SAVE VF FROM SHUTTING DOWN


SAVE VF FROM SHUTTING DOWN
The Issue
Jet wants to shut Vampirefreaks down. According to Wikipedia, "VampireFreaks.com is an online community for the Gothic–industrial subcultures. It was created by site owner Jet Berelson in 1999. It began with a small number of forums dedicated to Gothic–industrial music.[1] Over the years it has grown to be a large social network, with thousands of members.[2] Website features include user groups which are called 'cults' and allow users to create their own communities (forums) within the website. The website also has event pages, music interviews, models, and frequent design contests. It's also a popular message-board which is a major component of the site's success. The site’s main topic of focus, aside from socializing, is the music content users create. VampireFreaks used to host its own digital music store as well. Jet regularly updates the site with information concerning not only bands, but various alternative events. Many people have found love on the site, and this has been focused on during Valentine's Day, where couples that met through the site submitted stories of how they met their matches.[3] "Premium Memberships" are also offered (for a fee), these feature the ability to upload more pictures, see who views the user's profile, and "powerbomb" the "unwanted" VF members. On June 17th, 2019, Jet announced that he would shut down the website in February 2020, wanting to focus more on real life and Dark Side of the Con, an alternative gathering organized by the company."
Let's show Jet that the people have spoken and save it before it goes down.
The Issue
Jet wants to shut Vampirefreaks down. According to Wikipedia, "VampireFreaks.com is an online community for the Gothic–industrial subcultures. It was created by site owner Jet Berelson in 1999. It began with a small number of forums dedicated to Gothic–industrial music.[1] Over the years it has grown to be a large social network, with thousands of members.[2] Website features include user groups which are called 'cults' and allow users to create their own communities (forums) within the website. The website also has event pages, music interviews, models, and frequent design contests. It's also a popular message-board which is a major component of the site's success. The site’s main topic of focus, aside from socializing, is the music content users create. VampireFreaks used to host its own digital music store as well. Jet regularly updates the site with information concerning not only bands, but various alternative events. Many people have found love on the site, and this has been focused on during Valentine's Day, where couples that met through the site submitted stories of how they met their matches.[3] "Premium Memberships" are also offered (for a fee), these feature the ability to upload more pictures, see who views the user's profile, and "powerbomb" the "unwanted" VF members. On June 17th, 2019, Jet announced that he would shut down the website in February 2020, wanting to focus more on real life and Dark Side of the Con, an alternative gathering organized by the company."
Let's show Jet that the people have spoken and save it before it goes down.
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Petition created on January 15, 2020