# SHIFT HOSTING **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Off Topic\ **Created:** [June 20, 2010, 1:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shift-hosting/252819 "2010-06-20T13:09:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 30
**Author:** ![Singh1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba8739/32.png) [@Singh1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Singh1)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2010, 11:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shift-hosting/252819/30 "2010-06-20T23:14:31Z")
> [@my new gti.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-new-gti/32863/3): > > i don’t understand your argument about forum hosting… why does the fact that he host’s and runs rspeed matter? > > your argument sounds more like mish mash 3rd party accounts of past accounts. and because of that, it has made you form an opinion which is based off of nothing solid or from first person accounts I know its very complicated and hard to understand. I think srs bzns said it pretty well so pay close attention to his quote below and go back and read it twice > [@Did something hit Sharpton on the head really hard](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/did-something-hit-sharpton-on-the-head-really-hard/32862/7): > > Mike does business one way and shift is run a completely opposite way. I do not have any issue with Mike hosting shift, but I do completely understand where singh is coming from. Mike although he is a great guy is like shifts mortal enemy it would be like the United states asking Fiedel Castro to host the presidential family in his Cuban strong hold. > > **We are all older and more mature and all cool dudes here but really maybe we should keep a good distance between anything shift and Rspeed.** A little competition and seperation is healthy. It keeps things alive thats all im sayin… or trying to say at least > [@automatic transmission with paddle shifters..](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/automatic-transmission-with-paddle-shifters/32858/11): > > How much bandwidth is used per month on average? I don’t know how you could possibly be spending anywhere close to $180/month… I used to run a site with unlimited bandwidth and it was only $25/month… > > Edit: I actually would be more interested to know what kind of server load… it can’t be THAT bad, can it? Do we have that many trolls? Do you REALLY need VPS? I would think that a site like this would be more than capable running off a shared solution… buddy , read this thread before wasting all that time on your post… :facepalm but to answer your edit… uhm yes the forum needs a vps, im not going to dig up stats so you can understand why… you should already know > [@she just doesnt learn... lohan arrested again](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/she-just-doesnt-learn-lohan-arrested-again/32868/17): > > A simple PM,email or the old fashion way… phone call, would suffice. > > While i’m not on anyones side here, i still don’t see a problem with mike hosting it. > > If its that big a deal, find someone else. move on. there is def many other options to get it hosted somewhere else, thats what I’m trying to say and a pm was sent with no reply , and this isnt a private matter it affects everyone now or later im not trying to hang or hold on to nothing, we are changing hosts bottom line… I just am absolutely saying that mike doesnt have to host it… he doesnt need to as in - mike doesnt need to host the forum, there is too many other options available its a healthy choice to stay away from it thats it ! very simple --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shift-hosting/252819)._