As you may have already read from the recent Stack Exchange blog, there has been a couple changes to the platform, which will directly affect NullPointer.ph. The most important of which is under Q: What happens with existing Stack Exchange sites? which says
Existing Stack Exchange sites will be kept open, under existing rules, for at least three months, and at least one year if you have an active site.
We already mentioned that NullPointer.ph already has a shut down notice and will remain operational from the Stack Exchange servers at least until July 13, 2010 (that’s 3 months from now).
As customers subscribing to a service, we’ve decided that it is in our best interest that we don’t put the fate of our site and our community on the hands of service providers that are still very much in flux. Right now, our plan is to migrate NullPointer.ph to one of the existing Stack Exchange clones to keep the site running without losing any data. (Yes, you will still have your shiny badges.)
We’ll keep you posted on the date and time of the migration.
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Wow, that’s sad news.
Sounds great! All the best to NP…
@phpcurious, no need to be sad. In a way, this is great news. We’re looking at using open-source alternatives. That means, we can have more control over the platform and at the same time, give back more to the community.
@Paul_sns, thanks for the support!
Hope you try http://shapado.com
I know the developers and I’m sure we can help you move.
Thanks, Greg! We’re currently evaluating OSQA, Shapado, Askbot, and Reddit’s platform. Hopefully we could choose one and migrate before July 13. Suggestions, comments, evaluations regarding the choices are very much welcome.
Hey Randel,
If you need help, drop into #shapado on Freenode (http://shapado.com/chat), we’ll be glad to help.
Cheers,
Pat (shapado dev).
PS: thanks Greg