- Apr 29, 2021
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Want to go over the last 4* years for me and glamisdunes.com
Start with the site crash. Soul crushing for me. So many years of births, weddings, engagements, passing of members, manufacturers, builds, trip reports, evolution in Motorsports etc, all gone. History erased with nothing we could do.
Rob and staff struggled with the death of the site and what to do. We united and decided to start over. It was that or walk away.
It was reborn and we saw a lot of old members sign in and comment on the old being lost and the new being a good thing. We felt good about staring over after the loss. We felt the same from all the members.
Rob shortly after was done. His glamis was not the same. The site was not the same and it was his time to pass the torch.
Rob was ready to sell and was NOT going to sell to a corporation. Rob was insistent on the site going to someone who could carry it into the future and not to an ad click venture capitalist.
I was not in a position to make that deal even though I was asked early on. Rob even held onto to the idea for close to a year as I drug my feet.
Received the last call from Rob and I bowed out. Rob had another offer and from a seasoned forum owner. We discussed the buyer, the offer and even I felt it was the right choice.
That deal was with Dave and Chris.
They met, they shook, monies changed hands and the deal was done. I approved and was eager to see what could be done, what would be done and where this all could go.
The few years past and I watched and learned. I listened and absorbed. I saw a light that I hadn't seen for a while. It was new, it was different. It wasn't comfortable but I was included. I had my doubts, I had my moments of throwing my towel in and just giving up. I didn't know what I didn't know and that's what made it uncomfortable for me.
I've been close to the mods and admin of past and still am today. I understand their choice and respected their decisions. I was there as well and could not decide. Much like when the site was offered to me from Rob.
Over the last few years I got to known Dave. We talked a lot. I listened and learned. I understood what he was doing and why. It helped me stick around. It helped me understand the business side and the market in forums and the socials. It helped me understand Dave as a person. The what for, the how the why.
I kept the campfire in my heart and the business aspect in my mind and respected what Dave was doing. There were real costs involved, real hours, real feelings towards the site and it's growth. This I know as I was a part of it. I wasn't cutting the checks but I was involved and was close enough to know it.
Dave and Chris's goals were on point and changes were happening. Some comfortable and some uncomfortable for our members. Including me. Admin, mods, page mods etc are still and always members. We wouldn't be here if we were not or didn't feel like a member of GD. We are all here because we enjoy being here. We enjoy contributing and helping oke another. Dave and Chris took the torch and carried us to today. Their lives have taken them in directions that were not known at the time of buying GD. Their decision to sell was the same as it was for Rob. They wanted it to go to someone that cared for the site, it's members and it's growth. These were promises made and kept.
I am grateful that I was asked by Dave and Chris, I am grateful for the knowledge and respect both learned and given in the last few years and feel you all should know this.
Dave and Chris both took this on, invested heavily, built it up and kept this going when most (including me) would not.
I appreciate what's been done, appreciate the respect given to Rob in the first sale as the same when offered to me.
Dave needed to focus on his next chapter in life and I ask that you all respect him for that. I wouldn't be in this chapter in my life without his involvement here.
All the best to come.
GM
Erik
Start with the site crash. Soul crushing for me. So many years of births, weddings, engagements, passing of members, manufacturers, builds, trip reports, evolution in Motorsports etc, all gone. History erased with nothing we could do.
Rob and staff struggled with the death of the site and what to do. We united and decided to start over. It was that or walk away.
It was reborn and we saw a lot of old members sign in and comment on the old being lost and the new being a good thing. We felt good about staring over after the loss. We felt the same from all the members.
Rob shortly after was done. His glamis was not the same. The site was not the same and it was his time to pass the torch.
Rob was ready to sell and was NOT going to sell to a corporation. Rob was insistent on the site going to someone who could carry it into the future and not to an ad click venture capitalist.
I was not in a position to make that deal even though I was asked early on. Rob even held onto to the idea for close to a year as I drug my feet.
Received the last call from Rob and I bowed out. Rob had another offer and from a seasoned forum owner. We discussed the buyer, the offer and even I felt it was the right choice.
That deal was with Dave and Chris.
They met, they shook, monies changed hands and the deal was done. I approved and was eager to see what could be done, what would be done and where this all could go.
The few years past and I watched and learned. I listened and absorbed. I saw a light that I hadn't seen for a while. It was new, it was different. It wasn't comfortable but I was included. I had my doubts, I had my moments of throwing my towel in and just giving up. I didn't know what I didn't know and that's what made it uncomfortable for me.
I've been close to the mods and admin of past and still am today. I understand their choice and respected their decisions. I was there as well and could not decide. Much like when the site was offered to me from Rob.
Over the last few years I got to known Dave. We talked a lot. I listened and learned. I understood what he was doing and why. It helped me stick around. It helped me understand the business side and the market in forums and the socials. It helped me understand Dave as a person. The what for, the how the why.
I kept the campfire in my heart and the business aspect in my mind and respected what Dave was doing. There were real costs involved, real hours, real feelings towards the site and it's growth. This I know as I was a part of it. I wasn't cutting the checks but I was involved and was close enough to know it.
Dave and Chris's goals were on point and changes were happening. Some comfortable and some uncomfortable for our members. Including me. Admin, mods, page mods etc are still and always members. We wouldn't be here if we were not or didn't feel like a member of GD. We are all here because we enjoy being here. We enjoy contributing and helping oke another. Dave and Chris took the torch and carried us to today. Their lives have taken them in directions that were not known at the time of buying GD. Their decision to sell was the same as it was for Rob. They wanted it to go to someone that cared for the site, it's members and it's growth. These were promises made and kept.
I am grateful that I was asked by Dave and Chris, I am grateful for the knowledge and respect both learned and given in the last few years and feel you all should know this.
Dave and Chris both took this on, invested heavily, built it up and kept this going when most (including me) would not.
I appreciate what's been done, appreciate the respect given to Rob in the first sale as the same when offered to me.
Dave needed to focus on his next chapter in life and I ask that you all respect him for that. I wouldn't be in this chapter in my life without his involvement here.
All the best to come.
GM
Erik
