You're very welcome, Leena 
I'm really excited about this move. We've been in a bit of a holding pattern with Ning 2.0 but soon we'll be able to expand our horizons!
Good luck with the cleanup.
Jamroom is ultra flexible where site design is concerned so all the sites produced can vary wildly by individual taste.
Take a look at the Jamroom Demos to see some of the variations.
I'm going to start with a site that looks a lot like this one and then go from there. For one thing it will get us ported over sooner, for another it will be more familiar to current members and help alleviate any shock from the move.
I've deleted all the members that haven't logged in since 2011. I figured it was a pretty safe call that they wouldn't mind but I send my apologies to any long-time lurkers that still wanted an account. You can always create a new one on the new site. When I get more time I'll be reviewing 2012 next.
I've also deleted some old groups which appeared to be abandoned i.e. no action on them for years.
On the creative side, I've installed the skeleton for our new site and will be working to customize it (plus learning all the ropes of a new system - good times!!)
If all goes smoothly I'd like to make the move with the next month so please concentrate on your own cleanup efforts.
How's it going? Made any progress?
Hello Everyone
We're finally making a move!! See Site News: Looks Like We'll be Moving! for details.
As the monthly cost of this new community hosting service will largely be dependent on the amount of data we want to move/maintain we've got some cleaning up to do. According to NING stats we're currently using approximately 20GB of data and it would be great if we could reduce that by getting rid of "stale" information.
Site cleanup is always a big job that is fraught with peril.
I would ask all members to look at the information they currently have posted, decide if it's still relevant and consider deleting anything that is wildly outdated. Here are some suggestions:
Merchants: Please remove your old advertisements. Anything more than a year of two old should probably go.
Group Owners: Over time we have amassed anumber of Groups that have been set up but are not currently being used. If you are the Creator or Administrator of such a group please consider removing it. You can find more information about Group Deletionsat Manage Your Group . If you have trouble with the removal process you can contact me to do the deed.
I'll also be looking at deleting groups where the founders are no longer active on the site and/or membership is low.
Duplicate Accounts: Now is a good time to remove any duplicates you don't want any longer. Please see Leave a Ning Network for instructions. Removing your content is a personal decision but you may want to leave your contributions on the site. You do NOT have to remove your content.
Stale Accounts: If a member hasn't logged on in ages their accounts will be removed. If you are aware of members that are no longer involved with Royal Courts but have not removed their memberships, you can contact me.
Any questions? Just give me a shout! Thanks!!
Tat
Hello Everyone
Some interesting developments on the NING front:
First - they've more than doubled our subscription fees!! We're now looking at $59 monthly or $588 Annual. See Notice of Upcoming Price Changes to Ning 2.0 Networks
Second - the company that ran NING (Glam Media/Mode) shut down suddenly and NING has been taken over. See Exciting News About Ning + Cyndx LLC
I had a feeling that something like this was coming so instead of doing an annual renewal when the subscription came due in July we've switched to monthly payments instead.
We've also held off on the annual fundraising drive but thanks to ongoing fundraising (Decades take a bow!!) during the year we're ok financially for the next few months .
Our data was archived back in May (excluding photos & videos) and we'll look at doing another backup soon. Our seven years of history is therefore relatively safe.
It certainly seems that now is the time to make a move off of NING. I've been investigating Jamroom for a while now and it continues to look like a good fit. I intend to start a more in-depth study, including a free trial soon.
The monthly cost of this new community hosting service will largely be dependent on the amount of data we want to move/maintain. According to NING stats we're currently using approximately 20GB of data. A cleanup of stale information should go a ways towards getting our monthly costs down so I'll be launching some housekeeping initiatives that the general membership can help with.
Stay tuned for exciting new developments! Questions/comments, give me a shout!
Tat
Welcome to Provence!
Your farm & home are already looking wonderful. I do hope that you enjoy your stay in the country
A wonderful exhibit!
Hat's off to Aphrodite Macbain for creating these lovely botanicals.So glad that I canenjoy them in SL.
