Hacked again and the board's future

[Cotton]

Welp, that fucking sucked. I finally was able to get them to get the board back up. Only took 6 phone calls and about 12 emails before I finally got it through to them that I just needed the site up. Here is what I think the hackers did. If you remember the first two times they did it they were spamming our contact us page. I removed that button from view at the time, but didn't realize there were links to it on the help page at the bottom. I have now completely eliminated the contact us URL, so it will send their bot into an endless loop if they try that route again. With the site back up GoDaddy is now going to have their malware team clean up the site to make sure there is no lingering malware that will affect us in the future. Now, we have two options moving forward:

1. We continue with this setup.

Pros:

• We keep all of our past content
• We stay with something we are familiar with
• We don't all have to create an account with Discord

Cons:

• We lose all of our content with no way of being able to go back and reference any of it
• We have the threat of being hacked again
• We have to build our Paypal fund up to pay for this coming year

2. We go to Discord

Pros:

• We will have Discord's security in place
• We don't have to ask for donations

Cons:

• We lose all of our past content
• We have to get used to a new layout and admin management
• We all have to create accounts with Discord
• We will most likely lose the domain, DallasCowboysCentral.com

Now, I open it for discussion. I will give my two cents once people have chimed in. I really appreciate all of you being patient as I worked to get us back in business.

 

[Bipo]

I'm familiar with Discord, so that would be fine with me.

 

[Cotton]

Oh, I also shut down registration for now.

 

[Bipo]

I don't think Discord would be too much of a shock.

All topics are listed on left hand side.

Pick one and post.

 

[Simpleton]

The layout of Discord is more like a giant group chat though, with tabs to delineate between the topics. It's not a gigantic difference but it's definitely a different feel.

 

[Rev]

I vote Discord and Im already on Discord. It would be nice to keep all my stuff in one app.

We can have the same sections and create forums inside like on the board.

No need to worry about this stuff anymore.

Plus its somewhat newish tech and Im always a mark for watching Booze try new things.

 

[Rev]

The layout of Discord is more like a giant group chat though, with tabs to delineate between the topics. It's not a gigantic difference but it's definitely a different feel.

There can be forums made in those tabs.

I.e. we can have a Cowboys Stadium tab. Then in there we can make a thread just like we do now.

 

[Cotton]

One thing I will stress just because I think it is important. We will lose everything from our past if we go to Discord.

 

[Simpleton]

One thing I will stress just because I think it is important. We will lose everything from our past if we go to Discord.

That's the main reason in my opinion for not going to Discord.

 

[Bipo]

We'll always have our memories. Until one of you bastids get dementia or something.

 

[NoDak]

We'll always have our memories. Until one of you bastids get dementia or something.

What memories? I thought you’ve only been here a short while, Shatner?

 

[Chocolate Lab]

I vote no to discord. I've seen boards do that and even with the same people, they just aren't the same and eventually sort of fall apart.

 

[Rev]

We always bring up the past but hardly post it. Can do the same on discord. The past doesnt go away.

 

[Bipo]

What memories? I thought you’ve only been here a short while, Shatner?

Member for 5 years in March.

 

[Rev]

Member for 5 years in March.

As Shatner but what about the other

 

[SaveAHorseRideACowboy]

Whichever is easier for everyone…

 

[Cowboysrock55]

Thats a no from me dawg.

I appreciate all you do but Discord feels more like just a group chat. It's not the same. I prefer to have a real website. If money is the issue let me know how much.

 

[Cotton]

Thats a no from me dawg.

I appreciate all you do but Discord feels more like just a group chat. It's not the same. I prefer to have a real website. If money is the issue let me know how much.

To be clear, what I do in the background should not factor into anyone's decision. I do that shit as much for me as anything.

 

[Simpleton]

If I had to vote one way or the other it'd be remaining with the board.

 

[Cotton]

Board - 3

Discord - 2

So far.