Post by Jerry on Aug 4, 2017 18:10:41 GMT
Hi Folks,
As the few remaining regular visitors to the forum will know posts and replies to posts are few and far between these days.
I've reluctantly come to the conclusion that the forum has pretty much had it's day.
For the last ten years it's been a large part of my life but all things must pass.
I don't feel that those ten years were wasted, I think the forum has done exactly what I hoped for. It's provided a platform for Small Heathens to reconnect and share memories. Because of the limited nature of the subject matter I suppose it was inevitable that the forum would eventually run out of steam.
So here's the thing, I'm gonna keep the forum going but in "low maintenance" mode. This means I won't be starting any new boards or sections but everyone will still be able access the ones that are there and create and reply to posts just as they do now.
Those of you who aren't using an ad blocker will notice ads appearing on the forum from now on. For the last 10 Years I've been paying a yearly fee which allowed me to block all ads but now, given the low visitor numbers it doesn't seem justified. Also, members will no longer be able to post attachments. The web site provider only allows us a small amount of free storage for attachments and with the huge amount of photos posted on the site over the years I've had to purchase extra storage on a regular basis. We've now reached the limit of our current storage capacity and again given the fact that new attachments are few and far between these days I don't feel inclined to purchase any more.
That said, you can still post links to photos on other sites ( except PhotoBucket...don't get me started)
Nearly done! (who's that cheering? )
I'll still be looking in from time to time to make sure everything's running OK and if anyone needs to get in touch with me and I'm not on the forum you can always email me.
Finally I want to thank all the members who have made this site a success over the years, some of who are sadly no longer with us. A forum is only as good as it's members so thanks to all of you, you've been great!
And like it says up top.......
As the few remaining regular visitors to the forum will know posts and replies to posts are few and far between these days.
I've reluctantly come to the conclusion that the forum has pretty much had it's day.
For the last ten years it's been a large part of my life but all things must pass.
I don't feel that those ten years were wasted, I think the forum has done exactly what I hoped for. It's provided a platform for Small Heathens to reconnect and share memories. Because of the limited nature of the subject matter I suppose it was inevitable that the forum would eventually run out of steam.
So here's the thing, I'm gonna keep the forum going but in "low maintenance" mode. This means I won't be starting any new boards or sections but everyone will still be able access the ones that are there and create and reply to posts just as they do now.
Those of you who aren't using an ad blocker will notice ads appearing on the forum from now on. For the last 10 Years I've been paying a yearly fee which allowed me to block all ads but now, given the low visitor numbers it doesn't seem justified. Also, members will no longer be able to post attachments. The web site provider only allows us a small amount of free storage for attachments and with the huge amount of photos posted on the site over the years I've had to purchase extra storage on a regular basis. We've now reached the limit of our current storage capacity and again given the fact that new attachments are few and far between these days I don't feel inclined to purchase any more.
That said, you can still post links to photos on other sites ( except PhotoBucket...don't get me started)
Nearly done! (who's that cheering? )
I'll still be looking in from time to time to make sure everything's running OK and if anyone needs to get in touch with me and I'm not on the forum you can always email me.
Finally I want to thank all the members who have made this site a success over the years, some of who are sadly no longer with us. A forum is only as good as it's members so thanks to all of you, you've been great!
And like it says up top.......
It's Been a Blast!
Jerry