Hi everybody. Our apologies on how long it took to make the necessary security changes and updates to the forum. It had become an intensely attacked target by external hackers looking to find a way in to our server. A complete takedown of the forum was absolutely required while the work was being done. Please understand that the forum was restored as soon as was possible.
We are aware of some lingering bugs related to the changes we made, such as the password reset function not working. We're on it and the bugs will be squashed as soon as possible. We ask for your continued patience while the work is completed. Our budget is not such that we can maintain a web developer on staff so we rely on an external programmer who manages multiple sites in addition to ours, leading to longer waits until task completion.
We very much value the content and members of this forum and we again appreciate your patience while we ensured the safety and security of the forum and other PMCA online properties.
Joe, PMCA
We're working on it, thanks for understanding
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Dave Reynolds
- Posts: 2444
- Joined: Mon Jan 31, 2011 4:35 pm
- Location: Little Hocking, Oh.
- Martin Colony History: Satellite Site “Oxbow Golf Course”..
2018 - 15 Pair, 36 Fledged
2019 - 26 Pair, 97 Fledged
2020 - 30 Pair, 137 Fledged
2021 - 30 Pair, 144 Fledged
2022 - 27 Pair, 125 Fledged
2023 - 31 Pair, 130 Fledged
2024 - 41 Pair, 198 Fledged
2025 - 44 Pair, 168 Fledged
Home Site "Little Hocking, Ohio".
2019 - 1 Pair, 5 Fledged
2020 - 1 Pair, 4 Fledged
2021 - 8 Pair, 36 Fledged
2022 - 13 Pair, 46 Fledged
2023 - 16 Pair, 84 Fledged
2024 - 22 Pair, 104 Fledged
2025 - 28 Pair, 83 Fledged
.. Thanks “Big Joe”. Thanks for taking care of all the Purple Martins, and thanks for thinking about all the people here on the Forum.. Good Job,,, I can wait for as long as it takes..
Dave
Dave
PMCA Member
Little Hocking, Ohio
Little Hocking, Ohio
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Jones4381
- Posts: 840
- Joined: Sat Apr 25, 2020 10:54 pm
- Location: Southwestern VA
- Martin Colony History: 2020- 0
2021- 1 pair-5
2022- 5 pair-20
2023 34 pair-44
2024 30 pair-122
2025 54 Pair -178
2026 65 pair- 220+/-
Nice to see the forum back up...unfortunate timing but that seems to be how life goes. Looking forward to seeing many members final numbers and stories that accompany them.
"Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you." - Lao Tzu
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MY FYN 79
- Posts: 163
- Joined: Wed Aug 15, 2018 8:58 pm
- Location: Chilton Wisconsin
- Martin Colony History: 2019 - Sighting
2020 - Pair investigating
2021 - Got 2 eggs. HOSPs poked holes in them. Commence HOSP reduction
2022 - Off to a good start, tree swallows took over and Martins left
2023 - Off to a good start, Martin population dwindled and they eventually left
2024 - New standalone pole and gourd rack. 1 nest, 4 eggs, none hatched
2025 - 9 nests, 37 eggs, 23 hatched, 19 fledged!
Thanks for all you do.
Glad the site is up and running again!
Glad the site is up and running again!
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Birdiegirl
- Posts: 367
- Joined: Sun May 24, 2020 7:03 pm
- Location: Scott County Kentucky
- Martin Colony History: Two poles: 2 T-14s and 8 gourds
2021- 1 pair, 5 fledged
2022- 11 pair, 36 fledged
2023- 20 pair, 78 fledged
2024- 32 pair, 109 fledged
2025- 34 pair, 117 fledged
2026-
Thank you so much for making the forum a safe place to share! Definitely appreciate your efforts 
Laura
PMCA member
PMCA member
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charlesgremillion
- Posts: 33
- Joined: Tue Aug 18, 2020 6:56 pm
- Location: Southaven MS
- Martin Colony History: 2020 - 6 pairs 13 fledged
2021 - 0
2022 - 5 pairs 9 fledged
2023- 9 pairs 22 fledged
2024 -12 pairs 31 fledged
2025 - 14 pairs 38 fledged
PMCA member
Happy the forum is back .
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birdman in buckhead
- Posts: 181
- Joined: Tue Jun 12, 2018 10:47 am
- Location: Small Town Buckhead, GA (not ATL Buckhead)
- Martin Colony History: 2018: 1 pair, 5 fledged
2019: 3 pairs, 10 fledged
2020: 3 pairs, 13 fledged
2021: 13 pairs, 46 fledged
2022: 22 pairs, 89 fledged
2023: 20 pairs, 85 fledged
2024: 18 pairs, 80 fledged
2025: 17 pairs, 80 fledged
Like the others, I'm very happy to see the Forum back up and running! Thank you! Although it's limited information, the most valuable to a hacker would be email addresses and credit card information used to become a PMCA member. Can you give members assurance that no information was obtained? I make it a habit to freeze my credit with Equifax, Transunion and the other credit bureaus so no criminal can open a new account in my name, but I'd like to know if my PMCA info was hacked so I can keep an eye on that credit card usage. Thanks, Terry
GEAUX TIGERS!
Cheers!
Terry
Cheers!
Terry
Absolutely no customer information was accessed, nor did any incursion took place. In fact, the work that was done (that resulted in forum downtime) was to ensure that remained the case. Please rest assured.
PMCA Pres/CEO
Erie, PA
Erie, PA