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Let's hope the best.

Side note : for technical reason, we couldn't delete the "survey alert" in the homepage. Please excuse us, it should be done asap.
A noter : pour une raison technique, nous n'avons pas encore supprimé "l'alerte" sur votre page d'accueil, acceptez nos excuses. Cela devrait être corrigé rapidement.

What are the next steps...???

I don't speak for IMA. But if I'm not wrong, once the IMA has a legal existence they will :
- start the crowdfunding campaign
- construct a business plan to to present their project to the ipernity stakeholders (including owners and shareholders)
Those two actions will be done in the same time.
I strongly suggest anyone who wants direct answers from IMA to join their group.
www.ipernity.com/group/2260604

Its good to see this in a clear statement.

I assume this means iPernity will now NOT closedown at the end of February?

Colin - it is looking good at this moment, but my understatning is that confirmation will only come after the ipernity team (or the ipernity sa,? the shareholders? - sorry don't know the official name for the ipernity entity that can approve the IMA taking over, or the IMA plan so the regular ipernity stays open till the end of the year) approves the IMA proposition.

Sorry if this is an unclear statement - just wanted you to know that as of this moment nothing is for sure, just very hopeful and moving forward fast.

Thanks I understand that but I'm sure there are many people who use iPernity don't have a clue I was just trying to encourage more clear statements from current owners

Thank you Audrey for your comment. You are correct about our plans.

I am a member Audrey and as ofyet there is no news from us since the blog published after the extended run to pick up extra support.

I cane here now following a link published on Flickr in the Ipernity survivrs group.

John.

Thank you very much. We hope to be here next year and therafter.

As it happens, the Ipernity Members Association - Bylaws have now been published so all appears to be progressing nicely! :)

Yes, and we are itching to begin our work.

Will free (limited) accounts still be available? I run a (real life) photo group that uses Ipernity for photo sharing. We have some people in the group who have never been "Club" members. They still need to have limited access to post 5-10 photos per month. For some people, 50 euros/year is cost-prohibitive.

Best to post any such queries or questions within the Ipernity Members Association Project group itself! :)

Below is the section of the survey that clearly says there will be a €50 Fee to maintain your IP account and this means no free accounts when the Ipernity Members Association
( I have addressed this for confirmation will William Sunderland and he confirmed the fee is mandatory to maintain an account)

"In addition, 2/3 of the respondents agreed to an annual membership fee of 50€ or above. As a result, the IMA annual fee will be 50€, which is competitive with other photo sharing sites and will offer a sustainable, viable long-term future for the Ipernity platform"

Merci, Audrey, pour l'information de espérer.
Thanks, Audrey, for the hopeful information.

I ready my checkbook for the next step - request for money.

Thank you, team IP, for information and cooperation.

courage à tous pour le beau travail et Merci!!!!!

Bonjour,

Est-ce un lapsus ? Il faudrait lire : "Les résultats très encourageants signifient que ne nous pouvons espérer QU'une proposition réussie de la part des membres de l'IMA."
N'est-ce pas ?
Merci.

Je pense que vous etes correct! Il y a un "ne" dans error. Dans englais il dit "that we CAN hope".

oups, il fallait écrire "que nous ne pouvons qu'espérer une proposition réussie etc...", sauf que c'était un peu lourd, du coup corrigé, et voilà qu'on a oublié le "ne".

Thank you for the update, Audrey, and special thanks to all who wrote the bylaws! It is looking more and more like ipernity will be here to stay (at least until the end of the year). :-)

Thankyou Audrey !

and Thankyou William

Thank you for all your efforts to build the association allowing to save Ipernity !!
Remember that we have to continue posting images everyday, our site is still ALIVE !!!!

Hope it doesn't take too much time. I see more and more people leaving and/or being not active any longer on Ipernity.

The high fee will send even more running for the hills even if the platform is saved... They will lose membership rather than gain it.

Dank an Alle, die sich hier den Arsch aufreißen und sorry, falls ich mal irgendwo anders klang.
Lag natürlich daran, das Infos nur spärlich verbreitet werden konnten.

Was mir gerade aufgefallen ist: Man kann bei ipernity nun wieder ein Club - Abo für 12 und für 24 Monate erwerben - und nicht nur für drei Monate, wie in der letzten Zeit.
Kann bzw. darf man das als gutes Zeichen werten, was den Fortbestand von ipernity angeht?

oh wow - that might very well mean something good is about to happen. thanks for noticing! come on ipernity team (and the other background supporters/owners of ipernity) - do us proud!!

Hallo, Ihr Freunde die ihr die IMA repräsentiert. Euer Engagement in hohen Ehren.

Ist es Euch möglich in absehbarer Zeit einen Geschäfts- und/oder Zeitplan vor zu legen, an Hand dessen der geneigte IP-Nutzer in der Lage ist, ab zu sehen, ob ein weiteres Engagement sinnvoll ist und ob es berechtigte Chancen gibt, daran zu glauben, dass diese platform weiter bestehen kann?

Seit reichlich einem halben Jahr oder mehr schwebt nun dieses Fragezeichen über uns Allen.
Je weiter sich eine Entscheidung verzögert, desto geringer wird naturgemäß die Gefolgschaft...

Ich denke der Break-Even-Point ist in diesem Fall nun erreicht... Es eilt, um ein positives Ende noch erreichen zu können.

In diesem Sinn, beste Grüße, Udo

NS. Lutz wird es verstehen, wenn ich sage: "Lasst Euch nicht ausluven..."

Agree.
See more and more people leaving Ipernity or being less or not active at all any longer.

It looks to me like the IMA is the best way to ensure the future of IP.

I think all members will have to be patient with the process, and not expect to be constantly updated. When a discussion site I know of was threatened with closure (Mustardland, a popular discussion platform for fans of the iconic British radio programme The Archers) it took nine months to finally set up its own members' association. There are many legal and technical issues to work through.

The people involved in getting the new IP up and running will have to put in a great deal of time and energy....but they already, to me, seem to have made good decisions about structuring the new IP ..and I'm optimistic that IP will work well in future, run more collaboratively with its membership.

What I'm trying to say, I think, is "don't panic". Let's just stay with it, see what happens, and be prepared to give financial support as and when it is called for by the IMA. None of the problems and anxieties people have raised seem insurmountable in the long term.

It's understandable that people here will let their membership lapse and look for other sites for their photographs. We can do that and still back the IMA in its efforts to renew Ipernity when the time comes.

Now, join the group Italo-Byzantine Acuity on Ipernity! Our membership has risen over the past two months! Keep the faith.

Good response Steve, Frustrating yes but patience is required.

Hello IP-Team, I would be very happy if you succeedet in your great efforts to rescue IP.
Goog luck!!
Uli

Hi - glad the IMA is moving forward with possible rescue of Ipernity. Your last notice was that the site was closing at the end of February (after a stay from the end of January closing).

Trying to be patient - I understand how complex this must be, and I know negotiations aren't finished, but:

can we know if the closing at the end of February (in two days) is still in place unless the negotiations finish before that?

I don't think anyone close to the site or IMA is stopping to think what this all looks like from the outside - last day of February tomorrow and nobody has said that its NOT the last day

This NOT communicating is quite frustating !!

I wonder if the iPernity Team is a bot that is currently offline ?

I wonder if there still is an Ipernity team.
Not very optimistic about the future of this wonderful site.

Perhaps we will find out in a year. Blipfoto Creator Joe Tree posted his last photo a year late of him standing alone in an empty office after telling the staff it was all over.

Sounds good, as Blipfoto is still alive !!

Yes that's my hope

La fin du mois de février approche, j'espère que nous aurons de bonnes nouvelles afin que Ipernity perdure pour notre plus grand plaisir à vous retrouver tous ici. Bon courage

So is ipernity closing today?

Just been posted by William Sutherland in the Ipernity Members Association Project group here on ipernity:
___________________________________________________________________________

Good morning/afternoon,

We are still in discussions with Ipernity S.A. re: the future of this site and its transfer. Negotiations are ongoing to protect the best interests of the members. At the same time we are investigating crowdfunding options so we can take the next step when negotiations are concluded.
___________________________________________________________________________

Whilst interesting to at least have confirmation from the IMA that negotiations are ongoing I still think it would be appropriate to have a statement from Team Ipernity especially as people have asked specific questions and given the significance of today's date.

The IMA might still be fighting hard to save the site, but for the moment we are still supposed to be customers of ipernity! ;)

Je suis très confiante qu'Ipernity continue car c'est l'endroit le plus agréable pour partager nos photographies ! Un GRAND MERCI à vous tous qui travaillez pour la continuité :-) c'est vraiment très apprécié +++++++++++++++++

Thank you again Team Ipernity.

Latest news:

www.ipernity.com/group/2260604/discuss/186660

A lot is written about the _income_ of the future structure: how many are willing to pay how much, amounting to so much per year... I still have not found an explicit and quantitative statement concerning the _spending_ and how Ipernity was managed into its present dead-end. What will the income of the IMA be used for? Compensate the shareholders? Keep the existing team doing business as usual? What the topics of the current -negociations_? Are the members expected to pay and shut up?

Tess Mc Kenna
Blog www.ipernity.com/group/2260604/discuss/186298

Up Date From Eric
Eric Desjours
04/03/2017 news: Ipernity SA said to get in touch with us this weekend (4-5/03/2017) to give their point of view regarding our offer.
At this hour we are still waiting for their communication. As soon as it is known, we will consult each other then indicate you the terms and implications.

Ipernity SA has always been positive regarding our project and always wished to make our points of view coincide. That's all we can say right now.

Very encouraging comments made today in the Ipernity Members Association Project group by William Sutherland:

I remain confident and optimistic there will be a successful restructuring of the Ipernity platform. Because of this, I remain active commenting, moderating in groups requiring this activity and recently posted an article that took time and research, not to mention getting some of my photos I took over the last 10 years and putting them together to present in the article. I would not put in this time and effort if I thought the platform would shut down and everything would be lost.

It is my strong belief that the new Ipernity will be a vibrant and viable platform with a bright, long-term stable future with a loyal membership base ensuring a stronger and more viable platform.

www.ipernity.com/group/2260604/discuss/186298
Latest Update
07/03/2017: IMA received its receipt for filing. This allows IMA to begin business -- open a bank account for CrowdFunding and ultimately running the Ipernity platform. It also means the official certificate will be issued in about 2-3 weeks.

www.ipernity.com/group/2260604/discuss/186298/comment/50234040#comment50234040
Latest Update

William Sutherland
09/03/2017: IMA and Ipernity S.A. are close to an agreement. I'm hopeful it will be attained sometime tomorrow. If so, the terms will be published here. Please know that the agreement if finalized is aimed at meeting the best interests of the Ipernity platform, IMA and the platform's members' interests.

In anticipation, IMA will be establishing a bank account in France and opening a Paypal account to facilitate revenue receipts and payment of operating expenses. IMA also anticipates the start of a CrowdFunding campaign early next week and once it is underway, daily updates will be given. Please know, it is critical people contribute as soon as possible without delay when CrowdFunding is underway since a decision will have to be made within about 2 weeks whether to continue to the platform into April. The combined March and April costs are approximately 10,000 € (Amazon in agreement with Ipernity S.A. allowed the platform to operate this month with expectation that the payments will be made in April).

In addition, please be aware that annual operating expenses for the Ipernity platform are approximately 66,000 €. This does not provide any funds for contingency reserves, future obligations, platform upgrades (for example, future conversion to https protocol as some have suggested), rate increases or other unanticipated expenses or shortfalls. Nevertheless, a stable club membership base near the reported membership figure is more than sufficient to maintain viability and offer a bright long-term future.

IMA thanks everyone for their patience, input, ideas and efforts to keep this site running and for your assistance to ensure a successful CrowdFunding campaign.

www.ipernity.com/group/2260604/discuss/186298

William Sutherland
11/03/2017: Ipernity Members Association is now official. The official declaration of IMA was published this morning in Journal Officiel!

3 hours ago. Edited 3 hours ago.

Yes Tess, and so the light changes from a glimmer to a glow.

Making sounds of hope...

Crowdfunding as begun

www.ipernity.com/group/2260604/discuss/186760
13/03/2017: The CrowdFunding campaign as officially begun. Even though the goal is listed at $25,000, we need approximately $30,000. If people honor their survey commitments, we should realize this.

We have approximately 2 weeks to achieve this goal. Even though it is a short time frame, it is achievable if everyone acts with urgency. I just made my own contribution and doubled what I had said I would offer in the survey so that the crowdfunding campaign begins with a good start.

The hyperlink for making donations is:

www.generosity.com/community-fundraising/ipernity-members-association-a-non-profit-entity/x/16237256

Please note, Indiegogo decides the method of payment.

These next two weeks will be the most critical and decisive. Starting tomorrow, IMA will provide daily updates as to the progress of the crowdfunding campaign.

Thank you for your support for this worthy cause to keep this unique and great site alive.

Just posted a screenshot of where we are at after Day 2 of the crowdfunding campaign ... no Copyright on this one either so feel free to download and then upload/post wherever you feel is appropriate:

Looking Good Folks ...

Please remember that this has nothing to do with monies already paid to Ipernity SA for subscriptions. This is to keep the site alive for a few more months until the takeover by the community can be finalised.

We have less than 2 weeks to reach our target or, according to what I've been told, the site will most certainly close. So if you want ipernity to still be here next month please support the crowdfunding campaign.