Hi all, i'm currently hosting the guide server.

The 1st thing I'd like to say is don't panic, the service is not going away any time soon.

What has happened recently is that one of the main contributors, DJC, has signalled that he was going to be moving on, it then came up that a couple of the other core guys were also going to be moving on.

So obviously there is a need to find replacements.

I think some people feel that not much is heard from the guides team. Apart from the guide data issue that Jaidev has mentioned previously. The reason for that is that the guide team don't say much (even to each other), there is no great discussions or flurry of activity going on behind the scenes.

The current setup is a well oiled machine, where each of the team members looks after their own side, spending a minimal amount of time on it.

So if things get fixed by magic, that's also what it looks like to the other team members.

Once it became evident that a few of the core members were leaving, the obvious thing to do is to look for replacements and if none can be found to gracefully shut it down over the next 18 months (my figure).

I fully expect that we will find replacements.

So while things sound scary right now, don't panic just yet.

PS: I am still personally commited to this project.