Cant post a ride

[gareth1985]

Hey I cant post or review the rideboards, any issues with them?

[Fruupp]

[quote:cfd3484274="gareth1985"]Hey I cant post or review the rideboards, any issues with them?[/quote:cfd3484274]

The Ride Board is non functional at present.

Slan,

Fruupp

[gareth1985]

Hey,

this is such an amazing concept and idea (i was recently introduced to it)

any ideas as to when everything will be functional, and can the community do anything to help get it back working again?

Gareth

[Fruupp]

[quote:bc32fa76f4="gareth1985"]Hey,

this is such an amazing concept and idea (i was recently introduced to it)

any ideas as to when everything will be functional, and can the community do anything to help get it back working again?

Gareth[/quote:bc32fa76f4]

Digihitch is at present, running on "barebones" i.e. on minimal functionality.

The site is due to have a major overhaul but no-one is certain of when that will take place due to recent events and the fact that the site has no full-time administrator (PHP Programmer), I do not have PHP programming knowledge nor do I have the time to learn it.

Morgan (Sal'Man) Strub, the founder and Administrator of Digihitch sadly passed away and the site was down for almost six months. We had someone who did a quick fix on the site and brought it back to life and on-line again but we are still without an Admin, especially one who has the programming capability combined with a love of Hitch-Hiking and the sub-culture movement associated with it, who is willing to contribute on a Pro-Bono basis.

Morgan did not believe in actively fundraising and was committed to keeping membership of Digihitch free for all. If anyone wishes to contribute to the site please DO NOT use the donate buttons on the site until I can confirm that they work and that your donation will reach its intended destination.

Digihitch is now approaching 21000 members. That's 21000 people who share the same love of freedom, the open road and living away from, and out of, the rat race and like to share their stories and experiences.

Morgan had a unique vision and his dream became a reality. It's sad that he is no longer around to enjoy it and nourish it; we are around though and we enjoy what he created and for some of us it's truly a passion.

If members choose to make donations they will certainly help get the site up-to-date and fully functional. That my friends is up to you but let me find out from Morgan's family if the Paypal account is still active or if there is an address where donations can be mailed.

We owe so much to Morgan for the legacy he left us.

Slan,

Fruupp

[gareth1985]

Thank you for the reply.

I had read a few of the posts, regarding the passing away and it is tragic.

Hypothetically how much would be needed to raise to create the site. i.e hire someone to make the site?

I am all about community and giving to those things that endeavour to do something different that has positive effects, or enable people to live happy lives etc.

21000 members is a lot and I am sure most of them really appreciate the service and would want to see it back on its feet. I havent even used the service and I would happily give 10 dollars+ towards the site refurbishment. If there were 5% of people out there who would do the same you would end up with $10,500 dollars that I am pretty sure you could use to hire someone/ a team to do an overhaul of the site.

This would be donation only and would breath new life and keep digihitch alive and moving forward so that more and more people could benefit from sharing, giving and creating adventures together.


Much more advanced features could then be employed similar to couch surfing, where riders and hitchers could be rated and vouched for, helping keep people safe etc.

[Fruupp]

[quote:820836041d="gareth1985"]Thank you for the reply.

I had read a few of the posts, regarding the passing away and it is tragic.

Hypothetically how much would be needed to raise to create the site. i.e hire someone to make the site?

I am all about community and giving to those things that endeavour to do something different that has positive effects, or enable people to live happy lives etc.

21000 members is a lot and I am sure most of them really appreciate the service and would want to see it back on its feet. I havent even used the service and I would happily give 10 dollars+ towards the site refurbishment. If there were 5% of people out there who would do the same you would end up with $10,500 dollars that I am pretty sure you could use to hire someone/ a team to do an overhaul of the site.

This would be donation only and would breath new life and keep digihitch alive and moving forward so that more and more people could benefit from sharing, giving and creating adventures together.


Much more advanced features could then be employed similar to couch surfing, where riders and hitchers could be rated and vouched for, helping keep people safe etc.[/quote:820836041d]

Thanks for your kind thoughts regarding the welfare and future of the site. I'm not sure how much it would cost to update the site but I guess it would be into 5 figures.

As far as fundraising, that would not be my decision but that of Morgan's family so I'm not going to comment further on that. I will be contacting them soon though and will raise the issue.

Slan,

Fruupp