Hi there.

[Edited on June 16, 2016 at 11:49 PM. Reason : Bye now]

6/16/2016 11:48:48 PM

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"TWW is where I get most of my news (political, sports, tech, whatever) and at least semi informed opinions I don't really know where I'd go if it were gone."

Same here

6/16/2016 11:49:48 PM

am i gonna have to visit packpride to find out how unc is gonna not get punished?

6/16/2016 11:50:09 PM

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"2. youknowyoumissedit"

haha

6/16/2016 11:50:16 PM

No no no. This can't happen. My party boy legacy has to live on somewhere!!!!

6/16/2016 11:50:18 PM

get billytalent to come up with the funds

6/16/2016 11:50:42 PM

Does our traffic load justify $250/month? Seems steep...

If I chip in can I ban someone...

6/16/2016 11:51:03 PM

i really don't wanna go to packpride any more than i have to

6/16/2016 11:51:41 PM

damn

this is going to be kinda weird

6/16/2016 11:52:22 PM

If in lieu of keeping this thing going, if anybody wants to help me recoup some of my out of pocket costs over the last year, you may also submit your tribute to TWW in the form of a personalized tww advertisement.

6/16/2016 11:57:15 PM

Seriously how does this site cost $250/month?

6/17/2016 12:02:18 AM

inertia

[Edited on June 17, 2016 at 12:03 AM. Reason : clearly there are more affordable options available today]

6/17/2016 12:03:30 AM

Setup a for real kickstarter/gofundme?

6/17/2016 12:14:42 AM

yeah no shit. Cant be losing t dub like bitches. I'll throw 50 on it for another year.

6/17/2016 12:15:23 AM

I'd throw in to keep it up an running to try and find a cheaper alternative..

6/17/2016 12:16:33 AM

With the expectation that TWW does shut down one day, where does all the data go? just vaporizes?

6/17/2016 12:17:30 AM

This is all Bubblebobbles fault. Dude started the beginning of the end.

6/17/2016 12:18:34 AM

^^I'm tired of you god damn negativity

[Edited on June 17, 2016 at 12:19 AM. Reason : ]

6/17/2016 12:19:06 AM

jk bubble

6/17/2016 12:20:59 AM

I don't mind taking the credit

6/17/2016 12:23:46 AM

We've got TWWers who work for some of the leading tech companies in the nation. This should be easy. Apparently kiljadn won't be sticking around, though.

6/17/2016 12:25:27 AM

yeah you gotta cut the 250/month down to like 10/month.

get rid of all the other shit just keep the domain name and get new forums.

6/17/2016 12:31:19 AM

The forum software is innate to the TWW charm.

Got to be some cheap asp.net/mssql somewhere local...

Also trhow this out there:
https://www.reddit.com/r/thewolfweb

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6/17/2016 12:33:40 AM

6/17/2016 12:36:48 AM

so why the hell are students these days too cool for msg boards anyhow?

6/17/2016 12:37:59 AM

^ cuz of snap chat and instagram and whatsapp.

6/17/2016 12:38:53 AM

I never thought tdub could die, I figured my kids would read my post log at some point.

We gotta keep this going, I got 10 on it

6/17/2016 5:27:57 AM

I say let it die

6/17/2016 7:02:10 AM

Is site 3 up yet? We can just move there right

6/17/2016 7:14:20 AM

jprince11 said:

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"so why the hell are students these days too cool for msg boards anyhow?"

They aren't too cool for message boards. Message boards just aren't as big a part of today's students' online experience as they were for you.

This year's freshmen had accounts on Facebook and Snapchat and Instagram and WhatsApp and Tumblr in high school. You know what key things those services have in common that are basically alien to the Wolf Web?

1. They aren't gated by a $5.00 registration fee or .edu email address requirement.

2. They are all mobile-first experiences, and the majority of people--not even young people, just people--primarily use the Internet on mobile devices.

3. They emphasize social connections with people you already know and with people who share your interests.

Now, point 3 is really the onion here. The Wolf Web was a great social discovery tool (and an actual community) in the time before social networks as we know them now. Friendster, Myspace, and Facebook gutted that. And lax attitudes towards absolute dogshit users turned the rest of the experience hostile to what few new users we do attract. Sure, say "everyone got old" or "everyone moved away" if you want, but we've always had older users and out-of-towners on here.

The Wolf Web doesn't have to compete with any of those services, it just has to complement them.

I don't want to see it go, but I'll be goddamned if I'm paying money to sustain it on this $250 a month model. Trim the fat and I'll pitch in. And when I say "trim the fat," I don't just mean expenses. I mean kick some of these fuckshit users to the curb.

6/17/2016 7:26:46 AM

Bye

6/17/2016 7:39:43 AM

Well shit I guess I am gonna have to be more productive at work now

6/17/2016 8:28:43 AM

I'll chip in to help keep this going if another model is found, one that's not $250/mo.

6/17/2016 8:33:10 AM

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"I'll chip in to help keep this going if another model is found, one that's not $250/mo."

What are the options?

6/17/2016 8:46:38 AM

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"I don't want to see it go, but I'll be goddamned if I'm paying money to sustain it on this $250 a month model. Trim the fat and I'll pitch in. And when I say "trim the fat," I don't just mean expenses. I mean kick some of these fuckshit users to the curb. "

MRR is negative

aka time to let this shit die and post the retrospective on http://ourincrediblejourney.tumblr.com/

6/17/2016 8:47:01 AM

250/mo sounds really high. What is our traffic? Knowing the several servers I run on AWS for other things, it really doesnt compare.

6/17/2016 8:50:31 AM

This sucks. Don't die!

Come to our rescue CliffyB

6/17/2016 8:56:45 AM

IF this site does die, my recommendation is that the domain remains and a particular, classic TWW post remains on it for all posterity.

My vote for this would be the best girl advice I've ever seen. I can't recall the thread or anything else but I'm sure someone else does. The gist was a guy wanted to get back with a girl and someone went on a full page rant about why don't try to go after her, fuck a blonde if she was a brunette and vis versa, and that no one can mind fuck better than a college aged girl.

It's great advice and should live on forever and ever and ever...

6/17/2016 9:06:47 AM

Fuck that, ya quintessential thread was from djBLOW, now lost to the sands of time.

Speaking of CliffyB:

https://twitter.com/FroshKiller/status/743791036481175552

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6/17/2016 9:08:20 AM

can't you get vbulletin hosting for way less than $250/month?

6/17/2016 9:13:04 AM

I don't think you understand how essential the CrazyWeb platform is to the experience.

6/17/2016 9:15:06 AM

This is just another false narrative by SJW's trying to appear victimized and get free shit from the echo chamber liberals and #BLM since they can't just say the server is getting shut down because of Radical Islam.

6/17/2016 9:17:34 AM

I'll chip in until a better option for hosting is found.

6/17/2016 9:21:37 AM

$250/mo is pretty high. We can start a facebook/google hangout/linkedin group called NCSU alumni 30-35

6/17/2016 9:23:52 AM

Can someone post the party in college girl

6/17/2016 9:24:44 AM

...but will http://www.brentroad.com survive?

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6/17/2016 9:33:16 AM

Free PigPen

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