Shut Down the Site ? Or?

[UWone77]

I know we've been off and online recently, but as some of you know, John Hwang at Rainier Arms owns WEVO. I know some of you probably thought I owned it, but I don't.

Anyhow, there's been discussion about just shutting down the site or passing it on to some new ownership.

In my opinion, forums have been dying since I would say the early 2010's. Back then I'd be actively watching snipers hide and HKforums as a lurker. Once in awhile I'd give my 2 cents on m4c and arfcom. There was some good old bickering going on at m4c along with a healthy dose of better stake that castle number and Rob's chart. Facebook groups have largely taken over this arena though. Traffic on all of the sites I've mention have been down and with my perceived lack of innovation in this industry for the last 5+ years, the existing talk has centered around just rehashed arguments. I actually like the forums, they are easier to search than Facebook groups IMHO and easier to write out longer drawn out posts with pictures attached.

Personally, I haven't been on as much either, but not because I moved onto Facebook groups. I am apart of a few, but rarely interact. My absence here has been mainly I've got 2 kids that are growing up and I've been spending more time raising them and being a dad. I'm sure many of you can relate. The other part has been, I've lost a lot of my interest in firearms. Some of that has to do with the fact I own a lot of them and some of that is because I live in a state with a AWB and that really limits what I can purchase. I still have a paid for but non-transferable Sig MCX at Rainier.

So I say all this but ask the membership who still stick around... what say you? Do we keep this going?

[FortTom]

Keep it going.

[Jerry R]

I would like to see this forum continue.

[gatordev]

I understand it takes money to keep this running but other than occasionally going on HKPro to find an answer to a technical question, this is the only firearms venue I frequent. If it's able to be kept running, that would be great. If the plan is to close it down, is there any chance we can get a heads up? I want to pull a couple of technical discussions that have been had here and it will take a couple of days to do that due to my schedule.

[alamo5000]

I would vote to keep it going as well, if possible. Not sure how much is involved in that though. I am not on Facebook or any other social media and I too prefer the 'forum' format by a long shot. That said I would understand whatever route is taken. At least in the online world (YouTube etc) I have seen/felt a major shift in the past few years as to who as well as 'what type' of content is being made. Some of the same concepts apply to other areas of the online firearms community as a whole. At some point it will probably re-invent itself but who knows when or if that will ever take place.

YouTube especially has come down hard on the content creators in 'our' space, but that's not even 'it'. I mean if your full time job is to make firearms videos, after 5 to 7 years of making a video or two per week it probably gets increasingly difficult to create something as exciting as it was 'back in the day'. I think those same general concepts apply across the board to all online content as well.

[Aragorn]

I occasionally lurk now but rarely post. It seems most topics to be covered have already been covered either here or elsewhere and that I just don’t have much to contribute anymore. That said, I’ve been here since pretty close to the beginning, though under a different username until 2009, and view this as my forum “home”.

But…. it HAS been pretty quiet around here.

I vote it stays if it’s practical, but it could use a few breaths of life lest it fades to obscurity.

[UWone77]

I understand it takes money to keep this running but other than occasionally going on HKPro to find an answer to a technical question, this is the only firearms venue I frequent. If it's able to be kept running, that would be great. If the plan is to close it down, is there any chance we can get a heads up? I want to pull a couple of technical discussions that have been had here and it will take a couple of days to do that due to my schedule.

It doesn't cost a lot to host the site. There's also a back up, so no worries, I'll make sure you get whatever you need if in the event we decide to call it quits.

[Former11B]

I like this group of guys

I also would like to convey to Mr Hwang my appreciation for him keeping the lights on for us for this long

[gatordev]

I like this group of guys

I also would like to convey to Mr Hwang my appreciation for him keeping the lights on for us for this long

Both are excellent points.

At the end of the day, a big thank you to Mr. Hwang and Rich.

[Joelski]

Can't disagree with anything that's been said. I like our small group and if it's not much trouble to keep, considering the hosting in place for all the RA stuff, we're probably a blip. I feel I've made some pretty good friends here, and we all support each other within our microcosm of enthusiasm. It's comforting knowing this group is still responding.

If things do go dark, I want you all to know I appreciate the education and commaraderie from this humble site. I'd much rather chat here than pretty much any of the TOS options.

[UWone77]

Can't disagree with anything that's been said. I like our small group and if it's not much trouble to keep, considering the hosting in place for all the RA stuff, we're probably a blip. I feel I've made some pretty good friends here, and we all support each other within our microcosm of enthusiasm. It's comforting knowing this group is still responding.

If things do go dark, I want you all to know I appreciate the education and commaraderie from this humble site. I'd much rather chat here than pretty much any of the TOS options.

We'll always have Instagram Joel LOL

[UWone77]

So since I've had less time to devote to the site, FortTom has stated he wants to take a whirl at this and moderate the site and make some changes. We're going to see how that goes, so Fort Tom, you have the reigns for now.

[FortTom]

So since I've had less time to devote to the site, FortTom has stated he wants to take a whirl at this and moderate the site and make some changes. We're going to see how that goes, so Fort Tom, you have the reigns for now.

I'll do my best to try to fill in for UW who has done a heck of a job along with the members here building this forum. Nothing I do will mean anything without more member participation. So feel free to get those camera's out, take some pics and review your current build/purchase/activity and let's breathe some life back into WEVO.New members, time to introduce - reintroduce yourselves participate in some of the various area's you're interested in, and more senior members please bring us up to date with your projects/activities. It'll be a few days, but I plan to update a few areas and get them going again. Also, new item reviews, firearms related articles etc., let's get this Forum going again, lest it gets shut down by the powers that be.I hope I can count on some of you to share some of your valuable time and knowledge, interests, news, views and whatever and pump some blood back into the forums. I'm also open to any ideas you may have, grandois or not and you can share them in the open forum and PM me anytime, Only our members can make this forum breathe new life. I hope I can count of some of you for your ideas and support.Thank you and hope to hear from some of you soon, and some of you who haven't been around for a while.FT

[Joelski]

We'll always have Instagram Joel LOL

Hey, don't look at Me. Mustang started that. I'm just reaping!

[Joelski]

I'll do my best to try to fill in for UW who has done a heck of a job along with the members here building this forum. Nothing I do will mean anything without more member participation. So feel free to get those camera's out, take some pics and review your current build/purchase/activity and let's breathe some life back into WEVO.New members, time to introduce - reintroduce yourselves participate in some of the various area's you're interested in, and more senior members please bring us up to date with your projects/activities. It'll be a few days, but I plan to update a few areas and get them going again. Also, new item reviews, firearms related articles etc., let's get this Forum going again, lest it gets shut down by the powers that be.I hope I can count on some of you to share some of your valuable time and knowledge, interests, news, views and whatever and pump some blood back into the forums. I'm also open to any ideas you may have, grandois or not and you can share them in the open forum and PM me anytime, Only our members can make this forum breathe new life. I hope I can count of some of you for your ideas and support.Thank you and hope to hear from some of you soon, and some of you who haven't been around for a while.FT

Some of those areas are locked, or just not accessible to me and Alamo!