Sandy Vongries Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 To all my Photo.net Friends and even foes - my membership expires at Midnight. Communications an issue - mailed a check, no response. Wish y'all well. As Spock used to say "Live Long & Prosper"! Sandy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger G Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 To all my Photo.net Friends and even foes - my membership expires at Midnight. Communications an issue - mailed a check, no response. Wish y'all well. As Spock used to say "Live Long & Prosper"! Sandy I'm not the most active person on this site but I'd sure hate to see you go. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick D. Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 Sandy, welcome to free membership. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hector Javkin Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 Dear Sandy, Don't go. After much disappointment with the "upgraded" site, and shortly after some members complained about automatic renewals, I became a non-paying member. I wasn't using any of the paid services anyway and hardly participated. The change to non-paying status was marvelous. How could I resent the poor design, the departure of some great photographers and people if I wasn't even paying? What gave me the right to complain about bugs if I wasn't even putting in money for someone to fix them? I started to participate much more, almost exclusively in "No Words." I enjoy that. I've disagreed with you at times, but appreciate you very much and what you've done for photo.net. I would hate to see you go. Come to think of it, since you're putting in a lot of time moderating, you shouldn't be paying at all! Happy New Year and all the best, Hector 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanford Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 I'm sure a Moderator wouldn't have to pay for membership. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDMvW Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 It looks to me like you are the main one holding the fort here. If you go, I suspect the site will not long survive. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels - NHSN Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 Happy New Year! Your message is a little cryptic, though. Surely you are aware that you don't have to subscribe to use photo.net? And "Mail a check" - is that even possible? Or is it just a way of speaking? I think it is almost a decade ago since banks in my country stopped issuing private check books - If I absolutely need a check, I need to physically go to the bank and have them issue an official bank check (and pay a hefty fee for the service). Anyway, if the owners of the site fail to renew paying memberships, I am a little worried for the future of the site. Not that there is a lack of photo themed forums out there, but I have been a member since 1997 (22 internet years is like 175 human years) and it kind of feels special even though I haven't used the site much in the past 10 years or so. 1 Niels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemorrell Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 Although everyone bemoans the lack of vision and plan for, investment in and support for PN, I too hope you don't leave just yet. I couldn't blame you at all for casting off your magical 'moderator cape'. But you could of course just hang around (like me) as a non-paying member until PN finally grinds to a halt. If you do decide to leave, do it it with my thanks for your positive 'presence' on PN over the years together with @williammichael. You've both done good work under very difficult circumstances. Whichever way you go, "Live Long & Prosper"! Mike To all my Photo.net Friends and even foes - my membership expires at Midnight. Communications an issue - mailed a check, no response. Wish y'all well. As Spock used to say "Live Long & Prosper"! Sandy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaellinder Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 Sandy, you stepped up when it appeared that no one in Admin was listening. Since then, you have served as a ray of sunshine in addressing some of our concerns. You did so with both honesty and integrity. I join with the others in asking you to reconsider your decision to leave the site. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Vongries Posted January 2, 2020 Author Share Posted January 2, 2020 Thanks for all the kind words and suggestions. So far, nothing seems to have changed. Have to see what the morning brings. Have mostly been hanging around to do what little I can with the tools I have to help the site. If I retain the Moderator tools, I will continue to do that. Photographically speaking, Winter slows me down quite a bit, so I don't have much new to post. In any case, I'll probably keep track of what is going on here - Paid or Unpaid. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricochetrider Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 Hi Sandy, I'm kinda new here, and blissfully unaware- having missed all the changes, the hubbub, & whatever-it-was that people talk (and complain) about. I'm happy to be here, tho and sort of "see" that you at least pay some attention to what's going on around here. I'd just like to say happy new year to you, and best wishes no matter what. Cheers, man! Tom 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben_hutcherson Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 "Back in my day" mods and admins got free premium membership...I still have an email from Josh Root tucked back from '08 or so saying that everyone who was then a moderator was set through 2025 or something like that. I guess that went away with the switch to Pnet 2.0 though, and I doubt many active folks here even remember Josh. Even if those of us who are no longer after as mods/admins lost it, it makes good sense to me to keep it for the ones who are still doing it. Sandy, as I said I know we've butted heads but you do a good job keeping the ship righted with the resources you have. I hate to see you go, but certainly understand. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zave_shapiro Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 I go back to before they separated out an "archived" forum from an "unarchived" one, the second for beginners and more transient questions. I've seen a lot of productive input and a few silly seasons too. Clearly no-one has thought what the modern photographer needs, with some forums for specific software, some for tricks of the trade and a few for the human touch. Is it like seeing an old respected teacher sitting on a park bench, wine in a bag, missing some teeth? Thanks for your efforts, Sandy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoofArted Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 Roger that. I also roger Roger. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Vongries Posted January 4, 2020 Author Share Posted January 4, 2020 Thanks again, folks - still here and able to perform tasks as before. Possibly they got my check - haven't had a chance to get to my bank. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Ingold Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 PayPal? Credit Card? What's a check ( haven't written one in months)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaellinder Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 "Back in my day" mods and admins got free premium membership...I still have an email from Josh Root tucked back from '08 or so saying that everyone who was then a moderator was set through 2025 or something like that. I guess that went away with the switch to Pnet 2.0 though, and I doubt many active folks here even remember Josh. Even if those of us who are no longer after as mods/admins lost it, it makes good sense to me to keep it for the ones who are still doing it. Sandy, as I said I know we've butted heads but you do a good job keeping the ship righted with the resources you have. I hate to see you go, but certainly understand. Ben, I too am a veteran of PN and do recall Josh's assurances. Sandy should be a beneficiary of those, given the time he's put in trying to get issues resolved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaellinder Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 FYI, everyone, I researched the Massachusetts' Secretary of State to locate information on Namemedia , and learned that it's changed names twice. It seems to me the company is playing the traditional shell game. My guess is that PN isn't going to end well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaellinder Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 Thanks again, folks - still here and able to perform tasks as before. Possibly they got my check - haven't had a chance to get to my bank. Sandy, to whom do you report member issues? I'd appreciate that person's name and email address. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDMvW Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Like some recent events in the 'real' world, we can still hope that Photo.net will survive, at least a little longer :| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Parsons Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Happy New Year - glad to see you are still here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gup Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Just thought I'd check in - it's been about 17 months since I lost all my Nikon gear in a fire - and I see nothing has really changed. P.net still here but shrouded in a cloak of uncertainty, as always since 'the change'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Parsons Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 (edited) Just thought I'd check in - it's been about 17 months since I lost all my Nikon gear in a fire - and I see nothing has really changed. P.net still here but shrouded in a cloak of uncertainty, as always since 'the change'. Bad luck - I feel for you. Happened to me - lost books, equipment, loads of rare vinyl (which the firemen said probably made the fire worse - such sympathy), family memorabilia, etc but no one injured, and no pets harmed, so all in all could have been a lot worse. Even the demented ferret enjoyed chasing the water from the fireman's hose. As for PN, who knows ? Edited January 13, 2020 by Tony Parsons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samstevens Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 who knows ? The Shadow knows ... 2 "You talkin' to me?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Parsons Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 The Shadow knows ... Just give me the Fax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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