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Hi U2 fans!

We are looking for volunteers to take over admin and cost of this forum. I will get back to tutorials someday, but Tim and I need to take a break from admin duties.

We mostly need someone experienced with web hosting, software and configuration of the forum software. We can figure out how to transfer the responsibilities over to whomever will manage it all.

We also need to start to take donations for the hosting or ideally find someone who would like to fund the hosting fees for a while. I paid for the software and have paid all hosting fees since this forum was started.

Do we have any volunteers?

If not, then we may have to take down the forum until I come back full time. Part of the issue is I haven't had time to get back to tutorials which may help drive interest to the forum. Unfortunately, do to various things in life getting in the way I'm not sure when I can commit to doing what I used to do. It seems there has been a slow decrease in activity on this forum over the years, so unless someone wants to take over maintenance and cost, then we will back it up and close it down for now and we will bring it back if there is interest in the future.


Best,

Michael
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  1. JKybot's Avatar
    Well, this is sad news. Probably unavoidable, but sad news nonetheless.
    While I was willing to take over Tim's day-to-day tasks (validating new members, removing spam, etc.), I have no technical skills or experience as a website developer, which means I wouldn't be able to avoid a shutdown in the event of a technical issue as has happened several times in the past...
  2. AlbEdge84's Avatar
    No. Please. This site it's perfect for U2 cover guitarist!
  3. Michael's Avatar
    Unfortunately, there is some maintenance required (database errors, etc), and Tim has done more than we could have ever asked for over 10 years! So unless we have an IT person who is passionate about maintaining this, we have to shut it down. I continue to pay for the hosting, but it's time for others to take over.