Final Post
It is with sadness that I say that TWiFisFun.com will be no longer.
Since I started this website five months ago it has always been a struggle to try and figure out what to do with it. I rarely received any communication from Sarah or Martin in response to questions about what is happening with TWiF. I have proposed many things to Sarah and Martin over time; like a board for submitting news articles that could be discussed on TWiF to an IRC based voting system for the games played like Tweet Beat. I never received any word if they would like these or any other things implemented. I was ignored.
Notices of the live show starting were never consistent on a Twitter account or a RSS feed. I asked if there were any plans for this in the future and got no real response, leading me to make both a Twitter account and to post Live Warnings on this website for its RSS feed to distribute. After doing this show notices started popping up on the @ThisWeekinFun account, making my efforts feel redundant and wasted.
I still have no idea of what has happened to the official Video podcast version of TWiF. I have no idea whatsoever what Sarah and Martin want TWiF to become in the future.
These factors made it seem like TWiFisFun.com wasn’t anything to do with TWiF, it often felt like I was in direct competition to whatever Sarah and Martin were doing. It didn’t make me feel very inspired to keep this website up and running. I realize now that This Week in Fun doesn’t need a fansite; Sarah and Martin don’t want one, they prefer to do it themselves.
I respect that decision
To Sarah, I am so sorry for being abrasive while contacting you over e-mail and Twitter. I constantly let my frustration get the better of me. I have nothing but respect for you and I will always be a fan of your work.
The billing period for this Squarespace account renews on the first of each month, so as from October 1 this website will be closed. I own the domain twifisfun.com for two years; I will redirect that to the TWiF page on twit.tv.
TWiF still remains one of my favorite podcasts available; I will always be an avid listener and encourage you to do the same. Thank you to everyone that has used TWiFisFun.com.
- Aaron
September 4, 2009
Reader Comments (4)
Sad to read this but i do understand you fully. Thanks for everything.
There is a reason that twif does not have sponsors!
Think about that.
Sarah and Martin get your shit together!!!
We know you put in little effort for the show but try to show some when working with the fans who are trying to help you.
Try telling them this stuff on Email or Twitter. I doubt they come here and even realise that it has closed down. It'd be nice if Sarah and Martin got there ass into gear and really made TWiF something amazing.
Don't be so hard on Sarah & Marty ... Seems to me that they are just doing the show for fun. I'm not sure they want to make it anything bigger or chase the ad revenue.
Regardless of the merits of your site, it is just a fansite and, unless someone is a bit vain, would they really want to have a say in a fansite. It's not an official site.
Regarding responses to emails, tweets etc, Sarah seems pretty busy at Current and Martin is just Marty! :) He gets his stories & makes up his games but lets Sarah deal with everything else.
Other than that, shame about your site. It was quite amusing at times.