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What's happened to PowerSwitch?

Unread postby SoothSayer » Wed 18 Jul 2007, 04:04:33

The PowerSwitch forum has gone offline ... has anyone any info on what's happening over there?
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Re: What's happened to PowerSwitch?

Unread postby virgincrude » Wed 18 Jul 2007, 05:26:11

Could be they got hacked, it happens quite often.

Anyway, I noticed they were really slacking on the news front, and I reckon most people just switched over here and to the OilDrum. Even the forum was lack-lustre. The Oil Drum Europe is more up to speed
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Re: What's happened to PowerSwitch?

Unread postby Niagara » Wed 18 Jul 2007, 05:59:03

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('virgincrude', 'C')ould be they got hacked, it happens quite often.

Anyway, I noticed they were really slacking on the news front, and I reckon most people just switched over here and to the OilDrum. Even the forum was lack-lustre. The Oil Drum Europe is more up to speed

Yup, here's a thumbnail of what the hacked site looks like:
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Click for fullsize pic (Can anyone translate that gibberish?)

Here's some more of their work
If that's not ugly, I don't know what is :o
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Re: What's happened to PowerSwitch?

Unread postby SoothSayer » Wed 18 Jul 2007, 07:05:39

Yep, they were hacked but are back now.
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Re: What's happened to PowerSwitch?

Unread postby untothislast » Thu 19 Jul 2007, 19:19:04

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('virgincrude', 'C')ould be they got hacked, it happens quite often.

Anyway, I noticed they were really slacking on the news front, and I reckon most people just switched over here and to the OilDrum. Even the forum was lack-lustre. The Oil Drum Europe is more up to speed


To be fair, they seem to be much more interested in organising real-world community discussion and local activist groups, rather than just operating as a theoretical talking shop. I get the feeling the organisers have reached the point where they want to promote concrete action on the ground, rather than just replicate debates already well catered for elsewhere on the internet.

On the other hand, they may just have a slack-arse operating the website . . .
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