Greetings. This is "AD", your friendly neighborhood headmaster and webmistress speaking.
Due to recent events in my life, I have no option but to disconnect the VH webserver from the internet, and transfer the domain to a shared hosting account. What this means, in simplest terms, is that I've had to take the VH bulletin board offline for the time being. It is possible that I may be able to bring a version of it back online in the future. However, there are other concerns.
It's been nearly six years since VH first began, and for a very long while, it was a thriving community, with a constant influx of new members to make up for the ones who drifted away. The change in theme from Harry Potter to original concept led to a decline in new membership, as I was aware it would. However, over the past months, there's been virtually no new signups except for a steady stream of wanna-be spammers, and as far as I've been able to tell, a general decline in site usage by existing members. It seems to me, at this point, that while VH has had a glorious run, it may be time to simply let it pass into memory.
I know that VH has forged friendships that otherwise never would have been, crossing remarkable geographical boundaries. In its time, VH was something truly remarkable, and I know that I for one will never forget the impact it's had on my life - and that I am deeply saddened by the thought of its time coming to an end. And so, even though it might be sensible to let go, I'm still clinging to the thought that perhaps I'll be able to bring it back in some form... but whether I even bother trying, at this point, depends on whether anyone else still has any interest in my doing so.
So I've set up this journal as not only a means for former VHers to contact each other - but also so that I can see whether anyone even comes around, and if they do, what thoughts they might have on whether VH has a future or not.
Feel free to comment as you see fit - leave a message for other former VHers, or tell me what you think about all of this. You don't have to be a registered Insanejournal user to do so. REMEMBER, please, that any email addresses or other contact information you decide to leave here can be viewed by the general public and may fall prey to spammers, or worse.
In closing: I've always said, over the past six years, that "I love my 'kids'". And I shall continue to do so, whether VH continues or not.
Cheers,
"AD"
nostalgic