Hello, And Nice To Meet You.

[ABEditor22]

Dear AnswerBank Community,

I am writing to inform you that as of January 2022 I became the new owner of AnswerBank Ltd.

AnswerBank has been running since 2000 and at its peak, the website had over a million monthly visitors. To date, we have had more than 480,000 members join AnswerBank with a large community of active members still regularly posting on the site and engaging in the community.

Despite this positivity, in recent years, alongside the growth of other Social Media platforms and Search Engines, our active membership has been falling, and the platform requires significant updates and investment to ensure its continued operation.

In order to continue investing in the platform, my predecessors implemented Advertising on the site to ensure that the costs of running the platform were covered without asking members to contribute from their own pocket; this advertising revenue has been falling. I know that advertising isn’t popular and can be seen as intrusive, but without this vital advertising income AnswerBank is unable to fund its ongoing overheads. The development team and moderators here have donated their time to serve the community and I would like to express a special thank you to those individuals.

I know from the short time I have spent observing the community; AnswerBank is more than just a website; it’s a place where people share ideas and discuss topics with friends and peers. I know that life-long friendships have been forged on AnswerBank and many of our members rely on it.

It is, for this reason, I can confirm to the community that it is my intent to work with you all to grow and improve the platform, including investing in developing the site further, adding new functionality and improving the design, and exploring different monetisation models.

In carrying out the above I wish to work with the community, and we’ll be releasing further information in the coming weeks and months as to how we intend to do this.

For the time being, I would like to thank you for your support and express a heartfelt "hello, and nice to meet you" to the community.

M.

[SparklyKid]

Perhaps a good idea would be to get rid of all the existing mods and appoint new ones on request.

[jno]

it's ABEditor16 I feel sorry for, they were just starting to get the hang of the job.

[ABSpareEditor]

That's not going to happen. We have moderators who have been helping The AnswerBank for more than ten years who know the site and the community better than most. They are true assets to the team.

[jno]

all the same, SpareEd, it might be an idea to adopt the government strategy of awarding Modships to the most generous donors.

[THECORBYLOON]

I wonder if SK would agree that the new Mods should be paid and funded by the AB members?

[SparklyKid]

I believe the mods should be named, that way us ordinary abers could determine their impartiality.

[SparklyKid]

Mods should not be payed. For some I suspect it the only interest they have in life. Plus a sense of superiority.

[dannyk13]

As a moderator I would not want to be paid. I think that is against the spirit of AB.

[ABSpareEditor]

If our moderators were named, you still wouldn't know if X removed a post or if it was Y.

[douglas9401]

Comments asking Y will be removed.

[Ken4155]

"Steve Bruce Out!" "Steve Bruce Out!" "Ste....er..."Rafa Out!" "Rafa Out!"

Be very careful what you wish for. :-/

[THECORBYLOON]

Now, it might be removed by "M"...

[SparklyKid]

I still maintain a new broom sweeps clean. Old mods removed and new ones invited.

[douglas9401]

Daft as a brush.

[THECORBYLOON]

Perhaps the new broom should sweep away those who mump about the Mods too much?

[dannyk13]

I think SK is a poacher wanting to become a gamekeeper.

[Hopkirk]

Well said TCL

[Bazile]

When us mods take the oath , its a commitment for life - there's is no de- modding opportunity .

[aelmpvw]

//t might be an idea to adopt the government strategy of awarding Modships to the most generous donors//
i'm not about to take out a bank loan

[Bobbisox1]

Maybe that explains why I didn’t get an answer to a recent query I had ? ( email )
However, good luck new owner of AB, I hope you’ve dusted off your hard hat :0)))