Hi everyone,
Obviously for a few months now there has been issues with the web hosting for TWF being not good enough, and I've been looking at various options. However, things have been brought into sharp focus after I received an email from them yesterday. In short, the hosting package that TWF is currently on is being discontinued, so a decision needs to be made. And fairly quickly - 30 days from now is the deadline for some kind of action.
But when thinking about this, theres another aspect. to consider. Since setting up TWF many years ago, Ive been able to keep abreast of whats going on, keep the site (fairly) updated etc. But for the last couple of years I haven't been able to spend anywhere near as much time as I'd like, due to work commitments, family life etc. All that grown up stuff.
So this seems like an opportune time to take stock. In an ideal world I would like to handover the reigns to someone (or a group) who can give the site and the community the time it deserves - I've had plenty of ideas that I simply haven't had the bandwidth to explore, and this might be easier with a wider group.
If not, I've got two options - migrate the hosting, probably to the same company but a better package, or watch the site disappear into the digital afterlife...
So I'd like peoples thoughts. Serious proposals only please - running the site is a fairly technical endeavour, so if anyone wants to take it over they'd need to have at least some relevant experience (or being able to call on someone who does).
Also, I wouldn't be keen on handing things over to a completely random member - a certain amount of 'being well known' would help mitigate worries around the site ending up in the hands of someone who wouldn't have the interests of the users at heart.
Speaking personally I'd like to remain involved in some capacity, albeit no longer being responsible for the infrastructure aspects etc. Not a deal breaker though.
Thoughts? Also more than happy to have more private chats via PM.
Ta.
Obviously for a few months now there has been issues with the web hosting for TWF being not good enough, and I've been looking at various options. However, things have been brought into sharp focus after I received an email from them yesterday. In short, the hosting package that TWF is currently on is being discontinued, so a decision needs to be made. And fairly quickly - 30 days from now is the deadline for some kind of action.
But when thinking about this, theres another aspect. to consider. Since setting up TWF many years ago, Ive been able to keep abreast of whats going on, keep the site (fairly) updated etc. But for the last couple of years I haven't been able to spend anywhere near as much time as I'd like, due to work commitments, family life etc. All that grown up stuff.
So this seems like an opportune time to take stock. In an ideal world I would like to handover the reigns to someone (or a group) who can give the site and the community the time it deserves - I've had plenty of ideas that I simply haven't had the bandwidth to explore, and this might be easier with a wider group.
If not, I've got two options - migrate the hosting, probably to the same company but a better package, or watch the site disappear into the digital afterlife...
So I'd like peoples thoughts. Serious proposals only please - running the site is a fairly technical endeavour, so if anyone wants to take it over they'd need to have at least some relevant experience (or being able to call on someone who does).
Also, I wouldn't be keen on handing things over to a completely random member - a certain amount of 'being well known' would help mitigate worries around the site ending up in the hands of someone who wouldn't have the interests of the users at heart.
Speaking personally I'd like to remain involved in some capacity, albeit no longer being responsible for the infrastructure aspects etc. Not a deal breaker though.
Thoughts? Also more than happy to have more private chats via PM.
Ta.
