14-05-2022, 11:52 AM
I have and still do feel forums still have a place in AR, if you do a search for HAM related information, how many times do you find the information you needed as part of an answer provided to another's question in a forum? the answer to that is more often than not.
Forums are a place to ask, discuss and answer questions about our hobby... a place where information is accumulated for all to see and benefit from. It would seem that it has become a common thing for the owners to get hung up on the number of visitors and 'foot traffic' through the door. these are not always the true indicator of a forums worth.
The VKLOGGER forums died, I felt, because its then owner became obsessed over the traffic numbers and then forced even casual viewers to register to see any content. I had invested greatly in the VKLOGGER forums and then found my content was at first locked as read only then dumped in the trash. I would hope this forum is not going to be a repeat of my earlier experience.
If there is not going to be any stability why would people invest their time in a platform that is not going to last the distance?
I for one would dearly love for this platform to go on into the future and not have us all get dispersed and find a new spot to share and discuss AR topics.
Doug how do we keep it alive, clearly the cost of domain registration is a sticking point for you as that was the focus of your earlier messages and I would guess hosting cost too? along with time to administer the system, some are keen to help on many of those fronts so please do not close the shutters.
Forums are a place to ask, discuss and answer questions about our hobby... a place where information is accumulated for all to see and benefit from. It would seem that it has become a common thing for the owners to get hung up on the number of visitors and 'foot traffic' through the door. these are not always the true indicator of a forums worth.
The VKLOGGER forums died, I felt, because its then owner became obsessed over the traffic numbers and then forced even casual viewers to register to see any content. I had invested greatly in the VKLOGGER forums and then found my content was at first locked as read only then dumped in the trash. I would hope this forum is not going to be a repeat of my earlier experience.
If there is not going to be any stability why would people invest their time in a platform that is not going to last the distance?
I for one would dearly love for this platform to go on into the future and not have us all get dispersed and find a new spot to share and discuss AR topics.
Doug how do we keep it alive, clearly the cost of domain registration is a sticking point for you as that was the focus of your earlier messages and I would guess hosting cost too? along with time to administer the system, some are keen to help on many of those fronts so please do not close the shutters.
Peter Sumner, vk5pj
You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life.
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You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life.
- Winston Churchill