Post by G on Mar 2, 2009 10:51:34 GMT -5
I can tell you right from the start that no one was more upset about me shutting down my site than me. It's something I had been thinking about for awhile. I knew I didn't want to completely shut it down and quit, but the board had just gotten where it felt like the 1st two weeks that I had Gotta Start Somewhere open in July 2007. I would start a thread and no one would add to it. I would see names down at the bottom of the board, but no new posts. You try to understand and not take it personal. You realize that a board is such a small part of peoples lives and that you should be happy that anyone even stops by. I do get all of that. Not everyone has time. Not everyone sees something that motivates them to want to post or contribute in some way. People will post when and if they want to. I get it....
But I also remember where the board was just a year ago. It seemed to be getting better and posters were growing and contributing more frequently. I was even starting to get the one thing I was hoping for all along, people posting and starting new threads on their own and back and forth discussions with other members of the board on a daily rate. I totally admire self sufficient boards which I consider boards that have membership into it so much that the owner of the board no longer even has to post and the board keeps churning along. But I understand that a lot of really great boards have seen major declines in the number of posters and the amount of posts they used to be getting too. Its like there is a recession in a lot of message boards too. I get it.... Life happens. There are other things that need to be done. More important things.
As much as I try not to take it personal, the one thing for me is to keep at it and keep trying. I never want to go down without a fight. I want to do whatever I can to make it work. It's important to me to try new things. So, Im back and its good to be back.
I can also honestly say no one missed having the board open more than me. For about a week, I did okay. I had a plan to make some changes and I put the wheels in motion. But this last week, I wanted things to be finished so I could reopen. I'm just ready to be back.
The one thing I have to tell myself is things can go right back to being the same and I need to accept that. However this time, I think if it gets that way, I will just keep at it again and maybe step away from time to time without shutting the board down and just keep the board existing. Ive seen slow boards be slow a long time and then suddenly look like they have new life eventually just because it kept existing and people kept returning and finally things just started clicking again. I certainly hope that is the case here, but if it is not, then so be it. I can walk away and return another day and hopefully see new posts and if not, oh well. The board is here anyway. I gave it my best shot. For better or worse, the board is what it is...
I'm glad to be back.
But I also remember where the board was just a year ago. It seemed to be getting better and posters were growing and contributing more frequently. I was even starting to get the one thing I was hoping for all along, people posting and starting new threads on their own and back and forth discussions with other members of the board on a daily rate. I totally admire self sufficient boards which I consider boards that have membership into it so much that the owner of the board no longer even has to post and the board keeps churning along. But I understand that a lot of really great boards have seen major declines in the number of posters and the amount of posts they used to be getting too. Its like there is a recession in a lot of message boards too. I get it.... Life happens. There are other things that need to be done. More important things.
As much as I try not to take it personal, the one thing for me is to keep at it and keep trying. I never want to go down without a fight. I want to do whatever I can to make it work. It's important to me to try new things. So, Im back and its good to be back.
I can also honestly say no one missed having the board open more than me. For about a week, I did okay. I had a plan to make some changes and I put the wheels in motion. But this last week, I wanted things to be finished so I could reopen. I'm just ready to be back.
The one thing I have to tell myself is things can go right back to being the same and I need to accept that. However this time, I think if it gets that way, I will just keep at it again and maybe step away from time to time without shutting the board down and just keep the board existing. Ive seen slow boards be slow a long time and then suddenly look like they have new life eventually just because it kept existing and people kept returning and finally things just started clicking again. I certainly hope that is the case here, but if it is not, then so be it. I can walk away and return another day and hopefully see new posts and if not, oh well. The board is here anyway. I gave it my best shot. For better or worse, the board is what it is...
I'm glad to be back.