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

[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.

[kaki3152]

It's a shame. For the last twenty years, whether at home or at work, I would always check the Forum to see what was new and exciting. That and the great help people such as Leendert and Rswank who provided many answers to my questions. As WWII, recedes into the distance, governments are starting to increase their Defense budget, leading one to think that WWIII is around the corner.

[edwest2]

Europe is afraid of Russia.

Back to the subject, start listing other sites where research can continue.