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Post by scoobysnacks on May 1, 2007 3:55:27 GMT -5
April's wonderful tribute to Ioan Gruffudd is no more. A short time after the official shutdown hour, the server no longer answers me when I try to go to it. Normally when a site does that, I assume it's temporary and I try again later. Sadly, I think it's safe to assume there will be no remedy. Ioan Online is no longer. Many of us who came to Matthew Rhys Central did so as a result of an interest in Matthew fostered by his connection to Ioan. Others came to Ioan Online as a result of an interest in Matthew which led them to his best friend, Mr. Gruffudd. We established a bond because of that, not just because we were fans of the same actors but because there were many funny people with class and enthusiasm gathered in the same place. For those that joined us here, thank you. Those interested in meeting elsewhere to talk about Ioan do have an opportunity to continue, some of our lovely former LOTF (Ladies of the Forum) have set up shop here, ioanzone.19.forumer.com/index.php . I wish April well and I think we should all treasure the friendships we made because of her. This forum might not exist if it weren't for Ioan Online and we'll always remember that.
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Post by sylviane on May 1, 2007 11:46:17 GMT -5
Yes, I was there until the end. I pushed F5 one more time for an update and it replied no more. The beautifull ship IOL has sunk with grace. We can be proud of her and her captain, Admiral April. We did the best we could. But I have now cried all the tears I'm willing to cry. And I will move on. I'm ready for the future!!! ;D
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Post by mary on May 7, 2007 13:29:35 GMT -5
headline on front of Wales on Sunday newspaper (must have been slow news day, or just got bored of the Welsh Assembly elections!) was Ioan defends fiance against fans' insults full story on page three. And there was a snippet on page three of he South Wales Echo, today.
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Post by scoobysnacks on May 8, 2007 2:12:39 GMT -5
headline on front of Wales on Sunday newspaper (must have been slow news day, or just got bored of the Welsh Assembly elections!) was Ioan defends fiance against fans' insults full story on page three. And there was a snippet on page three of he South Wales Echo, today. Depending on who knows what, they might phrase it like we're the good guys or the bad. Of course we know it's 'good guys' but how others will represent it when telling the story is another matter. IMDB has it as news on their page. It's on May 7th's news. I'll paste it. They quote April too. I'm not sure if they contacted her or just got it from the site. They misrepresented it as his official site. He never owned it, he just gave money. April might've kept it going if she could've but his not liking the site for it's Alice-haters made it feel ridiculous to continue in a way, even if there had been money. Gruffudd Pulls Fansite After Fiancee Jibes
Fantastic Four hunk Ioan Gruffudd has shut down his official fan site after discovering fans had been criticizing his actress fiancee Alice Evans. Gruffudd had been financially backing the website www.IoanOnline.com, but withdrew his support after reading negative comments about his 102 Dalmatians co-star and partner on the site's message boards. The Welsh actor's spokeswoman Pippa Beng says, "It's true Ioan has withdrawn his support following some comments that have been made. Ioan is sorry that this has happened and has posted a message on his website for fans." The website's American owner is devastated at the news, adding, "I can't afford to keep the site up on my own and won't do it without that it support, so it's closing down."
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Post by kyakain on May 8, 2007 5:02:21 GMT -5
Oh man! It's crazy over at IMDB. I wish mainstream media would pick up on the whole story so new posters would gather all the information before posting. Oh well.
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