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Created 2 posts because was doing on mobile. In desktop mode to get the link, and couldn't get to the link option on first try.

Switching to desktop mode will depend on your browser and how they name and where they have the option.

I know but the post number is also a link with the exact same link.

What I meant is I couldn't on mobile desktop view, actually create a new link. If I was using a desktop I would have just copied and pasted the html of it.

Odhran's last post on the previous page said he was open to offers of help so maybe PM him and help sort out those emails.

It's a fair point alright.

Everything just seems to take an age - email shot, Vanilla demo, pay by credit, updating links on the status page, following up on all the offers of help from the community, an actual plan for the future etc.

It's no wonder really that many people are still on the fence about subscribing. Meanwhile time continues to count down on the self-imposed deadline that's been set.

I realise that not all of these things are entirely in their control, and that Odhran has other demands on his time and that Mike is part time - but it really feels like there's no urgency on actually getting these things sorted with less than 60 days remaining until..... what? The site goes dark? Is archived? Struggles on? We just don't know!

"But give us money" is an increasingly hard ask while these things remain unresolved and unanswered.

Odhran's post which the other poster was looking for. See above.

People are moaning about it and I just said if they think it's so easy get in touch with Odhran if that's the case and maybe tell him how easy it is. Maybe if people helped more rather than moan about everything things might get done quicker to help save the site.

Maybe the large debt he took on to keep the site going will just vanish so. Making money? I'd say he wishes he was! Maybe he will just throw in the towel because listening to what's being said I know I would be tempted to just close up shop.

I believe it was said there 2 years with profits of around 22K or 23K which I would imagine serviced the debt. Anyway I'm not going to derail the thread anymore so you can read his comments for more answers if you want. He responded to a post of your's about some of this before. Post #2268 https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123703689/#Comment_123703689

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@_Kaiser_ You do know that you can edit posts and include additional information? If the thread hasn't other replies your edits would get read anyway. Just thought I would let you know?

As Paid sub and just a user, I have suggested solutions to fix things and demonstrated that they work with my extension but unfortunately boards doesn't have in house dev's that can fix things. Suggestion go un implemented.

Yep well aware of how edits work - but deleting posts seems to have vanished a long time ago (or I would have deleted the one above) and multi-quoting with it (although I think there's a workaround for the latter). It also depends on whether you're on mobile or desktop as to how easy each option is - not a problem limited to Boards though… there are many sites (including retail ones) that just can't be operated effectively from a phone.

Either way though, posts drive clicks. Clicks drive revenue. Revenue drives hopefully the survival of the site.

I assume by sending either 'Boards.ie: Mike' or 'Boards.ie: Odhran' a DM request to do so or email:-