Khmer440 is closing down
Khmer440 is closing down
The time has come, my friends.
I left Cambodia in December 2019 after barely leaving the country for a decade. Upon leaving I convinced myself that it was a temporary move, and one of the reasons why I bought the site was to maintain some kind of emotional connection to the country I held close to my heart.
Shortly after buying the site the pandemic broke out and everything changed. Life happened, and Khmer440 became more of a habit. An addiction of sorts, finding myself looking at the events that had transpired while I was asleep, constantly rushing to see if anything craved my attention. Due to timezone differences the gap between sleeping and waking would shrink. Meanwhile my interest in the country and the site decreased, and I started spending my attention on lucrative projects instead.
After discussing the matter with logos we have come to the conclusion that it's unfeasible to continue. We have mutually agreed to pull the plug at end of the month. We are not interested in passing it off to somebody else because we feel that doing so would only prolong its suffering.
Khmer440 will shut down permanently on 31st January.
Thank you for everything.
I left Cambodia in December 2019 after barely leaving the country for a decade. Upon leaving I convinced myself that it was a temporary move, and one of the reasons why I bought the site was to maintain some kind of emotional connection to the country I held close to my heart.
Shortly after buying the site the pandemic broke out and everything changed. Life happened, and Khmer440 became more of a habit. An addiction of sorts, finding myself looking at the events that had transpired while I was asleep, constantly rushing to see if anything craved my attention. Due to timezone differences the gap between sleeping and waking would shrink. Meanwhile my interest in the country and the site decreased, and I started spending my attention on lucrative projects instead.
After discussing the matter with logos we have come to the conclusion that it's unfeasible to continue. We have mutually agreed to pull the plug at end of the month. We are not interested in passing it off to somebody else because we feel that doing so would only prolong its suffering.
Khmer440 will shut down permanently on 31st January.
Thank you for everything.
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It was a good run. But ultimately, the emergence of FB groups and the dwindling expat community that will never get back to it's pre-covid levels were there key factors to our decision.
Sentimental value, but that ain't enough to put pork rice on the table
Sentimental value, but that ain't enough to put pork rice on the table
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- Felgerkarb
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Why are the gods such vicious cunts?
Where is the god of tits and wine?
Why are the gods such vicious cunts?
Where is the god of tits and wine?
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Pity.
However the Cambodia of 2003 was vastly different to the Cambodia of 2023 and so too is the expat that inhabits the country.
What I enjoyed about the country and PP is gone forever and this forum is pretty much a reflection of that for me as well.
I made many good friends via this forum. Few, including myself spend much time in Cambodia or on the forum now.
Unfortunately, like K440 many have died.
Vale K440.
However the Cambodia of 2003 was vastly different to the Cambodia of 2023 and so too is the expat that inhabits the country.
What I enjoyed about the country and PP is gone forever and this forum is pretty much a reflection of that for me as well.
I made many good friends via this forum. Few, including myself spend much time in Cambodia or on the forum now.
Unfortunately, like K440 many have died.
Vale K440.
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Note to self: Must be nice to morons.
Curiosity,
1.Which country is so lucrative you moved to?
2. Is it not feasible to pay just estimate a hundred per month to have the forum server and domain running? Or what overheads is there?
1.Which country is so lucrative you moved to?
2. Is it not feasible to pay just estimate a hundred per month to have the forum server and domain running? Or what overheads is there?
1. The country doesn't matter so much, I'm in tech. It's more the projects I involve myself in.Ephrium wrote: ↑Tue Jan 24, 2023 3:20 am1.Which country is so lucrative you moved to?
2. Is it not feasible to pay just estimate a hundred per month to have the forum server and domain running? Or what overheads is there?
2. Site fees have never been an issue, they're actually marginally lower. In all fairness the server has been over provisioned since before I took over but it's never been a problem worth addressing since the reward is smaller than the work to make the changes. We could probably pay half with ease, or even less with current technologies.
I'm speaking for myself here. There's a long list of things happening in the background that the moderation team has been busting its ass off to keep out of clear view. Cambodia and these forums attract a lot of people with mental illness and eventually enough is enough.
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Why don't you sell it to some well paid expat who would want it as a trophy but do nothing with it? Like the guy you bought it from?
Or sell it to GONK?
Or to T Mohan?
Or sell it to GONK?
Or to T Mohan?
Follow my lame Twitter feed: @gavin_mac
Because fuck them.
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