Yes, I will shut down AllDeaf for real, yo.
Psych. Actually, to tell y'all the truth, there was a time when I thought about discontinuing AllDeaf due to problems I had to go through from other members and former members when I had better things to do in real life than worry about them. I'm talking about members and former members that intentionally want to mess with me, and no doubt other deaf forums that love to show off and getting attention (on the Internet? Uh, ok there) by talking crap about me and AllDeaf in general. Too much hate going on, but you know what? I ain't going to let that stop me.
Despite the AD haters, I've also seen a lot of AD supporters. That's one of the main reasons why AllDeaf is still alive today, because of you. I've seen enough positive comments about AllDeaf, and how people appreciate being here, both on the inside and outside. Some organizations that serve the deaf and hard of hearing people noticed that too and they, too, support AllDeaf by sponsoring us. AllDeaf is also ranked #1 when searching for "deaf forums" at major search engines like Google, Yahoo, MSN and Alexa.
I see more positive than negative. AllDeaf is here to stay, at least for a while
. Even if I were to give it away, I would probably give it to someone I believe is the right person to run AllDeaf. I don't think I'll ever shut down AllDeaf completely as I don't want to disappoint many of you. I'm not worry about that now, I'm just worried about how to make improvements around here. Heh.
Have a great weekend y'all.