betazed
Junior Member
Posts: 84
Jun 28, 2014 3:17:59 GMT
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Post by betazed on Jul 1, 2014 15:27:52 GMT
Staying...
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anniebygaslight
Drama Llama
I'd love a cup of tea. #1966
Posts: 7,402
Location: Third Rock from the sun.
Jun 28, 2014 14:08:19 GMT
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Post by anniebygaslight on Jul 1, 2014 15:28:17 GMT
I'm staying here. This is where my friends are.
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Post by Lovebug2867 on Jul 1, 2014 15:28:44 GMT
I'm committed to stay and I'll post this here so everyone can see as far as the space issue. As far as I can find it has nothing to do with Posts or Thread count(which makes me think of sheets lol)
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Post by marmargirl on Jul 1, 2014 15:29:16 GMT
Aw, I don't want to move again! I have just gotten used to this.
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peabrain
Pearl Clutcher
Posts: 2,588
Jun 25, 2014 22:18:04 GMT
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Post by peabrain on Jul 1, 2014 15:30:46 GMT
I'm shy and still getting used to things but I'm def not going anywhere else! Moving once was enough!
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Post by Gingergirl on Jul 1, 2014 15:33:03 GMT
I don't post much but I will be here everyday!
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countrygirl
New Member
Posts: 5
Jun 26, 2014 10:52:25 GMT
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Post by countrygirl on Jul 1, 2014 15:33:16 GMT
I plan to stay no more lurking for me!
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Post by PEAcan pie on Jul 1, 2014 15:34:03 GMT
roll call
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Deleted
Posts: 0
Oct 7, 2024 10:29:20 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2014 15:34:08 GMT
I think the new board needs a new name. It's just not right to take the same name as this site. How can you trust/respect someone that does that without asking permission of the admin here? I'm here. I'm not planning to move. I was a NSBR and swap girl. The swap board has their own place now and I'm comfortable here. Yes, I agree it needs a new name, and I am fairly confident our admin is going to get that domain name back. The rules about hijacking domain names are pretty strict and well enforced.
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Post by sunshine36616 on Jul 1, 2014 15:34:21 GMT
Staying. I'm a sheep, I'll go or move with the herd.
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Post by ntsf on Jul 1, 2014 15:34:29 GMT
I don't want to switch again.
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Post by winogirl on Jul 1, 2014 15:36:39 GMT
I think the new board needs a new name. It's just not right to take the same name as this site. How can you trust/respect someone that does that without asking permission of the admin here? ITA.
I'm staying right here.
And another vote for admin to change to Fairy Podmother. Love it!
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BarbaraUK
Drama Llama
Surrounded by my yarn stash on the NE coast of England...............!! Refupea 1702
Posts: 5,961
Location: England UK
Jun 27, 2014 12:47:11 GMT
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Post by BarbaraUK on Jul 1, 2014 15:38:25 GMT
I'll be staying here. And, thanks to the Admin for all her hard work! Me too! Me three!!!! And my thanks go to Admin also.
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MizIndependent
Drama Llama
Quit your bullpoop.
Posts: 5,836
Jun 25, 2014 19:43:16 GMT
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Post by MizIndependent on Jul 1, 2014 15:39:05 GMT
Fairy Podmother, I support you...fully.
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Post by swtpeasmom on Jul 1, 2014 15:39:15 GMT
I'm staying!! Thanks to our Admin (aka Fairy Podmother) for starting this and all the work she's put into it - and continues to put into it!
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Post by sweetshabbyroses on Jul 1, 2014 15:44:20 GMT
I'm staying...............wild horses couldn't drag me away!
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Post by momstime on Jul 1, 2014 15:46:24 GMT
I made a badge in support of this site! Not going anywhere.
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Post by keknj on Jul 1, 2014 15:48:31 GMT
Fairy Podmother, I support you...fully.
I also fully support our Fairy Podmother. But Mz. I what the heck is that thing?
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Deleted
Posts: 0
Oct 7, 2024 10:29:20 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2014 15:49:18 GMT
I'm here to stay. Two Peas was one of the few carryovers from my old blog/message board reading days and I was really disappointed to see that it closed, and was grateful to find my way here.
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Post by ToniW on Jul 1, 2014 15:50:05 GMT
Staying put!
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Post by Laurie on Jul 1, 2014 15:50:14 GMT
I should add that I also support the Admin. However, I am not calling her fairy podmother.
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AmyS
Full Member
Enrich your life through crochet. (tm)
Posts: 178
Location: North Alabama
Jun 26, 2014 3:16:46 GMT
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Post by AmyS on Jul 1, 2014 15:50:19 GMT
Eventually this board is going to outgrow what any free forum software can provide in the terms of storage space, bandwidth, etc.
The board will need to be moved to other software that you have to run on a site you pay to host yourself. There is some free software you can use on a hosted site to start with. For awhile, a shared hosting plan on a server that could accommodate the site would run $25-$50 a month. Then you'll move up to a dedicated server that can cost hundreds of dollars a month, especially if you have the site host do daily backups (so you don't lose important data) and manage the server for you (software updates, etc.).
This is what happened with my site, Crochetville. It originally started as a message board on a free platform much like this one. Within a year, it had to move to a shared server at about $25 a month. The person who owned the domain name was willing to pay that out of her personal money. Within a year of that, the site had to move to a dedicated server at $200 a month, and within 6 months, we were paying close to $500 a month for a managed dedicated server and to have our site host do complete daily backups for us. (The site was too big for us to be able to do backups to our personal computers. Then we also had the expense of the forum software. We use Invision Power software, like Adam is using on this new site he made.
Because of the money involved, my friend and I turned Crochetville into an LLC company and put ads up on the site. Within the first year of the ads and being an LLC, the site made enough money to cover the site hosting and software bills.
The admin of THIS site is eventually going to have to do something similar if this site grows anywhere near the size of Two Peas. In fact, if it gets that big, it's very likely going to cost at least a thousand a month for a server (or multiple servers) big enough to run the site, especially if everyone wants the ability to store images here.
With it costing that much, the admin will need to install ads to cover those costs. It would also be a smart idea to create an LLC, to keep the money separate as business income, from her personal income.
Personally, I'd much rather see the admin of THIS site potentially benefiting from turning the board into a business (out of pure necessity) than turning over the business now to someone and his wife who don't appear to have been an active part of the community.
Granted, she could be a long-time lurker like me. I was a member of Two Peas since practically the beginning, but in 14 years of membership, I probably have less than 200 posts there. I read NSBR all the time, but I didn't have the energy to participate after running my own board as admin. So although I feel as if I know many of you pretty well, I fully understand you don't know me at all and therefore can't really consider me a part of the Two Peas community.
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ModChick
Drama Llama
True North Strong and Free
Posts: 5,078
Jun 26, 2014 23:57:06 GMT
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Post by ModChick on Jul 1, 2014 15:51:41 GMT
In it for the long haul! Thank you admin for creating a new PeaPod for us all.
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peabay
Prolific Pea
Posts: 9,891
Jun 25, 2014 19:50:41 GMT
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Post by peabay on Jul 1, 2014 15:53:01 GMT
I'm not going anywhere else.
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Post by melanell on Jul 1, 2014 15:53:47 GMT
If nothing else, if a bunch of people move and a bunch stay, neither board will likely be as good as if we all stayed in one spot. So I hope folks will decide to stick together.
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Post by annabella on Jul 1, 2014 15:53:52 GMT
A long time ago I belonged to a fitness message board. The admin asked people to volunteer to donate to her monthly hosting costs and those people had a special badge next to their name. It wasn't obligatory and many people didn't contribute. I think if this board ends up costing $25 a month we could do the same thing, just have a sticky at the top and ask people to kick in a $1 or $5 every now and then.
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tiffanytwisted
Pearl Clutcher
you can check out any time you like, but you can never leave
Posts: 4,538
Jun 26, 2014 15:57:39 GMT
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Post by tiffanytwisted on Jul 1, 2014 15:53:55 GMT
I'm in!!
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weesheepea
Shy Member
This is what I feel like: this sound of glass. I feel like the word shatter...
Posts: 18
Jun 26, 2014 12:24:15 GMT
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Post by weesheepea on Jul 1, 2014 15:54:41 GMT
I said it in the other thread, but chiming in here too - I'm not moving. I'm done moving. I HATE moving, so I am parking my slowly widening little butt here for the long term. I am grateful to our Fairy Podmother for all she has done here, because I sure as heck wouldn't want to do it.
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RosieKat
Drama Llama
PeaJect #12
Posts: 5,538
Jun 25, 2014 19:28:04 GMT
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Post by RosieKat on Jul 1, 2014 15:55:19 GMT
I'm here and have delurked!
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carole3k
Junior Member
Posts: 59
Jun 27, 2014 18:27:54 GMT
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Post by carole3k on Jul 1, 2014 15:55:33 GMT
Staying!
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