Netsoc!?

Ziycon · 07-01-2011 02:08AM #1

Anyone know where the http://www.it-netsoc.ie site is gone?

macrubicon · 07-01-2011 11:27AM

The remaining committee has voluntarily shut down the soc due to structuring issues - I believe an EGM is scheduled for early Febuary.

Ziycon · 07-01-2011 04:47PM

Ah that is disappointing.

Devilman40k · 10-01-2011 02:54PM

Seeing as they have pulled the site down, how to they propose getting the information on this meeting out to all the members ?

macrubicon · 10-01-2011 03:00PM

As it's an EGM it will have to be posted up on the notice boards around the college.

Devilman40k · 11-01-2011 11:36AM

macrubicon wrote: »

As it's an EGM it will have to be posted up on the notice boards around the college.

ok...but they made a requirement for alumni to attend also...now as much as I loved my time at ITT I have no intention of travelling out to Tallaght apart from the evening of the EGM. Is there any other way to inform the alumni where/when this will be held?

And seeing as the current committee couldn't organise an all the beer you can drink bash in a brewery, could someone more trustworthy do it!

macrubicon · 11-01-2011 12:17PM

The Alumni requirement was for a different matter I think - given the current status of the soc the EGM will trump the original meeting between the college and the admins / committee

I'd imagine that one will happen after things get back on the air.

Ziycon · 11-01-2011 05:15PM

So much work was done to get it back up and running when I was in the college would be a waste to see it all disappear.

jimjimcharoo · 13-01-2011 10:49AM

The "Current" committee where given time to clean up some stuff on the server and to meet with the college.

They failed to meet the deadlines or to even acknowledge the requests.
Obviously the college didn't like that nobody was responsible for maintaining the servers.
So they pulled the plug in December pending the creation of a new committee in the next semester.

Stay tuned...

macrubicon · 13-01-2011 10:55AM

jimjimcharoo wrote: »

The "Current" committee where given time to clean up some stuff on the server and to meet with the college.

They failed to meet the deadlines or to even acknowledge the requests.
Obviously the college didn't like that nobody was responsible for maintaining the servers.
So they pulled the plug in December pending the creation of a new committee in the next semester.

Stay tuned...

Slight clarification - the Current committee informed the college that they were shutting down services in December. The plug is still in - but given that the committee has basically said we are abandoning this for now by closing down services the college did what it had to do (for now) and removed the service.

The college stands by waiting and willing to restore services.

kerplun k · 15-01-2011 03:57PM

Thats ridiculous, when is the EGM?

in the event of it closing down for good, would it be possible to migrate the site to another server thats not associated with the college?

Spunog UIE · 24-01-2011 07:31PM

IT Tallaght what a joke, an institute of technology without a functional computer society. I'd love to be attending an open day there to hear peoples reactions to that. Can cross that one off the list.

I still don't understand why the site was temporarily shut down. It didn't look like the existing committee did anything anyway while the site was up and running so whats the difference now. WHAT A JOKE!

I really can't believe this has gone on this long.

macrubicon · 24-01-2011 08:35PM

Spunog UIE wrote: »

IT Tallaght what a joke, an institute of technology without a functional computer society.

It's hardly the college's fault that the society has not worked out. It's the students that run it not the college.

I still don't understand why the site was temporarily shut down. It didn't look like the existing committee did anything anyway while the site was up and running so whats the difference now. WHAT A JOKE!

That's exactly why it was shut down - no one was responsible for it. It was the outgoing committee that took the decision - not the college.

kerplun k · 24-01-2011 09:52PM

That's exactly why it was shut down - no one was responsible for it. It was the outgoing committee that took the decision - not the college.

I don't understand it being shut down for the above reason, its not as if it wasn't being used, There was quite an active community on it, I could totally understand it if no one was using it.

There are plenty of societies in the college that nobody is interested in and the members don't put the effort in, I've signed up to societies were I had one night/day out then not heard anything after that, one year later you see the same society signing people up, so how come no one shuts them down. Then you have the netsoc, A society that actually has use and who offered lots, an active forum community, disk space, web hosting, tutorials and loads more, ok so the current members are useless, over time new members will come in who actually give a dam, but thats still no reason to shut down something that has a use and is being used.

macrubicon · 25-01-2011 01:14AM

By it's very nature a computing society with it's own servers etc. is a different entity from an "activity" soc. Their servers are granted exemption from firewall rules for instance and part of the deal was that there were people nominated by the committee (admins) to be the point of contact with the college on any issues that arise.

The committee failed to nominate anyone and all the existing admins were/are alumni so while the site was up there was no one looking after anything.

Given the committees notice to cease operations the college restricted access to comply with the committees request.

The college cannot have servers operating on it's network with no one responsible for them either so it was all was coming to a head but the committee decided to close up shop before that happened.

That said - and I have said this before - the college stands ready to open up things again once the committee sort themselves out.

Giblet · 25-01-2011 02:29PM

The servers could have easily been exploited if left on the network, and if no-one stepped up to take control, then they should have been taken down.
A pity, because there was so much work done setting it up a few years ago and getting a few nice features.

kerplun k · 26-01-2011 05:07PM

Suppose. I see your point.

who elects these members, are they even still attending the college?

macrubicon · 26-01-2011 06:46PM

The Current committee are all current students.

Ziycon · 31-01-2011 08:36PM

So is there any word on the EGM or has it taken place?

macrubicon · 01-02-2011 11:13AM

Nothing yet. Semester only started yesterday so there might be something in the coming days.

Or the committee might just let it die away....

Ziycon · 01-02-2011 02:36PM

macrubicon wrote: »

Nothing yet. Semester only started yesterday so there might be something in the coming days.

Or the committee might just let it die away....

Shame if that's the case!

omb0wyn5ehpij9 · 03-02-2011 05:08PM

Ziycon wrote: »

So is there any word on the EGM or has it taken place?

If you are interested in it, or helping out with it, maybe you should hunt down the current members and put a push on it. If there are people interested in it, there will be more of an effort from current members to do do something about it!

Ziycon · 07-02-2011 11:36AM

BDJW wrote: »

If you are interested in it, or helping out with it, maybe you should hunt down the current members and put a push on it. If there are people interested in it, there will be more of an effort from current members to do do something about it!

Can't help out as I'm out of the college now and I've no idea who is meant to be running it now to 'push' them.

chillin_penguin · 09-02-2011 06:29PM

Hi one and all,

You should all know who i am due to my user name.

Current update with netsoc is as follows......Nothing is happening.

No interest From any other committee members other then myself to keep it alive. I cant do it myself.....anyone who was actually on the site should know my reasons why.

Since we had to beg people to come onto the current committee due to complete lack of interest there is no hope of getting a new one.

I know there is demand for a net soc in Tallaght however this demand is coming from alumni and not from any students within the college.

Ziycon · 15-02-2011 01:54PM

So thats it then, nothings going to happen this year?! I would offer my help to keep it going but due to me being alumni its not possible.

jimjimcharoo · 28-02-2011 10:29AM

Thats unfortunate

kerplun k · 28-02-2011 11:43PM

Any chance of moving the website to a server thats not associated with the college, instead have it act as an unofficial forum for the college and have it open to all current students and alumni of IT Tallaght, basically just use it until new members come along who can actually run a society.

jimjimcharoo · 01-03-2011 12:26AM

There is this place :P

I have hosting i never use, i don't mind setting up a forum.
But whats the point if its just going to be as dead as Netsocs

if you think its going to in any way active then we we might as well put the effort into restarting netsocs forum

Also, as a side note, I was talking to a lecturer tonight who was also surprised that netsoc had shut down. also mentioned that if someone had mentioned to him that netsoc was in trouble he wouldn't have minded helping out.

there is alot of untapped resources in the college people.
Netsoc can live.. you just have to get the finger out

Edit: also as a co-incidence, i was talking to the founding member of Comp soc today He was very surprised it *was* still going
also agrees its a shame its gone now

kerplun k · 02-03-2011 09:53PM

Yeah I suppose your right, theres probably no point really. Its a shame thats its gone.

TheReverend · 23-03-2011 10:06PM

Would love to see this back, any plans on it (first year computing student btw, there are a few of us who want to see it going again)

macrubicon · 23-03-2011 10:09PM

A first year you say - I would suggest you get a few like minded people together and go see Tim! Just needs a few people to kick start it all again.

Netsoc!?

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