Perhaps, instead of shutting down the board completely, could it be scaled back by deleting sections that see little or no activity, possibly reducing cost by having a smaller site? I would hate to see Firepics go away. I have been here for a long, long, long time, and the site is part of my daily routine.
Yes, many of our former posters have gone to social media. I also post on social media, but there are two big drawbacks to posting there. The design is such that one misses many posts because of the heavy traffic volume. On Firepics, things I posted 12 years ago are still easily found. The other is the frequent theft of photos by others. Copyright is no longer sacred on social media. I post here without concern that others will post my pics elsewhere.
Yes, many of our former posters have gone to social media. I also post on social media, but there are two big drawbacks to posting there. The design is such that one misses many posts because of the heavy traffic volume. On Firepics, things I posted 12 years ago are still easily found. The other is the frequent theft of photos by others. Copyright is no longer sacred on social media. I post here without concern that others will post my pics elsewhere.
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