Dicky (Angling Trust PAC)
Senior Member
I have just taken time to read through all of the salient threads regarding the current FM crisis, and I thought I'd flag up this post from Graham because it was somewhat obscured in a long thread, and answers many of our current shared worries.<blockquote class=quoteheader>Graham Marsden wrote (see)</blockquote><blockquote class=quote>
Let's get a few things straight before any more false assumptions and daft conspiracy theories raise their ugly heads.
If negotiations for FM are ongoing on 19th December the site will remain open until it's clear that it will not be sold.
Ed Marriage is genuinely ill but has been able to send an odd email from home.
Magicalia are not out to screw anyone, they've made a commercial decision to close FM unless it's sold and they will do all they can to sell it rather than close it.
If it does close down I can't see any problem with any contributor using his own contributions anywhere he likes. After all, those contributions will not have any value to Magicalia.
By all means arrange to have a site where a resemblance of FM can carry on if the site closes.
But otherwise, calm down, be patient, wait for Ed to return to work and for Chris to have his chat with him.
And finally, don't assume that Chris is the only one showing an interest in buying / taking over the site. </blockquote>
Sage advice, I think you'll agree,from the man with FM's continued success closest to his heart, and having spoken to Chris earlier in the week, I am confident that the best people are pursuing the best avenues for FM's continuance (is that the right word?).
I think it speaks volumes that other sites are already lining up to poach our membership.
Cheer up folks and have faith, and if it does all go 'twaite's up', we already have our disaster scenarios in place.
****y
Let's get a few things straight before any more false assumptions and daft conspiracy theories raise their ugly heads.
If negotiations for FM are ongoing on 19th December the site will remain open until it's clear that it will not be sold.
Ed Marriage is genuinely ill but has been able to send an odd email from home.
Magicalia are not out to screw anyone, they've made a commercial decision to close FM unless it's sold and they will do all they can to sell it rather than close it.
If it does close down I can't see any problem with any contributor using his own contributions anywhere he likes. After all, those contributions will not have any value to Magicalia.
By all means arrange to have a site where a resemblance of FM can carry on if the site closes.
But otherwise, calm down, be patient, wait for Ed to return to work and for Chris to have his chat with him.
And finally, don't assume that Chris is the only one showing an interest in buying / taking over the site. </blockquote>
Sage advice, I think you'll agree,from the man with FM's continued success closest to his heart, and having spoken to Chris earlier in the week, I am confident that the best people are pursuing the best avenues for FM's continuance (is that the right word?).
I think it speaks volumes that other sites are already lining up to poach our membership.
Cheer up folks and have faith, and if it does all go 'twaite's up', we already have our disaster scenarios in place.
****y
