Time to close shop By Site Administrators on Sun, 30 Nov 2008 All Classes        After around 8 or 9 years, it's time to close usafalocator.com. Writing the code behind this site and helping everyone keep in contact has been rewarding. However, we've been eclipsed by other, far better sites, and keeping this site running is of little use to the greater community. With the advent of sites like Facebook, this one is just obsolete.     I'd like to think that this site was just ahead of its time, but maybe that's me being overly optimistic. We tried selling this concept to the AOG, but they wanted something far less flexible, and the effort would have been fraught with the usual frustrations of a government contract. Meaning: usefulness of the product takes the back seat to a properly documented project. That approach wasn't my style, and I didn't bid for the project. I wish them well, of course, but Facebook and similar sites are kicking their tail now, and I don't think that any government effort can keep up with today's tech-fueled commercial sites.     Although the work required to keep the site going is minimal, unmaintained code is a security risk, and even the minimal site support is taking time from current endeavors.     So... As of 30Nov2008, the site has been closed permanently, and will not be revived. User data has been removed from the servers and cannot be further accessed or manipulated.     A huge thanks to those that helped with the project, especially our artist-in-residence, Jason. Also thanks to the folks that provided input to the site to make it better. Finally, thanks to all the users that participated in this experiment. -USAFALocator.com Administrators Site design, code, and graphics ©2000-2008 identityVector Solutions, LLC.