In mid June, the 3 years of hosting that were paid for last time expires. The options are:
1. Renew current package. This is expensive, the decent priced deal last time not on offer this time. So far.
2. Downgrade current package with current host. Probably some DNS (multiple versions of the site) issues, will still be more expensive that we'd like. Uncertain performance.
3. Change host. We'd get better value elsewhere as a new customer, but still would have some DNS issues for a few days probably, and uncertain performance.
4. Stay as a forum but brand new database. Would allow for a much smaller hosting package needed, and much cheaper.
5. Basically disband IPB as a forum, and replace it entirely with the likes of discord. Probably fits well for our size, but it would be different and weird for older people (which is most of us these days).
6. Totally basic and set up a whatsapp group for anyone interested.
7. Something else ??????? Profit.
Thoughts people? It is no secret that this isn't really a poker site at all anymore. It is a collection of mostly former poker (sort of) players.
Some sobering enough stats:
Unique posters since:
30/04/23 = 91
29/08/23 = 76
31/10/23 = 73
29/01/24 = 63
In the 6 month stats, 20/73 have posted fewer than 10 times. I know people have in the past offered to contribute, and for any of the first few we might look to see what we might garner from those sort of offers. I don't like asking for money though, and don't want to ask for it, and to come up far short of the total needed either. If we could get a similar deal to the last one whereby it'd be $1700 or so for 3 years, between admins and some crowdfunding we could probably manage that for 3 years as the standstill option. The posting history (if that is important to people) would probably stay intact for the first 3 options, but be gone for the others.
1. Renew current package. This is expensive, the decent priced deal last time not on offer this time. So far.
2. Downgrade current package with current host. Probably some DNS (multiple versions of the site) issues, will still be more expensive that we'd like. Uncertain performance.
3. Change host. We'd get better value elsewhere as a new customer, but still would have some DNS issues for a few days probably, and uncertain performance.
4. Stay as a forum but brand new database. Would allow for a much smaller hosting package needed, and much cheaper.
5. Basically disband IPB as a forum, and replace it entirely with the likes of discord. Probably fits well for our size, but it would be different and weird for older people (which is most of us these days).
6. Totally basic and set up a whatsapp group for anyone interested.
7. Something else ??????? Profit.
Thoughts people? It is no secret that this isn't really a poker site at all anymore. It is a collection of mostly former poker (sort of) players.
Some sobering enough stats:
Unique posters since:
30/04/23 = 91
29/08/23 = 76
31/10/23 = 73
29/01/24 = 63
In the 6 month stats, 20/73 have posted fewer than 10 times. I know people have in the past offered to contribute, and for any of the first few we might look to see what we might garner from those sort of offers. I don't like asking for money though, and don't want to ask for it, and to come up far short of the total needed either. If we could get a similar deal to the last one whereby it'd be $1700 or so for 3 years, between admins and some crowdfunding we could probably manage that for 3 years as the standstill option. The posting history (if that is important to people) would probably stay intact for the first 3 options, but be gone for the others.
, could the likes of JP etc help. An extra 1k chips for having posted on IPB in the last week and then see if people stick around. That in turn would then benefit JP (etc) as a community building exercise that benefits their future promotional efforts.
). We managed to access the remainder of the blogging fund that had been marooned on Boyles three years ago. Time has flown and now it’s decision time again.
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