Another forum falls to the VS monolith....

[Trip]

Shame to SVRider, another greedy admin throws his site away.

[Mr Lefty]

damn SVRider had a lot of knowlege in their archives... RIP

[OneSickPsycho]

Invite everyone, but let trip know who to give the swinging cock to...

[Gas Man]

OK... get everybody over here..


GO GO GO

[neebelung]

Originally Posted by Sauron

Looks like svrider.com sold out a month ago...

VS has been really stealthy about the switch though, until I just opened a can of works when my donation renewal came around... And I noticed the payment was supposed togo Vs and not the old owner....

Sad, Sad days...

Yup, that's their M.O. That's how I noticed the CF takeover -- a notification on a subscribed thread came through from an @verticalscope email address. *sigh*

[FT BSTRD]

Originally Posted by Trip

Shame to SVRider, another greedy admin throws his site away.

Sometimes it isn't greed more than just wanting to get out. It isn't like running a bulletin board is a profit center for the owner or administrator. I'm a mod on the Buell board. We aren't paid. The owner, Blake, isn't paid. He works for sponsorship in order to provide for the cost of hardware, software, and bandwidth. He ain't makin' nothin.

At some point in time, these folks get tired of the grind, and someone comes along and offers them a check. It's not that different when someone sells their business to a larger company. The difference here is that at least your business was paying you something for your efforts.

If VS came buy with their checkbook and was willing to write a check for $25,000-50,000 for your bulletin board, it would be hard to pass up.

[Curb]

this websites mission should be to get everyone on all the VS forums to sign up here and give VS the ole . i'm a member over on SVrider but i don't really go over there too much...oh well (que Queens Another One Bites The Dust)

[marko138]

Originally Posted by Trip

Shame to SVRider, another greedy admin throws his site away.

The clock is ticking...

[FT BSTRD]

Originally Posted by Curb

this websites mission should be to get everyone on all the VS forums to sign up here and give VS the ole . i'm a member over on SVrider but i don't really go over there too much...oh well (que Queens Another One Bites The Dust)

The bigger the board gets, the more expensive it is to run, and the harder it is to manage. The money to support that site has to come from somewhere: Donations, Sponsorship, or Advertising.

If this site swells up due to the failure of the other sites, the same pressures will exist here.

Be careful what you wish for.

[neebelung]

Originally Posted by FT BSTRD

The bigger the board gets, the more expensive it is to run, and the harder it is to manage. The money to support that site has to come from somewhere: Donations, Sponsorship, or Advertising.

If this site swells up due to the failure of the other sites, the same pressures will exist here.

Be careful what you wish for.

All very true (and wise).