Title: Can This Place Rock Again? Source:
[None] URL Source:[None] Published:May 22, 2013 Author:A K A Stone Post Date:2013-05-22 22:26:45 by A K A Stone Keywords:None Views:73188 Comments:107
I have no idea why the site collapsed, but a couple of years ago it was probably the most lively and diverse conservative discussion site on the web. It was way better than Neo-con Republic (which restricts opinion) or Liberty Post (which has too many trolls like Yukon disrupting things).
In the early 2000's, there was another great site called Liberty Forum. It also disappeared overnight. Some of their members wound up here while others wound up on Liberty Post. Unfortunately, all of those people are gone from here (except me). Most of them are also gone from Liberty Post as well.
I actually developed a new discussion site from scratch (my own code -- it only took me a few weekends). But, I'm hesitant to put it up because if you really read the fair use laws, they DO NOT cover a site like this and I don't want to run into lawsuits. Also, I want to be able to monetize the site using advertising, but that would make it an even larger target for copyright lawsuits. There are ways around this that I'm currently looking into. I contacted the AP about getting a license to their content. The site could allow users to search and flag articles they like and then hold discussions around them. But, it would require a significant monthly investment (minimum $1,500 to start) with a year contract. As the site got more popular, the costs would go up. Sure, the costs could be covered with members clicking on advertising, IF I could drive people to the site, but that doesn't happen overnight.
Anyway, good luck in reviving your site, because right now I have no where to go to debate people on the issues of they day. I like debating people on the issues of the day.
I will let you know if I decide to launch something myself. Right now it doesn't look like it, but we'll see.
