We have now reached the end of an Olympic cycle, and as usual there are a lot of changes happening. We have:
These things are normal at the end of an Olympic cycle. But this time, we also have a lot of changes happening online:
These online changes mean that this summer is an important time for Fan Fests to be updated. Because many links simply won’t work any more.
Unfortunately, we still don’t know what exactly will be happening with all the content that is currently on Ice Network. Whether existing content built up over the past 13 years (skater profiles; competition results pages; articles; old videos; etc.) will be transferred over to other sites or just disappear into the ether. And I suspect that we won’t find out for definite until after IN closes at the end of June.
However, we can still update the other things in the intervening period.
So, could I please appeal to Original Posters to take this summer as an opportunity to check over the Fan Fests that they run, and make the necessary updates.
And then we can be ready to hit the ground running when the new Olympic cycle starts in earnest in August.
Thank you
CaroLiza_fan
- skaters changing coaches
- skaters retiring
- partnerships splitting
- new partnerships forming
These things are normal at the end of an Olympic cycle. But this time, we also have a lot of changes happening online:
- Ice Network is closing down
- Stats On Ice have changed the format of their addresses, but the old addresses DO NOT redirect to the new addresses
- Rink Results have changed the format of their addresses, and the old addresses DO redirect to the new addresses
- YouTube videos and channels are getting blocked / removed almost en masse
These online changes mean that this summer is an important time for Fan Fests to be updated. Because many links simply won’t work any more.
Unfortunately, we still don’t know what exactly will be happening with all the content that is currently on Ice Network. Whether existing content built up over the past 13 years (skater profiles; competition results pages; articles; old videos; etc.) will be transferred over to other sites or just disappear into the ether. And I suspect that we won’t find out for definite until after IN closes at the end of June.
However, we can still update the other things in the intervening period.
So, could I please appeal to Original Posters to take this summer as an opportunity to check over the Fan Fests that they run, and make the necessary updates.
And then we can be ready to hit the ground running when the new Olympic cycle starts in earnest in August.
Thank you
CaroLiza_fan