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Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2015 6:35 pm
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Note: This is a thread to talk about the possibility of what would happen to Soquili if Gaia shut down, and if there is a plan to rebuild elsewhere. There is no indication that Gaia will be shutting down any time in the somewhat close future - this thread is here to start coming up with ideas and possibly enacting them in case something happens.
It's come to my attention that Gaia has been having a lot of glitches lately, and every one of them has made me wonder if my Soquili will go down with the ship, should Gaia eventually die. So rather than sitting and fervently backing things up and hoping for the best (which I'll be doing anyway), I thought it might be a good idea to have an open discussion about what Soquili's back up plan is if Gaia is suddenly gone one day.
A few points I've thought about that might be a good idea to address are: Is there a plan to rebuild Soquili elsewhere? Will we continue if Gaia dies? Maintaining a private AIM/email tree for those who are comfortable with it A new site to transfer the lore and open new forums on (Google Sites, a domain of our own, a new place to be a mini shop?) A pet recovery protocol in case users lose their pets and need certs/uncerts from the PB (pretty much like a certing thread that hunts things down) Attracting newbies - will they find us?
Here's a bit of elaboration on each of the points for consideration: Is there a plan to rebuild Soquili elsewhere? Will we continue if Gaia dies? First and foremost, will the shop even be rebuilt if Gaia shuts down someday, or will it simply end?
Maintaining a private AIM/email tree for those who are comfortable with it. Run by either a volunteer or a staff member who would be comfortable with the added workload? Possibly kept on Google Docs or another site with sharing so if one person goes MIA, others can send out the mailing list How to go about collecting emails, AIMs, and other IM usernames.
A new site to transfer the lore and open new forums on (Google Sites, a domain of our own, a new place to be a mini shop?) Where could we go? Create our own website or be a mini shop somewhere? Maintaining a site - if one goes up, would users be allowed to begin transferring their data in the near future? (Roleplays, teepees, plot threads, etc.) Would we have forums like our guilds with a main thread among them, or an entirely new format?
Attracting newbies - will they find us? Will we aim to attract more newbies? If so, how would they find us - ads, Google searches...?
Please post any ideas you might have and discuss! I'll append them to the bottom of the post. :3
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Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2015 5:04 am
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Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2015 9:18 am
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Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2015 2:02 pm
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Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2015 2:24 pm
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Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2015 3:15 pm
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As Heart said, I know we've talked about all the scary 'what-ifs' . . . . And trust us, I don't foresee us going down with the ship, if the ship is indeed sinking.
I pay for the PB so I know we'll still have all of that in case people wind up missing pets or missing certs. I don't think it would be troublesome getting people images they might not have, though there are some that genuinely have been lost to the ages. They're mostly older soquili that either never got uploaded or got deleted back in the day.
It's possible, if people were really concerned, we could start moving information to a Google Doc for simple safe-keeping. I know I'm desperately trying to consolidate things -- closing down unnecessarily subforums, consolidating the rules, making sure the rules say everything in the spots they're supposed to, etc. etc. and if we get that done we could probably just move stuff over.
As for a similar Gaia-esque shop, there is that Re Color Me place. A few of us scoped it out and it is very Gaia-esque, but like . . . . when Gaia started up. They don't have guilds, so we'd have to go back to the early days and things weren't so easily consolidated. But, I think we'd make do if we had to, even temporarily.
I could get behind a facebook or something . . . just as a way to stay connected and up to date. :3
So, yeah, we don't really have anything set in stone, but it has been talked about, and has been something that I think has crossed all of our minds. Soquili isn't going to die or fizzle, even if we wake up to find Gaia unplugged. I remember that happened to me years ago when the Internet was young and new, and two of my RP forums and tavern-style RPG rooms shut down without warning.
You'd be amazed how many people stay connected and reached out to help others find their partners and migrate together to a new venue. I have hope soquili would do the same, if we were all caught off guard.
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Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2015 3:56 pm
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Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2015 4:32 pm
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Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2015 4:41 pm
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Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2015 5:02 pm
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Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2015 5:54 pm
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Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2015 6:17 pm
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Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2015 6:50 pm
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