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<p>[QUOTE="Arnox, post: 8344, member: 1"]</p><p>The site itself in read-only mode won't change it. Looking forward to a lot of people they can talk to will. If people want to see the site, they can, but the real point is that they don't have to post on a incredibly slow site and wait for a someday where a bunch of people will come. Resetting Sanctuary and putting it in read-only mode while making sure we have a minimum number of interested parties before we reopen ensures that when they actaully do post on the site, they'll be with a lot more people, which will keep them here. Yes, not everyone on the list is going to be interested after a while, but if we put enough members on the list, it shouldn't matter.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I made a thread on the Escapist asking if anyone would be interested in joining/migrating to Sanctuary. We got a fair few people interested, and so we opened. Or should I say, Sanctuary was reopened.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Let me rephrase. I think this is the only VIABLE option. But as to taking a break, well... I'd be lying if I said you were wrong about me wanting a break from it all, but I thought I made it very clear that I hate to shut down Sanctuary even temporarily for any reason. I am sad and disheartened but I said a long time ago that Sanctuary would not die. That there would <a href="https://intosanctuary.com/index.php?pages/history/">be no TTFN</a>. Those were not idle words. I meant that. I know what this site can be. I used to post on a site just like this one with more members. It was glorious, and I know why it was. I still believe in that.</p><p></p><p>But... totse flourished because there was no other site like it. By the time totse2 was a thing, Wikipedia was barely getting into its own. Everything was just scattered blogs and miscellaneous forums. We still had a place, even if the ground was shrinking beneath our feet and we didn't know it. Now, we're in a really bad spot trying to start a site like this. Habits are engrained. Site monopolies are established. Information on everything you ever wanted can be found everywhere now.</p><p></p><p>Information and culture was the draw for &T, but it isn't entirely what made it all so enjoyable. Now, such a site isn't needed for information, but for the community it lent itself so well to. But WE DON'T HAVE THAT COMMUNITY. Our activity is incredibly slow. Even for a small forum.</p><p></p><p>So having said all that, you say there are viable alternatives that I am not looking at. I would be happy to hear them. Unless you truly think paid advertising is the way to go.</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="Arnox, post: 8344, member: 1"] The site itself in read-only mode won't change it. Looking forward to a lot of people they can talk to will. If people want to see the site, they can, but the real point is that they don't have to post on a incredibly slow site and wait for a someday where a bunch of people will come. Resetting Sanctuary and putting it in read-only mode while making sure we have a minimum number of interested parties before we reopen ensures that when they actaully do post on the site, they'll be with a lot more people, which will keep them here. Yes, not everyone on the list is going to be interested after a while, but if we put enough members on the list, it shouldn't matter. I made a thread on the Escapist asking if anyone would be interested in joining/migrating to Sanctuary. We got a fair few people interested, and so we opened. Or should I say, Sanctuary was reopened. Let me rephrase. I think this is the only VIABLE option. But as to taking a break, well... I'd be lying if I said you were wrong about me wanting a break from it all, but I thought I made it very clear that I hate to shut down Sanctuary even temporarily for any reason. I am sad and disheartened but I said a long time ago that Sanctuary would not die. That there would [URL='https://intosanctuary.com/index.php?pages/history/']be no TTFN[/URL]. Those were not idle words. I meant that. I know what this site can be. I used to post on a site just like this one with more members. It was glorious, and I know why it was. I still believe in that. But... totse flourished because there was no other site like it. By the time totse2 was a thing, Wikipedia was barely getting into its own. Everything was just scattered blogs and miscellaneous forums. We still had a place, even if the ground was shrinking beneath our feet and we didn't know it. Now, we're in a really bad spot trying to start a site like this. Habits are engrained. Site monopolies are established. Information on everything you ever wanted can be found everywhere now. Information and culture was the draw for &T, but it isn't entirely what made it all so enjoyable. Now, such a site isn't needed for information, but for the community it lent itself so well to. But WE DON'T HAVE THAT COMMUNITY. Our activity is incredibly slow. Even for a small forum. So having said all that, you say there are viable alternatives that I am not looking at. I would be happy to hear them. Unless you truly think paid advertising is the way to go. [/QUOTE]
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