|
Sad News
The 6066 GMC Guy was killed tonight in a hotile take over.
The website has been shut down!!! all accounts have been hidin from the people doign the take over and will be moved. All trucks have been taken in the raid and anything that is left will be going to scrap, a pickup box trailer load at a time. One time offer: $5000 gets you every manual, broucher, ads and anything else that is paper goods the covers 6066 GMC Trucks. pay me a bit extra and I'll bring them to you. I'm not goignt o take the time to file through to find a single item, its all or nothing. every thing goes into boxes in the next few weeks and will be moved if not sold. All engines still on site, any offers over $250 will be taken, 1-351C, 1-401M and 1-DH478 are up for sall for one week them off to scrap they go. they must be picked up my the end of the month. I also have a 305E that will be free to anyone that wants it. |
Re: Sad News
wait what? The website site was killed or the the member?
|
Re: Sad News
PM Sent.
|
Re: Sad News
Quote:
|
Re: Sad News
I do not understand - we raised the money to protect the website for a year and now the site is down? Hostile take over? What is this craziness?
|
Re: Sad News
Do you own the rights to the website? if so you can send me the web files and I can give you free hosting on our server. I would hate to see such a good source of information lost.
|
Re: Sad News
Quote:
|
Re: Sad News
Did it get hacked? My restore wont be finished nearly as easy without it.
:noway: Glad I took some notes the past four years. |
Re: Sad News
Jolly - My offer from a while back still stands, I would be willing to mirror/host the site on my server. Depending on the cost, I *might* be able to pay for the existing myself. The domain should only be about $8/10 a year (thats about what mine costs) plus whatever the hosting site costs.
I'd just need the files and could have it setup here in a day or so. |
Re: Sad News
hostile take over ~ I'm being fourced to shut it all donw because my in-laws thing that this whole thing is just a big black hole that I have been tossing hundereds of thousands of dollars down ever month. so they have taken ove my accounts and fourced me to sign over all trucks to them.
In return I still have a place to live, if you can call this living. All site data will be send to David R Leifheit & Arthur Throckmorton to do with as they sees fit. |
Re: Sad News
Strange......
|
Re: Sad News
$400 down the ****er.
|
Re: Sad News
Well the site should still be up for about a year correct? That was the purpose for the push to donate the last time. Hope this can be resolved without ill feelings; hope it all works out Jolly.
|
Re: Sad News
I broke both feet in just over a year on dirtbikes. Now I don't hear anything about my rust addiction.
I am a newbie and willing to contribute $$... ...as long as I'm not polishing the brass on the Titanic. I will be following along. |
Re: Sad News
I have had to turn over all my accounts and those old junk trucks to my wife and her family every thing with my name on it. Its all gone and there is noghing that can be done. I'm not asking for any more money for the site. And I cant spend any more as I have to give there every last dime I have or will have for some time.
The data for the site will be sent out to the folks listed in my last post. If they repost it it will be ok. I can not do it my self as they will think I, m spending their money on it. So I, m out of the website and classic hobby. Also I have to sell off all my train stuff and give them the nmoney. |
Re: Sad News
Tell jeannie ad it to the forum. Problem solved.
|
Re: Sad News
Quote:
I want to believe you're joking about the way you describe the situation, but if not - I feel for ya. |
Re: Sad News
This is not a joke, I not sitting here with any kind of a grin on my face. for me its just one short step away from the "D" word. If I have to give up anything else, I'm out of here.
I'm listing stuff on eBay and any money raised from those items will be stached away by me were they can't get to it, it will become my "Getting Away Fund". |
Re: Sad News
That's rough Jolly. I'm hurtin for ya. Maybe theyll let up after a while and you can get your rescue squad again. Thats a dang fine truck. If everything else was gone you gotta keep that squad in arms reach.
|
Re: Sad News
I have read everything & don't understand. If it's personal it needs to be left that way, for your own peace of mind. I do hope things can be worked out, for you. If not you did all owner's of GMC trucks the best that could be done to help so many people. I will miss the site if nothing can be done! Donrm Cinti. Ohio 1966 GMC 8' fleetside 351E:goodluck::goodluck:
|
Re: Sad News
Quote:
I saw your posting on the for sale items, I only wish I had the money for the literature... you had one heck of a collection as I recall. *If* there is anything I can do to help, let me know. |
Re: Sad News
I'm no expert on websites or the internet but to bring everyone up to date on developments as I've investigated them, the 6066GMCGuy.org domain name was snapped up yesterday by Domain Admin, PrivacyProtect.org out of Nobby Beach, Queensland, AU. That would be the bad news.
The good news is there are two other sites that appear to be owned by another person that link to a complete functioning copy of the 6066gmcguy.org website from December 2011. According to Jolly, this site is owned by "the same person that is running the Forum" which would be Jeanie I assume? You can access the information by going to http://6066gmcguy.com and clicking "Go to the information site" or go directly to the site at http://6066gmcclub.com/gmcguy/index.php. I had plans to reprise the entire website, crediting Jolly as founder and creator and then making a long term project out of cleaning up broken links, fixing other errors and maybe improve navigation. I can still undertake this project using my own domain name, but my primary concern, as I'm sure it is with everyone else, is to preserve the wealth of information we have and continue to add to it going forward. Should anyone have comments or suggestions on how to proceed from this point forward, please share them on this thread or private message me. I'd love to hear from Jeanie on her role in preserving and promulgating the website resources. A lot of links will need to be updated with other sites from OldGMCTrucks to Stovebolt just to name two. |
Re: Sad News
Jolly and I have been talking in PMs. With his blessing we will have the information site available at http://6066gmcclub.com/gmcguy/ for members in need. A copy of the latest sitecode is going out next week via US Mail. I will update the link when the CD arrives.
This information will always be available from this point forward. Like the forum this collection is a very important part of history that deserves preservation. We are all deeply saddened to hear of Jolly's situation. We can only hope that in time his relatives come to understand the joy he receives from his GMCs and allow his swift return to the craft. -Jeannie |
Re: Sad News
At least it's still available! I was freaking out a little. Jolly you hang in there and hurry back. We need the Rescue Squad!:yeeuh:
|
Re: Sad News
Quote:
I hope you have someone you can truly vent to about this situation and process it out. You WILL get past this crisis. Henry |
Re: Sad News
I'll be burning CD tomorrow and send them out Monday I hope. I'll be burning a copy of every thing I have on my Computer that is GMC Related so if for some reason something happens to my computer I'll still have hard copies.
I'll be making a list and every one that sent in Donations this year will get a copy of the site on CD. That should make sure the info is around for some time. Thanks for your support over the years. I'll be here hiding in the background, quitlly waiting for my chance to spring back into action. |
Re: Sad News
CDs are burning as I type this message, they will be sent out in the next day or two.
I counted 27 folks that helped by Supporting the site, each one will recive a CD hard copy of the site as it was on the day it passed away. they will also recive the GMC Toro-Flow Testimonials on the same CD and some photos from past events held by member of the club, that filled the CD so there wount be a lot of empy space on it. I know there maybe some other members that did not send in a donation this year, if you want a copy its no a problem, you can send $25 to my PayPal and I'll send you a CD. send payment to my e-mail address 6066gmcguy@frontiernet.net besure to include what its inthe note section, for as I have stuff I'm selling on ebay under this e-mail too. as a side note you mite get a letter with the return address of Jolly's Escort Service or 6066 GMC Trucks, that will be the CD, I'm just trying to save some moeny by using old return lables, and well I don't have printer so I may ever just rubber stamt some too. |
Re: Sad News
The CDs were sent out inthe morning mail, if you sent in a donation of $20 or more this year, 2013, you'll get a copy of it.
CD contains, copy of the website as it was on the last day it was online, but also in those files are other pages i was working on but never posted., and some older pages were saved in the files as well. There are photos from GMC Truck Club Events, and copies of the GMC Toro-Flow Testimonials and Photos, there are 100 of those. |
Re: Sad News
I get a bill every 5 years to pay for my website. Did this laspe? I assume if I didn't pay, mine could get gobbled up.
Maybe whoever has it will give it back if the subscription is paid. Unless they have a use for it, most companies are just looking to lease them out. Always get the .com and .org for a website lest, you end up with something as different as whitehouse.gov vs whitehouse.com. You would have thought the government would have known that.:ahhhh: Good luck Jolly |
| All times are GMT +1. The time now is 04:12 PM. |
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.6
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.