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Jun. 26th, 2009 10:24 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dragonfareAbout AL ~
I've been doing a lot of research (I hope my boss doesn't read this), a lot of thinking, and a lot of talking to friends about AL. The result is that I am going to let the site go.
What decided me for sure was discovering that the site really requires a dedicated server or VPS, and even if I found one which I could afford, the technical expertise required to run it is far beyond me.
I hate to do it. AL has been around so long, and there are so many people who love it! On the other hand, there are other things in my life that I'd like to focus my attention on, such as my writing. So although I'm really sad, I believe I'm making the right choice.
However! I do not want to give up all my friends from AL, nor - of course - my fascination with animation. The AL forums WILL be restored (soon!) and, I hope, stay active.
To all of you - the folks who have been with me all these years, and those new folks with your fresh enthusiasm - I can only say, I'm sorry, and thank you for making me feel like a special person and for helping to create the little web-world of AL. As I have often said, y'all are wonderful.
I've been doing a lot of research (I hope my boss doesn't read this), a lot of thinking, and a lot of talking to friends about AL. The result is that I am going to let the site go.
What decided me for sure was discovering that the site really requires a dedicated server or VPS, and even if I found one which I could afford, the technical expertise required to run it is far beyond me.
I hate to do it. AL has been around so long, and there are so many people who love it! On the other hand, there are other things in my life that I'd like to focus my attention on, such as my writing. So although I'm really sad, I believe I'm making the right choice.
However! I do not want to give up all my friends from AL, nor - of course - my fascination with animation. The AL forums WILL be restored (soon!) and, I hope, stay active.
To all of you - the folks who have been with me all these years, and those new folks with your fresh enthusiasm - I can only say, I'm sorry, and thank you for making me feel like a special person and for helping to create the little web-world of AL. As I have often said, y'all are wonderful.
Awwww, man....
Date: Jun. 28th, 2009 12:01 pm (UTC)I was there when you started AL. It all began with Shan Yu...but who remembers that?
Probably just you and I.
*snif*
Will the pages really disappear, or will they be archived somewhere? Have you considered bequeathing the site to someone you trust to keep the quality as high as it has been?
I've been feeling melancholy since Friday (for reasons I'll write to you privately), and this just puts the bittersweet icing on the Cake of Sadness.
You provided such a wonderful site for so many people for so many years. It still comes up top on a LOT of Google searches.
I hope at least some of it will be archived and not just lost forever....
But you deserve time to focus on your art, and I know this is the right thing for you to do. So GO FOR IT DragonGirl!!! Woot! Woot!
Re: Awwww, man....
Date: Jun. 28th, 2009 01:48 pm (UTC)I'm sorry I added to your problems. :(