SERIOUS Question!
Ok, everyone I have a real serious question for the community.
You may or may not know I’m a one women show. I’ve created and launched the community all on my own and it is larger then I every thought it would be. I stayed up many a night staring at computer code trying to figure out weird bugs, stressing over upgrades, and adding new templates. The community requires a pretty hefty time commitment and where I used to be spending that time reading and meeting all of you I now spend it fighting spammers, debugging and worring about running out of space on the server.
Anyway, I think you know where I’m going with this.
Honestly, my intent with the community was to offer people a friendly environment where they could blog about thier weight loss jounrey as I did, make some new friends along the way and reach their goals. I truly believe blogging made all the difference in my weight loss success.
Ok, I’ll get to the point. I want to upgrade us. I’ve been researching other community platforms and I think I found one that is perfect!! It offers all of the community features I’ve wanted to add here but haven’t been able to becuase of time and my techical knowledge. Hoever, just with everything in life there are some pro’s and cons.
The Pros! The new community would have….
- Member profiles with pictures
- See who’s online
- CHAT!!!
- member blogs
- forums
- upload media
- Users can have blogs elsewhere and still JOIN and be active by placing badges on their other blogs. (I have seen this as a problem of ours for awhile)
- Easier to share photos
- More user friendly
- Weight loss tables are easier to add (no more visual/code displays)
- Uploading images would be easier.
- I can build widgets easier - like a weight tracker!!
- This ones for me…. Management of the data would be easier.
- Super easy to sign up
- A main page that would show all activity in the community, not just blog posts.
- built in SPAM CONTROL!!!
The Cons
- No way to import users
- You’re blog posts can not be imported (at least I can’t find a way - although you could manually copy and paste)
I know the pros are really out weighing the cons but those are really 2 big cons, I think. For me not bing able to upload my currents posts would hurt a bit but I’m not sure it’s a deal breaker
So I pose the question…. Should we upgrade if it requires you to sign back up in a different system?
Be honest. I want to hear all your pros, cons, thought, complaints, questions, etc.
OH! and this wouldn’t be an overnight thing, it would probably take me a month or two.
Well, as much as it would suck to not have the archives of our blogs, we can always just put them into a file on our own hardrive and keep them for personal use….and we all know that we have you to thank for this site and I know that I am SUPER greatful for what you have done. Sooooo, if moving the platform makes your life a bit less hectic…then I say go ahead!!
I agree with Mary, I can cut and paste with the best of them…so if it will help you out and make it more fun to hang out here…go for it!! Thank you for all you have done so far and I look forward to all the great things to come
ABSOLUTLEY! You said it….the pros definatley out weigh the cons. You could of never predicted that this site would be so big. Everything happens for a season…time to enbark on the new one. You make the final call…I trust your judgement completly.
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I say go for it! Copy and paste isn’t so bad and the PRO’s sound great!!
Sounds great to me! Go for it! We’ll figure it out!
Sounds good to me. Especially since I though that you were going to say that you wanted to shut the community down.
Roni, would I be able to throw all my stuff like into Blogger for storage sake? I think so since so many people keep their stuff here and on Blogger. I’m thinking that I would put all my stuff on this site on on Blogger, start on the new system, and then refer to Blogger when needed for historical purposes. Thoughts? I know the pros overweight the cons but I would hate to lose all I have put into this.
I’m new to this but agree the pro’s out weigh the cons. For you it seems it would be easier to enjoy what you’ve created and maybe get back to reading and meeting all of us instead of managing us. We’re big kids we can figure out how to save our old posts or cut and paste.
I agree with everyone here, I think if it makes your life easier, we can all figure it out. I hope your blog wouldn’t be deleted, though! I still go back and read so much of it for inspiration, ideas, etc. I can copy/paste mine no problem. I’m with Kristina, I thought you were going to say you were going to shut this down so copy and paste seem like a small price to pay!
Thank you for all you do, Roni!
I agree with everyone as well! If it makes your life any easier then I’m all for it. You truly have done so much for us and this community, it’s the least we can do for you! Besides, I happen to be the quickest copy and paste girl around, lol
I’ve noticed the sites stats steadily growing in the 6 weeks I have been apart of this community and I think if switching makes your life easier by all means you should make the change!–Go for it girl!
Sounds like it’d be OK, but I’m so new to the blog that I’m not sure what all those pros (or cons) actually would mean.
I say go for it. We will all do what we need to do to save out blogs…etc. Just give us a deadline to have it done by.
Loving Each Day!
I think it’s a great idea, and for me, since I already use blogger I can just copy and paste or create a separate back up with a link to the new blog. The pros sound great. Just curious, would there also be a privacy option that is better than the current one?
YUP!!! Here is the options you would get as a member…
Privacy
Who can view your photos, videos, and blog posts by default?
* Anyone
* Just My Friends
* Just Me
(You can override this setting for a photo, video, or blog post when you add it.)
Who can comment on your photos, videos and blog?
* Anyone
* Just My Friends
* Just Me
Do you want to approve comments before they appear on your blog?
* Yes – Let me approve comments first
* No – Publish comments immediately
Which of your actions should display on Latest Activity?
* New content I add
* New comments I add
* When I update my profile
HOW COOL IS THAT!?!?
The pros definitely outweigh the cons. I can copy and paste my own posts or just store them. My vote is for yes. Whatever makes your life easier. I also agree to give us a heads up on when to download/save our blogs.
Onward and upward!
I’m a new blogger — only here for a month! I think this site is pretty cool and I have already made lots of friends here! However, if this new one would be even BETTER then I say GO FOR IT! Keep us posted!