In regard to bringing search traffic to the area I think you miss the point. Before you deleted the content of the old JBF if one searched for almost anything related to Jaltemba Bay and many things related to Mexico in general Google would give a link (sometimes several links) to a discussion on the old JBF. Deleting the content stopped that. The point I tried to make was that some of that damage has been corrected by the popularity and Google respect that other websites like the Jalapeño have managed to gain but it has still not replaced the respect the old board had because of it’s long history and the dominance of Boardhost.com.

I am aware that the old JBF website is still there but now it only directs traffic to Jaltemba Bay Life. One should not confuse “traffic to the area” with traffic to the Jaltemba Bay Life website. It used to be a place where links to a variety of content was welcomed.

As a justification for replacing the old board archival information is in my humble opinion one of the least effective. There are lots of ways to solve that problem of archiving information. You may have noticed that people ask the same question regardless of the fact that it has been discussed many times before. The whole idea of a forum is to have CURRENT information.

If anyone would like to take a peak at the past there are still forums out there which run that old software quite successfully. Like the Manzanilla one: http://members5.boardhost.com/lamanzanilla/index.html

First, you state “The blue line on the graph is a measure of activity on other forums in the area.” Being that we only have two forums in our area, this would indicate to your readers that you are most likely referring to the Jaltemba Bay Folk Forum. If this is the case, your readers should be aware that these numbers do not reflect our site statistics. If you are referring to another forum(s), I might suggest that you explain which ones.

Second, you state that “The loss of the old board is still unfortunate since it directed so much search traffic to our area.” Perahaps you are unaware that the old Jaltemba Bay Folk Forum (i.e. Tom’s Board) is still active and is still directing traffic to our area via Jaltemba Bay Life and the new Jaltemba Bay Folk Forum.

Thirdly, you state “Since all content of the old forum was deleted…”. While some of the posts were deleted, the majority of them simply “fell off” because of age. The software used for the old board is antiquated and does not have archival ability, which is why we had no choice but to use a different operating system for the new Jaltemba Bay Folk Forum (just like you did for JJ). I believe the software company used for the old board has recently made some changes and updates to their software, so this issue may be resolved for newer users.

I hope this information is helpful to you and your readers.

The name of the hotel is El Tarasco. It is located right off the Main Plaza, withing walking distance to the Naitonal Park. If you do a Google Search, you will be able to find more info about the Hotel. We negotiated a lower rate, because we stayed there three nights. The Resturant in the Hotel is also excellent. Please feel free to write us, if you have any other questions. Our e-mail is jeffhollymx@yahoo.com I have photos taken of the Hotel, if you are interested. Holly Trujillo

Thanks Brad