Hot Rod Refuge
- Thread starter Neshkoro
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choppedtop
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I kinda hated its loss also, but there is not much that I could add there that I can't add on this forum. I surely don't blame the boss for dumping it. Use it or loose it. He warned us.
Lee
Lee
Mike
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That you are only now noticing it is gone and away is the very reason it is gone and away. That site was shut down over 2.5 weeks ago, and only then after sitting for 3 weeks with zero activity.
Neshkoro
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Just so you don't feel too bad Mike, I did look for it a couple of times. I just now got around to writing the e mail.
Too bad. It was an interesting place to read about things other than buckets.
The sad thing is that I often log in to read the new posts on the main site but never had the time to post something over there.
Too bad. It was an interesting place to read about things other than buckets.
The sad thing is that I often log in to read the new posts on the main site but never had the time to post something over there.
Mike
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To be honest, I really don't feel badly about it. It was pretty obvious, a couple months after the site initially opened that it was a non-starter. A tiny core group of members assured me it was not, but the handwriting was on the wall. I've already set up a couple of Linux-related sites on that server and each of them is earning considerably more advertising revenue than HRR ever did. It was a waste of my resources and server resources, trying to keep it alive, so shutting it down certainly did not make me feel badly.
What makes me feel badly is when donations on this joint come up in the red, leaving me holding the bag on the deficit. It's either seeing if the host will reduce our server bill by $70, this month (like that would ever happen), or I get to dig into my own pocket for an extra $70. Care to place any bets on that outcome? Spending an unexpected, seven sawbucks really puts a tremendous smile on my face, filling me with a sense of joy and delight.
OK, so that last bit was a lie.
What makes me feel badly is when donations on this joint come up in the red, leaving me holding the bag on the deficit. It's either seeing if the host will reduce our server bill by $70, this month (like that would ever happen), or I get to dig into my own pocket for an extra $70. Care to place any bets on that outcome? Spending an unexpected, seven sawbucks really puts a tremendous smile on my face, filling me with a sense of joy and delight.
OK, so that last bit was a lie.
choppedtop
Well-Known Member
How many posters do we have here a month? I sure don't mind kicking in each month since I have started coming on here, don't really care about supporting the non-supporters for a free ride. Its kinda like giving food stamps to the folks that are carrying around 600 dollar phones and using stamps to pay for groceries.
Lee
Lee
