

    Sawmill Creek dead?

    I haven't been able to reach the site recently. I mostly stopped using it, because the mods are crazy, and pretty awful to some people. So I'm not shocked that they'd drive it into the ground. I was going to look up a couple things I know were on there.
  • twistsol
    Veteran Member
    • Dec 2002
    • 2893
    • Cottage Grove, MN, USA.
    • Ridgid R4512, 2x ShopSmith Mark V 520, 1951 Shopsmith 10ER

    #2
    I just checked a few minutes ago and it seems to be working mostly fine. You need to use https://sawmillcreek.org as https://www.sawmillcreek.org seems to have redirect and login issues.
    Chr's
    __________
    An ethical man knows the right thing to do.
    A moral man does it.

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    • Carlos
      Veteran Member
      • Jan 2004
      • 1893
      • Phoenix, AZ, USA.

      #3
      Right now, clicking on both of your links takes me to a dead page. Tried on two home computers, and mobile phone on cellular internet. Last week it had just been on/off for me.

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      • cwsmith
        Veteran Member
        • Dec 2005
        • 2737
        • NY Southern Tier, USA.
        • BT3100-1

        #4
        I have never visited Sawmill Creek, but I just tried both of the given links and all I get is "This site can't be reached".

        CWS
        Think it Through Before You Do!

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        • Carlos
          Veteran Member
          • Jan 2004
          • 1893
          • Phoenix, AZ, USA.

          #5
          It's a busy site and full of info. It's also full of hothead mods and a racist mod who edited my posts for racial reasons. If you question the mods they will shut you down and remove your posts.

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          • durango dude
            Senior Member
            • Mar 2011
            • 934
            • a thousand or so feet above insanity
            • 50s vintage Craftsman Contractor Saw

            #6
            Carlos - I'm darn sorry to hear about your experience. I hope it's been better, here.

            It's possible they banned your IP.
            Mods have a few tools at their disposal.
            An over-compensating mod could even stop you from viewing their forum.
            Try browsing in incognito mode from a different computer.

            Really - the best hing to do is to understand there's jerks in the world, and to stay away from them.
            It's not fair - it's not right ----- but it'll save you a huge headache.

            I was a PHP moderator back when the technology was new. I stopped doing this stuff a decade ago when
            a discontent and banned individual started threatening me in person at my home --- and even sent a letter to my employer
            complaining about my use of business resources. (my boss laughed).

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            • mpc
              Senior Member
              • Feb 2005
              • 979
              • Cypress, CA, USA.
              • BT3000 orig 13amp model

              #7
              I never posted on sawmillcreek, and maybe glanced at it once or twice before, so there's no reason my IP should be blocked nor should I be banned... unless they scan competitor woodworking sites like sawdustzone and ban folks that participate on competitors? Whatever, neither link works for me. Both time out.

              mpc

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              • Carlos
                Veteran Member
                • Jan 2004
                • 1893
                • Phoenix, AZ, USA.

                #8
                They can't ban my IP, I have hundreds of them, and tried a few from various parts of the country. I also switched to cellular to test it (random IPs). I have machines in two datacenters and control servers in many other locations.

                I just hopped over to a neighbor's network, same, site's dead.

                Down for Everyone or Just Me
                Short URL @ downfor.ioSawmillcreek.org Status

                Is sawmillcreek.org down right now?

                It's not just you! sawmillcreek.org is down.

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                • Carlos
                  Veteran Member
                  • Jan 2004
                  • 1893
                  • Phoenix, AZ, USA.

                  #9
                  Oh, and yes, this site is far kinder to everyone, while also being blunt and to the point. But no overt cliques like some sites. We just have less traffic, and therefore, less stuff to look up answers for.

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                  • d_meister
                    Established Member
                    • Feb 2009
                    • 184
                    • La Conner, WA.
                    • BT3000

                    #10
                    Just tried both links, and they both worked. Tried the "revised" link in Twistsol's post above (#2) for my first time ever visit yesterday and got in then, too, Maybe a registered user cookie? I have different browsers for access to different things, although they're all based on Chrome, anymore..Not all Chrome based browsers work the same way at banks and health sites.
                    Yes, Sawdust Zone is by far the most civil and kind forum on the net.
                    Last edited by d_meister; 06-12-2020, 10:48 AM.

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                    • Carlos
                      Veteran Member
                      • Jan 2004
                      • 1893
                      • Phoenix, AZ, USA.

                      #11
                      Yup, working for me right now.

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