08-11-2021, 03:07 PM
The AHRDF.NET domain name expires on 8 July 2022, having been registered on 8th July 2017 - for a 5 year initial term.
I know that this date is still some 8 months away but I have a decision to make before then : keep the forum going or close it down.......
My original plan was to provide a replacement functionality for the VKLogger forum since it was rumoured to be closing - which it has since done (- and here comes a big BUT -) BUT the number of posts and even registered daily visitor numbers has dropped over the not-so-recent period to make me question whether it should continue after the current domain expiry date.
Initially I had a few alternate 'admins' who could look after it when I was unavailable but these have been lost due to inactivity, deaths or relocations. So it has just been 'me' for the last couple of years and, while it is not a gigantic workload, it still involves approving new applicants and reading every post - daily..
I will be 'watching' it's use over the next 6 months and will make a decision on/before 1st June 2022, just so I can give some notice (a month) to users in the event that it is closing.
This old saying comes to mind : Use it or lose it !!
Finally, I am not looking for responses to this thread : the next 6 months activities' will decide the forum's fate.
Doug VK4ADC, admin.
I know that this date is still some 8 months away but I have a decision to make before then : keep the forum going or close it down.......
My original plan was to provide a replacement functionality for the VKLogger forum since it was rumoured to be closing - which it has since done (- and here comes a big BUT -) BUT the number of posts and even registered daily visitor numbers has dropped over the not-so-recent period to make me question whether it should continue after the current domain expiry date.
Initially I had a few alternate 'admins' who could look after it when I was unavailable but these have been lost due to inactivity, deaths or relocations. So it has just been 'me' for the last couple of years and, while it is not a gigantic workload, it still involves approving new applicants and reading every post - daily..
I will be 'watching' it's use over the next 6 months and will make a decision on/before 1st June 2022, just so I can give some notice (a month) to users in the event that it is closing.
This old saying comes to mind : Use it or lose it !!
Finally, I am not looking for responses to this thread : the next 6 months activities' will decide the forum's fate.
Doug VK4ADC, admin.
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This Forum is only going to be as interesting as the posts it contains.
If you have a comment or question, post it as it may trigger or answer the query in someone else's mind.