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

[edwest2]

A decision needs to be made now and communicated now regarding where people here will go. Barring a last minute reprieve which must be posted here, this is all going away. I am grateful that Ruy set this up but unless new ownership appears, there will be no site to return to.


If that happens, I will give ww2aircraft.net a try.

[Roundway]

From a number of posts on this thread it appears to be very difficult to elicit any response from Ruy, but Jagan, one of those offering to host the forum (#19), has already archived the whole TOCH forum, see #10 of https://forum.rafcommands.com/forum/...lock-highforum, but note his caveats.
Brian

[edwest2]

It's nice to know this site has been archived but that does not solve the problem of posting new material going forward. I suggest launching an entirely new site should nothing happen regarding a change of ownership.


But, that decision needs to happen very soon and get posted here, before the lights go out.

[Roundway]

Agreed Ed, I really posted the link for info. A great pity Ruy has not yet responded to the several offers.

[edwest2]

Gentlemen,


The clock is ticking. Plan your next move should nothing happen here in the meantime. The incredibly bad thing about the internet is that no one will be able to contact anyone. So, I suggest making those direct contacts now. Request that email address. Or find another site to move to.

[gilles collaveri]

Ruy please answer !

there are a bunch of people willing either to pay ( I am among them) or give time.

You created something unique with TOCH, don't let it die.

One of my friends wrote what follows, it is so true and I am on the same wave:

"if the past records are not available, it would be a tremendous loss. There is no other historic research resource like it. So many knowledgeable people, many subject matter experts, learned historians, and niche area specialists with years of experience, are connected. Most are more than willing to educate, answer questions, and share information. Hopefully, someone will take the webmaster helm, the site will continue, and past records will be preserved and accessible. I would be willing to pay for membership. That’s the least I can do."

[Chris Goss]

Patience one and all; Ruy is busy and will no doubt answer in due course

[John Vasco]

One possibility for remaining in contact, and also posting information, would be the formation of a Facebook page. Perhaps simply titled 'The TOCH continuation'.

Whereas the topics posted would be wide-ranging, it would mean a continuation of the posting of information.

This may be the way forward should this website tank...

[Dénes Bernád]

I think it's an excellent idea to create - quickly and easily - a Facebook forum, even temporarily, until a final solution is found.

[edwest2]

Originally Posted by John Vasco

One possibility for remaining in contact, and also posting information, would be the formation of a Facebook page. Perhaps simply titled 'The TOCH continuation'.

Whereas the topics posted would be wide-ranging, it would mean a continuation of the posting of information.

This may be the way forward should this website tank...

A fine idea John. Whatever is happening behind the scenes will do no good if it's not communicated here before the closing date. I understand such things take time. I have been involved in business negotiations for over 40 years. Most people have little knowledge or little interest in such things.

However, the Luftwaffe Experten Message Board is a good example of what can happen. I can still log on. There is a lot of good information there but I suspect the average person cannot.

Another example is the Luftwaffe Archives and Records Group (LWAG). Those hearing about it for the first time might be able to see the landing page or an individual page but that's it.