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Re: Brickshelf going away???
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Fri, 27 May 2005 23:45:35 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Kevin Loch wrote:
> In lugnet.general, Steven Asbury wrote:
> > The instruction and catalog scans have been removed. Kevin posted the following
> > message ...
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> > "Due to the loss of our major sponsor, Instruction and Catalog scans are no
> > longer available at Brickshelf.com. We are working to find them a new home. When
> > we do, we will post a link here. We apologize for any inconvenience."
> >
> > I also see there is a message asking users to transfer their files to maj.com.
> >
> > Kevin (or anyone), can you give us some more information? Is Brickshelf going
> > away immediately? If so, what timetable do we have before our galleries
> > disappear?
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> Brickshelf.com is not going away, at least not if I can help it. I am working
> with someone to rehost the instruction scans, and they will be in
> their new home as soon as we can get them moved and they can get the necessary
> permission from LEGO. I expect the new caretakers will do a better job
> than I ever did, and especially better than I have lately.
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> It is my intent to keep the brickshelf gallery online for the forseeable future,
> though performance may be limited and new uploads may be disabled at
> some point.
>
> - Kevin
The web is wonderful but it ain't permanent or free. If the people who use
brickshelf think so much of it (and I have always been impressed with it), then
they should be willing to pay for a subscription to upload and download images.
Or have a fundraiser to endow it with enough money to keep it going in
perpetuity. And host it with a hosting company that will be around. Just my
thoughts. If someone can make a profit or at least break even, then it is much
less likely for it to go away.
Tommy ARmstrong
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| (...) I'd certainly be for micropayments for uploading images. I don't know how many images are uploaded each day/week/month, but at $.01 each, I should think the income might add up, yet wouldn't break anybody. It'd be nice to keep the ability to (...) (19 years ago, 28-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) Brickshelf.com is not going away, at least not if I can help it. I am working with someone to rehost the instruction scans, and they will be in their new home as soon as we can get them moved and they can get the necessary permission from (...) (19 years ago, 27-May-05, to lugnet.general) !!
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