Problems at The High Road forum

Well that sucks. Just goes to show you, never ever let your web hosting company or website admins have administrative control of your domain names.
 
Wow, that sucks. I used to post on THR all the time before I found this forum. Something must of happened in the background we are not hearing about.
 
This sucks. Hopefully he'll get his domain back, and worst case, build another forum... although THR has a lot of good "legacy" content on it, just like NES, and it would suck for him to lose all of that.

-Mike
 
I can't see either of the links - but if THR is down that truly is sad. I used to go there all the time and found links to great sites (including NES) there. I can only access it at home now, as this is just about the only gun site that slips through work.
 
Internal politics.

I've been down that same exact highway with one group already, we emerged much stronger than before, and we knew who we could not trust anymore. Needless to say, those that couldn't be trusted are now long gone.
 
Some people are only alive because it is illegal to kill them.

The guy that stole Oleg's site and data is a gutless a**wipe.
 
I kind of outgrew THR, but appreciate what Oleg has done there. I'll be sending a check out.

Boy it sucks when people you trust screw you, especially for money. I hope Oleg pins his balls to the wall.
 
Does anyone care to give a brief summary, for those of us trapped behind firewalls?


TIA.
 
TimJ said:
Does anyone care to give a brief summary, for those of us trapped behind firewalls?


TIA.
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Here is what was posted on ar15.com:

In December 2002, I founded The High Road forum dedicated to the advancement of responsible gun ownership. Recently, it was discovered that in 2006, the volunteer forum systems administrator, Derek Zeanah of Statesboro, Georgia, changed domain registration to himself. After he was confronted, Derek locked out all other staff from accessing the Web server administration and would not share even backup copies of its content. After failed attempts to peacefully resolve the dispute, it has become necessary for me to initiate a lawsuit against Derek Zeanah for the return of thehighroad.org domain name and the forum database.

I am seeking and would greatly appreciate donations to help with the cost of litigation. You can use Paypal ([email protected]) or send a check to:
Oleg Volk 3112 Chambley Ct Hermitage, TN 37076

All donations shall be returned if the lawsuit is ultimately avoided. You can also aid me by re-posting this appeal on your blog, forum or web site. My legal position is already endorsed by almost all of The High Road staff as well as Rich Lucibella, the founder of The Firing Line forum.
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What is not being said is that Derek Z has pretty much removed Admin rights of all of the Admins (including Oleg) that disagreed with him. He may have even gone as far as ban them.
 
I rarely visit there, but loved The 642 Club. I fell off a bit when they locked that thread and made us go to "Part Deux". I also used to get a little miffed when Dave McCracken would lock any thread that he either didn't agree with, or was pro any shotgun he didn't own....I had no idea Oleg was involved, (let alone founded) THR....Learn something new every day...
 
I had no idea Oleg was involved, (let alone founded) THR....Learn something new every day...
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IIRC, Oleg founded TheHighRoad to fill the void when TheFiringLine closed down.
 
jzrawlins said:
Someone please crosspost for those of us behind a firewall?
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Here:

http://www.thehighroad.org/announcement.php?f=2

Drama Warning
I'm sorry I had to leave such a vague message while the board was down these last 12 hours. Some legal threats were made, and I thought it prudent to get legal advice before reacting.

For nearly six years THR has operated as a voluntary community. Oleg has been the face of the board. I assembled and provided the engine. While user contributions were appreciated, I hosted the board almost completely at my own expense and preformed the technical work necessary to keep the system available 24 by 7 and ahead of our ever-growing user demand. The moderators kept things on an even keel, and over 75,000 others have contributed to make the board what it now is. I'm very proud of what we've become, and I’m committed most of all that the Board remain a place we are all proud of and where we all feel at home.

To my deep regret, during these last few weeks an issue that Oleg and I should have worked out privately has become an increasingly public dispute. I deeply regret this development and apologize for having been unable to work through our differences in a less harmful manner. This is an internal dispute, and should not have gotten out in the open forum to be the distraction it has become.

During this time, I have continued to operate THR on exactly the same basis you have come to expect. My assertion this entire time is that the status quo should be maintained unless THR staff decide otherwise, and that we should use a rational process to evaluate potential changes. Having said that, THR has grown substantially these last few years, and our continued growth makes some kind of change inevitable in order to pay for the increasing resource commitments our growth requires.

As far back as I can remember Oleg and have had the understanding that we were joint owners. A few weeks ago, Oleg changed his mind. I have not. We need to resolve this equitably and between ourselves, but in my view neither of us should be willing to proceed in a manner that politicizes the issue and damages this community.

Last night, someone began to use the THR to solicit members to contribute to a legal fight. I took the board down after another moderator dealt with the posts and alerted me to them. This is a perhaps a harsh measure, but I will act as I am able to preserve this community. The Board may not be used to sabotage the Board, and I will insist on that. There are thousands of users out there who just want to use THR as they always have so they can pursue their interests in peace. We have already had many moderators resign due to the tenor of discussions surrounding this issue, and it is my intention that we prevent similar damage to the forum at large.

During whatever happens, I will make every effort to maintain THR in the manner you have all come to expect. I hope cooler heads can prevail to keep THR something we are all happy with and remain proud of.

-- Derek
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The price of freedom is the willingness to do sudden battle anywhere, anytime, and with utter recklessness -- Robert Heinlein
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I am a member of lots of gun sites. THR is the site I post on most, having been a member since it began. As mentioned above, the site was begun by Oleg to fill the void when The Firing Line went down. We at that time did not know that TFL would be back up after a hiatus.

The High Road was, is, and IMO always will be Oleg's site. Derek's claim of cost he has incurred over time may well be legitimate, but it does not justify locking out Oleg and the dissenting Mods.

This will not play out well. I am firmly behind Oleg on this.
 

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