Yes, I join with Carl in replying to Winter on the question of what is feasible.
No, nobody can replace Bill. And we should not look to any single person to try.
But there are workable options.
1. Current site. Use Bill’s password to create new admin user, share that to members of an Editorial Committee (or enable their existing WP accounts to admin here.) Also create a new email address, which the Editors will share (either by actually using a shared password to log in to an email, or by forwarding mail to them individually, or some kind of “service desk” system).
Users mail submissions to the submission address as before, on some rota or help-desk basis the Editors respond and post some of the submissions, maybe continuing the once-a-day tradition or adapting.
2. A new site, but with arrangements as in (1). This would in some ways be easier. What we would need from Aaron would be not a password but shared understanding that it would be okay for us to use a form of name related to CIDU and explicitly announce the connection. Much later, maybe incorporate the archives.
3. A new site, but with less editorial presence. A small group to work on maintenance, moderation when necessary, and hosting fees, but (subject to tech implemented rules like first-time posters get moderated) not routinely needing submission and editor-publishing: that is, an almost-open posting site.
For any of these there are subsidiary questions, but they could be settled later.
Can we hear from more CIDUers on what kind of option you would prefer:
1. Continue on the current site, after working with Aaron Bickel to make new admin users of an editorial committee, then proceeding as now: Readers submit items by email to single point-of-contact address, only admin creates top level posts from them, approx once daily, but visitors may freely respond, responses can use some HTML and can use linked images.
As I said: mostly just like now. But with a committee in place as central contact point.
2. New site, with operations working pretty much like (1), or thus pretty much like now.
3. New site, but close to open posting. (Some protection against spam and uncivil content.)
4. Yes you would like to see a continuation / successor site, but not on the basis of the above choices. Instead, you suggest: __________
5. Sadly, CIDU had its time, and we should let ourselves let it go.
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I don’t disagree, but I think the idea should be to have controls ready in case there are issues. Eventually some spammers/script kiddies will show up to the party and need spanking (or “need spanked” in current idiom).
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