Post by G on Jan 11, 2013 5:22:58 GMT -5
Comic Crack entered 2012 with me saying I may shut the site down if things didn't improve. To be honest, January was not a bad month, but at the end of it, this place went dead and it carried over into February. Early into February I put the board into Maintenance mode and took a break. I wasn't concentrating on the board and I thought about closing it down, but once again I got to missing it and I still find enjoyment in having my site even if it is dead. Early in March I reopened and as before, I took an approach where I decided it's my attitude towards the board that needs the changing. And just like when I closed briefly a few years ago, I introspected that it was me that needed the changing.
Unfortunately once I came back my personal life took a huge nosedive and that greatly affected how much I was on here as my life went spiraling downward. The state of Comic Crack is it's carrying on and I have no regrets bringing it back and keeping it going, but it now may no longer be a decision on my part to keep it open if I want to or not.
2013 may decide it for me and this presents the challenge for 2013 both personally for myself and for the future year of Comic Crack. I almost feel like this both with myself and Comic Crack. If Comic Crack still exists at the end of 2013, I feel like it will go on for many years just like it has been. Whether it ever gets back to where it has a few people conversing again, I will never know. But I don't care. It's still a place for me to go and work on when I want to. What will determine if Comic Crack still exist more greatly involves how I do or do not make it through 2013. I feel like 2013 will answer all these questions and by the end, my fate will be determined and my direction should be clearer. Unfortunately, as I enter 2013, it has the potential to be more tragic for me than 2012 was and 2012 was simply unbearable. But as with Comic Crack, I've never given up the ghost.
Unfortunately we have appeared to have lost another regular member in 2012 who unfortunately did not like it when we got into threads that dealt with social-political issues.
The board has basically came down to me and a great appreciation for Defiant1 for still coming around and posting as well as my trusty moderator who still checks how things are going and helps where he can even 5+ years later now, Udog.
After that, I get an occasional visit from bigW1965 and if we're lucky, we sometimes see Azbatx and our friend the Lyria site whetteon. Maybe I've missed one or two and if I have, I apologize but that is pretty much the gist of it.
After I reopened, it was pretty slow but I think over the last 6 months of the year, there was a nice low level of numbers that I am okay with. Ultimately 2012 had less than half the posts of 2011 which also had less than half the posts of 2010. We only did 1/6th in 2012 of what we did just 2 years ago in 2010.
I think where the numbers finished at for 2012 are a good goal to meet in 2013. In other words, I would be highly disappointed if 2013 did less than half of 2012. And I would be disappointed if we didn't reach those numbers. I feel like a lot of it has to deal with me and my efforts towards the boards. When able, I have been trying to make a bigger effort to post on my board. I often believe the more I put into it, the more I get out of it and I didn't put much effort into 2012.
Towards the end of the year comiccrack.com was hacked. For numerous reasons, I'm not going to renew the site this year. It's not worth it. godaddy has completely sucked and I don't feel like fighting with them to get my site back to normal. Plus, I can't afford it either. Even if it is cheap.
The extracurricular sites I've made in regard to Comic Crack I've barely touched. I would expect that to continue.
In all, I left 2012 grateful for still having Comic Crack. I almost closed it down and walked away for good. Unfortunately 2013 will decide the fate for me. I have no desire to shut it down but I don't know where I'm going to be by the end of this year let alone a month or two from now. So the state of Comic Crack really in many ways is determined by the state of me.
I'm sure 2013 will be the year that all is answered.
Unfortunately once I came back my personal life took a huge nosedive and that greatly affected how much I was on here as my life went spiraling downward. The state of Comic Crack is it's carrying on and I have no regrets bringing it back and keeping it going, but it now may no longer be a decision on my part to keep it open if I want to or not.
2013 may decide it for me and this presents the challenge for 2013 both personally for myself and for the future year of Comic Crack. I almost feel like this both with myself and Comic Crack. If Comic Crack still exists at the end of 2013, I feel like it will go on for many years just like it has been. Whether it ever gets back to where it has a few people conversing again, I will never know. But I don't care. It's still a place for me to go and work on when I want to. What will determine if Comic Crack still exist more greatly involves how I do or do not make it through 2013. I feel like 2013 will answer all these questions and by the end, my fate will be determined and my direction should be clearer. Unfortunately, as I enter 2013, it has the potential to be more tragic for me than 2012 was and 2012 was simply unbearable. But as with Comic Crack, I've never given up the ghost.
Unfortunately we have appeared to have lost another regular member in 2012 who unfortunately did not like it when we got into threads that dealt with social-political issues.
The board has basically came down to me and a great appreciation for Defiant1 for still coming around and posting as well as my trusty moderator who still checks how things are going and helps where he can even 5+ years later now, Udog.
After that, I get an occasional visit from bigW1965 and if we're lucky, we sometimes see Azbatx and our friend the Lyria site whetteon. Maybe I've missed one or two and if I have, I apologize but that is pretty much the gist of it.
After I reopened, it was pretty slow but I think over the last 6 months of the year, there was a nice low level of numbers that I am okay with. Ultimately 2012 had less than half the posts of 2011 which also had less than half the posts of 2010. We only did 1/6th in 2012 of what we did just 2 years ago in 2010.
| Year | Total Posts | + | +/- Prev | Page Views | +/- Prev |
| 2007 | 1613 | 1613 | ------ | N/A | ------ |
| 2008 | 4820 | 3207 | +1594 | N/A | ------ |
| 2009 | 6372 | 1552 | -1655 | N/A | ------ |
| 2010 | 8716 | 2334 | +782 | 31350 | ------ |
| 2011 | 9869 | 1153 | -1182 | 18479 | -12871 |
| 2012 | 10346 | 477 | -676 | 12065 | -6414 |
I think where the numbers finished at for 2012 are a good goal to meet in 2013. In other words, I would be highly disappointed if 2013 did less than half of 2012. And I would be disappointed if we didn't reach those numbers. I feel like a lot of it has to deal with me and my efforts towards the boards. When able, I have been trying to make a bigger effort to post on my board. I often believe the more I put into it, the more I get out of it and I didn't put much effort into 2012.
Towards the end of the year comiccrack.com was hacked. For numerous reasons, I'm not going to renew the site this year. It's not worth it. godaddy has completely sucked and I don't feel like fighting with them to get my site back to normal. Plus, I can't afford it either. Even if it is cheap.
The extracurricular sites I've made in regard to Comic Crack I've barely touched. I would expect that to continue.
In all, I left 2012 grateful for still having Comic Crack. I almost closed it down and walked away for good. Unfortunately 2013 will decide the fate for me. I have no desire to shut it down but I don't know where I'm going to be by the end of this year let alone a month or two from now. So the state of Comic Crack really in many ways is determined by the state of me.
I'm sure 2013 will be the year that all is answered.
