We like what we have created, our community is great, our forum continues to improve ... there are some features of the .win forum style I would like to eventually include, though, we also have some unique ones of our own which helps it run well
We had already spent quite a bit of time/money/effort by the time the offer was made
Speaking for myself and not the other mods/admins on this one, the .win network management's handling of Ham (read: lack-thereof), and, the way they handled us (read: ignored, deflected) gave me pause about re-joining them here
I disagree. Time will tell. We'll adjust as need be.
... then got greedy.
I think keeping freecanads.win is a selfish move that won't be good long-term.
I'm genuinely curious. How do you figure?
Freecanada.win only grows because of this community.
While much of our community is the result of the WIN network, it isn't exclusively from the WIN network. We've had a few bumps of members from a few other places, as well.
It seems like you're getting good growth now because of the election but after, the community will fade and if OmegaCanada dies, there won't be people posting in other communities to join freecanada.win. It'll start to die too.
Maybe. Again, we'll see how it comes, and take it from there.
You should reconsider and come back.
No option is off the table.
Well, aside from Reddit, of course.
At the end of the day, the most important thing are the people voicing their thoughts and sharing important news.
Partially agreed.
What you fail to recognize in what we have in the community vibe, way better than what was/is at Omega. And that's not just because of a lack of Ham (though it certainly helps).
Part of forum structure helps build a certain familiarity. A recent newcomer has quickly picked up on this, and said so much here, for example.
If anything, the way they handled Ham should reflect good on you. You know your community won't be taken from you by the admins and you have full control over the community as if it were separate and your own.
Few reasons.
We like what we have created, our community is great, our forum continues to improve ... there are some features of the .win forum style I would like to eventually include, though, we also have some unique ones of our own which helps it run well
We had already spent quite a bit of time/money/effort by the time the offer was made
Speaking for myself and not the other mods/admins on this one, the .win network management's handling of Ham (read: lack-thereof), and, the way they handled us (read: ignored, deflected) gave me pause about re-joining them here
I disagree. Time will tell. We'll adjust as need be.
I'm genuinely curious. How do you figure?
While much of our community is the result of the WIN network, it isn't exclusively from the WIN network. We've had a few bumps of members from a few other places, as well.
Maybe. Again, we'll see how it comes, and take it from there.
No option is off the table.
Well, aside from Reddit, of course.
Partially agreed.
What you fail to recognize in what we have in the community vibe, way better than what was/is at Omega. And that's not just because of a lack of Ham (though it certainly helps).
Part of forum structure helps build a certain familiarity. A recent newcomer has quickly picked up on this, and said so much here, for example.
That doesn't reflect good or bad on us.
That aside, you do have a solid point here.