is it that "time"?

[chuzie]

Ok, my turn!

Just about a year ago we were having this same conversation after I raised the B.S. flag regarding the participation on this site and shared my observations and concerns. We got "everyone" involved to some degree asking for feedback on how we could make the site better and revitalize participation.

Ultimately, it was decided we were going to keep the site going as a companion to a Facebook presence which we were going to create. With a plan in hand, I set off to make magic even though it meant getting on the stupid Facebook, which is something I never do. There were 3 Facebook groups that shared the Carolina Broncos name and we wanted to be the one and only. I worked extremely hard negotiating with the owners of those groups to agree to integrate with our group. Once I had all those puzzle pieces in place, we discovered a technical issue that was redirecting folks, who were trying to get to our site from Facebook, to PORN sites! We determined the root cause was our forum had been hacked and malicious code had been injected.

I was unwilling to pull the trigger and integrate a few hundred new Carolina Broncos members if their first initial exposure to our site was going to potentially be PORN. Everything was placed on hold until the issue could be resolved. All this during the summer which, I had hoped, would leave enough time to fix the issue, integrate the new members, and make a huge public relations push for NovRun2015.

I am not going to go into details about how we needed to fix the malicious code and secure the site, but needless to say, I ran into one frustrating roadblock after another with our host and could never get the issue fixed. The only way we were going to fix the problem was to find a new host, but that was going to cost $$$. I came up with the t-shirt drive to raise $$$ for swag stock as well as to pay for a new host. The drive was successful but the host never got changed (out of my hands).

By this point I decided I had done everything in my power, on multiple levels, to resurrect this site and could no longer devote the hours, especially since I was starting a new job.

I sought candidates to take over the site, but no one was interested. Can’t say I blame them. Inheriting something like this is a huge responsibility and a lot of work.

In the end, I can walk away with my head held high knowing I did everything I could, as a volunteer, to help keep this site alive. Since I started my new job I have been guilty of not being an active participant. There is no excuse and I take responsibility for my contribution, or lack thereof in that area.

I also take full responsibility for pissing Chuckles off and causing him to create this thread. I have been on his a$$ for months about the site and the “extracurricular” activities on Facebook. Y’all know me pretty well and I am no stranger to telling it like it is even if it creates conflict. This is no different, and I will continue to voice my concerns if necessary.

What really ticked me off was I found out from Matt that folks were chatting on Facebook about NovRun16 and booking campsites, etc. and I had no idea what was going on because it was not on this site. The icing on the cake was when Nick announced he had no idea when NovRun16 was and that he had made other plans because there had been no formal announcement here on the site. Now we have members who are not on Facebook and not in the loop about major events! WTF?!?! Unacceptable!

There is too much data on this site to just shut it down. I think it should be closed to new posts and exist only as an archive which can be used for reference and linked to other sites such as Classic or Facebook.

I do not have the answer how we will keep in touch with folks beyond Facebook since we have no presence on Classic. That is something that is going to have to be worked out by this “think tank.”

My fingers hurt.

Love,
Chuzie