The People Behind The Site
Simon Wright, as founder and main developer, developed the site in ColdFusion. Phil Sweeney assists by writing news and keeping Broadband Choice updated.
Previously, Whirlpool existed with no revenue stream. Unlike many forums, Whirlpool had no banners nor paid advertising. Recently, the owner has begun using Google AdSense in pages that result from Google searches, for users who are not logged in.
Bandwidth and web hosting are donated by Bulletproof Networks, an Australian hosting company. Prior to 2011, the site was hosted by WebCentral under a similar arrangement.
Most day-to-day administrative tasks are conducted by a team of unpaid volunteer members, who have been given varying degrees of moderation privileges in the forums. All moderators have been picked from a pool of long-standing members who have been noticed by the site administrators as being level-headed and trustworthy.
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