Newgon.com:Outgoing Administrators' Statement, 24 January, 2009

On the 24th of January, 2009, two Administrators, including one of the the site's founders left Newgon.com in pursuit of other interests. This document, written by the site's outgoing and present administrators acts as a report on the state of the organisation behind the website and will also serve as a statement of intentions for future development of the organisation and website, until further directives are published.

Newgon.com

Current role

Unlike other sites closely linked by "genre", Newgon.com serves mainly a public function and not predominantly one of peer-support. The site aims to make unpopular but crucial information on adult-minor sexualities readily available to the public. Organised via a discussion forum and private emails, the level and scope of activity on Newgon.com can be compared to that of a small membership or nongovernmental organisation. The site has also helped to bring about some positive results in real life. Central to the mission of Newgon.com is its vast database of anecdotal material relating to the sexual experiences of non-emancipated youth.

Usage and costs

Over the last year, the number of visitors to and active members of Newgon.com has been increasing steadily. In just over a year, the Forum has seen 5,000 posts. The site itself is typically visited 250-550 times a day (avg ~400 for Jan, 09) and is due to break it's own record for unique visitors at well above 6000 for the month. These are respectable figures for a site that does not promote itself with colourful pictures, social networking or traditional peer support. Independent web analysis companies frequently report that the site performs on a similar level to many of the better-known support websites. Newgon.com's relative novelty, unique function and growing role as an information portal have led administrators to forecast increasing amounts of visitors and annual running costs of well above US$100 with the current host.

History

Newgon.com was founded on Jun 8, 2007 after a small but militant hate group successfully lobbied Google to remove a number of free websites pertaining to the sexuality of young people under the age of consent and those who are attracted to them. The site was established as a small set of files - mainly part of the Debate Guide project and a weblog managed by a team of eight or so volunteers - now a quarterly webmagazine. As the site grew and the number of participants and proposals increased, administrators sought to develop more advanced and user-friendly ways of managing the site. By the start of 2008, a forum was in place, followed by the installation of MediaWiki later in the year. The current site is home to discussion groups both public and private, multiple public advocacy projects and a growing encyclopedia of topics relating to adult-minor sexuality.

Juan Gonzalez Llort

Juan Gonzalez Llort co-founded Newgon.com with the assistance of current administrator and long-time ATC collaborator Jillium. It was Llort who had prepared most of the written material that went into building the original site and most of its revisions thereafter.

Personal statement

I will be leaving the administration of Newgon.com on the 24th of January, 2009, and severing all contacts forged through this website and the wider community. Whilst I would not like to disclose the reasons for this decision, it is in no way related to the limitations of this website, integrity of my pseudonymous identity or legal status IRL. I have come into contact with many interesting and constructive people via this site, and I thank them all for participating here and helping me with numerous problems that would otherwise have put a lot more stress on myself.