Who wants to purchase A.org?

[Wayne]

To clarify... Someone is setting up false accounts?  Can you find out who it is?

No,  it's not an account-level thing.  Some people who're convinced they have to steal the site while they can are just setting up and running "leech every page" bots, aka offline browsers to grab every single page ever posted on the site, which both taxes the processor (making the site slower for everyone) and drains our allotment of bandwidth from the hosting provider for the month.

Wayne

[ltstanfo]

To clarify... Someone is setting up false accounts?  Can you find out who it is?

This is not uncommon.  In the past when there has been rumor or talk of the site going away we inevitably see such downloading occur.  

Again, as Wayne has repeatedly stated, this site is not going to be turned off so everyone please just relax.  

Regards,
Ltstanfo

[arnljot]

You forgot to add a banana republic, a Borg collective, a pyramid scheme, a Sharia court system and a socialist state to the list. All options are available.....

Non profit or Borg Collective. Those two have my support.

[Tumbleweed]

With this [ATTACH]142[/ATTACH] maybe we can make some headway toward organizing the structure that will support the site and be responsible for the purchase and maintenance of the site for the future.


Edit:  Who wants to work with me in setting up a Non-Profit organization to purchase Amiga.org, set up a 3 to 5 member Board of Directors who will elect a new webmaster, keep or elect new moderators, and be responsible for answering to the thousands of members here when they complain?  I do not wish to be the only member here working on setting this up.

2nd Edit: If one of the moderators, or Wayne wants to set up a way to accept nominations for the Board of Directors for the Non-Profit organization that could use the voting engine of the site, that would be acceptable to me.  I will just assist the Board in setting up the Non-Profit organization as a free consultant, or as a Board Member, if elected.

Count me in.

[arnljot]

With this [ATTACH]142[/ATTACH] maybe we can make some headway toward organizing the structure that will support the site and be responsible for the purchase and maintenance of the site for the future.


Edit:  Who wants to work with me in setting up a Non-Profit organization to purchase Amiga.org, set up a 3 to 5 member Board of Directors who will elect a new webmaster, keep or elect new moderators, and be responsible for answering to the thousands of members here when they complain?  I do not wish to be the only member here working on setting this up.

2nd Edit: If one of the moderators, or Wayne wants to set up a way to accept nominations for the Board of Directors for the Non-Profit organization that could use the voting engine of the site, that would be acceptable to me.  I will just assist the Board in setting up the Non-Profit organization as a free consultant, or as a Board Member, if elected.

I can pledge money as I said to such an effort. I can also add some elbow grease. My day job is j2ee developer/architect. And previously I wasted two years on PHP ;-)

[bloodline]

Count me in.

I have visions of you hacking of an arm and a leg as we speak!!!

[amigadave]

There seems to be quite a few members who support the idea of a non-profit organization purchasing (with donations from members here) and running Amiga.org through a Board of Directors who would elect a WebMaster as the main guy responsible for keeping the site running, with help from others as needed.

If you support this idea, please indicate such.  I think the first order of business would be to select, or elect a Board of Directors and I suggest that it be 5 persons, as a 3 person Board would be crippled if one or two of those persons were not available due to unforeseen reasons, or if they were to resign.

If the moderators, or Wayne cannot set up a nomination and voting system to elect these 5 Board members, perhaps we should set up a separate thread to do so, and select a end date and time for casting votes.

What do you all think of this plan?\

Wayne? Karlos? Can you set something up to accept nominations for Board Members and then set up a poll to vote on those nominated members?

[Boudicca]

There seems to be quite a few members who support the idea of a non-profit organization purchasing (with donations from members here) and running Amiga.org through a Board of Directors who would elect a WebMaster as the main guy responsible for keeping the site running, with help from others as needed.

If you support this idea, please indicate such.  I think the first order of business would be to select, or elect a Board of Directors and I suggest that it be 5 persons, as a 3 person Board would be crippled if one or two of those persons were not available due to unforeseen reasons, or if they were to resign.

If the moderators, or Wayne cannot set up a nomination and voting system to elect these 5 Board members, perhaps we should set up a separate thread to do so, and select a end date and time for casting votes.

What do you all think of this plan?

I think that would work if the Board (more a committee or Quorum) with 1 Chair, 2 Non-Exec and 2 Exec e.g Secretary and Treasurer format.

Cheers

Shaz

[Boot_WB]

With this [ATTACH]142[/ATTACH] maybe we can make some headway toward organizing the structure that will support the site and be responsible for the purchase and maintenance of the site for the future.


Edit:  Who wants to work with me in setting up a Non-Profit organization to purchase Amiga.org, set up a 3 to 5 member Board of Directors who will elect a new webmaster, keep or elect new moderators, and be responsible for answering to the thousands of members here when they complain?  I do not wish to be the only member here working on setting this up.

2nd Edit: If one of the moderators, or Wayne wants to set up a way to accept nominations for the Board of Directors for the Non-Profit organization that could use the voting engine of the site, that would be acceptable to me.  I will just assist the Board in setting up the Non-Profit organization as a free consultant, or as a Board Member, if elected.

Completely agree, a well defined structure is the way to go rather than trying to create a bespoke system.

@AmigaDave

I'd be happy to help out - I'm currently languishing between the end of my previous job, and the start of my PhD, so will have time over the foreseeable future to help out.

EDIT: Running total (post #4) updated.

[lorddef]

Hmm, this whole thread is somewhat of a supprise, I never thought this day would come.

Wayne and co have always kept this site sane, if it ends up a turd then it's the final nail in the coffin for our little community.

I think whoever is involved in the "buyout" should definately be tied down to members who have been around a while, and must be elected by the majority.

We do have some proper c*cks come through here (some of them long term members too), and the thought of one of them in control just because they had a grand or two in their sky rocket is scary.

[Wayne]

Hi guys,

Over the past three days, I have been very overwhelmed with the support shown by our members regarding the potential sale of Amiga.org... I am literally humbled to know that there are some of you who will go to great lengths to preserve this great site for the future. It proves to me what an incredible community this always has been.

That being said, I'm very happy to informally announce I have received an offer from a person I trust with the future of this site. He, his partners, and I have come to a tentative agreement regarding the sale and subsequent transfer of Amiga.org.

Once we iron out all the particulars and a contract is signed, there will be a 3-month transition period to follow during which time absolutely nothing about the site itself should change.  

All of our current moderators will remain (should they choose to do so), only my successor will need to be chosen by the new owners, and I've made my recommendation to the purchaser as to who I personally think would be the best person for the job.

As I promised when this drama began, absolutely nothing about this site will change in the foreseeable future, save for one staff change. Both I, and the potential owners are in complete agreement on that core ideal.

Amiga.org has always, and will always exist to support the Amiga community as best as we possibly can and I will make absolutely sure that you are all kept in the loop as to any changes, as soon as they occur.

Even though I'm not going anywhere right now, I am honored by your remarkable support, and will always be grateful to each of you for the chance to provide Amiga.org to the community for all these years.

[Tahoe]

Wayne, that is just great news! Especially if it means you get want you want out of it (i'm not just talking financial here)!

[lorddef]

In a way I'm glad you've turned it over to one person (can't wait to find out who).  You're not leaving us though are you Wayne?

[bloodline]

Nicely done Wayne! Can't wait until the details can be released!

[Karlos]

See? Nothing to worry about
*cancels orders of pills and razor blades*

[TrevorDick]

Excellent news Wayne.

TrevorD