If this goes through absolutely we will figure out a plan
Looking For A New Owner
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Well I'm sure he hasn't got any money for the last year or two
He knew how to fix this place when it was not running
Sportello
Well-Known Member
I’ll buy it.
UnionStrong
Sorry, but I don’t care anymore.
I nominate @BadIdeaGuy for owner. I pledge financial support for him as well. I expect nothing in return other than a fairly run forum.
That stock is going to go through the toilet
But hopefully we can find a buyer for this place and have a couple members kicking a few bucks to help in it off and running
Turdferguson
Just a turd
Staydryitsraining
Well-Known Member
No and that's why the site has continually gotten worse and will die.
Me and the current site owner are an order of magnitude off on price currently.
I appreciate the offers and support. So much.
But the amount that would be required is insane. She’s not even in the same ballpark, figure wise.
newfie
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i would consider it because i want to preserve what we as a community have built here. I have been here in one form or another since the early days and I'm sorry many of you missed those days and the great folks we had then. this current group is in many ways more knowledable and more demanding but also good. there are some though that i now have muted so i dont have to read their crap but taking ownership would mean i have to read their postings. I have some website skills I have built three myself and currently maintain an educational website that i am building to preserve the history of cast iron toys. Believing the site should be maintained by the best most skilled website administrator available there is one here that should have the first option. The registration fee to keep the domain name registered is a cost but generally not outrageous. with that said Cheryl built a site that is probably far ahead of what i have dealt with so i would have to get myself up to speed on the software used to maintain this forum. Google ads revenue is nice but not needed unless there is some other significant cost I'm not aware of. If the ownership came to me I would have to have the support of the current mods to take it seriously. One of my thoughts would be to bring back the chat room. The sunday night chats we had here were a great way to build a community though i think the corner bar has been a nice substitute. In any case I am not aggressively pursing it but i would consider taking it to preserve what we have here. I don't want to see this page end its been a lot of fun over the years.
I agree.
Her appreciation for her mother’s project is admirable, as is the intrinsic value she seems to see in it.
Where she loses me is when she thinks the site is worth a fortune and is a living memorial to her mother, yet has been worth none of her time at all.
Thebrownblob
Well-Known Member
We lost many members in the last couple years because of the abandonment of this website and no administrator. A rudderless ship.
Thebrownblob
Well-Known Member
No disrespect to the previous owner, who’s passed away, but I think she would want it to continue on with someone who would actually care for the site.
Johney
Pineapple King
That's a shame....it's like that green Beanie Baby Bear someone bought for $6.99 back in the day and was offered $100 for it at the peak hype and said no I'm going to make $10,000 off this thing one day. This site while fun is no more than a couple hundred dollar domain name at best. At this point it would be easier to have someone set up a Browncafe 2(or whatever)and everyone move over there.
Thebrownblob
Well-Known Member
This is true. The only thing lost would be the vast catalog of information. Not necessary, but it would be sad to lose.
Johney
Pineapple King
Which if there was an Administrator that could be an easy fix.
So in that case it's time to plan g
Build your own site and we will follow
Our money support still stands
Johney
Pineapple King
Nothing that couldn't be built up again...maybe even better now with what you guys see and some us retirees don't.
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