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Is this site still owned by CBS?

A bit more history.
C|Net is who owned the original domain name Help dot com. It was run entirely by volunteers and was free to use. It was entirely ad free as well. As the site grew so did the size of data that was taking up space on a server. Fast forward several years and CBS Interactive comes along and wishes to buy CNET. Their largest domain names at the time were GameSpot, TechRepublic, and ZDNet. Some of those domains continued to grow including us. Some of the other domains were already running ads while we remained ad free.
When the ads did get introduced it was done by CBS Interactive. Several of us old geezers hated it. The more the ads bothered the regulars, the more of us left. The ads also brought with it more posts from bots and it was getting harder and harder to get them under control by the moderators (still being volunteers). As the numbers dwindled CBS-I did less and less for us and the site nearly died.
The 3 guys that purchased the domain Help dot com wanted it just for the domain name. The content that came with it was rebranded as Helptogo dot com. They tried to bring it back to its old glory but it couldn't work. I can't speak for them how hard they tried but truth was no new members were coming in from searches for "Help".
Working from old archival screenshots, Rockster160 resurrected the old site to what you see here today. We can't heap enough praise for his patience, willpower, tenacity, wisdom, dedication, and just pure hutzpa on him for what he alone has done.
To help keep THIS site free, he has also opened an account linked to a page that accepts donations. We still are free for newbies to use which is why you will not find a link to the donation page on the Home page. (It's on the F.A.Q. page, btw)
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I have a date this Friday and I just don’t know.

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I get conflicting information when searching, but what do you think is the best top 10 States for a child with autism and other disabilities (he's a severe asthmatic with severe eczema and allergic to

Suggest the 2 urban areas listed above that are located in FL.
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Next time this happens pick up a book and perhaps a small glass of milk. When you try to dunk the book into the milk, you can safely return to bed.

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The best way to get over #1 is to start a friendship with #2. Or #3, 4, 5, 12...

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I really like Billy Joel and his music. I'm quite positive though that Billy's opinion of you is the same as mine.
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i'm losing my home.

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Anonymous wrote:
However since posting this we've worked it out. False alarm.

Good! You might want to have a backup plan for if something like this happens again.

Bad news: this likely can happen again.

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