by yoder » Sun Jan 29, 2023 2:41 pm
Hey Folks,
Yes, I'm alive and still here. I sincerely apologize for not being as attentive as a Mod. I was at a family reunion for a week and somehow managed to break two ribs (I'll spare the story). Number one rule I've learned, don't sneeze.
Also, Mak is caught up with kids/life/work, so we're running a one man show.
Anyway, I'm truly sad for the loss of Troy and Blue, their family and community...it was a staple. He was a TRUE fan and built a community. I'm expecting that more traffic will arrive to the Shack and I'm trying to decide what to do about it. As a few have said, a forum that has too much traffic ends up with your posts getting lost, spam gets out of control, arguments, etc.
Right now it feels like we're pretty cool. It's a family here and I want it to stay that way. New memberships were turned off 6 months ago as 99% of them were from bots (especially from Russia). I could open the doors again, but wonder if would be a Pandora's Box. Please give me you input.
For the site running slow, our database is getting clogged. I've been working on the issue, I'll get her back to standards, though we might need an upgrade.
Finally, thanks to Bob for the donation, it's very much appreciated, but not necessary, yet a kick in the ass...as in "What the hell Yoder, get moving" Also thank you to everyone that has helped me in the past. It was a lot to take on at first when we switched over from the Seattle P.I. I simply didn't want to the the community go away. I didn't quite know what I was getting into. With that said, I'm more than happy to host this place without any donations needed, unless things get out of control again and it becomes a full time job. My gut tells me that nobody wants it that way.
Again, send me your thoughts and I promise to be a better mod.
Sincerely,
Yoder