Well said Roxy, I agree. I agree with Donna too, that we need Ryan for fixing the technical issues.
I have had members message me (on facebook, or email); both older folks and also newer folks. They talk about how they would be here much more often, and share much more often, if they could get the software to work properly. We try to fix it for them, but some of it is not fixable without Ryan. If Ryan could/would be here more often to fix the technical issues, and the registration issues, it would help with folks being here as well as sharing, to build it back up again. But they also comment that they don't bother coming in when they can't use what's shared because they can't deal with the program to register or to work correctly with the new windows 11 or with the windows 10 update.
It's a vicious circle. Ryan says he can't update to newer software without the funds, which he needs folks to buy the software and to pay for hte forum. But folks who buy the software then pass around the word that they can't register it or they can't get it to work, then it causes more folks to not purchase it. If Ryan would at least be around constantly, or if he would share the necessary information with his co-owner, to fix things and to at least deal with the registration issues, than more folks could get it to work then would be on here spending money to join the fantastic forum once again, building it up, and then there would be more funds for Ryan to update to newer software.
Oh gosh, that probably didn't make sense, guess I'm venting too.
Hugs to all.