Not Retiring

[Fryowa]

So having a site that is operating is worth something. But if the owners aren't making money, what good is it to keep it and get nothing? So the key is to find the sweet spot in the middle where someone can take it over with a fighting chance to build it into something better. If the current owners want to try and make a killing for a money losing business and end up just shutting it down, that's not good for them or anyone on this site.

I’ve been in the business world a really long time, long enough to know people don’t always do what’s rational. Especially when bad blood is involved.

 

[Hawkfnntn]

So having a site that is operating is worth something. But if the owners aren't making money, what good is it to keep it and get nothing? So the key is to find the sweet spot in the middle where someone can take it over with a fighting chance to build it into something better. If the current owners want to try and make a killing for a money losing business and end up just shutting it down, that's not good for them or anyone on this site.

Yup... Would be interesting to know the numbers involved with what it takes to maintain/operate and value. It's only worth what they'd be willing to sell it for and what a buyer would be willing to pay. Sounds like from what Rob had said those two things are pretty far apart. And that's too bad.

 

[Zstatman]

Of course it sounds like Rob still needs to make a living doing something that actually makes money, and starting a new message board website sounds like it would be more like a money losing hobby. But I would be curious if Rob looked into that option.

I seem to remember that Rob went through this once before and he didn't like it from a financial standpoint, at least that was my guess.

Remember when he went with Pat Harty on hawkfanatic several years ago. It must have been a slower go than he wanted, and he jumped ship and went back to hawkeyenation, probably for a steadier income stream.

I remember when he took that big pay cut he mentioned in the podcast. He mentioned he was posting some stuff that was out there that he knew might come back and bite him, which it evidently did. I don't remember what it was he was posting.

Bottom line, IMO, is that Rob has a healthy respect for what it takes to build a Hawkeye website.

Personally, I hope HN doesn't go away, but it might. There are , though, other Hawk message boards out there.