Post by boies00 on Mar 9, 2024 10:56:55 GMT -5
Is the Doctor Who Reference Guide still relevant in 2024, ever more so since not having been updated in over a decade?
When I started this project 25 years ago, Doctor Who was a beloved but dead show. There was no summaries or synopsis of any kind online. If you needed any information, you’ll need to find it in books or magazines. The revival of the show changed everything. And brough so many new stories each month that it was overwhelming. I love British TV. I love the classic Doctor Who era. But I am not a fan of new Who. And at some point, it became clear that I would need a lot more skill than I had to keep it going.
Keeping the website alive cost around $250 each year. It’s has not brought any revenue for many years since most the Amazon links are dead or outdated. The domain is up again for renewal in May, and the hosting is paid until then. What’s next?
The most obvious option is to pull the plug and let the memory of the Reference Guide survive in the pages of the Wayback Archive. Another possibility would be to find a cheaper of free hosting company to lower the cost to a minimum. However, there could be programming bugs to solve since technology has changed a lot over the last decade. Or somebody could take over to either revive it or simply continue to maintain as it is.
One way or another, a decision must be made in the next two months.
Dominique Boies
When I started this project 25 years ago, Doctor Who was a beloved but dead show. There was no summaries or synopsis of any kind online. If you needed any information, you’ll need to find it in books or magazines. The revival of the show changed everything. And brough so many new stories each month that it was overwhelming. I love British TV. I love the classic Doctor Who era. But I am not a fan of new Who. And at some point, it became clear that I would need a lot more skill than I had to keep it going.
Keeping the website alive cost around $250 each year. It’s has not brought any revenue for many years since most the Amazon links are dead or outdated. The domain is up again for renewal in May, and the hosting is paid until then. What’s next?
The most obvious option is to pull the plug and let the memory of the Reference Guide survive in the pages of the Wayback Archive. Another possibility would be to find a cheaper of free hosting company to lower the cost to a minimum. However, there could be programming bugs to solve since technology has changed a lot over the last decade. Or somebody could take over to either revive it or simply continue to maintain as it is.
One way or another, a decision must be made in the next two months.
Dominique Boies
