Well shit ...

"Brian, The Life of" (familycar)
11/04/2019 at 12:18 • Filed to: None

Looks like I’d really better light a fire under this oppositelock.com thing. Don’t worry guys. We’ll get it done. We’ll make a home for Oppo when we control our own damn destiny for once. Hang in there. Love y’all.

/b

DISCUSSION (12)

CB > Brian, The Life of
11/04/2019 at 12:21

Godspeed.

DucST3-Red-1Liter-Standing-By > Brian, The Life of
11/04/2019 at 12:21

You sir are a hero. If we can send you money to help, just yell.

facw > Brian, The Life of
11/04/2019 at 12:21

But they’ve changed their minds... Maybe...

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > Brian, The Life of
11/04/2019 at 12:22

Honestly, I feel like we’d all contribute something if we can

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > facw
11/04/2019 at 12:24

I just saw that. Whatever the final* outcome, that it seems to have lit a fire under Oppo making contingency plans. That is probably only a good thing.

vondon302 > Brian, The Life of
11/04/2019 at 12:46

Save us Brian! Your our only hope.

But seriously if you need some funds alot of us would contribute and thanks for taking the bull by the horns and getting this rolling. It's the only good news from this auto play fiasco.

Captain of the Enterprise > Brian, The Life of
11/04/2019 at 12:57

Is there anything we can do to support you? I don’t really have expertise but could chip in a little money.

Brian, The Life of > facw
11/04/2019 at 13:26

I wonder if it should matter to us whether they change their mind or not? Is it worth sticking around with G/O’s “largess” hanging over our heads like the Sword of Damocles? Maybe we should just bail this Kinja popsicle stand regardless?

facw > Brian, The Life of
11/04/2019 at 13:30

That’s a tough question. As Chariot mentioned in his post, if we go elsewhere, it’s inevitable that some people won’t make the trip, and quite possible things will fragment. My feeling is that the best approach would be to wait until this place dies before trying to go elsewhere (though that does of course make it harder to agree on where elsewhere should be).

Brian, The Life of > Captain of the Enterprise
11/04/2019 at 13:35

I’m will ing t o shoulder the startup cost. Once I get the site to a place where we can add the multitudes of authors Kinja allows, I will know what the ongoing costs will be and will figure out how to fund it (community support via Patreon or somesuch , probably).

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Brian, The Life of
11/04/2019 at 13:37

I think that the goal should be the most number of Opponauts together in one place, and currently, that’s the status quo. I’d definitely keep working on our exit strategy, and setting up OPPO 2.0, but trying to get everyone to agree to move if OPPO still exists on Kinja just isn’t going to happen.

It may be a great place to use for specific OPPO needs like meet-ups, posting the OPPO map, rules, club openings, etc. That way, it could become a place that would be used semi-regularly, the bugs can be worked out over time, and everything will be set up and ready when the day comes that OPPO no longer can exist here.

Take heart in the fact that G/O is currently making no money off of us here at OPPO...

Captain of the Enterprise > Brian, The Life of
11/04/2019 at 17:15

Sounds good bud!