There are some things that need to be cleared up. First of all we need to give props to Matt for so graciously hosting this site. Unfortunately Matt is losing his job, which is the real bummer in all of this. Not because it means that CEG loses its home, but because Matt has himself and a family to support.
Lance never said that CEG was going down at this exact moment, but as we speak, Matt's company is in the process of disbanding his T1. The T1 is through his company and that being said, there is no way to raise donations to fund it for any longer.
Lance and I want to say how much we love this site. It has become a family to us too, but we also have a life outside of CEG which takes priority. We are in the process of buying a house and cannot afford the time or money it would take to make this a business endeavor. Lance never set out to create a site that was...it was merely a hobby. We have been a bit saddened by the tone the forums have taken on lately...especially in light of what we all learned from September 11th. We don't want to have to shut the site down. But for now that is what we have to do.
There is a possibility for further hosting which would cost, but we are looking into it...assuming we could raise funding for an entire year up front. Regardless, the CEG will still have to go down for a month or so to make it all happen. We'd need to get the server back, Lance wants to make some upgrades and then we'd have to send it off to its new home. We can't guarantee that this will happen, but we will try our best.
For now, the down time will probably give all of us time to think and gain appreciation for this site so that if/when it comes back up we can all get along and have a new found respect for one another.
=) Christy
