So, folks, things aren't good and I'm going to cut to the chase.
Right now, the model here is unsustainable and we don't have enough revenue to keep the lights on.
We have 2 main issues.
1. We're in arrears on hosting. We need to pay soon, we could used $500ish in the next few days. Make it $450. And we'll be needing some money pretty quickly beyond that.
I am VERY sorry to have to make this request in this way, we didn't want to have to ask with this kind of urgency yet again.
2. Long term, we have a real problem, and that problem, some of us feel is only going to be solved by finding a buyer for the website. (There were conversations about this coming to pass, it doesn't look like that's going to work out, but we had a single buyer interested, and as a result that's why I didn't make an ask for cash for hosting sooner, so my deepest apologies for the urgency here, it wasn't anyone's intent).
Bottom line is, we're going to need leadership to take the site forward.
-OR-
We're going to need a lot of $5 a month subscribers.
-OR-
We're all going to have to kind of say, well, it was a hell of a run, thanks for the memories, catch you later, and start exchanging email addresses so I can insult you that way.
So, what this thread is about is about is a community wide attempt to have that discussion.
I wish I had a bunch of details, but I don't. I know there's a few folks out there who might want to invest but not necessarily lead us to the next place, and if you're still interested in that, shoot me a note so I kind of have an idea. Obviously if you have any idea of what you might have in mind as a leadership role, let me know that too.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS THREAD: is to discuss anything about this issue. if for some reason you you don't want to reach out to me, @LordJeffBuck or @Buckeyeskickbuttocks I'm sure will be willing to field your questions, etc.
But please be clear, there is urgency here, and we may not have long even to discuss the part where BP may cease to operate.
Two things: First, If you'd like to make a small donation so we can discuss this for at least another month or two, please do it here.
Second, if you post in another thread, please copy this below into that thread so we can get the attention of folks who splash in to new posts or some other way than this forum:
Please read this thread now. Its important.
@5 STAR U-G-A I'm looking at you.
Right now, the model here is unsustainable and we don't have enough revenue to keep the lights on.
We have 2 main issues.
1. We're in arrears on hosting. We need to pay soon, we could used $500ish in the next few days. Make it $450. And we'll be needing some money pretty quickly beyond that.
I am VERY sorry to have to make this request in this way, we didn't want to have to ask with this kind of urgency yet again.
2. Long term, we have a real problem, and that problem, some of us feel is only going to be solved by finding a buyer for the website. (There were conversations about this coming to pass, it doesn't look like that's going to work out, but we had a single buyer interested, and as a result that's why I didn't make an ask for cash for hosting sooner, so my deepest apologies for the urgency here, it wasn't anyone's intent).
Bottom line is, we're going to need leadership to take the site forward.
-OR-
We're going to need a lot of $5 a month subscribers.
-OR-
We're all going to have to kind of say, well, it was a hell of a run, thanks for the memories, catch you later, and start exchanging email addresses so I can insult you that way.
So, what this thread is about is about is a community wide attempt to have that discussion.
I wish I had a bunch of details, but I don't. I know there's a few folks out there who might want to invest but not necessarily lead us to the next place, and if you're still interested in that, shoot me a note so I kind of have an idea. Obviously if you have any idea of what you might have in mind as a leadership role, let me know that too.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS THREAD: is to discuss anything about this issue. if for some reason you you don't want to reach out to me, @LordJeffBuck or @Buckeyeskickbuttocks I'm sure will be willing to field your questions, etc.
But please be clear, there is urgency here, and we may not have long even to discuss the part where BP may cease to operate.
Two things: First, If you'd like to make a small donation so we can discuss this for at least another month or two, please do it here.
Second, if you post in another thread, please copy this below into that thread so we can get the attention of folks who splash in to new posts or some other way than this forum:
Please read this thread now. Its important.
@5 STAR U-G-A I'm looking at you.
