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sangiro
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Heya all,
I have some exciting news to share today. We’ve entered into an agreement to buy back Dropzone.com, BASEjumper.com and Rockclimbing.com. See the official PR below. There are several factors that played in on this decision and that got us to this point. Bringing these sites back into the D4DR Media stable at this time provides us with the best opportunity to improve on what’s been created here over many years and ensure their longevity.
So what will happen next? Right now I don't have a long list of plans lined up to execute. We've been managing these sites as a partner and more recently as minority stakeholder since the day we initially sold them so while the ownership just changed, our involvement really doesn't. I think the moderators and Bryn are doing an excellent job at being available to you guys to help steer the ship in the forums and they will continue to do so.
We're excited to be able to focus on this community again. We're looking forward to the opportunity to grow and improve the site. 
Sangiro
Press Release:
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D4DR Media Acquires Dropzone.com, BASEjumper.com and Rockclimbing.com to Refocus on Adventure Sport Communities
Somerset West (South Africa) August 20, 2012 - D4DR Media announced today that the company will acquire and operate three of the leading sites in the adventure sport category: Dropzone.com, BASEjumper.com and RockClimbing.com.
Willem Grobler, the CEO of D4DR Media, originally founded Dropzone.com in 1994. Dropzone.com merged with Rockclimbing.com in 2005 and in the year after these two sites started operating under the banner of D4DR Media. In 2007 BASEjumper.com was added to the portfolio of leading adventure sport sites .
"I have a personal history with Dropzone.com spanning almost two decades" Grobler was quoted as saying. "Bringing Dropzone.com, BASEjumper.com and Rockclimbing.com back to D4DR Media will give us the opportunity to refocus on the adventure sport niche and reconnect with some old and new friends."
D4DR Media will continue to build on the success of these sites by providing a platform for members to interact, share knowledge, experiences and ideas. Focus will be also be brought to efforts to help introduce new members to these sports by leveraging the reach of new and existing online channels.
"These are well-established communities and the company understands the strong underlying cultures and the industries that support these sports. Social media, new web and mobile platforms and technologies, application based interaction and different form-factor handheld devices have changed how individuals and businesses find and share information," said Grobler. "D4DR Media is looking forward to exploring how to solidify the foundations of these sites but also reinvigorate them to grow these great online communities."
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About D4DR Media:
D4DR Media CC is a privately held company based just outside Cape Town in Somerset West (South Africa). D4DR Media owns or operates a portfolio of leading adventure sport portals which include Dropzone.com, Rockclimbing.com, BASEjumper.com and Divetime.com. These sites serve the skydiving, rock climbing, BASE jumping and scuba diving communities world-wide by providing platforms for sport participant and industry interaction.
Contact:
Charl Liebenberg
D4DR Media - Marketing Lead
info@d4drmedia.com
10 Lourensford Rd
Somerset West
South Africa
7130
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jt512
Aug 20, 2012, 5:43 PM
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Big fucking deal.
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sungam
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When is GMBurns200 getting made a mod? That dude is absurdly legit and needs to be more respected around here. I feel a good dose of power would solve this.
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Gmburns2000
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sungam wrote: When is GMBurns200 getting made a mod? That dude is absurdly legit and needs to be more respected around here. I feel a good dose of power would solve this.
Considering I'm bleepin' poor these days, I could use the opportunity to take advantage of the pro-deal, too.
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guangzhou
Aug 21, 2012, 10:34 AM
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sangiro wrote: Heya all, I have some exciting news to share today. We’ve entered into an agreement to buy back Dropzone.com, BASEjumper.com and Rockclimbing.com. See the official PR below. There are several factors that played in on this decision and that got us to this point. Bringing these sites back into the D4DR Media stable at this time provides us with the best opportunity to improve on what’s been created here over many years and ensure their longevity. So what will happen next? Right now I don't have a long list of plans lined up to execute. We've been managing these sites as a partner and more recently as minority stakeholder since the day we initially sold them so while the ownership just changed, our involvement really doesn't. I think the moderators and Bryn are doing an excellent job at being available to you guys to help steer the ship in the forums and they will continue to do so. We're excited to be able to focus on this community again. We're looking forward to the opportunity to grow and improve the site. Sangiro Press Release: ------------------------------------------ D4DR Media Acquires Dropzone.com, BASEjumper.com and Rockclimbing.com to Refocus on Adventure Sport Communities Somerset West (South Africa) August 20, 2012 - D4DR Media announced today that the company will acquire and operate three of the leading sites in the adventure sport category: Dropzone.com, BASEjumper.com and RockClimbing.com. Willem Grobler, the CEO of D4DR Media, originally founded Dropzone.com in 1994. Dropzone.com merged with Rockclimbing.com in 2005 and in the year after these two sites started operating under the banner of D4DR Media. In 2007 BASEjumper.com was added to the portfolio of leading adventure sport sites . "I have a personal history with Dropzone.com spanning almost two decades" Grobler was quoted as saying. "Bringing Dropzone.com, BASEjumper.com and Rockclimbing.com back to D4DR Media will give us the opportunity to refocus on the adventure sport niche and reconnect with some old and new friends." D4DR Media will continue to build on the success of these sites by providing a platform for members to interact, share knowledge, experiences and ideas. Focus will be also be brought to efforts to help introduce new members to these sports by leveraging the reach of new and existing online channels. "These are well-established communities and the company understands the strong underlying cultures and the industries that support these sports. Social media, new web and mobile platforms and technologies, application based interaction and different form-factor handheld devices have changed how individuals and businesses find and share information," said Grobler. "D4DR Media is looking forward to exploring how to solidify the foundations of these sites but also reinvigorate them to grow these great online communities." ------------------------------------------ About D4DR Media: D4DR Media CC is a privately held company based just outside Cape Town in Somerset West (South Africa). D4DR Media owns or operates a portfolio of leading adventure sport portals which include Dropzone.com, Rockclimbing.com, BASEjumper.com and Divetime.com. These sites serve the skydiving, rock climbing, BASE jumping and scuba diving communities world-wide by providing platforms for sport participant and industry interaction. Contact: Charl Liebenberg D4DR Media - Marketing Lead info@d4drmedia.com 10 Lourensford Rd Somerset West South Africa 7130
The moderators doing an excellent job, really??
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moose_droppings
Aug 21, 2012, 3:55 PM
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Darn, I was hoping Bain Capital was taking over.
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curt
Aug 21, 2012, 5:14 PM
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moose_droppings wrote: Darn, I was hoping Bain Capital was taking over.
Not enough jobs to offshore.
Curt
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wonderwoman
Aug 21, 2012, 6:02 PM
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Gmburns2000 wrote: sungam wrote: When is GMBurns200 getting made a mod? That dude is absurdly legit and needs to be more respected around here. I feel a good dose of power would solve this. Considering I'm bleepin' poor these days, I could use the opportunity to take advantage of the pro-deal, too.
We don't get any.
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wonderwoman
Aug 21, 2012, 6:15 PM
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guangzhou wrote: sangiro wrote: Heya all, I have some exciting news to share today. We’ve entered into an agreement to buy back Dropzone.com, BASEjumper.com and Rockclimbing.com. See the official PR below. There are several factors that played in on this decision and that got us to this point. Bringing these sites back into the D4DR Media stable at this time provides us with the best opportunity to improve on what’s been created here over many years and ensure their longevity. So what will happen next? Right now I don't have a long list of plans lined up to execute. We've been managing these sites as a partner and more recently as minority stakeholder since the day we initially sold them so while the ownership just changed, our involvement really doesn't. I think the moderators and Bryn are doing an excellent job at being available to you guys to help steer the ship in the forums and they will continue to do so. We're excited to be able to focus on this community again. We're looking forward to the opportunity to grow and improve the site. Sangiro Press Release: ------------------------------------------ D4DR Media Acquires Dropzone.com, BASEjumper.com and Rockclimbing.com to Refocus on Adventure Sport Communities Somerset West (South Africa) August 20, 2012 - D4DR Media announced today that the company will acquire and operate three of the leading sites in the adventure sport category: Dropzone.com, BASEjumper.com and RockClimbing.com. Willem Grobler, the CEO of D4DR Media, originally founded Dropzone.com in 1994. Dropzone.com merged with Rockclimbing.com in 2005 and in the year after these two sites started operating under the banner of D4DR Media. In 2007 BASEjumper.com was added to the portfolio of leading adventure sport sites . "I have a personal history with Dropzone.com spanning almost two decades" Grobler was quoted as saying. "Bringing Dropzone.com, BASEjumper.com and Rockclimbing.com back to D4DR Media will give us the opportunity to refocus on the adventure sport niche and reconnect with some old and new friends." D4DR Media will continue to build on the success of these sites by providing a platform for members to interact, share knowledge, experiences and ideas. Focus will be also be brought to efforts to help introduce new members to these sports by leveraging the reach of new and existing online channels. "These are well-established communities and the company understands the strong underlying cultures and the industries that support these sports. Social media, new web and mobile platforms and technologies, application based interaction and different form-factor handheld devices have changed how individuals and businesses find and share information," said Grobler. "D4DR Media is looking forward to exploring how to solidify the foundations of these sites but also reinvigorate them to grow these great online communities." ------------------------------------------ About D4DR Media: D4DR Media CC is a privately held company based just outside Cape Town in Somerset West (South Africa). D4DR Media owns or operates a portfolio of leading adventure sport portals which include Dropzone.com, Rockclimbing.com, BASEjumper.com and Divetime.com. These sites serve the skydiving, rock climbing, BASE jumping and scuba diving communities world-wide by providing platforms for sport participant and industry interaction. Contact: Charl Liebenberg D4DR Media - Marketing Lead info@d4drmedia.com 10 Lourensford Rd Somerset West South Africa 7130 The moderators doing an excellent job, really??
What do you have for the suggestion box?
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Gmburns2000
Aug 21, 2012, 6:35 PM
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wonderwoman wrote: Gmburns2000 wrote: sungam wrote: When is GMBurns200 getting made a mod? That dude is absurdly legit and needs to be more respected around here. I feel a good dose of power would solve this. Considering I'm bleepin' poor these days, I could use the opportunity to take advantage of the pro-deal, too. We don't get any.
wow, that's a shitty deal. You used to.
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happiegrrrl
Aug 21, 2012, 7:51 PM
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wonderwoman wrote: Gmburns2000 wrote: sungam wrote: When is GMBurns200 getting made a mod? That dude is absurdly legit and needs to be more respected around here. I feel a good dose of power would solve this. Considering I'm bleepin' poor these days, I could use the opportunity to take advantage of the pro-deal, too. We don't get any.
Maybe that should be one of the things that will change!
It's interesting to see this, since the topic of "what happened to" on Supertopo just last week.
I wish the best for the site in the future. Many people have put effort into it over the years.
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wonderwoman
Aug 21, 2012, 7:52 PM
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Gmburns2000 wrote: wonderwoman wrote: Gmburns2000 wrote: sungam wrote: When is GMBurns200 getting made a mod? That dude is absurdly legit and needs to be more respected around here. I feel a good dose of power would solve this. Considering I'm bleepin' poor these days, I could use the opportunity to take advantage of the pro-deal, too. We don't get any. wow, that's a shitty deal. You used to.
I just do it for the glamour and to make you all get butthurtz.
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wonderwoman
Aug 21, 2012, 7:54 PM
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happiegrrrl wrote: It's interesting to see this, since the topic of "what happened to" on Supertopo just last week.
Do you have a link to that? I'm curious.
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happiegrrrl
Aug 21, 2012, 8:38 PM
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The link is here: http://www.supertopo.com/...-to-rockclimbing-com
I'd still love to help the site with social media(as I had mentioned in the Supertopo thread), but would no longer be interested in doing a barter, because I have actually started a new business in which I do this exact sort of thing. However - if RC owners are interested in having a discussion, fell free to shoot me a PM.
edited to have link show start of thread instead of intermediate point
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notapplicable
Aug 22, 2012, 1:56 AM
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Gmburns2000 wrote: sungam wrote: When is GMBurns200 getting made a mod? That dude is absurdly legit and needs to be more respected around here. I feel a good dose of power would solve this. Considering I'm bleepin' poor these days, I could use the opportunity to take advantage of the pro-deal, too.
Serving the community should be reward enough.
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notapplicable
Aug 22, 2012, 2:13 AM
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sangiro wrote: So what will happen next? Right now I don't have a long list of plans lined up to execute.
Exciting news indeed!! A return to this kind of leadership and vision is exactly what we have all been waiting for.
I'm glad to hear the folks at D4DR will be working hard to consistently improve the sites functionality and expand content. Oh, wait...
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Gmburns2000
Aug 22, 2012, 2:33 AM
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notapplicable wrote: Gmburns2000 wrote: sungam wrote: When is GMBurns200 getting made a mod? That dude is absurdly legit and needs to be more respected around here. I feel a good dose of power would solve this. Considering I'm bleepin' poor these days, I could use the opportunity to take advantage of the pro-deal, too. Serving the community should be reward enough.
Yes. Yes it should.
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Let's start with actually moderating the general and beginners forum so people feel welcomed instead of having one of ten regular poster attacking on first post.
Another-words, don't allow bullying.
When you ban someone, ban them for good. Plenty of warning, get rid of them for not playing ball. (Rude and abusive users don't help your site.
Don't allow personal attacks, and ban repeat offenders.
Bring J_ung back to help the sites success.
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wonderwoman
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guangzhou wrote: Let's start with actually moderating the general and beginners forum so people feel welcomed instead of having one of ten regular poster attacking on first post. Another-words, don't allow bullying.
I agree. I would also encourage you to use the 'report this post' button whenever you see this happening. This would help us out a lot.
guangzhou wrote: When you ban someone, ban them for good. Plenty of warning, get rid of them for not playing ball. (Rude and abusive users don't help your site. Don't allow personal attacks, and ban repeat offenders.
We have a lot of discussions before banning somebody. A perma-ban has happened to some users.
guangzhou wrote: Bring J_ung back to help the sites success.
That would be awesome.
Thanks for your feedback. Believe it or not, it is helpful to us.
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wonderwoman wrote: Gmburns2000 wrote: sungam wrote: When is GMBurns200 getting made a mod? That dude is absurdly legit and needs to be more respected around here. I feel a good dose of power would solve this. Considering I'm bleepin' poor these days, I could use the opportunity to take advantage of the pro-deal, too. We don't get any.
really! what about the 50,000 bucks a year we usd to get, is that gone too? i guess i'm glad i got out when i did!
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wonderwoman
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macherry wrote: wonderwoman wrote: Gmburns2000 wrote: sungam wrote: When is GMBurns200 getting made a mod? That dude is absurdly legit and needs to be more respected around here. I feel a good dose of power would solve this. Considering I'm bleepin' poor these days, I could use the opportunity to take advantage of the pro-deal, too. We don't get any. really! what about the 50,000 bucks a year we usd to get, is that gone too? i guess i'm glad i got out when i did!
Most people don't know this, but I do wear my official RC.com moderator tiara whenever I log on. I also bang a gavel whenever I hide or move a post.
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