To: http://www.utahconcealedcarry.com members
I am excited to announce I have sold the forum to http://www.outdoorforums.com. I want to give a little background and explanation. I have always felt that UCC is an incredible forum and I love being here. Back a couple years ago, Thomas, the original founder, was in some financial trouble and he needed to sell the forum. I bought it quickly. I had the money and didn't want to see the forum be sold to someone who wouldn't be a good steward of it. So I bought it knowing nothing about how to manage a forum. In the couple years since, I have had more demands on my time and simply haven't had the time or expertise to manage the forum correctly. In short I have not felt like I have been doing the forum justice to what it could and should be.
Over the last couple of year's I have received some financial support from some of the members. I am very, very grateful for this support. However the forum does cost money to manage and maintain. I have primarily footed the bill which I have been happy to do. I have felt like this is a service I could provide to the gun community and I have been happy to play my own little part in something I am passionate about. In the back of my mind, however I knew that the only real way to manage the forum would be to find a buyer that could develop it, advertise it, and grow it. I have also known that the forum needed to generate enough revenue to cover the expenses to be viable long-term. I have NOT been able to do this nor can I be this person.
A couple months ago, the owners at http://www.outdoorforums.com reached out to me and offered to buy the forum. These guys manage a TON of forums and do an incredible job. Many of you probably participate on their forums. After researching them I felt like they would be a good steward of the forum so I sold it to them about a month ago. They have moved the forum to their servers and have been managing it since then.
I have no idea what the future will hold for the forum. I am confident that we will see some wonderful changes. I know many of you have liked the fact that the forum is family-friendly. You have liked the fact that there is no advertising. There is much to like here. However, I believe there is MUCH to be improved. And the best motivation for improvement and growth is having an owner with a financial interest and motivation. I believe in capitalism strongly. So I would expect that in the future you will see some changes coming. Please realize that a forum really truly does need to make money in order to sustain itself. There are many ways money can be made on a forum and the new owners will do what they see fit. I support them and believe that these changes will grow the forum and be for the better for all of us.
I am excited to see what the new owners do with the forum. I am excited for the things they can do to grow the forum. I hope that everyone here will understand my decision to sell and will support the new owners.
Sincerely,
Paul White
I am excited to announce I have sold the forum to http://www.outdoorforums.com. I want to give a little background and explanation. I have always felt that UCC is an incredible forum and I love being here. Back a couple years ago, Thomas, the original founder, was in some financial trouble and he needed to sell the forum. I bought it quickly. I had the money and didn't want to see the forum be sold to someone who wouldn't be a good steward of it. So I bought it knowing nothing about how to manage a forum. In the couple years since, I have had more demands on my time and simply haven't had the time or expertise to manage the forum correctly. In short I have not felt like I have been doing the forum justice to what it could and should be.
Over the last couple of year's I have received some financial support from some of the members. I am very, very grateful for this support. However the forum does cost money to manage and maintain. I have primarily footed the bill which I have been happy to do. I have felt like this is a service I could provide to the gun community and I have been happy to play my own little part in something I am passionate about. In the back of my mind, however I knew that the only real way to manage the forum would be to find a buyer that could develop it, advertise it, and grow it. I have also known that the forum needed to generate enough revenue to cover the expenses to be viable long-term. I have NOT been able to do this nor can I be this person.
A couple months ago, the owners at http://www.outdoorforums.com reached out to me and offered to buy the forum. These guys manage a TON of forums and do an incredible job. Many of you probably participate on their forums. After researching them I felt like they would be a good steward of the forum so I sold it to them about a month ago. They have moved the forum to their servers and have been managing it since then.
I have no idea what the future will hold for the forum. I am confident that we will see some wonderful changes. I know many of you have liked the fact that the forum is family-friendly. You have liked the fact that there is no advertising. There is much to like here. However, I believe there is MUCH to be improved. And the best motivation for improvement and growth is having an owner with a financial interest and motivation. I believe in capitalism strongly. So I would expect that in the future you will see some changes coming. Please realize that a forum really truly does need to make money in order to sustain itself. There are many ways money can be made on a forum and the new owners will do what they see fit. I support them and believe that these changes will grow the forum and be for the better for all of us.
I am excited to see what the new owners do with the forum. I am excited for the things they can do to grow the forum. I hope that everyone here will understand my decision to sell and will support the new owners.
Sincerely,
Paul White