I know there isn't as much activity on this site but there is a lot of spam posts. It's sad what's happened to the forum, especially since they revamped everything. It's like whoever runs the site just gave up on it.
I will not! At some point a mod will return, and hopefully one of us can be an admin. Again, I will gladly volunteer, just so I can weed them out. We need the non-spammers to be active here on the forum. It's summer, and Wildwood is very lively! I will continue to post new developments on Stella Star's site, if you wish ( https://doowopcity.wordpress.com )
It is pathetic that they went through all the trouble of redesigning the site and forum, which probably cost some money, and gave up in less than a year. They should have just left the old site go as-is....it was much better. But I agree, we should continue to post here because I do like the feel of the forum over Facebook. I will post a recent trip report to help keep things active.
I would gladly volunteer to be a mod here! I only wish that whoever the admins are here, they grant me with some kind of admin abilities. I would use my power sparingly: mainly just to weed out spam accounts and spam posts, and not interfere otherwise. I'm local, and even if anyone knows who the admins are, maybe they could, in a private message, share their names and/or contact information. Well, thanks in advance if anyone can help. Without any admins to maintain the forums, let's be vigilant. I say we continue to post here, ignore the jokers, and as a community, bring the forums to life again.
I don't know who the moderator is, but I sent an email to the address at the bottom of the page (info@doowopusa.org). I'm not sure if anyone will reply but I inquired how I can get in touch with the moderator and even offered my services. While I don't live in Wildwood, I've been coming down since I was four and have the time to do it. As you mentioned, I just want to see the spam cleaned up.
I did notice the site was created by Wild Island Graphics, which is based in Wildwood. I did some digging and sent them an email as well. Maybe someone could point me in the right direction of who is supposed to be running the site.
I just want to thank you all for your desire to keep this forum active and current. I redesigned this website a couple years back with the challenge of updating the forum and as a non-profit the Doo Wop Preservation League has limited funds to dedicate someone to consistently moderate the site but I do volunteer to comb through the site now and again, I just went through and cleaned up much if not all of the spam. I do agree that the forum needs more attention to maintenance therefore, I am going to make Nicole Graced a moderator on this forum. Once again, thank you for sharing to the site and developing what I consider the best Wildwood forum uniting the past and current happenings.
I agree Nicole, it's like no one is minding the store which makes it even less desirable for people to post. The old forum had so much activity and great posters. It is a shame all those people left but easy to see why.
@Anthony Caniano I know with Facebook this site lost some steam, but there was still activity. this used to be such a special forum and it’s sad at the state its become.
Without activity the forum will die for sure and left to the spammers!
I'm so glad there is still activity on this site. I've found myself logging on more often than I have in the past.
I will not! At some point a mod will return, and hopefully one of us can be an admin. Again, I will gladly volunteer, just so I can weed them out. We need the non-spammers to be active here on the forum. It's summer, and Wildwood is very lively! I will continue to post new developments on Stella Star's site, if you wish ( https://doowopcity.wordpress.com )
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Let's not lets the spammers beat us!
It is pathetic that they went through all the trouble of redesigning the site and forum, which probably cost some money, and gave up in less than a year. They should have just left the old site go as-is....it was much better. But I agree, we should continue to post here because I do like the feel of the forum over Facebook. I will post a recent trip report to help keep things active.
I would gladly volunteer to be a mod here! I only wish that whoever the admins are here, they grant me with some kind of admin abilities. I would use my power sparingly: mainly just to weed out spam accounts and spam posts, and not interfere otherwise. I'm local, and even if anyone knows who the admins are, maybe they could, in a private message, share their names and/or contact information. Well, thanks in advance if anyone can help. Without any admins to maintain the forums, let's be vigilant. I say we continue to post here, ignore the jokers, and as a community, bring the forums to life again.
It was a shame that all of the old posts weren't migrated over either.
I agree Nicole, it's like no one is minding the store which makes it even less desirable for people to post. The old forum had so much activity and great posters. It is a shame all those people left but easy to see why.