It may be the end

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All,

This might be the end. I tried, we all did and I thank you all for that.<3

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No! This can’t be the end. Please no.

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Oh no, why is it the end?

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The end of what? :pensive: and why?

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The funds through Patreon have dwindled slightly, plus activity on here… just doesn’t feel too sustainable anymore. I hate to say it!

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Wow, that’s a bummer

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so sad but understandable :pensive::broken_heart:

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I hope not! I know I’ve not posted here for a while (I have a lot of shit to work through right now), but I’d hate for this community to fall apart! :cry: :broken_heart:

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So would I. I don’t want to lose this place.

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I haven’t canceled anything yet. I just wanted to give some communication.

Social media is king… we all know this. To my knowledge the Fall Children page on FB is the primary location for all discussion.

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That’s a real shame, but yeah - understandable. :frowning:

It’s been nice having a place to check into now and then to see what AFI fans are up to.

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Is there something we can do?

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I don’t have a facebook :confused:

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Just wondering, would maybe moving over and joining Discord be a better format? Keep enough of the website going so that the posts are still available, but …the web form format might be a bit…outdated?

I know I joined an AFI subreddit discord channel, maybe doing something to merge those together?

Just trying to think outside the box of how to keep an active spot for the fandom…

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It’s just not sustainable nor do many really care about this forum. Sure - we do, but there will be large amounts of time where there’s nothing.

I upgraded our model to a $40/per month and Patreon’s have fallen off. I’m not blaming anyone - it’s just the way of the world. Facebook is king. AFI will likely never know or care about this forum either.

I plan to download the backup file for the forum in the event that this forum would reopen, but I see it closing now.

If anyone has any ideas, by all means. Gotta roll with the times…

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That’s such a shame :heart: thank you for all the effort you’ve put into it! Do you know when it’s likely to close?

I wish i had some suggestions but i don’t even use social media any more so i have no clue where to start :disappointed:

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I understand, though of course am disappointed, too. If you downgrade, does that bring it more in line with the Patreon total?

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I’m really sad to see this go. I personally don’t have any social media accounts anymore. I will really miss being able to hop into a non-toxic, dedicated fan page. If this is the end, thanks for your hard work over the years :purple_heart:

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I’ll miss everyone here. If anyone wants to connect on other social media, DM me and I’ll gladly add you.

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Thanks to @MichaelStewart for picking up the torch… DespairFaction.club is open for the foreseeable future!

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