August 1, 2013
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So there is life after (Xanga) death
Twice now Xanga has set a deadline and twice now that deadline has passed. We’re still here, still posting, still existing, still thinking…. but in increasingly smaller numbers because of “deadlines”.
I don’t know if Xanga-Team has thought this through thoroughly, but …. the more the shift the date, the harder it will become to match their goals because the fewer of us there will be around…. having already believed the end has come.
I know things change, I know The Big Guy was able to talk host servers into an extension (if all this is about outside servers… then why not simply create and host from your own servers? I’m just saying…) and that this new extension allows us ample room to breath safely (at least for another 31 days)…. but at this point is anyone listening any more?
A simple look at Xanga’s front page shows us that people are moving on, saying their goodbyes and expecting closure. If that attitude is what’s now plastered across the minds of folk… do you really think another 31 days is going to make much of a difference? I pledged $200. It’s all I could do. 31 days is not going to allow me to offer more… and my guess is that it’s gonna be the same all around. I am betting —- HEAVILY —- that if the honest numbers of “supporters” was reviewed…. it wouldn’t be the 800+ that shows, but more like 400+/- repeat pledges.
This begs the question: Where is the ReveLife push for support? Where is the Xanga Hong Kong (yes, it does exist, I see it daily when I sign in…) push for support? Why only Xanga proper? Guys… I’m here to say that your pledge drive needs an overhaul and you need to make it universal, not merely a sideline blurb on your main page.
31 days. Life after death. But in the end, death is inevitable. My real question here is… will there be anyone left around when it happens …. will there be anyone here to turn off the lights? Or will we all have migrated because of shifting deadlines?
Things that make you go Hmmmm.
Comments (1)
If it encourages you a little, I came back when I heard xanga was going to re-vamp with an ad-free paid-model version. The clutter and ads was 80% of what drove me away in the first place.