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Help freethoughtblogs.com!

By pharyngula on August 1, 2011.

We've discovered the problem that has flattened freethoughtblogs.com: our hosting company can't do it, despite what they told us. What we need is something that can handle hundreds of thousands of page loads per day and a good chunk of storage space, and these guys are throttling our bandwidth and strangling access right now…and they don't offer a more capacious option.

What you can do to help is give us concrete recommendations for a better situation, either a Virtual Private Server or a dedicated host. Leave info, links, phone numbers, whatever in the comments, or email me so we can work out a deal fast. We want professional hosting, and we're willing to pay for it, so don't bother telling us about the el-cheapo deal through your brother-in-law, OK?

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