I'm in a real quandry about me website.

[panik]

I just got the renewal notice; it's gone up again and the current exchange rate means it's going to cost me over £100 to keep it on for another year  and I'm wondering what to do. TBH, I've pretty much lost interest in the thing. The message board is moribund, the chat has moved on. Aside from the downloads, practically no one visits it anymore.

I could get free-space and move a lot of the text-based stuff there but obviously, if I did that, the galleries and the downloads would have to go.

So, I suppose what I'm asking is, does anyone really care? Would it be massively missed if it disappeared, because I admit, I'm tempted to just let it go.

ETA. Looking at the comments, it does seem all anyone's really interested in is the fate of the downloads. Maybe some other arrangement can be made to host these on another website (though be aware that it requires a lot of memory and bandwidth)? It does look like the rest of the site can go because it doesn't seem  that anyone will miss it at all.

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[gillyp.livejournal.com]

Ah. Is this a list I know? I suspect not, the biddies-knitting circle of Constant Complaint has been mostly silent on the very few lists I still frequent of late.

What a complicated sentence that was.

Flouncing huh. Am I flouncing? ::is worried:: I don't mean to suggest you're accusing me of taking the site down as a flounce (she said hastily) - said site just seems to me an expensive waste of my time, all the things I enjoyed about it died and all attempts to revive them have failed and - I just don't care much any more - But I can see how it could be construed as flouncing. I hope no one will think that of me because it's not the case at all. ::is full of neuroses and doubt::

I agree with everything else you said SO whole heartedly. TS yes, fandom... sometimes, but more and more, no. It's just so up it's own arse and it's not just the older contingent that we know and... whatever.*g* It's a lot of the newer ones too. I just feel myself withdrawing from all that. I have new interests that, to a large extent, are filling the hole that fandom used to.

Your final par fills me with warmth like the hot toddy you've just given me the idea to make. I love you. You're a glittering star in the firmament of this fandom, honey.Long may you shine. ♥

[fluterbev.livejournal.com]

I will PM you about the list :-)

No, you're not flouncing. That word is usually reserved for those who need attention so badly that they throw a big hissy fit when they don't think their briliiance is being sufficiently recognised in the hopes of being begged to return. Several times, in some noteable cases. The repeat offenders never fail to make me giggle at their antics ;-). What you are doing is throwing in the towel when something onerous became too much. One is done by nutcases, the other is done by sensible people like you ;-)

Fandom ::flails::. I just... honestly, I dislike it so much these days. It's like my eyes have been opened, the glitter has so comprehensively worn off. Like you, I've got other things to occupy my time, and though I absolutely adore Jim and Blair I really don't give two hoots these days if I share that love with anyone but a few like minded souls. I'm keeping it all safely at arms length from now on! Sheesh, so many nutcases, and they're all over the place!

Much love to you too, honey ♥. Let's lick each other's bums in the time honoured tradition! \o/