They were always in need of funds, but I believe the real reason was worry about being next in line after TRB was shutdown. Gina.Finn relayed a message from Bradley over on TNA (before it went mysteriously off the air/net). He hated to shut it down but thought it best for all. It was the best board for Idaho, Eastern Washington, Utah and Montana. A few of us were trying to more people in Alaska to use it.