Well, after 355 posts (including this one), 2 T-shirts, kilts, kilometers, 20528 views from all parts of the globe a couple of road trips -and flights by Lefty- many beers, even more overs and innings, team changes, legends leaving, mentions in the Vic Pol newsletter,4 changes in page layout, hundreds of posts in other blogs/forums/sites to gain interest in DTW, and laughs; great belly laughs, i've decided it is time for me to pull the pin on DTW. Well, my involvement with DTW that is; if anybody is interested in taking over control please let me know and i'll arrange access.
I'm not taking this course without a lot of reflection and consideration- it has certainly been a lot of fun. At times (behind the scenes an incredable lot of work too!), but i've arrived at this descision based on my passion dwindling away to the point that i think what i had as a vision for the blog has now become redundant and unworkable; it is certainly not motivating me.
I still remember the day i set it up, i was sick in bed and i was sick to death of forum keyboard warriors flexing their enter key in everyones faces, safely tucked away behind a monitor. The common theme was attack everybody and every thing, never give a reason and never make a consession... very boring and pointless. i decided that there must be a more fulfilling way and so looked around for something.
The hours it took me to put together the first format were frustrating but to see it up and running left me totally rapt!
Then as you blokes joined in and shared your passion for this game that we love it all seemed so worth it as i posted comment and copy in every format i could find on the net so as to try and build interest and a following.
Now that i have asked you all your thoughts on the direction of DTW, it seems it can not be all things to all people and at this time now it is nothing to me.
I no longer have the time to pursue this with the passion i conceived it deserved, and quite frankly, i have other interests that i am wishing to advance and are engrossed in.
It is not that i'm no longer keen on all things cricket, but i just don't think i have steered this to a place i originally thought it could have gone.
thanks once again Sledgey, Nos, Lefty and Lango for all of your contributions, encouragement and comment. It's been... ongoing!
stoph
Bloody hell mate! I'm not sure what to say....
ReplyDeleteFor me DTW started with being told by Sledgie that he'd promised a mate of his I'd contribute to a cricket blog; so I'd better not make him a liar!
From there I've been to the MCG twice, you boys have made it to Adelaide and we've all been up to Sydney.
We clearly don't need the blog for our trips but I've noticed interest wane a bit with the blog generally for all of us. It's sometimes difficult to ascertain why these sorts of thngs happen but I think some of the reason is found in this post of yours.
Personally I'd be making a promise I couldn't keep if I put my hand up to take on running this monster! I guess with FB we've got a forum to stay connected and talk cricket, life, pay each other out and organise cricket trips.
Keen to hear the others' thoughts on this too.
Sad mate, really sad. It is a champion blog. I hope this doesn't mean the end of the DTW trips guys. I look forward to them like nothing else.
ReplyDeleteI have no idea what is involved with the maintenance of this blog so I can't honestly put my hand up.
Who is Chris Donovan by the way?
yep, loved all of that too Lefty, just over all of the bs and behind the scenes stuff.
ReplyDeletecris donovan is me, was my birth name Nos
Mate if you could give me a heads up about what is involved with maintaining the blog I would like to consider it.
ReplyDeleteI do have one of my own blogs which you know about but for various reasons have let it slip.
I will be honest and say I don't have any grand plans, just to keep it open to all who have loved to post here.
A sad sad day, but so many thanks to you Stoph for your not inconsiderable amount of work to give us a forum to vent our spleens, rant, rave, and just speak our minds. It is appreciated. and I love you.
ReplyDeleteAll of the posts, topics, comments and discussions are thanks to you.