I have made the decision to completely shut down the Board of Smartness. Why do that, you might say? Well, the name “Board of Smartness” comes from my stupidity, because it was created as a competition with a similar board, named the Board of Dumbness, which has since gone offline. Therefore, I already had a limitation built-in to the system: I was using someone else’s system. It never really took off; at its peak, I had under 40 users. Ever since I graduated from high school, the usership of the Board has declined. Lately, I have been able to stay off of it for a month at a time, and still have no new posts. That was exactly what caused me to shut down the Board for now, until I can create a more viable alternative.
So what’s next for the board? Well, I’m not exactly sure. Most likely, a brand-new copy will be installed with a new theme(s?), a brand-new database, and absolutely no data held over from any other incarnation of the Board. Most likely, I won’t be completely done until after the first of the year; however, I may open a new version before then. Just depends on how busy my two jobs and school keep me.
The domain will most likely stay the same (http://forum.mattfast1.com/). I’ll let you know if that changes through these changes.
Why didn’t you tell me about this!?! you see me almost every day and you couldn’t tell me. I had to find out from you Blog? I feel a little unloved right now. though I know you love me very much.