▁been ▁regular ▁participants ▁there . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁Sal on ▁announced ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁looking ▁for ▁a ▁bu yer ▁for ▁The ▁W E LL , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁concent rate ▁on ▁other ▁business ▁lines . ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁a ▁press ▁release ▁of ▁The ▁W E LL ▁said , ▁" As ▁Sal on ▁has ▁not ▁found ▁a ▁suitable ▁purch aser , ▁it ▁has ▁determined ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁currently ▁in ▁the ▁best ▁interest ▁of ▁the ▁company ▁to ▁retain ▁this ▁business ▁and ▁has ▁therefore ▁susp ended ▁all ▁efforts ▁to ▁sell ▁The ▁W E LL ." ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Sal on ▁once ▁again ▁announced ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁looking ▁for ▁a ▁bu yer ▁for ▁The ▁W E LL ▁as ▁its ▁subscri ber ▁base ▁" did ▁not ▁bear ▁financial ▁promise ". ▁Additionally , ▁it ▁announced ▁that ▁it ▁had ▁entered ▁into ▁discuss ions ▁with ▁various ▁parties ▁interested ▁in ▁bu ying ▁the ▁well . com ▁domain ▁name , ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁remaining ▁W E LL ▁staff ▁had ▁been ▁laid ▁off ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁May . ▁The ▁community ▁p led ged ▁money ▁to ▁take ▁over ▁The ▁W E LL ▁itself ▁and ▁re hire ▁important ▁staff . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Sal on ▁sold ▁The ▁W E LL ▁to ▁a ▁new ▁corpor ation , ▁The ▁W E LL ▁Group ▁Inc ., ▁owned ▁by ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁eleven ▁invest ors , ▁who ▁are ▁all ▁long - time ▁members . ▁The ▁CE O ▁was