GUPSHUP took a big leap and ...

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Re: GUPSHUP took a big leap and …

@azkar

GUPSHUP took a big leap and …landed in a kala endless khoo.

i admit defeat. integration with paklinks was a bad idea. playing around with the identity that we created over 20 years was a bad idea. i should have worked to improve what we have and not try to become what we are not.

i seriously considered shutting down all operations. wasnt worth the hassle and crap that I was getting from everywhere. until i realized it was ME who was to blame.

kher. i will attempt to pull GS out of the khoo. we have done it in the past. i have hopes. here is my plan:

1. give GS its identity back. we used to operate under gupshup.org. thats where we shall go back to.
2. clean up and modernize the interface. this includes posting editor, image uploader, blogs, etc.
3. remove some of the unused features, like featured!
4. allow anyone to change their avatars and tag lines.
5. consider bringing back chat and instant messaging
6. relaunch native GS IOS and Android apps
7. when the house is clean and tidy, email everyone with over 1000 posts and invite them back. we have never done this in GS history. I think its time to call.

once again, i take full responsibility for all this fiasco. i apologize to anyone who i did not listen to. i offer free foot massages to any toes I stepped on. my strategy was flawed and incomplete. but I have thought about it at length now. I know what needs to be done.

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“email everyone with over 1000 posts and invite them back. we have never done this in GS history. I think its time to call.”

That is an excellent idea. Please include those who may have been banned also. Everyone needs second chance. Or third as the case may be.

I bet things pick up again. What you have here is unique. As the cliche goes, one step back, two forward.

Rooting for you and this site