I’ve worked in publishing (engineering and product side mostly) for a long time; reasons not to keep it up:
* Potentially expensive licensing fees for the CMS, depending what it is, and migration costs to something “free” if not.
* Ongoing costs to maintain the site (security updates etc).
* Of course, hosting costs.
I agree in this case it would be smarter to keep it running in a stripped-down form since there’s still value there, then work to find buyers or someone who has an interest in keeping it running.
* Potentially expensive licensing fees for the CMS, depending what it is, and migration costs to something “free” if not. * Ongoing costs to maintain the site (security updates etc). * Of course, hosting costs.
I agree in this case it would be smarter to keep it running in a stripped-down form since there’s still value there, then work to find buyers or someone who has an interest in keeping it running.