I don't think a "state of the game" is forthcoming.
The last time JDB posted in the MFN-1 (beta) forum was January 2:
https://mfn1.myfootballnow.com/forums/6/1967?page=1https://mfn1.myfootballnow.com/forums/6/1966?page=2The last time JDB posted in the Community Forums was Dec. 31:
https://mfn1.myfootballnow.com/community/1/6165?page=3#38207In case you missed it, this is excerpted from his post on Dec. 10. I think its content was more ominous than we realized at the time:
Re: Forbidden site
By jdavidbakr - Site Admin
12/10/2019 2:42 pm
Just so you all know, this site runs on ads and credit sales. The ads bring in about 60% of the revenue. The total revenue is about 90% of the cost to run the site. The revenue from ads has been slowly decreasing disproportionately to the site traffic. Some of that may be because many of the users who play a lot have purchased credits. It could also be because the site needs a layout overhaul, which I have in progress. It may also be because of an increase in the use of ad blockers. A year ago, the revenue was covering right at 100% of the cost to run the site - which it had been doing for a while.
You may have noticed that I've had to slow down on the speed of development. I'm having to divert my attention to projects that can pay the bills. MFN, during its best months, has never done more than cover its costs.
I hope that this isn't an indication of a possible decline and demise of MFN. I've toyed around with changing the model to a subscription service, but I think most of you will agree the product is not strong enough to sustain a model where everyone is required to pay for it. But, I bring this up because, while I have no enforceable method to make sure that you don't use ad blockers and also understand the frustration of rogue ads getting through Google's servers (ironically, it is Google who serves the ads that then cause Google to block a site as malicious), I also want to be transparent about what using ad blockers means for the site and what it may mean for the future of the site.
I have no intention of shutting the site down at this point, but I pay for blocks of services at AWS 1 and 3 years at a time... and the current revenue is not keeping up with what will be required to renew those services. If the funds run out, I am not sure I'm going to continue to bankroll the project from my own pocket
(Anyone with skill and knowledge to solve the above issues is free to PM me, I'm a programmer and not a marketer or businessman and am always open to hearing from people who are experts in their field in areas that I know I'm weak in)https://mfn1.myfootballnow.com/community/6/6132?page=1#37858