This might prove unpopular with some but can someone explain how Lincoln Vitals works ?
Does the forum need to have a certain amount of threads and views per month to survive ?
I don’t post very often but I do visit the site every day and view threads that interest me but just lately (lockdown) there appears to be a lot of pressure on those that run the site to encourage us (seems a little compulsory at times) to post and view more.
Don‘t get me wrong I realise how much work goes into running the site and appreciate all their efforts but just wondered what is required for the site to be viable.
In November 2011 when I took over the site I would say it was on its knees. It certainly wasn't in a very good place, with legal costs due to issues I won't go into.
I spent a huge amount of time on the website during the Conference years just to try and keep it going and as a result, attended all of the home matches but not many of the away matches because it was just so quiet on here.
We got to the point where it wasn't quiet on here during away days, so I was able to take a bit more of a back seat and attend more matches.
The site has continued to grow each year and this will be the first when there isn't growth, but the current situation is the reason for that.
This site has been a huge part of my life since November 2011 and has had an incredibly positive impact on my mental health, despite the challenges I have had to face during my time involved.
There is no requirement as such with regards to posts and page views and there is no pressure from Vital HQ, but the reason I am trying to encourage people to help keep things going is because of how much this website means to me personally.
The truth is, I could have kept every penny I have made from this website and had a house of my own by now, but I opted to support the Football Club I love via sponsorship and donations (we're closing in on £20,000.00), as well as just over £2,000.00 being donated to several charities since November 2011.
The only way to keep Vital Lincoln City and the Vital Football Network alive is by coming online, posting and clicking. I'm certainly not going to throw the towel in after putting such time and effort in to keep it going in the first place.
Hopefully, I have covered all with this post.