KevinD

We’re I to invest in the video module for the software, would anyone use it? This would allow even the average pc user to upload videos directly to the forum, no hassle, drag and drop, upload straight from mobile device, one click. I think this would add to everyone’s experience and give us an up with Facebook. Video is the future of the internet, don’t believe me? Google “Is video the future of the internet” I think it would gin up some interest, and maybe more participation. Everyone loves showing off their feathered companions, an even more so, people love watching them.

It’s a good thread......

Let me show you you what a forum closing looks like after 20 years https://mindbinge.com/ip31/

Folks, I'm going to give you a quick synopsis of where things stand with the board, some of it you will understand, and some of you wont depending on who you are and what your technical level is for these kind of things. These are the objective facts. I will give subjective later. 1. And foremost the name greyforums.net is not owned by ANYONE here. 2. The owner of the .net name is a really nice guy that has nothing to do with this place anymore beyond being the owner of the .net name. 3. I cleaned up the whole mess and made the database and forums work again without spyware and viruses because you guys helped me save Sukei. (And Im not looking for a thank you, just putting out facts for a determination after) 4. The database contains YEARS of experience and knowledge of members past and present, those here now and those that have passed on before us. 5. Participation has slowed to a crawl. This has everyone dealing with the site considering closing it. 6. The data on this site is INVALUABLE for our grey friends. Now with these facts in hand I can offer every tech deal there is , video posting, song boards, anything you have on your favorite sites, I can duplicate, and make it work better. Video, audio streaming anything to bring the level of participation back up here. The real question is ......and not so much for me, but for Talon, do you want to keep it going.. how important is it to you your Greys and Talon that has kept it going for all these years. Its time to consider what you have, and what you stand to loose, talk to her, let her know how you feel.

That’s the reality, thanks to the help I got here, Sukei wasn’t one of the dead, but close to it. Even though I get cranky know and then, I’ll always appreciate the help I found here, Besides, old dudes are allowed to get cranky now and then 🤗

I was cleaning up stuff from MANY sites that I host,and it occurred to me there is no NEW things as far as information out there. I found this, and as all of it applies to Sukei in particular and all the wild Grey's out there I thought I would post it. Keep in mind when we got Sukei, he was just above dead, also depicted in this video. To open in full screen click the bottom right hand of the video and click the arrows.

I just logged in as neoow and uploaded a profile picture (Feel free to change lol) it was just a test. It should be fixed.

I often find our marvelous greys, are so in tune with us, they only relax when we relax. Found myself listening to David Foster the symphony sessions, “Water Fountain” in particular. Sukei, went to sleep in my lap. Like he knew I was finished, and we both just exhaled. How blessed are we to have them.

I don't have much time anymore to post, just lucky enough to help keep the place running, I hope no one faults me for that. But I was sitting here thinking watching Sukei tonight, and some of the things he said, and it got me to wondering. For those of you that don't know, long story short, Sukei is a rescue bird taken from the African Jungle, he now resides with me in the US. He said "Daddy home.... where home" Might have been gibberish, but I thought..... Maybe he is still wondering, what the F happened to him, and how far the memory goes back. All I can think of is the PBS shows where they show the thieves sweeping through the jungles and sometimes even stealing these guys right out of there nests. Then they have to survive the trip in a box with 15 or so parrots with no food or water for the week trip to the Middle East. If there lucky enough to survive and find someone to take care of them, do you think they blame them (the person who saves and takes care of them?) I dunno, the thought occurred to me, even though he seems to be more intelligent (Having a deep gene pool) sometimes I think he remembers, and what does he remember. For all intensive purposes, his life span in the jungle, might have been 20 years, maybe. Here he gets the high quality food, and fruit and vegetables and protection from predators. On the other hand in the Middle East, those pricks (Excuse me) throw them in a cage and feed them sunflower seeds for ever, never letting them out. I guess the real question is, with a good quality of life, and free flight, and proper nutrition, what do they think? Or can they even reason that far? I duno, I just got to feeling a little bit guilty for nothing I did but rescue him, and hope he understands. He sems happy 90% of the time, but when he gets pissed, I wonder. Just rambling, any ways, hope you guys and your domestic Greys are doing ok. Kevin

Im not a particularly a Catholic type of dude, but my wife had me go there.... The message was a nice one.... A girl walking on the sea side saw a bunch of starfish dying on the sand, and she picked up each that she could find and threw them back n the ocean. A guy asked when there were millions of star fish, how could she make a difference, and she said for those few i makes a difference. We make a difference for the few. Merry Christmas. K

My dad passed this year, but his favorite Christmas music was a Jackie Gleason album, he played ever year since I was old enough to remember. Its real easy to kick back and listen. You can download them (Remastered) or click them. Merry Christmas to all. or what ever you are celebrating. https://blackopshosting.com/cloud/folder/3/Dad_s_Christmas_Music?sharekey=fva1b5y9-2eogwoo7ir394x4yob-uv9k4g3fca_l4wygom72v1bls1hpe5wzy7y0

Your welcome

There not, those are just ones that have registered BEFORE I closed registration, they kept their powder dry so to speak, so there will probably be a few more, and then no more.

If you look at the very bottom of the screen, you will see a link for "Theme" Choose "White Christmas" and you can leave it, or go back to regular. Happy Holidays

Until this site gets off the "SPAM Friendly" list, I activated both the email verification, AND a site admin has to approve the registration. That being said, it is easy to spot spam email addresses, and if someone wants to register bad enough, they will send a note through the system. I will keep an eye on it for the next few weeks and see how this works out. I'm also going to make a separate post where to find the contact us, and the reason.

Sukei has been home for almost a year, and I'm still fighting to get his "Passport" released" I'm kevinD, sorry, I quit trying to do different logins. For new users, if it were not for this site, and the info I got here Sukei would be dead in a Middle Eastern Country. He is here now. He was a victim of black operations in Africa, he was almost dead when I got him. Long story short, this site and Talon, helped give me the info to get him to the US. We broke a few rules on the way and should have bribed some folks a little bit more, but this was not to make money, it was to save a Grey. While I share in the international laws banning the imports of illegal grays, I also support those that are rescuing a Grey. There needs to be a law that supports rescue. Two edged sword, if you do that you encourage black market birds. I dont pretend to know all the answers to this..... All I know is I rescued Sukei. He sould be treated like a USA domesticated Grey. I digress.. By the way, thanks to Talon, Sukei is the guy you see in the left top corner of your screen.

I run 18 of these IPB websites, and none have this problem. I'm trying to figure out what the correlation is, I've checked everything imaginable. The only variable is the dns servers, they are controlled by another entity, but I digress. Again my last option is to restrict sign ups, but that is up to Talon. Just let me know. I'm sorry I cant do more

Ok, I have added a question that needs to be answered, and added a hook for some AI protection. It is set to the highest level. Also updating the skin.

Ok folks, I have implemented KeyCAPTCHA in this updated version, and it is TOUGH for a bot to get by it. If something does get by it, it will most likely be a human. See if it cuts down on the spam.

As we all know Grey's have a greater lifespan then we as humans do. Anyone given any thought on how to do that? For instance, my daughter said she will take Sukie when Im gone. Anyone given any thought about what happens when your gone? Just curious.

Maybe it is just tech folks that like to know why something broke, but...... This forum has been through MANY reiterations and database conversions over the years. Each conversion imports certain fields from the last database, and that was a field imported the last time. The question could not be answered because the database had no = to the question, which was left behind from a previous database conversion. Anyhow, thats why. When the field was deleted from the current DB, the problem went away. I know there are a few tech guys here also, so this is mainly for them, but I digress

Hey all, I renewed the license and upgraded the software core. Unfortunately, the skin folks had a change in management, and my lifetime membership seems to have gone by the wayside. It looks like the skin is compatible with the major upgrade, but you might find a glitch here and there. Let me know, the license is good through Oct 2018 Thanks guys and keep up the good work.

Ileo=KevinD Been real busy, but if the board has any issues, email me at kevin@maildeploy.com Ill check it. But everything looks good. Keep up the good work helping. Thanks Kevin

He is only 5 give or take a few months.

Under normal circumstances, all the posted advice is applicable, but nothing has changed, this just started abruptly. Nothing has changed in the last year and a half. I dunno. Will wait it out, cant last forever.