Taking ownership of forum

[Paull]

Re my previous post (now archived)

https://help.forumotion.com/t151959-how-to-take-ownership-of-a-forum

Six months are now well passed. Is there any way I can take over ownership without cooperation from previous admins (no response to emails / PMs) .
I have been in touch with a few members that I have email addresses for and they are up for it.

[Guest]

@Paull Am I correct if I understood well, you are not the owner of the website, but you want to take it since the previous Admin no longer use it and forum is dead? And you want that address for your forum?

[brandon_g]

Hello,

Go ahead and follow the steps in this tutorial: https://help.forumotion.com/t81878-recovery-or-change-founder-of-an-account .

[SLGray]

The topic was posted in the wrong section, so I have moved it to the correct section. Please read our forum rules:  ESF General Rules

[Paull]

@Paull Am I correct if I understood well, you are not the owner of the website, but you want to take it since the previous Admin no longer use it and forum is dead? And you want that address for your forum?

Correct. Domain name expired and admins did not renew. No response for over six months. I would like to take over as admin and then get a new domain name. I presume I have to get a new domain name in order for domain servers to point to the site?
Will need some help to do that when the time comes.

[Paull]

Hello,

Go ahead and follow the steps in this tutorial: https://help.forumotion.com/t81878-recovery-or-change-founder-of-an-account .

Hi Brandon,

See para 3 - that implies that I need the cooperation of a former admin - no response to email or PM

[brandon_g]

That's if there is an admin other then the forum sho is still active. You can send the pm to start the process. Worst that can happen is that head office says no.

[Guest]

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[brandon_g]

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Definitelly do not listen to what he just said, hacking is illegal and any attempts to hack into our systems will result in a ban from our services and possible legal action as well.

@System32 in the future please do not post answers like this, as it can be seen as promoting hacking, which is something we can not and will not support on here. Like I said it is also illegal and could land people in legal trouble as well.

[Guest]

@brandon_g Understood. To add something. Only a child would try to "hack" something. It is easy to be tracked by police. It is cyber criminal. Only a child can think "they will never catch me" . Someone can do what I just mentioned in educational purpose, and report that in police. Bam ,IP trace and done. Of course I do not support that kind of hacking. The term hacking is very different from what people think it is. But okay, I understand we are talking about cyber criminal.

I am into programming for 9 years and I would never think of doing something like that. I can not be smarter than a team of people who work to catch cyber criminals. I just can't. Only idiot will do that. Again, I understand the massage you just said. No more topic, no more replies like that.

Again, don't do such stupid thing because you will get long time jail sentence for one mistake in life. Think about it.

PS: May I somewhere post some educational tutorials (html, css, js, php, sql) ? If so, where?

[Jadster]

@brandon_g Understood. To add something. Only a child would try to "hack" something. It is easy to be tracked by police. It is cyber criminal. Only a child can think "they will never catch me" . Someone can do what I just mentioned in educational purpose, and report that in police. Bam ,IP trace and done. Of course I do not support that kind of hacking. The term hacking is very different from what people think it is. But okay, I understand we are talking about cyber criminal.

I am into programming for 9 years and I would never think of doing something like that. I can not be smarter than a team of people who work to catch cyber criminals. I just can't. Only idiot will do that. Again, I understand the massage you just said. No more topic, no more replies like that.

Again, don't do such stupid thing because you will get long time jail sentence for one mistake in life. Think about it.

PS: May I somewhere post some educational tutorials (html, css, js, php, sql) ? If so, where?

Is it HTML / CSS stuff for Forumotion specifically or just in general?

If it is for Forumotion you can use the Community Coding and Analysis Zone

If it is just in general you can try General Chat since Community Coding and Analysis is for Forumotion Forums specifically.

[SLGray]

@brandon_g Understood. To add something. Only a child would try to "hack" something. It is easy to be tracked by police. It is cyber criminal. Only a child can think "they will never catch me" . Someone can do what I just mentioned in educational purpose, and report that in police. Bam ,IP trace and done. Of course I do not support that kind of hacking. The term hacking is very different from what people think it is. But okay, I understand we are talking about cyber criminal.

I am into programming for 9 years and I would never think of doing something like that. I can not be smarter than a team of people who work to catch cyber criminals. I just can't. Only idiot will do that. Again, I understand the massage you just said. No more topic, no more replies like that.

Again, don't do such stupid thing because you will get long time jail sentence for one mistake in life. Think about it.

PS: May I somewhere post some educational tutorials (html, css, js, php, sql) ? If so, where?

Please read this:  https://help.forumotion.com/t61209-how-to-submit-a-tutorial .

[Paull]

That's if there is an admin other then the forum sho is still active. You can send the pm to start the process. Worst that can happen is that head office says no.

Hi Brandon,

PM to who??

PS Sytem32 seems to have gone off topic a bit !

[brandon_g]

You can pm myself or any admin.

[brandon_g]

This is being handled via pm.

[brandon_g]

@Paull ,

I have been informed that the transfer has been done. Please check your email and confirm for me if you have access?

[Paull]

@Paull ,

I have been informed that the transfer has been done. Please check your email and confirm for me if you have access?

Hi Brandon,

Nothing obvious in email - only Topic Reply Notifications.

[brandon_g]

Can you check your spam mail?

[Paull]

Hi,

Checked - nothing in Junk Mail.

[Ape]

I know it sounds silly and I'm sure your not... BUT are you looking in the NEW email address you gave us Not your old address ?

[brandon_g]

Looks like they forgot to send the email. I have sent you it now. Can you check now and confirm if you got it?

[Paull]

Looks like they forgot to send the email. I have sent you it now. Can you check now and confirm if you got it?

Email received with new password - but doesn't work with my existing ID. Do I use a different ID?

[Guest]

What ID/username are you using? @Paull

[Paull]

What ID/username are you using? @Paull

woodsman

[SLGray]

Add this to your forum's address and tell me what profile comes up?

Code: /u1

[Guest]

woodsman

Try using Admin instead of that

[Paull]

Add this to your forum's address and tell me what profile comes up?

Code: /u1

Tried http://ryansengineforum.forumotion.com/u1 and got usual login page - no profile

[Paull]

woodsman

Try using Admin instead of that

Tried Admin and new password - no joy.

[Guest]

Try with Admin again and make sure to write yourself down the password that has been sent to you instead of copy/pasting it.

I am assuming this is the forum in which you asked for the password, right? http://ryansengineforum.forumotion.com/

[Paull]

woodsman

Try using Admin instead of that

Oops must have typed badly - now logged in a Admin.
Presumably I should now change password to something more memorable?