Not every entertainment enterprise is looking to eliminate so-called truth-tellers. There are businesses who are on your side, yet still have their eyes on the potential billions of dollars in this space.

Greed ain’t good, but wealth and free markets is great.

And a very good one.

Lack of dissent (apathy) is a major casue of the world’s problems. It would ba a loss if p2pnet had to shut down.

To Jon, have you considered the following as a temporary measure until the storm passes?:

1. Look for a way to run p2pnet on a part time basis, while getting others to collaborate. Perhaps then you can generate income from other activities.

2. Expand p2net to cover other areas of interest. p2pnet is a great source of information about the music and Internet industries (that is why I visit p2pnet everyday I can) and it would be great if it also covered other fields in a similar fashion. Just as he music field is mostly, at least in the USA and most of the world, is run by unethical businesses so are the politics, medical and legal industries. These industries are ripe for a p2pnet like place where all abuses are discussed. Just imagine, a p2pnet-medical page or a p2pnet-law or a p2pnet-politics page. Yes, politics is not an industry but it certainly is run like one.

In all events, I salute Jon for a great job done and wish him the best.

Rafael Venegas
http://www.gvenegas.com

p2pnet is a dissenting voice. It’s a small one, agreed, but in an age when the corporations control just about every aspect of our waking (and sleeping) lives, and they want to control it all so they can continue milking us, we need all the dissenting voices we can get. It’s the way we can make a difference. Look what Michael Moore has, and is, achieving?

But before you start posting comments asking how I dare to compare myself to Michaal Moore, that’s not what I’m doing. I’m merely saying one, ordinary person CAN make the bloated companies sit up and pay attention. If enough people shout, they don’t have to be as brilliant as Moore. Their voices will be enough.

p2pnet is only one site but more and more are going online every day and that’s what’s ultimately going to make the difference. Bank on it. And I want p2pnet to continue being a voice.

Cheers!

If you had free hosting are you still willing to participate in the submission of news? I don’t know how news headlines are submitted to begin with.

this site couldn’t cost THAT much to host. If you are interested in discussing it let me know but i have plenty of bandwidth and load to handle the site. You would maintain control over the domain name entirely and I wouldn’t even want you advertising me, in fact i’d prefer you not to.

I think, if you aren’t just wanting money, and you were really interested in keeping p2pnet free and operational, if hosting is your only problem, let me know.

Sorry it’s come to this, but I reckon Slyck is barely worth what you’re asking for this pile of opionated dirt – the site’s a become a risible liability.

If you were really putting your family first, it would never have got to this state.

That’s the plan and things are starting to happen. With a bit of luck, I’ll be able to do a post tomorrow which’ll at least set one possible scenario : )

Cheers!

I enjoy your work, Jon. I sincerely hope you’re not hanging your hat yet. Since hearing an interview with you on a college radio station in Toronto I have newfound respect for your standpoint on issues that matter greatly to me.

i really hope you keep the site going

Throughout the precariousness that is inherent in being p2pnet, the interpretive dances with Big Online Music, lawsuit silliness, etc., you’ve made the place shine and kept the idea of freedom of ideas and music on the net alive in more than one mind.

The fight for this freedom is not a sprint, but a relay race, and while it’s sad that it may happen that you need to pass on the baton, I am confident others will step up to the challenge.

Of course, Jon Newton is not finished. Your spirit and ability to raise awareness of important issues despite cash-laden efforts to distract from them will no doubt find another manifestation. I’m looking forward to that!

Wishing I had thirty grand,

-maggie council dipietra

Hopefully, as you say, someone can come along with the idea to keep you writing the articles here, if not, it has been a swell ride.

Thanks for all the information you have provided and for your dedication to this site! I wish you well in the future…whatever happens.

With viewer numbers that good, anyone could make a killing on this site if they really wanted to, though the big question is how much they’re willing to lower their morals and ethics to go after the really big money by partnering with porn and scam ads and popups.

But aside from the questionable and annoying ads, there are many legitimate advertising companies besides Google that are always looking for new sites to place their ads. For a replacement for the commercial P2P companies that dropped off, Usenet firms are hot right now.

but i just can say sorry for the bad news.

I have been interested at put the articles here onto my msn blog… that seems to a little sick. I use MS’s space to abuse them.hah

Thank you very much for everything you brought and bring, hopefully, maybe someday, will bring us.

Thank you

Good luck! o/

-LW-

“This shouldn’t be seen as a cave-in, an attempt to take the money and run. It’s the exact opposite, in fact. Because I’ve run out of personal resources, I’m trying to find another way to keep p2pnet online …”

I’ve incurred a very large amount of personal debt to keep p2pnet going and I just can’t manage any more.

But having said that, you know that Fat Lady? Well, she hasn’t even tuned up : )

Cheers!

I’ve been with you a long time it seems but rarely if ever do I use my registration. It has been very important to me that the anonymity offered by you through the site. I’ve always wished the words that I might write stand on their own merit; just as you have done. You can almost earmark some of my posts either by the complaint of xx amount of times to validate or by ^^Spam^^. I guess I cared for this site and it mattered to me.

From time to time you’ve been nice enough to take those words to make a new post from reader comments. I first met you on another site, the one you came from to make this one. You and perhaps the long term folks know of it. Even there, at times I’ve seen recopies of the posts here (mine own included). I’ve no ill will on that, it is after all the internet.

It is regretful that unless some means is found that you will close the doors here. It’s been a wonderful service you have provided the public and myself as well. I’ve seen your articles all over the net as reprints and copies. That says well for you in that you are both well known to the community and your words are worth hearing. Even the trolls have had their say.

I would end this by wishing you the very best of the best as you continue on in life. I hope our paths cross sometime in the future again. I would send the money to support your efforts were it possible but alas, my conditions aren’t much better than yours for other reasons.

I would ask one last favor from you. Please remove this registration info including the nick before sales. While long association has taught me I can trust you; I can not say the same for someone who is a total stranger. Should you return, should you manage to keep the site up and running, or should some other method open up, I will return to re-register.

Best of luck to you and yours, Jon. It’s truly been my honor to text here.