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<blockquote data-quote="cheryl" data-source="post: 1218695" data-attributes="member: 1"><p>Nope, I'm not selling and do not plan to retire soon. I started this site as a hobby and still really enjoy working on improving it.</p><p></p><p>I also admin a parenting forum which Vertical and Internet Brands have each contacted me about because they are interested in buying it. I didn't even bother to respond to them because I don't build communities to make money. I build them for personal reasons. <a href="http://www.browncafe.com/community/threads/how-did-brown-cafe-come-to-be-what-it-is-today.72083/#post182713" target="_blank">http://www.browncafe.com/community/threads/how-did-brown-cafe-come-to-be-what-it-is-today.72083/#post182713</a></p><p></p><p>That and I HATE their approach to internet communities. They take the heart and soul out of the communities they buy, it's disgusting.</p><p></p><p>If I get hit by a bus this afternoon I would like to state for the record that I want someone, or maybe a group of people, from within this community to continue to manage this site. If my heirs decide to sell it they need to offer it to the community first. I have no idea what this site is worth but maybe members could buy it piece by piece and then use the ad revenue to hire an admin. Or maybe someone from the community is a forum admin elsewhere would be interested in buying bc. I do not want this site sold to any company that acquires forums. Absolutely not.</p><p></p><p>The same request applies to my parenting forum. I don't plan on going anywhere but if something unforeseen happens then this is the way that I request that these 2 communities should be handled. The rest of my internet stuff can be sold.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cheryl, post: 1218695, member: 1"] Nope, I'm not selling and do not plan to retire soon. I started this site as a hobby and still really enjoy working on improving it. I also admin a parenting forum which Vertical and Internet Brands have each contacted me about because they are interested in buying it. I didn't even bother to respond to them because I don't build communities to make money. I build them for personal reasons. [url]http://www.browncafe.com/community/threads/how-did-brown-cafe-come-to-be-what-it-is-today.72083/#post182713[/url] That and I HATE their approach to internet communities. They take the heart and soul out of the communities they buy, it's disgusting. If I get hit by a bus this afternoon I would like to state for the record that I want someone, or maybe a group of people, from within this community to continue to manage this site. If my heirs decide to sell it they need to offer it to the community first. I have no idea what this site is worth but maybe members could buy it piece by piece and then use the ad revenue to hire an admin. Or maybe someone from the community is a forum admin elsewhere would be interested in buying bc. I do not want this site sold to any company that acquires forums. Absolutely not. The same request applies to my parenting forum. I don't plan on going anywhere but if something unforeseen happens then this is the way that I request that these 2 communities should be handled. The rest of my internet stuff can be sold. [/QUOTE]
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