So Verticalscope and Helena what's with the abandonment?

[orb9220]

From Aug. 15th from last year.

"Hi Everyone,

My name is Helena and I work for VerticalScope, as you have read above we are now the proud owners of nookboards.com. I would like to start out with letting you all know that we are not here to close this site or change its community; we are here to help improve the functionality of the site and help it grow to a new level. We have a great team of tech support that is here to fix any functional issues you have with the site, and help keep the site updated and working. I am here whenever you need help with anything, or if you have a question or concern.

With that I would like you all to know that this is still YOUR community and we are here to work with the community and the existing staff to keep this site a place for you to come and feel at home.

Feel free to post you concerns or questions below or you can PM me any time, you may also email me at hbarclay@verticalscope.com.

Thank you everyone.
Helena"

So just wondering as appears to me we have indeed been abandon?

Just wondering as hate to see this forum go. But find the viewers just as guilty for the inactivity?
As seen posts with triple digit views and like 0-2 responses. So now seems the forum is for lurking instead of sharing.

Trying not to be to negative. But just hate to see this place in it's dying throes.
As just to painful to watch.

Have a Goody Night All!
.

[DeCrescenzo]

Well at least there's an e-mail link. I just tried it. Lets see if I get a response.

[Rich D]

It's been about a week. Any response?

[DeCrescenzo]

Nope. Completely ignored.

[orb9220]

Some research and googling came up with sad news about them.

recently 2 forums that i help operate were bought by verticalscope. once they accuired the forum, they completely spammed the site with google ads, gave all site sponsors a 300% increase in their rates, and even began charging long time members to be able to view the areas that were once free for them to see.

if you truly care about the community that you have spent years working on, you will not sell out to VS. they are only there for the money and dont care about any part of their member base besides their wallet. the sites that i am talking about are www.gixxer.com and www.gsxr.com they are cornering the market on all motorcycle forums and are even going as far as sending threatening letters to any offspring sites that want to remain free. they are threatening legal action because they now "own" copyright on everything as small as similar colors beign used. example, the suxuki GSX-R has a distinct logo on the side of the bike. www.gixxer.com has that R in its site logo. now any other gsxr related site who displays the same suzuki logo has received a threatening letter from ther lawyer to remove the site and or logo.


please dont sell out to VS, no matter how much they offer you to do so.

on a side note, one of my members did throw this spoof site together poking fun at them

www.horizontalscope.com

If you care about your community do not even think about selling it. I was a member of a very tight knit community and within 6 months of the new ownership members had dwindled to nearly nothing and contact with VS was nonexistent. If it is payday for all your work and you are ready to move on and not watch the demolition begin then by all means sell.

My community is a wasteland thanks to VS.

From this thread in another forum.
.