Please have a look ! ---- No ! ;(

[KrisJG3]

http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/announcement.php?f=13

I do not know about it ;( - so much very interested and friendly people ! Great job , support , help ...... this is not good information ;(

But THANK YOU for this 20 years Your Administration Dear Ruy ! I wish You all the best !

Maybe this forum could be still open ? Really no chance ?
Also all the best for forum friends and members ! Thank You All colegues / Senior members / Authors of books .... for help !

Kris
(Szczecin/Poland)

[richdlc]

oh heck no!

Perhaps someone would be willing to take the forum over?

[edwest2]

I warned about this a few times. Archive this site, as was done with the Luftwaffe Experten Message Board.

Unlike books, which last for many years, people need to realize what the internet is.

I thank Ruy and all here for their hard work and interest. Perhaps someone else can take up this task.


Ed West

[Nick Beale]

Originally Posted by richdlc

oh heck no!

Perhaps someone would be willing to take the forum over?

It's been apparent after past crashes that there are several people here (me included) who would be willing to make a financial contribution toward a new forum, if anyone felt moved to take on the set-up and administration. There also seemed to be a few here who knew something about the necessary software.

P.S. One post here mentioned possible alternative forums and I've posted occasionally on ww2aircraft.net although currently it seems heavily skewed to 'what-if?' questions.

[Snautzer]

Originally Posted by Nick Beale

It's been apparent after past crashes that there are several people here (me included) who would be willing to make a financial contribution toward a new forum, if anyone felt moved to take on the set-up and administration. There also seemed to be a few here who knew something about the necessary software.

P.S. One post here mentioned possible alternative forums and I've posted occasionally on ww2aircraft.net although currently it seems heavily skewed to 'what-if?'

questions.

No. Most Admins there are loose self indulging numb nuts.
Most can not tell a 109 from a 190 .

Post anything beyond and they will gang up edit posts or delete. Silently. Ask me how I know..

There is a reason why writers do not frequent that site any more.

I am how ever would be interested to take over from Ruy.

There is so much info on this board it would be awfull to see it gone.

[richdlc]

In case you missed it (it isn't obvious) - see the pinned announcement at the top of each sub-section :-(

Given the massive amount of important data available here hopefully someone will want to take over as forum administrator?

If it's a question of money then I would definitely be willing to chip in. Anyone know how to set up a go fund me page?

[Franek Grabowski]

Yes, indeed, assuming Ruy is willing to hand it over.
The other question is, if the forum could be archived, as it would be a tremendous loss of historic information.

[edwest2]

I warned about this. It should be archived just like the Luftwaffe Experten Message Board.

People need to realize what the internet is. It's not a book that can be kept for a long time and referred to, it's electronic bits that will disappear unless a plan is put in place to archive this site. Thee was a lot of important historical information on the LEMB. I can still log on. I don't think that's the case for others.

[Bombphoon]

Yes, frustratingly, you can see the titles of the threads on the LEMB but you cannot open them.

This is yet another major flaw of the internet compared to hard copy documents: if someone switches it off, it all instantly disappears.

I fear for future historians trying to research the 21st century. I know of huge digital archives at local newspapers with 100,000s of photos and stories (many with WW2 content) that have disappeared at the touch of a button when the newspaper archive downsizes/saves data costs.

[edwest2]

It's time to list other sites where people can post.