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>I do not know if anyone still comes here, but if they >do, there is an associated site where I have listed a >number of pubs I visited from 1999 through to 2005. >Admittedly there was a long gap between 2005 and the >prior ones. I have not been in a position to go >sampling other pubs in recent years, in fact the last >one I went to was my "regular" and even with that one >time is being called on. > >To keep this site going requires me to dial in to >Freenet Name on regular intervals from my desk top, >and here is the problem. > >My desktop seems to be dying, it takes ages to boot >up, has crashed on two occasions rebooted on other >occasions and gets slow. I got it in 2002, and in 2005 >I had to get it serviced after a virus attack. I do >wonder if the virus clung onto the wiping of the hard >drive back then. > >I use a laptop for most things, and I plug that into >the feed from my broadband, but the dial up is still >with the desk top. > >There have been times when I did not dial in in a set >time and my site was suspeneded and I had to pay to >get it back. Also getting back to the dial up, I have >to use it, if I want to upload anything to the >pubmeals review site. > >Now I have been trying the dial in at least once a >week as I have to use that as well, just to check mail >from the pubmeals review email account. > >Coupled to these woes, is the fact that even this >forum is not well used. Do I get many emails - Nah! I >have come to the conclusion, that this site no longer >has a following where it is situated. > >So now I am thinking along the lines of moving the >bulk of the files if I can elsewhere, and reluctantly >allowing the domain name to lapse - (I may need to >consult on that one.) > >So where would I take things? well with the rise of >social networking sites, the place to be is Facebook, >Beebo or Myspace. Since I am more active n Facebook, >it will be to there I will be going, first by setting >up a group page. > >I will keep the Pub Meals Review forum apprised of >details, such as the link to the Facebook group. >(Thankfully the forum is not hosted anywhere near >where PMR is, and is independent, so will still >remain.) > >Then, assuming the PC desktop will allow, I will put a >pointer on the main site > >If there are any fans, still around, it is still >possible to look at a group without registering, but >Facebook is free to sign up to. > >This is quite a sad descion to take as it marks the >end of an era, but due to equipment problems, hosting >policy and lack of traffic in it's current site I am >not sure there is any real choice > >I would like to thank those over the years that did >give feedback and suggestions or even submitted >reviews for their interests. I still to this day >believe that eating meals in pubs is nicer to high >status restaurants, and will do so, while I can. I >hope to meet some more people when I can get sorted on >FaceBook > >Graeme Stickings >Editor of Pubmeals Review
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