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Reply 4 of 28 (Originally posted on: 07-10-04 04:08:27 AM)
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Ice: Sanity Overdrive, I believe. It was okay, but not as great as INTL.
I guess I might as well, for the heck of it:
Quote: What do you think would happen to INTL?
It would likely stay on, if somebody could keep it up. If you died, someone close to you, likely Dramamine or WI would probably tell the forum very soon, so there wouldn't be much of a delay in finding out. Most people here have grown close. I would expect someone would likely make another forum if this one couldn't survive, or just move to IRC full-time.
Quote: Would anyone take over paying the bills for INTL?
Quite a few would probably offer, though I'm not sure how someone would take over. Like Ice said, you'd have to set up a system where it would pass into their name.
Quote: How would you feel about INTL if it were completely run by someone else?
I would feel different, considering it is your work, and it seems only appropriate that people in general would feel different. Despite the numerous other admins, you're the creator, and it wouldn't be the same. The person taking over would lead it differently, and they'd run it differently.
Quote: If you were to take over, what would you change, if anything?
If I, well, I highly doubt I'd ever take it over.:monocle: That job would probably go to someone who is an admin and doesn't feel awkward using paypal or paying over the internet. I probably wouldn't change much if anything, unless events (dramarama) arose where I needed to change rules or such. Perhaps I'd recruit people who could do advanced PHP work, as I'm not that acute in it, (which would be another reason I'd probably not take over), in case any bugs needed to be fixed, or additions are requested to be added. Overall, I don't think the current forum community would last if I ran INTL. I'm not really that funny, nor do I have the charisma you, and the rest of the Admins, seem to have. Nor am I you in general, or any of your admins, Sandy.
Quote: Would anyone really care if I died?
I would, despite how corny that may sound. I'm not that great with absolutely fully commiting to the internet like I do offline, despite the jobs I do on it. I know one day it will disappear, and unlike books, there probably won't be remnents of it. However, I've gotten to know you, and I would care if you die. I'm pretty sure most INTL people would care if you died, or infact if anyone they knew well online died.
Quote: If no one took over the primary responsibility of paying the bills, would you pitch in to help raise the money to run the site?
I'd likely get over the awkwardness of paying over the internet, and eventually put in some money, even if it is a dying cause. I already risk money on stocks, and on numerous other ventures, why not on the absolute survival of a forum I visit?
If I may ask, what drove your curiosity about this?
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