Perhaps the site owners were not clear. Those of us who have been moderators and owners are tired and ready to move on. For what it's worth, I was not told this was happening ahead of the announcement, but at the same time I'm not surprised.
The Eunuch Archive is stored on a server in a private home. We know where, and there are two folks mainly in charge of it. One is incredibly ill, physically, and the other has moved on some time ago but offered some basic technical support if anyone had wanted to pick up the mantle and run with it. At least this is how I understand things and I'm happy to be corrected if I am wrong on this.
But one thing I know for certain as I know these individuals personally is...
It's over.
They're done.
That the server is housed in a private home by an individual who has been kind enough to keep it running, is the main issue. They shouldn't have to support it, and nobody else has stepped up despite repeated attempts and asks in the past (
http://forums.eunuch.org/showthread.php ... -of-Google!). So while offers to help moderate are kind and generous (thank you FLeunuch), the time for these kind of offers to have an impact has unfortunately passed. The time to offer new server space has passed.
In short, the ship has sailed.
I backed off as "the voice of reason" which has caused me to be a punching bag for the past 20 years, beaten up likely for no other reason than those folks viewed me as a killjoy to mastubatory pursuits where they stroke their dick in one hand whilst huffing glue with the other. I severely backed off because we have a relatively new member who has mostly taken on that role, and as far as I'm concerned was doing a great job, despite the fact he and I have differences outside the EA subjects. Thanks to WheelyFixed for doing that. He's been a good voice of reason here for the past couple years or so.
But again, while I'm sure all of you offering help at this point are well intentioned, the decision has been made. Those of us who are moderators but not owners of the site are comfortable with it as we're all ready to move on ourselves.
The Eunuch Archive IS CLOSING on Jan 1, 2025.
If someone has ability to write a script and resurrect the site themselves in the time there is left, I say they're welcome to do so... I won't object. But as far as I'm concerned I'm finished with the moderation, and it's been a LONG time coming. I'm glad I no longer have such widespread moderation responsibilities these days other than a couple of discussion groups on another site. It's freed up a LOT of my personal time. I have more time to spend with my husband, and to do the things outside of here I want to. I want time to go out and drive my classic Mustang out in rural areas of the east coast USA. I want to travel abroad and not be concerned if a website is falling into a huge pit of dumbassery whilst I'm on holiday outside the US.
There are other places eunuchs and nullos gather, but the EA and the business model/platform it runs on have long ago run their course. People just don't consume online content today the way it was done back when the site started. So now the access to honest and reasonable information is left to chance. Again, if others wish to pick up that job I'm happy to see it, because I think it's important. However at this point in my life I'm worn out being the "someone" in the phrase "Isn't there someone to do this for us?" It's time for the younger folks to pick this up and run with it.
I wish any of you well in that endeavor.
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