Rocky Pont News Online
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PitiquitoRosy
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Hi Kramer, I'm glad you enjoyed the RPNO and am sorry that you and others have been disappointed with its current situation. I haven't given up on it altogether. Someday soon I'm hoping to be able to revive it and actually keep it up.
The problems began when I lost my partner in the project, Melody. She was my extremely reliable and very good at the technical part of the website. Mel and I remain the closest of friends, but she was understandably moving in another direction. Since then, I suffered some health and professional setbacks (now resolved) and a series of technical difficulties with getting the page up and running. This is all very frustrating to me because I know absolutely nothing about running a website.
In a perfect world, the site would generate enough to pay someone to handle that stuff, but with the economy the way it is I couldn't get advertisers and trying to collect became a full-time job. Unfortunately I already have a couple of full-time jobs. Paying out of my own money to keep a business afloat isn't a new concept. I've done it before, but can only do it for so long.
The RPNO was always a labor of love and a project I believed in, so it isn't an idea I'll abandon easily. I have to admit that I'm ashamed of the fact that I've let that particular ball drop.
Roberto
Guest
Hey Rosie, nothing to be ashamed about but you might want to think about shutting it down temporarily or posting something to that effect. With stuff being mostly old I think it looks bad for Penasco. I say this because, as you well know, if you google Penasco several sites that are moribund crop up. Bad for the tourist business, gives the impression that we are a ghost town !! JMHO
PitiquitoRosy
Guest
Valid point, Roberto. I've been paying to keep the site live just because I didn't want to believe I'd given up on it (still don't, for that matter). Every time the subject of shutting it down comes up, I say to myself: "No. I'll update it this weekend". In fact, that's what I just said to myself again. Guess my needle is stuck.
rockyptjoe
Guest
Rosy...maybe you could get Braden to update it for you????
I can say the same thing about this forum. It's ALWAYS been a labor of love on my part; I've personally never seen one thin dime from it. Those that have been around forever remember how hard it was to keep the old forum going near the end. We all have Tyler to thank for stepping up and offering this venue. Any website/forum takes time and effort, even if it doesn't cost a bazillion dollars. Something else to consider is that this forum has always been FREE to members and isn't throwing tons of poo-poo advertising in your face. I belong to other forums that both A) charge a membership fee and B) are owned by corporate entities that load the site with advertising (for non-members).
We are indeed fortunate to have this venue.
rockyptjoe
Guest
I second that!!!!:gradea:
Not something we've even talked about at this point, Kenny, so the little birdie was wrong. Obviously, because of my years of involvement with it, I would consider it, but it's Tyler's baby.