Catholic Answers Forums Closing

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Maybe, but I happen to like the old style format that CAF had over this one.
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Most of the other extant Catholic fora use the traditional format. My concern with CCF is that they are still running the forum equivalent of Windows XP.
 
@Jon_Sorensen I think the reason you didn’t break 10% with the Patron system was because we didn’t know it was a do-or-die situation - I only work very part-time with Covid, so CAF honestly wasn’t on the top of my priority list, but if I had known your predicament I would’ve definitely found a way to chip in $10 - $20 a month (and I think so would many others).

About moderation - I always wondered why more users here didn’t have mod power. I’ve moderated forums in the past, and there are many users here who could’ve done so well. If we had had 1-2 user mods per subforum, it would’ve reduced the questionable/mature content which is concerning for the CA brand.

All that to say: I think the problems could’ve been fixed, but I respect CA’s right to govern the brand as they see fit.
 
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ReaderT said:
we didn’t know it was a do-or-die situation
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The impression I got from @Christopher_Check 's memo is that the decision was not primarily, or even mostly, financially driven. It was a holistic decision based on the merits of CAF and how it contributed to CA’s mission.

Here is the memo for review.
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CA Forums Shutting Down Patrons
A message from the President of Catholic Answers Dear Members and Patrons of the Catholic Answers Forums, On Thursday December 31 at 5pm PT, Catholic Answers will close the Catholic Answers Forums (CAF). I have made the decision to close the CAF after lengthy consultation with the Catholic Answers executive committee and board of trustees. Because Catholic Answers has limited resources, we are always evaluating our programs to determine if they provide a good return on investment. I understan…
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@adamhovey1988, @F_Marturana, @aroosi, @RolandThompsonGunner, @po18guy, @beryllos, and @TMC I hope you will make it over to St. Isadore’s Lounge. I’m always interested in what you have to say, and there are lots of familiar faces over there.
 
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ReaderT said:
@Jon_Sorensen I think the reason you didn’t break 10% with the Patron system was because we didn’t know it was a do-or-die situation - I only work very part-time with Covid, so CAF honestly wasn’t on the top of my priority list, but if I had known your predicament I would’ve definitely found a way to chip in $10 - $20 a month (and I think so would many others).
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Yeah. I didn’t know the forums were on the line to be honest. Until the message came up informing me that they were to close.
 
It went from names and faces to anonymous moderation. I saw it as similar to “modern” workplaces: from the Personnel departments to “Human Resources” - from person to resource.
 
Planning on it, just don’t want to deal with sign up on my phone, so waiting until I’m at a computer.
 
@RhodesianSon should join us in exile as well, what with his conspiracy theories and guns in his sock drawer.
 
Sock drawer is too main stream. No one looks in the grand kids diaper pail 😉
 
ReaderT said:
About moderation - I always wondered why more users here didn’t have mod power. I’ve moderated forums in the past, and there are many users here who could’ve done so well. If we had had 1-2 user mods per subforum, it would’ve reduced the questionable/mature content which is concerning for the CA brand.
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That’s the way it was on the previous platform. Most of those moderators were sacked when they changed platforms.
 
ReaderT said:
About moderation - I always wondered why more users here didn’t have mod power.
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A bunch of us suggested that, since we were essentially carrying half or even most of the burden of “moderation” by flagging all kinds of trolls, spam, and posts blatantly in violation of TOS every day. Having us help mod, along with many of our other ideas and suggestions, was a no-go.
 
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Yes, what a blessing! We can stop relying on strangers online for spiritual direction, get away from the negativity of social media, and focus on our relationships with God! He has called me to gradually do this more and more, and this is just the push I need to make it complete.

“In all things give thanks, for this is the will of God concerning you all in Christ Jesus.” 1 Thessalonians 5:18
 
Let’s face it… we all need to pray more. We are all behind on our rosaries or our hours.
 
Indeed. God always knows how to turn a loss into a greater good - as is standard practice for God, who loves us and delights in blessing us and giving us gifts! It can even be said that we don’t lose anything in the end, only gain - likely even more than we lost since God is generous. So we no longer have to fear loss or sacrifice - their bite is only for a time.

It also reminds me of Philippians 4: 10-13: I rejoiced greatly in the Lord that at last you renewed your concern for me. Indeed, you were concerned, but you had no opportunity to show it. I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do all this through him who gives me strength.

Of course, Paul isn’t saying that we shouldn’t feel pain & adversity or that we should somehow even like it, but simply that no matter what happens, the core of our joy is in God which cannot be shaken.
 
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Sorry i can not see the end of this discussion therefore i opened a way to enter.
Let’s blow up a masterpiece architectural castle, which was built for tens of years, and then in its place we will start to build a new one, thetefore-welcome guise to a new forum… If you are not a trolls of course.
Do not get it as an insult…
Content is nothing
Money is every thing
 
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