Who you callin' rats, ol' chum? The topic was alternatives in the circumstance that you fold the tent. I've looked into message boards in some depth, but have no intention of starting one.
It's been my personal style to post full text of articles and a picture with every post, but clearly if I continue it will put you at risk for litigation by the copyright trolls. So...I'll probably be posting less frequently...but I'm not 'disappearing'.
I'm with ya, Bob. Indeed, I've been with ya from the very beginning; and I've been on the receiving end of bogus litigation so I do understand all too well what you're going through. This too shall pass.
As for 'purging' the site...I say don't bother. Register yourself as the site's DCMA agent for $105 and put up a form for copyright holders to request that a violating post be removed.

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