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| Posted: Wed Dec 14th, 2022 17:49 |
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jk
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Well Happy Christmas and Merry New Year 2023 to everyone. I have to say that in January2023 we are due to have further expense to keep the forum alive. I no longer have the energy to run the forum and manage it, so I offer it to others to fund and run the forum. If you want to take it on then please PM me. I have been doing Moderation and Admin on the forum since 1998 so have say that it is time to stand down and either close the forum or pass it to another person. Thank you dear friends for all our interactions and the great fun that we had. Adios, Adieu, Goodbye. Jonathan.
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| Posted: Wed Dec 14th, 2022 22:43 |
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Graham Whistler
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You have done a super job for us all JK and I know we all thank you for all your hard work over many years. I regret that at 82 I am not prepared to take over from you and sadly if nobody steps in there will be no way shutting down can be avoided. Sadly in recent times, there are far too few of us taking an active part. If somebody as one of you, perhaps Chris, wants to step in I would be happy to remain a sponsor.
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| Posted: Thu Dec 15th, 2022 08:23 |
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chrisbet
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I will take it over. There is no expense due in January - we are paid up until December 2023 and then it can become a sub domain of my website which is paid up to December 2027, so we have 5 years left with no expense. The best sponsorship that everyone can make is to post and share your photos. Do not underestimate this resource, it has many visitors with up to 200,000 page views each month.
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| Posted: Thu Dec 15th, 2022 10:25 |
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Graham Whistler
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Well done and thank you Chris I am 100% with you I am very happy to keep up my modest help once a year and will keep posting as and when I get a 1/2 reasonable photo. I have phoned Robert and told him and left a phone message for JK and Eric. All the very best you know how to get hold of me and Happy Christmas!!!
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| Posted: Thu Dec 15th, 2022 21:50 |
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jk
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Thanks Chris for this. I am as always willing to help but I feel that as my Nikon use wanes I no longer feel that I have the enthusiasm to continue.
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| Posted: Thu Dec 15th, 2022 21:55 |
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Eric
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Thanks Jonathan and Chris for all the behind the scenes effort you have put in. Hard though it is to say, I am not sure, given the level of posting particularly over recent years, there are enough members with sufficient enthusiasm or interest in contributing to make it worthwhile continuing. Whilst I acknowledge that the web presence does attract page views….to what end? There are few meaningful discussions, little experience or information sharing and only one or two people posting images periodically. In truth little to encourage return visits let alone new membership. Speaking personally, I have not felt the urge to contribute for some time now, but still log in periodically in the vain hope something interesting may have erupted. Apart from Grahams interesting exploration of the Sony A1s capabilities, there has been nothing for weeks. Sorry to be a killjoy, but I feel it serves no purpose to continue.
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| Posted: Thu Dec 15th, 2022 23:37 |
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chrisbet
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I understand where you are coming from Eric but there must be a reason why on average over the last few months the site has has 45 returning visits each week - clearly something is bringing people back. Fora have experienced a declinging audience for some time now and many have disappeared facebook groups and youtube seem to be the go to places for so many things because of the way search engines steer people. I don't think something worthwhile has to have a purpose, it is enough that it is and there are some beautiful images hosted here as well as some worthwhile discussions. So I intend to leave the forum running and maybe it will die a natural death or get a second coming, who knows?
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| Posted: Fri Dec 16th, 2022 07:57 |
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Graham Whistler
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I do not wish to put water on fire if it is out! I hear what Eric and JK have to say but if you want to keep it running to save the past history I am happy to keep posting if that would help you.  Click here to comment on this image.
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| Posted: Fri Dec 16th, 2022 11:26 |
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jk
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Well a thank you to everyone for their contributions over the years. I have to say that my Nikon days are nearly over and whilst I will keep some items I will not be purchasing any new Nikon kit unless a Z8 comes in the near future. My setup is now almost totally supported by the offerings from Fuji. The new Fuji XT5 and XH2 and XH2S are all superb and they have a range of lenses that suit me well.
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| Posted: Fri Dec 16th, 2022 18:03 |
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chrisbet
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Welcome to the Fuji Forum then 
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