Jovial Monk wrote on Dec 13
th, 2015 at 9:07pm:
Or it is up to FD to send PA out into the cold cruel world.
Correct, but if I were skippeee, SN and AiA, I'd have the sense of self value and dignity to say, "Thank you FD, but we can now make our own way, we want to stand on our own feet, and pay for own existence."
You did Monk, as did I. These blokes seem not to see that point. Their only point is that FD is happy, as it seems he is. The better point is that they ought be men enough to say, "Thanks Mum, we can now make my own way."
Maybe a bit of history will help them out. PA was:
1. Born at the ABC's JJJ. Given notice to leave.
2. During the period of notice, Dr. Shrink and Tom B set up a Forum, called it PA (as was the JJJ site,) and we all left JJJ to go to Shrink's ~ paid for by him.
3. Eventually, because of the arrival of some nasty type who could not resist the most obscene abuse, we were under threat of being booted by the server host, and so needed a haven where we had some control of our own destiny server wise. (Cynic and I attempted to set up a structure of ownership of a new place by all Members, but it was never endorsed by a majority.)
4. Mattus (and his mate Romeo) owned a server and offered to host. We went there, and Mattus/Romeo paid our way.
5. Eventually Mattus/Romeo gave notice they were bailing, and FD came along with an offer to host. That was accepted, and PA has been hanging off this place, cost free while it skanked and shrank into what it is today.
Time to fly the nest, gentlemen.