Justin

He's still my buddy and we still have an occasional trade.  He's a good guy and I'm glad to have met him here, as well as many other fine people.  Thank you for hosting such a friendly and fun site.   

Wed night chat would be fun.  We might also consider an Atari.io Discord, which seems to serve a similar purpose as the chat module.  With links to the high score contests, and other hot topics. 

@RickR That's so nice to hear that you and @greenween have kept in touch and continue to trade, and that you met here when Atari I/O was brand new. I'm so happy we attracted a crowd of nice people early on, that really helped set the tone for the community that I was going for.

That's a nice idea about the Discord 🙂 I wouldn't dismiss it outright, because you're right, we can do things to reach a wider audience and bring more people to participate in the Forums, in Chat, and in High Score Squad. @leolinden raised the Discord idea with me a number of years ago and we chatted about it back then to some length.

Our philosophy ever since the inception of this site has been to "play in our own sandbox" -- meaning we don't become distracted by spawning off communities on other sites and services such as Facebook and Discord. There have been a number of reasons for this, namely, we have always wanted to commit every ounce of free time we have to building Atari I/O, staying focused on our creation, our community, building a great site with fun events and lots of reasons to enjoy spending time at Atari I/O, as opposed to spending time on other sites like Facebook. It's rare to be able to create something like what we have here, its a very unique community, and yet pages elsewhere are quite common. Also, it's one more thing that demands attention and time that we can't always commit to, and I don't want to create something like that and leave it unattended. 

You always have thoughtful suggestions though Rick and I appreciate them very much. One thing high up on my list that you brought up about a year ago was creating a monthly Atari I/O Newsletter to be sent out. That's something I would like to figure out this coming year if possible.

I can respect all that.  Your decision makes sense.  I've noticed that moderating something like Discord takes time and effort and also making tough decisions. 

I don't think the nosweargamer minds me bringing up various atari.io events on his Discord.  Although I'm not sure this has bore any fruit yet (well, maybe a few new visitors that haven't signed up or posted yet), I will continue to do so.

As usual, you let me know what I can do to help.