Hi all,
I hope this finds you well and your trees thriving.
Some of you might not even remember me. However I set this forum up a good while back as a place for me and a few others to hang and talk about wee trees. To be blunt I lost interest in the discourse after our great friend Don passed.
After much "soul" searching over the past couple of years I was about to pull the plug on the forum, but couldn't do it...
Whilst that was going on I was approached quite a few times by a company who wanted to take on the forum, I assumed they were scammers, but it turns out they are legit.
They have offered me some money for it. To be fair this is no dot com mega riches. I wouldn't even cover my costs in time over the years or effort. It literally is commercial transaction so there has to be some monetary transfer.
I stopped charging for advertising when covid hit, I didn't think it was fair to the guys as they would be struggling themselves and have been absorbing the costs myself since.
I would imagine the new owners will want to expand upgrade (very much needed) and grow the forum / obviously make their small investment back. I expect from some adverts.
They are motivated to make it a success and this will keep the forum alive and active.
I just don't have the heart any more. And this shows. I last logged in nearly a year ago!! I used to spend hours each day on here. mostly chatting to Don and all you guys.
The company have multiple forums covering many topics, this is their thing. My thing was just keeping the wee trees, which I still do, however they are currently on holiday at my mother's house as I get my garden landscaped.
I would say I will still be skulking around. But I haven't really been skulking or around on here for years now.
I wish you well and I am still conflicted as I go to sign the contract. But it will keep the forum alive.
John
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