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No , obviously ,hadn't seen that until now . Connection hit and miss where I am .

Please God that and the bouncing should be the first fixes, feck everything else till then!

Given the vast social repository that boards.ie is, your second point is very important. Boards.ie should engage with Digital Repository Ireland (www.dri.ie) now with a view to ensuring that the asset is preserved, whatever the outcome of current deliberations. The National Library of Ireland is another possible home as part of its digital collections.

@Boards.ie: Odhran @Boards.ie: Mike

Trent will be preserved!

Kapow!

Thanks to @New Home for compiling the list and to @Boards.ie: Odhran for taking the time to respond.

Regarding point 1, the message isn't sinking in. Just look:

The current banner conveys NONE of the seriousness or urgency and is most likely being missed by a large number of members. It's far too laid back and nice. A far more intrusive message that draws attention to the seriousness of Boards.ie's plight and the need for action is required.

And regarding the Plan of Action, it should/needs to be taking shape at this stage, or at least a direction should start to become apparent. Perhaps there are things happening in the background, perhaps not. @BrendanBurgess (post #63 in this thread) suggested getting "a few of your many strong supporters into a private forum to generate a few ideas on how to make boards more sustainable in the long term". I suggested getting someone with substantial business (restructuring) experience to come in and look over the model and quickly determine whether there is a route to viability (on a pro bono basis if necessary). I appreciate that there is a lot going on, and it can be difficult to do the strategic stuff while treading water under pressure to pay bills etc. But the time is limited, the current batch of subscriptions is very much a one-off goodwill gesture to give a breathing space. The greatest risk now is prevarication and taking the foot off the pedal. The time for decisions and action is now, while there is still time and the issues have focus. Please don't let it drift.

Thats a very fair response thank you, and happy to leave you to it; sounds like you know what you're at !!

Happy to join private forums … but public just as good so everyone see's what is being suggested. Here is as good a place as any for now?

Thats fair. It's just that the constructive suggestions get lost among the flood of goodwill, relentless moaning and occasional muppetry/trolling.

can we extract more revenue from ads by putting more in place

@odhran considering most of the ads on the site are absolute trash that is very highly unlikely quite the opposite - more of a turnoff (one of the more egregious ones was the Aussie ad that you couldn't get rid of specifically on mobile, along with the foreign adds some Indian or similar),

Properly targetted Irish ads is something you don't seem to have pursued, relying entirely on Google (?) to provide them

Reliance on ads for revenue ended years ago anyway

Oops lol

Or you could buy a postal order postal money order. Otherwise - shove €50 in an evelope, buy a stamp, post it. Mike has to take money to bank. Or. Money goes missing, Mike gets accused of pocketing it, aggravation ensues.