i’m mildly curious with the persona known as the persona known as Stooo having gone on about site running costs and that it’s now closing down October etc…has he ever mentioned how much it is costing him to run? Anyone have a rough estimate?
I seem to remember he took over the site so I doubt he financed the actual creation, but I could be wrong there.
I think its about the price of two pints in a pub every month.
jackb said
Oct 2 6:48 PM, 2024
Fourteen quid a month no set up or creation costs.
What I don't get is he says that since deciding to close down he's bought the domain to stop anyone else buying it.
Who on earth would want it?
Its junk no one would buy it but so what if someone did?
Digger said
Oct 2 8:04 PM, 2024
Anonymous wrote:
i’m mildly curious with the persona known as the persona known as Stooo having gone on about site running costs and that it’s now closing down October etc…has he ever mentioned how much it is costing him to run? Anyone have a rough estimate?
I seem to remember he took over the site so I doubt he financed the actual creation, but I could be wrong there.
Probably bugger all, if the truth be known. What fool would pay for a forum with a handful of members. There's plenty of free forums, including this platform.
Maddog said
Oct 3 12:17 AM, 2024
If he really does shut the place down, someone from here, who's not banned like me, should offer the folks on the DS and AV thread, a thread here.
They never cause problems and most of them seem sane, civilized and educated.
To be fair, I have no idea what in the hell they are talking about, but they seem very cordial about it all. 🤷
Maddog said
Oct 3 1:27 AM, 2024
jackb wrote:
Fourteen quid a month no set up or creation costs. What I don't get is he says that since deciding to close down he's bought the domain to stop anyone else buying it. Who on earth would want it? Its junk no one would buy it but so what if someone did?
Have you forgotten? He considers himself something of a political activist now. Its a treasure trove of his activities. Can't have that falling into the wrong hands..🙄
Syl said
Oct 3 11:31 AM, 2024
Maddog wrote:
If he really does shut the place down, someone from here, who's not banned like me, should offer the folks on the DS and AV thread, a thread here.
They never cause problems and most of them seem sane, civilized and educated.
To be fair, I have no idea what in the hell they are talking about, but they seem very cordial about it all. 🤷
Why not?
Digger said
Oct 3 2:27 PM, 2024
Maddog wrote:
If he really does shut the place down, someone from here, who's not banned like me, should offer the folks on the DS and AV thread, a thread here.
They never cause problems and most of them seem sane, civilized and educated.
To be fair, I have no idea what in the hell they are talking about, but they seem very cordial about it all. 🤷
I doubt that would be allowed.
Maddog said
Oct 3 2:50 PM, 2024
Digger wrote:
Maddog wrote:
If he really does shut the place down, someone from here, who's not banned like me, should offer the folks on the DS and AV thread, a thread here.
They never cause problems and most of them seem sane, civilized and educated.
To be fair, I have no idea what in the hell they are talking about, but they seem very cordial about it all. 🤷
I doubt that would be allowed.
What's he going to do if someone posts a link here with the offer?
Ban them?
Obviously you need to wait until it's absolutely certain it's really closing.
On a side note, I know DS is Digital Spy. What is AV?
Anonymous said
Oct 3 3:52 PM, 2024
Vam wrote:
Engagement over there seems to have practically fizzled out to maybe a couple of posts a day, if that. Even CJ & Lord Raving seem to have backed away from adding some bulk by spamming the place with their splattering streams of consciousnes, so it’s now just a tumbleweed wasteland as far as the eye can see.
Stu’s had a pretty good run, I guess. But unlike the gazillion other times he’s posted his intention to pull the plug - which I’m sure was deliberately done to encourage some movement - surely it can now be only a question of time before he says the running cost no longer justifies keeping the lights on. And this time, he’ll mean it.
I could be wrong, of course!
^^ Me, calling it couple of weeks ago. Whadda I win?
If he really is pulling the plug this time, I imagine a few from there could migrate over here. But offering a DS style thread here might cause a lot of extra work for Syl/Diggs - given most of the Dogs posters post as Guests in that thread, and rarely reveal their DS/AV usernames Time will tell, I guess.
Vita said
Oct 3 4:22 PM, 2024
I could join DS and post a link to here if we know for definite the place is closing.
They might ban me but it won't matter cause I've never posted there anyway.
Anonymous said
Oct 3 4:35 PM, 2024
Be careful what you wish for.
Anonymous said
Oct 3 4:55 PM, 2024
Syl’s a member and she often pops over there so maybe she could do it Xxxxxx
Syl said
Oct 3 5:06 PM, 2024
Anonymous wrote:
Syl’s a member and she often pops over there so maybe she could do it Xxxxxx
Once a year I wish the members I know a Merry Christmas. I post as a guest but always use my own name.
I have no idea whether or not I am still a member, I haven't tried to log in for years.
jackb said
Oct 3 6:28 PM, 2024
Holly seems to have finally jumped ship.
Anonymous said
Oct 3 6:52 PM, 2024
jackb wrote:
Fourteen quid a month no set up or creation costs. What I don't get is he says that since deciding to close down he's bought the domain to stop anyone else buying it. Who on earth would want it? Its junk no one would buy it but so what if someone did?
£14 a month? LOL I thought he was really shelling out £££ after £££ the way he was talking.
Maddog mentions “political activist” which is even funnier. He reminds me of hapless “Wolfie” (Citizen Smith from the 70s) but without the charisma and social life.
Maddog said
Oct 3 7:09 PM, 2024
Anonymous wrote:
jackb wrote:
Fourteen quid a month no set up or creation costs. What I don't get is he says that since deciding to close down he's bought the domain to stop anyone else buying it. Who on earth would want it? Its junk no one would buy it but so what if someone did?
£14 a month? LOL I thought he was really shelling out £££ after £££ the way he was talking.
Maddog mentions “political activist” which is even funnier. He reminds me of hapless “Wolfie” (Citizen Smith from the 70s) but without the charisma and social life.
Didn't you hear? He wore out shoes getting someone elected.
I'm not sure if that means the guy he campaigned for won or lost. Because if Stoo knocked on my door spewing his nonsense that would make me consider the opposition that much more..
-- Edited by Maddog on Thursday 3rd of October 2024 07:12:43 PM
Maddog said
Oct 3 7:12 PM, 2024
jackb wrote:
Holly seems to have finally jumped ship.
She realizes that she'll just get called racist or dumb by Stoo and CJ.
That's only fun for so long.
Anonymous said
Oct 4 12:31 PM, 2024
jackb wrote:
Holly seems to have finally jumped ship.
ChatGPT has written a little poem in her honour
Holly Leaves the Forum
Holly sat in a glow of screens,
Where whispers weave like restless dreams,
Her voice rang out in tangled threads,
Of shadowed plots and secret schemes.
She spoke of skies with hidden planes,
Of puppet strings and coded chains,
Of leaders masked, their truth concealed—
The things that “they” would not reveal.
Her fingers danced on every key,
A mind alive with mystery,
She warned the world, though few believed,
And yet her spirit never grieved.
But time, it wore her voice away,
The forum where she once would stay,
Now dim and quiet, losing spark,
A hollow echo in the dark.
The questions never seemed to end,
Each answer bred a new dead-end,
And Holly, weary from the fight,
Decided to step back from light.
“I leave you now,” she softly wrote,
“My thoughts adrift, my mind afloat.
The truth I sought is far too wide,
And I can’t carry all this tide.”
So Holly left, without farewell,
And where she’s gone, no one can tell.
Perhaps she found the answers clear—
Or vanished in the thing she feared.
Syl said
Oct 4 12:33 PM, 2024
Maddog wrote:
jackb wrote:
Holly seems to have finally jumped ship.
She realizes that she'll just get called racist or dumb by Stoo and CJ.
That's only fun for so long.
Holly has helped him run that place for years, he should be bloody grateful, not treating her with disrespect.
Anonymous said
Oct 4 1:45 PM, 2024
Syl wrote:
Maddog wrote:
jackb wrote:
Holly seems to have finally jumped ship.
She realizes that she'll just get called racist or dumb by Stoo and CJ.
That's only fun for so long.
Holly has helped him run that place for years, he should be bloody grateful, not treating her with disrespect.
He should but this is stool we're talking about and the man is an asshole...Holly should have told him what she thought of him before leaving...its long overdue.
I think its about the price of two pints in a pub every month.
What I don't get is he says that since deciding to close down he's bought the domain to stop anyone else buying it.
Who on earth would want it?
Its junk no one would buy it but so what if someone did?
Probably bugger all, if the truth be known. What fool would pay for a forum with a handful of members. There's plenty of free forums, including this platform.
They never cause problems and most of them seem sane, civilized and educated.
To be fair, I have no idea what in the hell they are talking about, but they seem very cordial about it all. 🤷
Have you forgotten? He considers himself something of a political activist now. Its a treasure trove of his activities. Can't have that falling into the wrong hands..🙄
Why not?
I doubt that would be allowed.
What's he going to do if someone posts a link here with the offer?
Ban them?
Obviously you need to wait until it's absolutely certain it's really closing.
On a side note, I know DS is Digital Spy. What is AV?
^^ Me, calling it couple of weeks ago. Whadda I win?
Time will tell, I guess.
If he really is pulling the plug this time, I imagine a few from there could migrate over here. But offering a DS style thread here might cause a lot of extra work for Syl/Diggs - given most of the Dogs posters post as Guests in that thread, and rarely reveal their DS/AV usernames
I could join DS and post a link to here if we know for definite the place is closing.
They might ban me but it won't matter cause I've never posted there anyway.
Be careful what you wish for.
Syl’s a member and she often pops over there so maybe she could do it Xxxxxx
Once a year I wish the members I know a Merry Christmas. I post as a guest but always use my own name.
I have no idea whether or not I am still a member, I haven't tried to log in for years.
£14 a month? LOL I thought he was really shelling out £££ after £££ the way he was talking.
Maddog mentions “political activist” which is even funnier. He reminds me of hapless “Wolfie” (Citizen Smith from the 70s) but without the charisma and social life.
Didn't you hear? He wore out shoes getting someone elected.
I'm not sure if that means the guy he campaigned for won or lost. Because if Stoo knocked on my door spewing his nonsense that would make me consider the opposition that much more..
-- Edited by Maddog on Thursday 3rd of October 2024 07:12:43 PM
She realizes that she'll just get called racist or dumb by Stoo and CJ.
That's only fun for so long.
ChatGPT has written a little poem in her honour
Holly Leaves the Forum
Holly sat in a glow of screens,
Where whispers weave like restless dreams,
Her voice rang out in tangled threads,
Of shadowed plots and secret schemes.
She spoke of skies with hidden planes,
Of puppet strings and coded chains,
Of leaders masked, their truth concealed—
The things that “they” would not reveal.
Her fingers danced on every key,
A mind alive with mystery,
She warned the world, though few believed,
And yet her spirit never grieved.
But time, it wore her voice away,
The forum where she once would stay,
Now dim and quiet, losing spark,
A hollow echo in the dark.
The questions never seemed to end,
Each answer bred a new dead-end,
And Holly, weary from the fight,
Decided to step back from light.
“I leave you now,” she softly wrote,
“My thoughts adrift, my mind afloat.
The truth I sought is far too wide,
And I can’t carry all this tide.”
So Holly left, without farewell,
And where she’s gone, no one can tell.
Perhaps she found the answers clear—
Or vanished in the thing she feared.
Holly has helped him run that place for years, he should be bloody grateful, not treating her with disrespect.
He should but this is stool we're talking about and the man is an asshole...Holly should have told him what she thought of him before leaving...its long overdue.