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Pulling the plug on DTF

Started by DinoToyForum, April 01, 2015, 08:36:45 AM

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Dear all members,

We've had our ups and downs here on the Dinosaur Toy Forum over the last seven years or so, and while we have always managed to prosper, I regret to inform you that the time has come to finally shut up shop. I've made this decision (not lightly) for a variety of reasons...

Firstly, social media are making it easier for people to communicate about the things they love - Facebook groups may be impersonal, but they are easy to run, convenient for members, and growing every day. In the long run we can't compete.

Secondly, the hosting fees for this site and the domain, have become a strain on my finances that has become unsustainable.

Thirdly, I no longer have the time to invest in keeping the forum software up to date, administrating it, and so on. I'd love to have the time to be involved more but with a job and various academic responsibilities, it has become impossible. Me and the mods shouldn't have to waste our time running around after rude and unruly members.

Fourthly, recent events on the forum have made me realise that the forum is not appreciated by everyone - why should I continue to host and absorb the running costs of a community and provide free targeted marketing for companies when it isn't valued by those users?

So, I'm sorry to say that the forum will go offline, forever, at the end of today, April 1st 2014. Happy April fools day!



Takama

#1
Please tell me this is a April first Joke................ :'( This Forum is pratically my life, I come here everyday for updates, and to keep in touch with Brandem whose sculpting some models for me. Without This forum i wont know where to go. This is the only forum that i know that can help me learn more about what we love.. Dinosaurs. Without this forum I would never of learned some of the things i did about them.

tyrantqueen

Quote from: Takama on April 01, 2015, 08:44:33 AM
Please tell me this is a April first Joke................ :'( This Forum is pratically my life, I come here everyday for updates, and to keep in touch with Brandem whose sculpting some models for me. Without This forum i wont know where to go. This is the only forum that i know that can help me learn more about what we love.. Dinosaurs. Without this forum I would never of learned some of the things i did about them.


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Hehe, didn't believe it for a second.  8)

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#9
Quote from: dinotoyforum on April 01, 2015, 12:19:23 PM
;D Got ya! ;)

I just hope you pulled the plug before the farewell cruel world notes got written.  ;)


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Haha! Got shocked for a moment - then remembered what day it is! :))
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docronnie

Nice one Adam! After reading a lot  of April Fools Day messages on FB, I was thinking "Here's another".

But this post reminded me of what happened to our beloved Marvel Battle Dice forum.
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Quote from: BlueKrono on December 01, 2016, 04:17:17 PM
Does it actually cost you money personally to run this thing?

Well, yeah, I pay for annual hosting of the database and domain, and domain registration, but the ads on the forum balance it out. I'd continue at a loss in any case. O:-)


BlueKrono

Well if you are ever in the red from hosting it you can count me among those who would be happy to chip in a little to help out. This is one of my most used sites on the internet, and as they say, you vote with your dollar! ;)
We are accustomed to look upon the shackled form of a conquered monster, but there - there you could look at a thing monstrous and free." - King Kong, 2005

Killekor

I have noted that you have post the First post of this thread in 2015, but in your post says 2014. Have you do this intentionaly?

Thanks.

Predasaurskillekor
Bigger than a camarasaurus,
and with a bite more stronger that the T-Rex bite,
Ticamasaurus is certainly the king of the Jurassic period.

With Balaur feet, dromaeosaurus bite, microraptor wings, and a terrible poison, the Deinoraptor Dromaeonychus is a lethal enemy for the most ferocious hybrid too.

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Takama

Quote from: Predasaurskillekor on December 01, 2016, 08:30:21 PM
I have noted that you have post the First post of this thread in 2015, but in your post says 2014. Have you do this intentionaly?

Thanks.

Predasaurskillekor

Yes it was to clue  people in as to what day of the year it was

Killekor

Quote from: Takama on December 01, 2016, 08:51:28 PM
Quote from: Predasaurskillekor on December 01, 2016, 08:30:21 PM
I have noted that you have post the First post of this thread in 2015, but in your post says 2014. Have you do this intentionaly?

Thanks.

Predasaurskillekor

Yes it was to clue  people in as to what day of the year it was

Ah, thanks. When i have seen for the First time this thread i have thinked:<<oh, my god, today the forum close. No, it says 1 april 2014 so the forum have closed in 2014 and a day they have re-opened the forum>> only when i have seen the other comments i have got that was a joke.

Predasaurskillekor
Bigger than a camarasaurus,
and with a bite more stronger that the T-Rex bite,
Ticamasaurus is certainly the king of the Jurassic period.

With Balaur feet, dromaeosaurus bite, microraptor wings, and a terrible poison, the Deinoraptor Dromaeonychus is a lethal enemy for the most ferocious hybrid too.

My Repaints Thread: http://dinotoyblog.com/forum/index.php?topic=5104.0

My Art And Sculptures Thread: http://dinotoyblog.com/forum/index.php?topic=5170

My Dioramas Thread: http://dinotoyblog.com/forum/index.php?topic=5195.0

My Collection Thread: http://dinotoyblog.com/forum/index.php?topic=5438

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#19
Quote from: BlueKrono on December 01, 2016, 08:25:04 PM
Well if you are ever in the red from hosting it you can count me among those who would be happy to chip in a little to help out. This is one of my most used sites on the internet, and as they say, you vote with your dollar! ;)

I'm sure it'll never come to that, but that's good to know. I'm just glad people enjoy the site. :)

[Edited - because of a change of mind!]


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