What happened to MacThemes.net?

[Ariii]

I've been trying to access it for two months, and it has been down :/. Is MacThemes.net gone?

 

[AQUADock]

I've been trying to access it for two months, and it has been down :/. Is MacThemes.net gone?

Yes i think so . Even a google search of it returns nothing.

 

[MyDesktopBroke]

Are there any other similar sites? The modding community there was so extensive - I haven't been able to find another place like it.

 

[Jessica Lares]

Yeah, I'm wondering the same thing. Their domain hasn't expired, but maybe their host vanished?

 

[Ariii]

Are there any other similar sites? The modding community there was so extensive - I haven't been able to find another place like it.

Yeah, the only alternative I can find is ShapeShifter, which is okay but it costs like $20 to register and it isn't open-source .

ThemePark is much nicer, but MacThemes.net seemed to be hosting most of the non-ShapeShifter themes (At least ones that are compatible with Mac OS X 10.4/5 for PowerPC.)

Yeah, I'm wondering the same thing. Their domain hasn't expired, but maybe their host vanished?

I've been getting timeout responses from their server for a while now. Apparently this has happened more than once for long periods of time:

http://modmyi.com/forums/general-media-discussion/713585-what-happened-macthemes-net.html

 

[bhtwo]

Gone I reckon... sniff.

 

[AnonMac50]

Too bad

 

[symo]

I followed this suggestion and I could access the site.
This is the message I found in the forum page:

Maintenance

Okay, so it's been a bit longer than a few days... but... it's rolling out as I type this. Keep checking back, within 24 hrs of reading this you should see the new MacThemes. ;D

 

[highfiveface]

I followed this suggestion and I could access the site.
This is the message I found in the forum page:

Tried that, it didn't work for me unfortunately.

 

[Giant Speck]

I followed this suggestion and I could access the site.
This is the message I found in the forum page:

I'm wondering how long that has been up there. For all we know, "within 24 hours" could have been weeks ago.

 

[Krafty]

I'm wondering how long that has been up there. For all we know, "within 24 hours" could have been weeks ago.

That tweet was from June.

 

[Ariii]

Gone I reckon... sniff.

Too bad

YAY it's not gone !!! At most they're just having weird server issues.

Entering 70.32.86.98 in the URL entering thingy in Midori worked for me . I can access the site again .

I am so relieved...

EDIT: Never mind, it renders strangely, it claims to still be under maintenance, and most of the links are broken :'(.

 

[Giant Speck]

That tweet was from June.

June 2010. Macthemes has been up since then. What I'm saying is that we don't know how long the administrator message on Macthemes was put up.

 

[Krafty]

I see. Well, I sure hope they didn't go under. I mean, they spent a lot of time on that new forum look and I don't think it's been up for even a year.

I was hoping to change things up on my current theme but seeing as its inaccessible I have no problem with what I got.

 

[AQUADock]

I see. Well, I sure hope they didn't go under. I mean, they spent a lot of time on that new forum look and I don't think it's been up for even a year.

I was hoping to change things up on my current theme but seeing as its inaccessible I have no problem with what I got.
Image

Its strange that they spent years making a new theme for the forum, and then about 5 months later to get rid of the forum. Whats with that really long image url you posted?

 

[Krafty]

Its strange that they spent years making a new theme for the forum, and then about 5 months later to get rid of the forum. Whats with that really long image url you posted?

Someone mentioned it before. I don't see it.

http://cl.ly/image/2m2I26394738

 

[AQUADock]

Someone mentioned it before. I don't see it.

http://cl.ly/image/2m2I26394738

Thats very strange, if you interested it looks like this

https://forums.macrumors.com/data:image/gif;base64,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

 

[Krafty]

Thats very strange, if you interested it looks like this

Do you still see it now?

 

[AQUADock]

Do you still see it now?

Yes still do.

 

[Krafty]

Yes still do.

Hm.

I have no idea what it could be.

 

[mikeschmeee]

I can't access macthemes.net either.

This sucks because I use to post a photograph in the photo of the day thread on there.

 

[bhtwo]

I know Mike... I used to go there quite a lot meself... I miss it rather.

 

[AQUADock]

I can't access macthemes.net either.

This sucks because I use to post a photograph in the photo of the day thread on there.

Maybe some should open a thread like that here.

 

[mikeschmeee]

Maybe some should open a thread like that here.

There already is. There is a photo of the day thread for each month of the year.

Check the digital photography sub-forum here:

https://forums.macrumors.com/forums/83/


Cheers
Mike

 

[Skorpion24]

Noticed that too, very weird, hope they not shut down without saying a thing