Comic Exodus (or, I've left Comic Genesis)

Fecundity · Post by **Fecundity** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 8:50 pm

For a while now I have wanted to do things that I couldn't readily do here. Over Spring Break, I finally wrote enough PHP and Perl code to hold my site together. Since I own the domain, I just pointed it at the different server. The site has not split apart at the seams, so I am not apt to come back to Comic Genesis.

I just wanted to drop into the forums to say 'Thanks' to all ya'll. I migth still be around the forums now and again.

Also-- should I do something to shut down my old Comic Genesis site? or does it matter?

Cope · Post by **Cope** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 9:04 pm

fecundity wrote:Also-- should I do something to shut down my old Comic Genesis site? or does it matter?

Nah, it doesn't matter. You could even keep it as a mirror site if you wanted to.

Black Sparrow · Post by **Black Sparrow** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 9:11 pm

Best of luck to you. CG is a good entry server, but it's good to see people moving on to bigger things.

K-Dawg · Post by **K-Dawg** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 9:22 pm

I never understand why it's assumed if your site leaves CG that you must stop posting in the forums.

McDuffies · Post by **McDuffies** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 9:59 pm

I bet there's some uber-cool secret secret forum where only indies get to post so that's why they stop being interested in this one.

Phact0rri · Post by **Phact0rri** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 12:14 am

mcDuffies wrote:I bet there's some uber-cool secret secret forum where only indies get to post so that's why they stop being interested in this one.

its called Comic Exodus.

Joel Fagin · Post by **Joel Fagin** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 12:29 am

phactorri wrote:its called Comic Exodus.

That's the only one I didn't design the website for, actually. I got Comic Genesis, Comic Leviticus, Comic Numbers and Comic Deuteronomy but Cortland snuck in and stole Exodus from under me.

- Joel Fagin

Turnsky · Post by **Turnsky** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 3:15 am

Joel Fagin wrote:
phactorri wrote:its called Comic Exodus.
That's the only one I didn't design the website for, actually. I got Comic Genesis, Comic Leviticus, Comic Numbers and Comic Deuteronomy but Cortland snuck in and stole Exodus from under me.

- Joel Fagin

you forgot Comic Revelations.

Hallonpress · Post by **Hallonpress** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 4:54 am

K-Dawg wrote:I never understand why it's assumed if your site leaves CG that you must stop posting in the forums.

Exactly. WBK was never a CG comic, but I post here anyway.

Good luck to you, anyway, fecundity.

-Mattias

Tarts · Post by **Tarts** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 5:03 am

They grow up so fast.

Black Sparrow · Post by **Black Sparrow** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 5:47 am

Joel Fagin wrote:
phactorri wrote:its called Comic Exodus.
That's the only one I didn't design the website for, actually. I got Comic Genesis, Comic Leviticus, Comic Numbers and Comic Deuteronomy but Cortland snuck in and stole Exodus from under me.

- Joel Fagin

Ooh. Comic Deuteronomy. I hear they're pretty violent over there. I've always been curious about them.

Nanda · Post by **Nanda** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 5:56 am

Black Sparrow wrote:
Joel Fagin wrote:
phactorri wrote:its called Comic Exodus.
That's the only one I didn't design the website for, actually. I got Comic Genesis, Comic Leviticus, Comic Numbers and Comic Deuteronomy but Cortland snuck in and stole Exodus from under me.

- Joel Fagin
Ooh. Comic Deuteronomy. I hear they're pretty violent over there. I've always been curious about them.

And the crowd over at Comic Leviticus is waaaaaaay too judgemental. I can't stand those douchebags.

Anyway, good luck, fecundity! (Does this mean I have to alter my link to "NInja Vs." now? Oh, pooh...)

Fecundity · Post by **Fecundity** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 6:50 am

I do realize that this does not mean I will be shunned in the forums. I just wanted to mention it, and also ask if there was anything I had to do from the CG end.

Nanda wrote:(Does this mean I have to alter my link to "NInja Vs." now? Oh, pooh...)

Nope. The old URLs should all either have pages or forward to pages. (If anyone finds a URL that is broken, let me know and I'll see about gluing it back together.)

Tenma · Post by **Tenma** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 8:33 am

No offense, but I don't understand why anyone who doesn't have a major comic leaves ComicGenesis. It's not like you have the traffic to support yourself by advertisements. Is the lure of PHP really that strong?

Nanda wrote:And the crowd over at Comic Leviticus is waaaaaaay too judgemental. I can't stand those douchebags.

Well, at least you know you won't accidentally stumble upon a shonen-ai comic.

Vorticus · Post by **Vorticus** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 9:18 am

Bye! Don't be a stranger. Some people just want more control over their site than comicgenesis allows or don't like the ads. *shrugs*

Geekblather · Post by **Geekblather** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 10:15 am

Good luck!

Spqrblues · Post by **Spqrblues** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 10:46 am

Good luck with the new site--I hope it leads to all sorts of great things

But I have a question.... I started my comic(s) on my own website (which I still maintain), then mirrored one my comics here just to join the community, to play with the automatic update system, to be part of the gestalt, to have one more way of folks finding me, and so forth. Surely that's not considered a step backward, is it?

Banner ads aside, is being on CG, on Webcomicsnation, or on your own ISP reallly considered a reflection on the professionalism of one's comic? A URL is just a URL, n'est-ce pas? Or am I naive to the ways of the world?

Risky · Post by **Risky** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 12:21 pm

As long as the url isn't "keenspace", you're pro.

Fecundity · Post by **Fecundity** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 2:02 pm

Thanks for the wellwishing.

Banner ads aside, is being on CG, on Webcomicsnation, or on your own ISP reallly considered a reflection on the professionalism of one's comic?

To be clear: I don't think switching to or from Comic Genesis hosting will change the gravitas of my comic-- neither of my readers really care. Having my own webspace does not make me any more mature or professional.

No offense, but I don't understand why anyone who doesn't have a major comic leaves ComicGenesis. It's not like you have the traffic to support yourself by advertisements. Is the lure of PHP really that strong?

I wanted to be able to have two comic titles running at the same time, with the most current comic (whichever that is) appearing on the front page. I already had automated archives and an RSS feed, so it saved some trouble to have one script handle everything.

Also, I enjoy programming. For me it was like a home improvement project. There was only so much remodelling I could do while using space on Comic Genesis. (For example, I can now put the navigation buttons in the model of a day's content.)

Oddly, this is the most successful thread I've ever started on these forums. Perhaps I should leave more often.

Siabur · Post by **Siabur** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 3:12 pm

I totally understand having your own site. For me I've had the dreamersink.com domain for 7 or more years, I don't remember it's been along time. I like having the freedom to do what I want when I want with anything I want. And finally, I never new aboot comic gen or other sites until late last year. Besides programing is Fun!

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