All good things...

[mctoddridesagain]

Blimey, Rob! Still, I don't blame you, and you've done a Herculean task keeping this lot going as long as you have!

WOTW is dead...

Long live WOTW!

[Commandingtripod]

I'm in! ;D

[Andy120290]

Signing up now, Nerf. And, as mctoddridesagain said, long live TWOTW!

[wastedyuthe]

On the new site, I have registered a new username and password, and had the email code sent to me, but when I try to log in to put in the code as instructed, it comes up with an error 'invalid username/password combination'.

[Rob]

try resending it, it should give you the option. Clicking the link is aways best

[wastedyuthe]

Never mind- takes a while to register I suppose. See you all over there.

[richardburton]

I've signed up too I thought about a new username, but then I thought naaaaaa stick to the immortal Mr Burton!

[bobble]

Ok,I'm not a big regular poster on here, I only post when I've got something to say!! but i really enjoy reading the posts and lurked here most days...

Gonna miss this place but I'm sure the new forum will be just as good, see you all over there!!

oh, whats going to happen to all of the fanfic stuff? I love reading other peeps stories!!

[Rob]

They will stay there, maybe people will repost it over on the new forum. I'll send out a reminder about the move in a few weeks to all members that way when nerfys new forum is set up and running people can take their work over.

[Tripod]

Good luck and good night WotWOnline, it was a great forum.
Thanks to Rob and each and every member. And of course thanks to Thunderchild for introducing me to this magnificiant place.

Tripod

[Thunder Child]

Just signed up Hope to see you on the new forum Tripod!

[Poyks]

Well, I must say, this has been the best place on the internet for me. I've had the chance to really spread my artistic wings, and meet some truly brilliant people. A huge thank you to Rob, and all the people who have shared this wonderful place.

[Killraven]

Wow! Just seen this and its come as a pretty big shock to me too!!!

Thanks Rob for all the hard work you've put into this site over the years And very best of luck with your future projects too! Its been great to have somewhere to vent my spleen on various War of the Worlds topics Thanks to all the Mods too for sorting the wheat from the chaff... I do hope you didn't arrive at your decision because of comments from certain movie flunkies... this place is much much more than the sum of its parts

One more thing, before I go and join in Nerfy's new site (oh no, you don't get rid of me that easily! ;D)... you mentioned that you intended deleting posts more than 18 months old. Is it any way possible to transfer some threads over to the new site?? I recall we had some pretty useful indepth discussions on various topics before all the films came out, especially regarding matters relating to the original novel..? It would be a shame to lose all that well debated commentary

KR

[EvilNerfherder]

Yes, my thanks to Rob. This place has been my training ground in all things TWoTW over the last few years and has given me much experience in moderating and running a forum. Thanks also to my fellow Mods and members for supporting me in some pretty difficult times.
I also want to thank everyone who has so far had the faith to step over into my forum so we can keep this great community of ours together. I've been really delighted with the show of support so far.. you people are great!
I'll be working long and hard to make sure that that faith is repaid and I hope we can eventually build on the great things we had here and be part of the best WotW/fantastical literature and film fansite on the web!

[Rob]

I've left it at 2 years. I have no intention of getting rid of anything more recent.

Sadly we can't transfer posts. But they'll be here as a record.

[mctoddridesagain]

Sounds good to me. It can be a monument to all your hard work; everyone's contributions; and some fantastically bitter bickering... ;D

[nervouspete]

Sorry to hear that its closing Rob. This has been THE war of the worlds resource for myself, even if my ardour for all things Wells has cooled since my teenage years, I still hold the book close to my heart and I thank you for helping keep the passion for a remarkable work of speculative fiction going strong. I reckon you've had a 'firm but fair' hand on this board, and have piloted it well. This was also the forum where I posted the most, and I'm merely slightly annoyed I'll never get the chance to break that holy 1,000 mark.

Thanks again Rob for good times! And thanks to all the members on this board - to Lensman who inexplicably went from the person I disagreed with most to the person I agreed with the most - and to Rusti, with whom I always have fun arguing with.

And so now I'll move on to Evil Nerf Herder's effort. A new adventure begins! (Or something)

[Lensman]

I can't add to what's been said, just echo it.

Rob, thank you *so* much for hosting this oasis of intelligent discussion in what is mostly a desert of meaningless babble in Internet forums. I've enjoyed my time here very much, and I've enjoyed very many interesting discussions.

As McTodd said: The WOTW forum is dead. Long live the WOTW forum!