I don't really come to the forums very often anymore. I want to say there are multiple reasons for that, and yeah, work has been keeping me busy, but the main reason is that the forum is just not very fun for me anymore. In fact, the whole "forum" concept isn't very fun to be honest. I've been the admin of a Discord community (basically a server with a bunch of chat rooms) for most of 2019 and I find myself spending more time there than anywhere else online. The community isn't atheism related, it's related to my career, which is probably another reason I enjoy it there so much. However, having chats rather than threads makes things far more enjoyable in my opinion, but maybe that's just me.
In any case, I find myself less and less concerned with the goings on of AF. I also notice that the forum just isn't as active as it once was, so perhaps it's not just me.
On top of those things, our Patreon money has plummeted which means the server is once again costing me money to run. Paying to run something that I don't find enjoyment in anymore isn't really where I want things to be.
So I guess I wanted to have a discussion to see where the community stands, and what they want to do. If you want the forum to continue, with the same staff team at the helm, we need funds to make that happen. Alternatively I might be open to selling the forum to someone who has more of an interest in it. Or, if people have a similar attitude to me, we could simply let the forum die and move on; we made it 11 years, maybe it's time to move on.
I'm not going to make any snap decisions like owners at other forums; you're not going to suddenly wake up one day and find that everything is closed and have to scramble to find somewhere else. However something has to change, and I want the community to decide what that should be.
- Tibs
In any case, I find myself less and less concerned with the goings on of AF. I also notice that the forum just isn't as active as it once was, so perhaps it's not just me.
On top of those things, our Patreon money has plummeted which means the server is once again costing me money to run. Paying to run something that I don't find enjoyment in anymore isn't really where I want things to be.
So I guess I wanted to have a discussion to see where the community stands, and what they want to do. If you want the forum to continue, with the same staff team at the helm, we need funds to make that happen. Alternatively I might be open to selling the forum to someone who has more of an interest in it. Or, if people have a similar attitude to me, we could simply let the forum die and move on; we made it 11 years, maybe it's time to move on.
I'm not going to make any snap decisions like owners at other forums; you're not going to suddenly wake up one day and find that everything is closed and have to scramble to find somewhere else. However something has to change, and I want the community to decide what that should be.
- Tibs
