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[InquilineKea]

It suddenly disappeared for a few days

[InquilineKea]

Does anyone know the admins involved

[scottknl]

I had met Tim during one of my visits to the CR Society meetings around 2015 or so.   Sorry to hear of his passing.

https://www.legacy.c...09103#guestbook

I don't know who filled his shoes as the web master for the CR Society site.

 

Bob Cavanaugh

Sept 15, 2023: I recently learned of Tim's passing and offer my condolences to his family. Tom was the webmaster for the Calorie Restriction Society for over two decades. Though I had infrequent contact with Tim, and then only by phone, I knew him to be honest, level headed and dependable. He was a valuable asset to the nonprofit organization and is already sorely missed. Rest in peace my trusted friend.

Bob Cavanaugh
Chair: C R Society International

[InquilineKea]

What was Tim's old email? I need the old webmaster's email when contacting invisionboard support to help maintain the forum's continuity.

 

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Edited by InquilineKea, 22 June 2024 - 12:48 AM.

[InquilineKea]

https://invisioncomm...expires-really/

Does anyone know how to pay the invoice? They still host for roughly a month after invoice expires but it has been one month and we still haven't gotten transfer of ownership. The archives were truly truly valuable goddamnit, I'll pay for the new year

[Peter14]

I read and occasionally contributed to conversations on the site for I believe 20 years.   Nobody knows what happened to it?  This is really odd.  

[Gordo]

Well it came back for a little while now gone again. Is it permanently gone this time?

[drew_ab]

Well it came back for a little while now gone again. Is it permanently gone this time?

 

I've been wondering the same thing Gordo. If anyone happens to know, an update would be great. I wonder if Dean Pomerleau knows anything. 

[InquilineKea]

When did it came back for a little while again, and then back down?

 

Can someone please push Brian Delaney on this issue? He said he would look into it, but has been pounded again and again and has kept delaying (from december, then to early march, then I don't know when)

 

The domain expires April 15, which makes this especially urgent. The invisionforum might still be alive even when the domain is not.

 

When it was available I captured the nslookup and now I used hosts file to enter the ip addresses resolved previously. Perhaps sni for tls makes it work - despite I am talking to the cloudflare’s endpoint close to me while asking for www.crsociety.org 2 I am served correctly and can access the forums, except the authoritative dns all other things are working.

But this is definitely is not the way to go for the most of the users. The problem is with these authoritative dns servers, they are not responding with dns service right now, perhaps something is not ok with them. Unless somebody will either make them work or the owner re-register and reconfigure the name resolution configuration of the domain things will not work normally - cloudflare’s resolver wants to have an authoritative answer before it will also resolve it (a dns proxy service of cf).

It is easy to cross-check what I mean with dns - use dig @1.1.1.1 or a tool @ https://freedns.afra... <span>1</span>
For the cf’s endpoint close to the user maybe any other cf’-served site (there is a plethora of them) could be resolved and pasted to local hosts file

Br,
Igor

 

[Mind]

I will contact some people familiar with the situation and see if we can bring it back in some form or another.

[InquilineKea]

Yes please do, at least make sure the invisionforum still remains alive.

Btw, Brian Delaney's email is Brian@brianmdelaney.org [will remove this when situation becomes less urgent]

 

There might be some discussion that we could hand over control of crsociety.org to longecity.org?

Edited by InquilineKea, 09 April 2025 - 03:30 PM.

[InquilineKea]

Ok, looks like they are working on it..

[InquilineKea]

The domain got autorenewed today..

[Matt]

It felt like the site was neglected for years. Yes, Tim maintained it, but every time it would go down, I always had to reach out to people to get them to sort it out or it would be down for days or longer.

I hope it comes back. Why is it difficult for someone to take it over?

[Gordo]

It felt like the site was neglected for years. Yes, Tim maintained it, but every time it would go down, I always had to reach out to people to get them to sort it out or it would be down for days or longer.

I hope it comes back. Why is it difficult for someone to take it over?

 

From what I can tell, no one who’s still alive seems to have the login credentials (usernames/passwords) needed to manage the CR Society accounts. It’s strange — the site briefly came back online for a few weeks, then disappeared again without any explanation. My guess is that someone might have temporarily paid the hosting bill, but once it became overdue again, the site went offline.

The financial situation could be the root of the issue. I believe the organization's funds are in an account that no one currently has access to — either that, or something else happened that I don’t want to speculate about. When the site was briefly back online, Dean mentioned that there should be enough funds in the CR Society account to cover hosting for several more years.

 

Nonprofits are required to have a board of directors. I don’t believe every board member is deceased — though I could be wrong — but if any are still around, their names should be on file somewhere. Maybe someone here knows who they were. In theory, the board should be able to regain access to the funds and either set up autopay for the hosting or coordinate a transfer of the forum to LongeCity — something Dean also mentioned as a possible plan during the brief return of the forum.  If all the funds are gone though, its probably not coming back, however it would be nice to know what the cost is, maybe some of us would chip in to keep it going.

 

 

From ChatGPT:

The Calorie Restriction Society International (CRSI), formerly known as the Calorie Restriction Society, is a nonprofit 501©(3) organization dedicated to promoting research and education on the health and longevity benefits of calorie restriction with optimal nutrition. en.wikipedia.org+1en.wikipedia.org+1

Founders and Early Leadership

CRSI was founded in December 1994 by a group of individuals deeply interested in the science of calorie restriction, including:

• Brian M. Delaney – Founding President and long-time leader of the Society. a1cr.net+6bionity.com+6crsociety.org+6

• Roy Walford, M.D. – A pioneering gerontologist whose research laid the foundation for the Society. wweek.com+6roy.walford.com+6scientificpsychic.com+6

• Lisa Walford – Daughter of Roy Walford and co-author of The Longevity Diet with Brian Delaney. roy.walford.com+7wired.com+7crsociety.org+7

• Steven Mehalek, Rupert Hazle, and Terry Savery – Early contributors to the Society's formation. crsociety.org

Board of Directors and Key Members

Over the years, several individuals have played significant roles in CRSI's leadership:outlook.wustl.edu+2nymag.com+2en.wikipedia.org+2

• Paul McGlothin – Served as Vice President of Research and was a member of the Board of Directors. nymag.com+1a1cr.net+1 (Gordo: his contact info and website are here: https://livingthecrway.com/contact-us/ )

• Meredith Averill – Served as Chairman of the Board and was actively involved in the Society's initiatives. pmcglothin.wordpress.com+3roy.walford.com+3scientificpsychic.com+3

• Michael Rae – A long-time CR practitioner who has served as Vice President for Research and was elected to the Board of Directors in 2015. crsociety.org+4crsociety.org+4nymag.com+4

• James Cain – Assistant Professor of Biology at Aurora University, elected to the Board of Directors in 2015. https://www.linkedin.../in/cain-james/

Edited by Gordo, 05 June 2025 - 04:06 PM.

[drew_ab]

 

From what I can tell, no one who’s still alive seems to have the login credentials (usernames/passwords) needed to manage the CR Society accounts. It’s strange — the site briefly came back online for a few weeks, then disappeared again without any explanation. My guess is that someone might have temporarily paid the hosting bill, but once it became overdue again, the site went offline.

The financial situation could be the root of the issue. I believe the organization's funds are in an account that no one currently has access to — either that, or something else happened that I don’t want to speculate about. When the site was briefly back online, Dean mentioned that there should be enough funds in the CR Society account to cover hosting for several more years.

 

Nonprofits are required to have a board of directors. I don’t believe every board member is deceased — though I could be wrong — but if any are still around, their names should be on file somewhere. Maybe someone here knows who they were. In theory, the board should be able to regain access to the funds and either set up autopay for the hosting or coordinate a transfer of the forum to LongeCity — something Dean also mentioned as a possible plan during the brief return of the forum.  If all the funds are gone though, its probably not coming back, however it would be nice to know what the cost is, maybe some of us would chip in to keep it going.

 

 

From ChatGPT:

The Calorie Restriction Society International (CRSI), formerly known as the Calorie Restriction Society, is a nonprofit 501©(3) organization dedicated to promoting research and education on the health and longevity benefits of calorie restriction with optimal nutrition. en.wikipedia.org+1en.wikipedia.org+1

Founders and Early Leadership

CRSI was founded in December 1994 by a group of individuals deeply interested in the science of calorie restriction, including:

• Brian M. Delaney – Founding President and long-time leader of the Society. a1cr.net+6bionity.com+6crsociety.org+6

• Roy Walford, M.D. – A pioneering gerontologist whose research laid the foundation for the Society. wweek.com+6roy.walford.com+6scientificpsychic.com+6

• Lisa Walford – Daughter of Roy Walford and co-author of The Longevity Diet with Brian Delaney. roy.walford.com+7wired.com+7crsociety.org+7

• Steven Mehalek, Rupert Hazle, and Terry Savery – Early contributors to the Society's formation. crsociety.org

Board of Directors and Key Members

Over the years, several individuals have played significant roles in CRSI's leadership:outlook.wustl.edu+2nymag.com+2en.wikipedia.org+2

• Paul McGlothin – Served as Vice President of Research and was a member of the Board of Directors. nymag.com+1a1cr.net+1 (Gordo: his contact info and website are here: https://livingthecrway.com/contact-us/ )

• Meredith Averill – Served as Chairman of the Board and was actively involved in the Society's initiatives. pmcglothin.wordpress.com+3roy.walford.com+3scientificpsychic.com+3

• Michael Rae – A long-time CR practitioner who has served as Vice President for Research and was elected to the Board of Directors in 2015. crsociety.org+4crsociety.org+4nymag.com+4

• James Cain – Assistant Professor of Biology at Aurora University, elected to the Board of Directors in 2015. https://www.linkedin.../in/cain-james/

 

 

Thanks for the update Gordo and for sharing what you know about the CR Society. Are some of the great contributors like you and Dean still active anywhere else?

[InquilineKea]

Organization of the CR Society - CR Society Forum 1
President & Director:
Brian M. Delaney

Managing Director/Board of Directors Chair:
Bob Cavanaugh

Vice President for Research & Director:
Michael Rae

Treasurer & Director:
David Stern

Chief Information Officer & Director:
Tim Calmeyn

Director:
Robert Krikorian

Director Emeritus:
Nick Colby

Director Emeritus:
Lisa Walford

There's way more info on https://www.rapamyci...months/14486/43, but rapamycin.news/latest is seeded by people who never used crsociety.org [unlike this site]

 

[drew_ab]

I'm not sure if this is another nail in the coffin for the CR Society, but it used to show up in Google Search results, even if the site didn't work. It now no longer shows up at all. 

[InquilineKea]

Doesn't mean anything. It was down for longer between June and October of last year. Images uploaded to the forum that exist on content.cicinvision.com still work

[Matt]

I'm not sure if this is another nail in the coffin for the CR Society, but it used to show up in Google Search results, even if the site didn't work. It now no longer shows up at all. 

 

It just means that it isn't indexed by Google anymore. If the technical issues are fixed, it will be indexed quickly. Though it might take some time now for it to rank in the SERPs. 

 

It's absurd that it has taken this long. It must be related to money issues and/or those who have access now aren't that bothered.

Once control was transferred, it shouldn't take so long to configure the DNS correctly. And at most hours to days for full DNS propagation. Definitely not months...

 

It's a shame that so much information from the forum is no longer accessible. And the old CR email archives.