I'm in the midst of making a very hard decision right now. Due to extreme time constraints, I am forced to consider removing a little bit of online work from my shoulders. I have the Forums to run, this blog (which, though I rarely post, doesn't require my active participation) and the DOC Webring to maintain...not to mention the full time job I have, the three dogs in my house, my various hobbies and social life, and College, which starts January 1st of 2007. Hard though it is to admit, I just can't keep up with it all.
Unfortunately, in the midst of all this, the DOC Webring has suffered, Big Time. Because it requires time that I just don't have. So, I'm forced to clean house. I love running the Forum and would not even consider giving it up. And of all my responsibilities, the DOC Webring would have the least impact if it was closed.
But, before I do that, I wanted to see if anyone has any interest in taking it over. I think the Webring, if given the proper time and duty, would still be a very helpful tool for traversing the blogs of the OC. But, from a management perspective, it can be a lot of work. And, frankly, I'm questioning the need for and use of it, and have been for some time. We have Allison's website (excuse me for the lack of linkage, it's 5:40 in the AM [!!] and I just don't have the energy!) and also the handy headlines available from Diabetes Daily - and based on the numbers, the DOC Webring isn't maintaining the traffic that it should. I'm sure that's in part my lack of management, as well as the difficulty that people have installing the html code for the navigation bar.
All of this has me wondering: Do we want a webring for the DOC?
And is there anyone interested in taking it over?
I'd much rather transfer the webring to another pair of capable hands then have to shut it down completely. If anyone is interested, please send me an email. The webring is run through a ringserver host, and is free, so there's no monetary commitment. If necessary, I'd be willing to leave the current Ring homepage up and active for as long as this blog exists. All emails would have to be transferred (obviously) to the new owner, and a new email account would have to be set up. HTML coding is a requirement of managing this webring, so experience is definitely a bonus, since the navigation bar is made strictly of code (short and sweet) and many members require assistance installing the code on their blogs.
If you think you'd like to manage the webring, please email me and I'll be glad to answer any questions and discuss it.
I won't be making any final decisions for the next two weeks, which will hopefully be enough time to get feedback either way.
Sorry, guys.
I'm in the midst of making a very hard decision right now. Due to extreme time constraints, I am forced to consider removing a little bit of online work from my shoulders. I have the Forums to run, this blog (which, though I rarely post, doesn't require my active participation) and the DOC Webring to maintain...not to mention the full time job I have, the three dogs in my house, my various hobbies and social life, and College, which starts January 1st of 2007. Hard though it is to admit, I just can't keep up with it all.
Unfortunately, in the midst of all this, the DOC Webring has suffered, Big Time. Because it requires time that I just don't have. So, I'm forced to clean house. I love running the Forum and would not even consider giving it up. And of all my responsibilities, the DOC Webring would have the least impact if it was closed.
But, before I do that, I wanted to see if anyone has any interest in taking it over. I think the Webring, if given the proper time and duty, would still be a very helpful tool for traversing the blogs of the OC. But, from a management perspective, it can be a lot of work. And, frankly, I'm questioning the need for and use of it, and have been for some time. We have Allison's website (excuse me for the lack of linkage, it's 5:40 in the AM [!!] and I just don't have the energy!) and also the handy headlines available from Diabetes Daily - and based on the numbers, the DOC Webring isn't maintaining the traffic that it should. I'm sure that's in part my lack of management, as well as the difficulty that people have installing the html code for the navigation bar.
All of this has me wondering: Do we want a webring for the DOC?
And is there anyone interested in taking it over?
I'd much rather transfer the webring to another pair of capable hands then have to shut it down completely. If anyone is interested, please send me an email. The webring is run through a ringserver host, and is free, so there's no monetary commitment. If necessary, I'd be willing to leave the current Ring homepage up and active for as long as this blog exists. All emails would have to be transferred (obviously) to the new owner, and a new email account would have to be set up. HTML coding is a requirement of managing this webring, so experience is definitely a bonus, since the navigation bar is made strictly of code (short and sweet) and many members require assistance installing the code on their blogs.
If you think you'd like to manage the webring, please email me and I'll be glad to answer any questions and discuss it.
I won't be making any final decisions for the next two weeks, which will hopefully be enough time to get feedback either way.
Sorry, guys.