I guess I will respond, although I have not read Yoc's story, I have emailed him a few times and most recently Tue 23/03/2010 3:32 PM. It is not possible to add Yoc, back without risk to the database. he simply has to reapply, that is the best I can do and provide him VIP/JVJ status. It is very difficult to communicate the tech challenges with Yoc, so Admin would not happen again. I leave the tech and admin items to myself now. Discussing CPU trottle and trying to prove it everyday was insane to someone that is not technical. - it was not fun, and the direction always seemed to be going in negative path due to lack of understanding.
Yoc has not responded to my emails, and its possible he is already on this site as another member . I have not checked IP's (and its something you should all beware of that not necessarily anyone is gone here). Yes there are some, former users here, I saw there IP's...they are just not being honest about it, but you all will figure it out by the aggressive tone and attitude in their messages (its kind of easy - but I leave that up to you all to figure out - just read in between the lines, and look at some of their status/IPs/background of the issues). I have no time to monitor this, but can see it.
The challenge has always been the site is growing and has very poor coding here. Even the former owner struggled to the point he gave up on it and I took over. The site is rooted out of a torrent site, the script is not advanced and conflicts alot with this server. Alot of time and even a coder has went into this.
I have tried to reach out to some members who had a coding background and well, Yoc was upset that I was asking for help here. Ultimately, alot of challenges I have encountered with the site is "your problem", do not ask anyone to help you do the tech stuff, and I should even apologize for asking. Apparently, I should pay for the site myself, server costs, technical problems and not ask anyone, because that would be wrong and I would be harming the users because these are public domain books. This is essentially, why Yoc was upset. While I am technical, I do not know everything and do need help at times.
To say I have turned this into a pay site is a lie. where is it a pay site? The previous owner and please read the logs here wanted a subscription of 10.00 a month and he took donations! I have no subscriptions and I continue to tell, and promote (as you can all see here) DO NOT DONATE (for months). If you insist on donating no problem. Ultimately this is the conflict, some users like Yoc believe the site is a pay site. When in fact its just a false belief. Who on Goldenage is paying a subscription here? No one. If anyone has donated anything here, and its just been a hand full, and since donations are not even yearly, but one time only, what does that work out over life of the site? is this the pay site people are talking about? I do have to diagress here, and thank any donators here. I apologize that some users force me to be in a position where I have to justify the few of who do donate, that the site just limps by, but of course these users believe the site magically runs on air and believe everything is my reasonabily and that I am morally wrong to take any help from others in the form of donations, because that means the site is a "pay site". Believe me what I have recieved would not even come close to covering one month on the former owner's server...that is how modest donations are here. Yes, "pay site" again, if you all only knew, I encourage anyone to publically post what they donate. But then again, why am I in this position, when there are sites, with sponsors, and surviving quite well, I have to have these debates that seem more agenda based then realistic, because some people do not understand what it takes to run a site like this.
I have personally and moderators have requested users be bumped to VIP status for FREE. I just did a few last week. Should I name them? I think you all know who they already are, just do the research, and hey - even you reading this right now might have recieved VIP status for FREE as well, and you know its true, so do not let negative agressive users promote their agenda.
I think people just get on their agenda and want to believe the site is pay site, when that simply is not the case. Its actually very misleading and dishonest to communicate this to the users. Look and see the reality yourself.
Sadly, I am usually trying to communicate to people the challenges I have and others bash and attack me saying it will be a pay site? Its all sad, that people want to see things one way and not understand the other view of actually running and operating the site. I know alot of people want and insist on being blind to what the owner has to go through here, and honesly, it is unfair to me. But, that is ok I can deal with it.
Ultimately, the challenge is some people do not understand the challenges using some of these scripts, working with servers. People have their own dreams, goals, and believe that things should say as it is, unfortunately, the technology of this script is so bad, I need help, sometimes that is a coder, and other costs. I know people do not like change and have emailed Yoc, to come back and he simply has not responded. It is sad, however, I have to see this from a technical perspective and if anyone can help technically or donation wise, I am sorry but it really does help if you are working behind the scenes. if you do not know the challenges here, you will always put others like myself and the site down unfairly and unjustly. if you all only could understand what is currently happening with the script and server right now....but I guess this is apples and oranges in terms of talking about it....if you do not get it, , you will always be in left field trying to confuse users that this is a "pay site" - excuse me? where is this - it says DO NOT DONATE.
However, I have done all I could, and I have put this matter to rest now, I thought I let you all know what I have and tried to do, and there is nothing more to say on the matter when communication has stopped. I have no more to add to the Yoc story and have done the best I could the rest is up to him.
While this is my hobby, there is alot of scripting issues popping up, I know many and most of you will not understand and I am learning that at times its all a losing battle to communicate this all to you, or else its just misinterpreted and everyone blames me. I will keep my mouth quite on the challenges and problems with the site from now on as i fear its just going to be taken out of context, much like this whole thing has become.
Thanks for your insights,
Janus
