One of our 2010 new years resolutions is to get in shape again. Nonstop2k has gained some figurative weight over the years which we have to carry with us. There are quite some features that are hardly ever used and forums that are inactive. 2010 Is the year that we are going to do something about it.
To get in shape again, we have decided to close down a couple of things. First the language forums; no one was active there anyway. Second, the MIDI submit section. This section was already closed for posting, but has now been removed completely. Uploading of MIDI files can be done straight via the upload button, the topics are still in the MIDI section though so the attached MIDI files are not lost.
Some other forums are not merged together: the full articles and gear forums for instance. These are now part of the producers knowledge forum.
The featured artist section is closed as well, it is not part of our core activities.
The largest change is the closure of the patches section. Opened in 2007 the patches section never was really active and because we feel that we cannot make it better with our current resources closing it down was the best option.
Lastly, we have deleted all accounts that have not seen any activity since January 1st 2008. We will do the same for all accounts that have not seen any activity before January 1st 2009, however not until we have notified all of those members. This will happen within the next 3 months.
Without this extra 'weight' we feel a little more fit. Yet we are not there yet, losing this weight is one thing, getting fit is the next thing. Changes planned for this year involve the request section and optimization of the remix contests.
So to conclude, we are again focussing on what we do best, MIDI files and remix contests! :)
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