5punk

Well chaps, I've been thinking about this for some time now, and I've come to a dificult decision in regards to my future here running 5punk.

Due to the decreased spare time I have, and the lack of actually playing any games in the last year or so, I have decided it's a bit silly spending every bit of free time I have running a gaming website, when I don't actually "Game" that much anymore.

What this means is that I wish to offer the 5punk.co.uk domain, and the current dreamhost hosting account across to the highest bidder here at 5punk.

I wouldn't consider trying to sale it outside of 5punk, and I have already offered the site to the admins here at 5punk who have declined.

If you would be interested in buying the site and running it yourself, please feel free to pm me. The only way I can see the bidding thing working is to update this post with the current top bid as and when someone offers it to me, and let it run for a week or two.

It will be a sad day when I hand over the keys to 5punk, and believe me, after creating such a successful community, it will be very very hard to let it go, however I know it's the right decision for me.

Also worth mentioning is that I won't want to leave the community as such, I'd still browse the forums (all be it not as frequently) and jump online and play games against the rest of you as much as possible, but I'm not able to moderate/administrate 5punk anymore.
I will also stick around online and be happy to answer any questions you may have on 5punk, and what's been done in the past, or how things work.

I have very fond memories of 5punk, and it's been a great thing to work on and create, and what's made it so fantastic are the 5punkers themselves, and I think it's only fair that someone with enthusiasm/time and a fresh look on things takes over, otherwise I worry 5punk could just crawl to a grinding halt in the distant future without someone having a clear direction on where it wants to be.

Hopefully you can all understand my actions, and appreciate why this has to happen, and feel free to reply to this post or pm me with any concerns/questions you may have on the subject.

I think the starting price for a site like this should be £300 as I definitely wouldn't accept anything under that mark, but narf I hope for a bit more than that figure.

You might think "Z0mG £300", but after doing a bit of research and seeing what other sites go for just based on page views/traffic alone, I think it's a fair starting price narf.
If you require any traffic analysis or so on, I should be able to get you a years worth from Dreamhost if you so wish.

So there you have it, the beginning of the end for your glorious Elephant leader

Fear wrote: I have to be honest, I don't see how a site like this (which is non commercial and has no ads) could be worth that much, unless it was converted into one. Making 5punk into a business would sort of defeat its purpose and charm.

friznit wrote:If it's a money issue, I'm sure a 'Save the 5punk' tin rattle would work.

Joose wrote: We could have it held as a group thing, with one (democratically decided) trustee type person to be the official owner.

cashy wrote:Am i allowed to turn it into a porn site?

Dr. kitteny berk wrote:So... what happens if no-one buys the site?

MORDETH LESTOK wrote:This isnt some sort of English April Fool's Day in May, is it?

friznit wrote:
Don't worry. I'd never let that happen.

I'm rather like the others here: I know next to nothing about running sites such as these, and would probably be a bit crap at it. Hence my questions above If we could club together to take the pain off the asking price, I'd more than happily bung in the majority share and make sure the fees are paid on time or whatever is needed.

Dog Pants wrote:Would that mean people couldn't take the piss out of Eve any more?