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 Very sad news: Paul Beuk 1965-2025
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| johnes81 |
Posted on 07-03-2025 10:05
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 Member Location: Berlin, Germany Posts: 1980 Joined: 15.10.16 |
diptera.info is synonymous with Paul Beuk. I wish that i had a cure for cancer and a time machine to save Paul's life. Dominus vobiscum, Paul. For everyone else here: please visit your doctor regularly for checkups.
John and Nini. Naturalists not experts. |
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 09-03-2025 09:34
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 Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9404 Joined: 24.05.05 |
I just want to place this thread first.
Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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| pierred |
Posted on 09-03-2025 12:38
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 Member Location: Paris (France) Posts: 1440 Joined: 21.04.05 |
Nikita Vikhrev wrote: The best thing that can be done to honor Paul's memory is to continue his work, not to let Diptera.info die with him. Indeed. Pierre Duhem |
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| Lauzette |
Posted on 10-03-2025 10:53
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Member Location: Posts: 84 Joined: 17.01.18 |
I don't know what to say, it is so devastating. |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 10-03-2025 13:31
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18909 Joined: 21.07.04 |
So, due to the passing of Paul, this website has no owner and no webmaster any longer. Clearly, this needs to be tackled if we wish the website to stay alive. I am in contact with Paul's daughter and Paul's wife and daughter would like the website to stay alive as well. This is only possible if somebody or somebodies are volunteering to take over the website. If you are seriously interested, give me a PM. Theo |
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 11-03-2025 09:52
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Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9404 Joined: 24.05.05 |
I consulted with my friend, she is a good specialist. She said that the website was hand-written by Paul. I see three reasonable possibilities. 1. Paul's wife and daughter if they want and can. 2. 2nd and the best is John Carr, administrator of BugGuide. If he agree I'll transfer him 1000$. 3. To move diptera.info to Russia. It maybe doubtful because of present political situation. However, I'm ready. Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 12-03-2025 15:46
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18909 Joined: 21.07.04 |
HI Nikita Thanks again. Option one is not an option, so your option 2 becomes option 1. We first need to get control over the website and the cash flow. At the moment, I am in contact with his daughter, but I am afraid she known little to nothing ... but work in progress. Theo |
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| johnes81 |
Posted on 12-03-2025 15:59
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Member Location: Berlin, Germany Posts: 1980 Joined: 15.10.16 |
Nikita Vikhrev wrote: I consulted with my friend, she is a good specialist. She said that the website was hand-written by Paul. I see three reasonable possibilities. 1. Paul's wife and daughter if they want and can. 2. 2nd and the best is John Carr, administrator of BugGuide. If he agree I'll transfer him 1000$. 3. To move diptera.info to Russia. It maybe doubtful because of present political situation. However, I'm ready. well, i am a PHP programmer and web developer. If John cannot undertake this project and you have no other options, then you can consider transferring the forum to me. I would have to have all of the files from the serve including the database. We would have to find a host from Germany, where i live. I would need time to transfer the domain name to a new host as well. Do not panic. Let me know if you cannot find a resolution... John and Nini. Naturalists not experts. |
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| pierred |
Posted on 13-03-2025 06:59
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Member Location: Paris (France) Posts: 1440 Joined: 21.04.05 |
Nikita Vikhrev wrote: She said that the website was hand-written by Paul. Not exactly. The forum is powered by http://www.php-fu... (PHP Fusion). The latest version was launched in 2022. This means that the software is not actively developed anymore. The gallery is probably hand-written. Pierre Duhem |
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| Dieter S |
Posted on 28-03-2025 11:47
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 Member Location: Belgium Posts: 55 Joined: 24.04.11 |
pierred wrote: Nikita Vikhrev wrote: She said that the website was hand-written by Paul. Not exactly. The forum is powered by http://www.php-fu... (PHP Fusion). The latest version was launched in 2022. This means that the software is not actively developed anymore. The gallery is probably hand-written. Actually, this is also not entirely true. It seems to me that the whole website is PHP fusion. And it is still being developed, last release was in february: https://github.com/PHPFusion/PHPFusion. Dieter |
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| Sundew |
Posted on 06-04-2025 15:42
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 Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3917 Joined: 28.07.07 |
I have only just learnt the sad news and am deeply touched. My thoughts are with Paul's family and all his fellow dipterologists who have to mourn the loss of a wonderful person. The website, which has developed into a worldwide meeting place for all those interested in Diptera and has produced a large number of scientific findings, must be preserved as Paul's legacy. However, given the international significance it has now achieved, it should no longer be managed from the private desk of a single expert. Any entomological research institution of renown (which also has IT specialists) should consider itself fortunate to be able to continue such a project and thus enhance its own reputation. (That would be the ideal case, but we know what taxonomic research is like these days: economising, cutting back, cancelling...) All forum members who are still actively working in universities, museums or institutes should examine the possibilities in this regard, perhaps third-party funds can be raised in addition to donations. Unfortunately, as a retiree who is not actually an entomologist, I have no adequate contacts and my voice does not carry the necessary weight. But as far as I can, I would definitely like to support the continuation of Diptera.info. Kind regards to all friends, Sundew |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 07-04-2025 17:09
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18909 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Dear dipterologist: time for an update on the host / management situation. Paul's wife and daughter have been a great help in getting access to all the control panels of diptera.info. And it appears we have succeeded. In any case, I'd like to introduce you to Chris Raper and John Carr as new superadmins for diptera.info. They both have been long and outstanding members of this website and both are quite knowledgable on the computer php stuff etc. Let me know what you think! |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 07-04-2025 17:14
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18909 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Of course, payment is an other issue. As far as we (Chris, John and myself) are aware of, there are no payment issues on short notice. Of course, running a website costs money, for payment hosting compagnies etc. So the new management is not responsible for paying for the website themselves, this community is ! Some members have already offered donations, for which we are grateful. On the long run, we feel it might be better to get the site hosted at some institution, since the financial risks might be (too) big for individuals. Let us know what you think (either here or in a PM) ! Theo |
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| pierred |
Posted on 07-04-2025 19:41
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Member Location: Paris (France) Posts: 1440 Joined: 21.04.05 |
Theo, Great news. As a webmaster of entomoloy websites, I know the work involved in maintaining such sites on the long run. I don't have free time for this (I'm now 77), but I'll always be there if needed. Good luck to Chris and John. Pierre Duhem |
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| Jan Willem |
Posted on 08-04-2025 09:15
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 Member Location: Waalwijk, The Netherlands Posts: 2145 Joined: 24.07.04 |
That is good news indeed. Good that two very active members like Chris and John are willing to take care of the site as super-admins! Thank you Chris and John! As far as the payment is concerned, I just made a new donation. I noticed that information about the donation was sent to: Webwinkelgegevens muscapaul@gmail.com So, that may need to be changed also. Jan Willem van Zuijlen |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 08-04-2025 15:31
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 Super Administrator Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 10330 Joined: 22.10.10 |
We think we have access to all the management interfaces needed to keep the web site working: domain name registrar, server hosting, and diptera.info admin access. In the next year we will need to upgrade the operating system for the server. An upgrade button on a control panel invites us to press it. Pressing it comes with some risk. We do not have a plan for making system backups. We also think we know all the bills that need to be paid to run the site. There is a monthly bill for hosting and a few annual bills for domain name registrations. We do not have a long term plan to pay the bills. Paul's family will make sure the next monthly charge to his credit card goes through. Paul's family also has access to his PayPal account. The server hosting and domain registry accounts need to be transferred to a new owner with a new billing method. As mentioned, an institutional owner could provide stability. Donations to schools and museums can come with tax benefits. The expense may be too small for a school to be willing to accept targeted donations for use only to run the site. Accountants need to see a return on investment for the cost of setting up a new fund. Donations may need to go to the entomology department as a whole, or the institution as a whole. |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 16-04-2025 06:55
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18909 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Tribute to Paul in dutch most important newspaper https://www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/paul-beuk-1965-2025-gold-internationaal-als-een-autoriteit-op-het-terrein-van-de-tweevleugelige-insecten~bb42e2c8/?referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fduckduckgo.com%2F (Maybe not open access) |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 16-04-2025 07:07
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18909 Joined: 21.07.04 |
By the way, big thanks to Gerard Pennards for this |
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| Xespok |
Posted on 16-04-2025 07:08
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 Member Location: Debrecen, Hungary Posts: 5551 Joined: 02.03.05 |
A shocking news. RIP!
Gabor Keresztes Japan Wildlife Gallery Carpathian Basin Wildlife Gallery |
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| thijsdegraaf |
Posted on 16-04-2025 08:11
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Member Location: Bergen (NH) Posts: 836 Joined: 21.10.08 |
I just read to my horror the article about the death of Paul Beuk in my newspaper (Volkskrant). Hard to imagine that he is no longer with us. Of course much too young. He rests in peace. Good to read here that his work is being taken over on Diptera. http://www.tuin-t...engels.htm |
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