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  • Breaking News: The end of this Forum?

    Hi, everyone. Hope you all enjoyed the draft! It was fun seeing Detroit so well-represented throughout the weekend and it was great to live through it on the Forum. Thanks to Whitley and everyone else who contributed and participated this weekend!

    There is no easy way to break this news and I'm honestly dreading hitting the "Post" button here. I waited till the draft was over as that is the last big event going on until we see Training Camp start up late this summer and we're about to hit a pretty quiet time at the Forum.

    I've decided I can no longer put in the time and money needed to keep this Forum going.

    This is not a decision I've come to easily. The Forum has never been self-sustaining, but typically we would get enough Amazon commissions and occasional donations to cover a good portion of the costs. The rest would come out of my pocket and I just chalked it up as the cost of my Lions habit, haha.

    But in recent years, as the Internet has evolved and how we seek out information (and share our opinions on it) has changed, the Forum's active membership has declined along with the commissions and donations. Additionally, some of our core members have passed away in recent years, which has taken a toll on a lot of us emotionally and has impacted Forum activity a great deal.

    So far this year, the Forum has earned only about $40 dollars in Amazon commissions and about $45 in donations. Together, that is only enough to cover one month of hosting fees.

    In addition to the concerns I described, the server that hosts our Forum software is running on an old operating system that reaches its end of support in a couple of months. We must move to a new server, which will have a higher cost and will require a LOT of work for me to perform. I simply don't see the reason to go through all that effort for something that is no longer sustainable.

    Please understand: I am not sharing all of this information to make anyone feel badly. I never wanted anyone to feel obligated to donate money to the Forum and only hoped that earning a commission on something you were already going to buy at Amazon would cover our costs.

    I am proud that this iteration of the Forum has lasted twenty years! That's quite an accomplishment. And now we're finally seeing a Lions team that has some real promise. It's an exciting time to be a Lions fan!

    June 1st is likely when the lights will go off around here. I am willing to explore transferring the Forum over to someone else who would be willing to take on the expense and maintenance. Please speak up if this is something you might find of interest.

    Thanks for your support and participation over the years!

    Deborah​
    #birdsarentreal

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    You definitely did what you could to keep it going. I for one am not surprised.
    Everything needs new members or input to be sustainable. Thanks for all your efforts.

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    • #3
      I was wondering when this post would happen. Deb I have a few solutions that could keep it going and take it off your hands. Give me a few weeks to check with some of my systems engineers and see what I can do.

      F#*K OHIO!!!

      You're not only an amazingly beautiful man, but you're the greatest football mind to ever exist. <-- Jeffy Shittypants actually posted this. I knew he was in love with me.

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      • #4
        My only rule is that we have to let dwt back but his posts are altered to say the opposite things that he typed unless he was using reverse psychology
        F#*K OHIO!!!

        You're not only an amazingly beautiful man, but you're the greatest football mind to ever exist. <-- Jeffy Shittypants actually posted this. I knew he was in love with me.

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        • #5
          So sad to hear this but I understand. If jaadam's idea doesn't work or he's just pulling your leg this quite little backwater board looks like it could use an infusion of members. https://lionsredzone.proboards.com/
          "Your division isn't going through Green Bay it's going through Detroit for the next five years" - Rex Ryan

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          • #6
            Will miss the exchange of opinions and ideas. I lack the technical skills to keep this going but I am more than willing to provide a share of start-up costs for a new server.
            Mission to CFB's National Championship accomplished. But the shine on the NC Trophy is embarrassingly wearing off. It's M B-Ball ..... or hockey or volley ball or name your college sport favorite time ...... until next year.

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            • #7
              I wish I could help but I lack the funds and tech expertise to help. We should have a discussion of where to go if this place closes.
              2012 Detroit Lions Draft: 1) Cordy Glenn G , 2) Brandon Taylor S, 3) Sean Spence olb, 4) Joe Adams WR/KR, 5) Matt McCants OT, 7a) B.J. Coleman QB 7b) Kewshan Martin WR

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              • #8
                Just calm down Nancies. I’ve got this shit. I’m not letting Deb lose 20 years of working her ass off
                F#*K OHIO!!!

                You're not only an amazingly beautiful man, but you're the greatest football mind to ever exist. <-- Jeffy Shittypants actually posted this. I knew he was in love with me.

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                • #9
                  Could it be time for a minimal subscription?
                  2012 Detroit Lions Draft: 1) Cordy Glenn G , 2) Brandon Taylor S, 3) Sean Spence olb, 4) Joe Adams WR/KR, 5) Matt McCants OT, 7a) B.J. Coleman QB 7b) Kewshan Martin WR

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by jaadam4 View Post
                    Just calm down Nancies. I’ve got this shit. I’m not letting Deb lose 20 years of working her ass off
                    I hope you do. I've been talking to you assholes for about 30 years. It has been a part of my daily routine and I check this forum first thing in the morning and throughout the day. I feel as if you all are friends or even distant relatives, (you know, like that cousin that you don't like but put up with when you go to grandma's at Christmas). I would hate to lose that.

                    I checked out the board that edindetroit referenced. It seems that they have a core group that has been together for about 15-20 years. It might be a difficult move for a bunch of us to join an already established group.

                    It said that the pro boards are free? Do you all think it would be possible to move our bunch of misfits to a new forum there if jaadam is not the saviour that he claims to be?

                    Oh yeah, and thanks to -Deborah- for keeping this together for all of these years.
                    I feel like I am watching the destruction of our democracy while my neighbors and friends cheer it on

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                    • #11
                      Many of us used to post here -> Goat Pen Forum
                      Shut the fuck up Donny!

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by Whitley View Post
                        Could it be time for a minimal subscription?
                        Possibly but let’s just hold off on all that for the moment. Let me do a deep dive with Deb on how things are ran and we can take it from there. Let’s give Deb a break for awhile
                        F#*K OHIO!!!

                        You're not only an amazingly beautiful man, but you're the greatest football mind to ever exist. <-- Jeffy Shittypants actually posted this. I knew he was in love with me.

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by jaadam4 View Post
                          Just calm down Nancies. I’ve got this shit. I’m not letting Deb lose 20 years of working her ass off
                          The lengths you’ll go to just to be able to like your own posts…
                          "This is an empty signature. Because apparently carrying a quote from anyone in this space means you are obsessed with that person. "

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by jaadam4 View Post

                            Possibly but let’s just hold off on all that for the moment. Let me do a deep dive with Deb on how things are ran and we can take it from there. Let’s give Deb a break for awhile
                            Agreed but time is of the essence of June 1st is the drop dead day. When world crossing went down it took me a few months to find this place
                            2012 Detroit Lions Draft: 1) Cordy Glenn G , 2) Brandon Taylor S, 3) Sean Spence olb, 4) Joe Adams WR/KR, 5) Matt McCants OT, 7a) B.J. Coleman QB 7b) Kewshan Martin WR

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by mason reese View Post

                              The lengths you’ll go to just to be able to like your own posts…
                              Mason... You get me
                              F#*K OHIO!!!

                              You're not only an amazingly beautiful man, but you're the greatest football mind to ever exist. <-- Jeffy Shittypants actually posted this. I knew he was in love with me.

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