https://forum.watmm.com/announcement/67-the-future-of-watmm-please-read/

https://forum.watmm.com/topic/105431-rip-to-watmm-discussion-thread/#comments

After almost 26 years, I think it’s time for WATMM to go offline - the artists we follow aren’t releasing as much music as they used to, and overall there has been a decline in new users/activity.

The site supports itself financially via the Google AdSense ads and those who subscribe (and renew), but the vast majority of users are participating at no cost, which I had planned on enforcing at some point but simply haven’t had the time or initiative to do so.

Also, I am at the point in my life where even the minimal involvement I have in keeping the site running just isn’t something I want to do anymore. I’ve got other interests and priorities that are my focus, and I want to have one less thing to worry about, even minimally.

I don’t think it’s realistic to sell or give the site to anyone, and frankly I wouldn’t be comfortable with taking WATMM and doing something with it I didn’t agree with. And yes, it probably could still run on “autopilot”, but someone would still need to be the account holder/billing contact for Invision, AdSense, PayPal, etc.

I’ve turned off registrations, so nobody won’t register and then find out the site is going offline.

As for when - I think ending it when it began on June 3rd would be a nice bookend.

Again, I really appreciate all your support and help over the years, and I hope you understand or at least can appreciate my decision, and ask that you continue to be respectful of the site and your fellow members.

Edit: I am not the OP