Hello friends!
I come to you today with a heavy heart. I’ve decided that the Rock Point Park Newsletter will be ending.
The Rock Point Park website (and newsletter) began on December 7, 2007, and I had high hopes that many folks, especially those from (or originally from) the Ellwood City region would have some interest in the former amusement park. Certainly some have shown interest, and I am very grateful for that, and for your participation in the project. But generally, interest has fallen sharply from the point of the launch, and I know when it’s time to stop making the effort to maintain it. I had hoped that this newsletter would become a place for sharing, and a focal point for discussion. But sadly, this has not been the case. I suspect that many folks don’t understand the concept of a web-based conversation tool, and others might simply not have enough interest to participate. And that’s OK. It doesn’t matter what the reasons are, it is only the outcome that helped me make my decision.
For those who did participate, even if it was just in the guestbook. I am humbly appreciative. It was a great joy to hear your stories, and to have gotten to know you through the messages you shared. I will be honored to stay in communication with anyone who is interested, via email. But, the newsletter portion of the website will be closed shortly after the December 7th anniversary. I have already incurred the cost of renewal for the website, so it will remain available through December of 2009.
To those of you who donated toward the cost of hosting the website, I thank you deeply. Those funds have been used to pay part of the costs for next year’s hosting plan. Further donations will not be accepted unless I decide to continue the main site beyond the 12/2009 end-date.
It’s been a great experience for me to offer this website to the Internet community. It was very fulfilling to have worked through this project, and find
the answers that had been haunting me for most of my life. And I very sincerely thank all those who offered their information and items for display on the site. You are what really made the site what it is, and for that, you should be proud.
Best wishes, and great love, to all!
Bruce
Posted on November 2nd, 2008 by Bruce
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