The scuttlebutt is that founder has stated that he is doing away with the forums, and that he regrets having implemented them in the first place.
On the one hand, I can understand. The forums are a tinderbox of digital beefs, trolling, flame wars and the leftist violence in this country has often threatened to spill over from online fights into real world attacks. Several of us have had these threats made against us. The anonymity of the internet separates the words we type and ideas we express from the real, flesh & blood humans at either end of the web. Without online discussion boards, we would have had fewer ISIS-radicalized domestic terrorists, fewer online-radicalized LGBTQIA+ mass murderers and assassins, and fewer opportunities for people at either extreme end of the political spectrum to find a closed echo chambers where their fears and hatreds are echoed and amplified into horrible, real-world, carnage, murder, and pain.
On the other hand, there are some long-time members who have adopted TUSCL discussion boards as one of their primary social connections with other people. It is not as healthy as face-to-face interactions in offline social groups, but it is completely normal in 2025.
So, founder, am I spreading unfounded gossip (no pun intended), or are forums going away?
Fellow posters, how do you feel, and how do you think you would react to a more streamlined TUSCL experience without the discussion boards?
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last commentPersonally, I would miss them. Even the gentle jibes. However, I would remind you, gently, that your own flame wars, with 25, for instance, might be part of the reason that founder would consider doing away with the forums.
I hope that we can continue the boards, disagreeing or agreeing respectfully without the personal venom.
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I enjoy them when the topic is related to the clubs. No way to limit the discussions unless there is someone who decides what is acceptable. I agree with people having the right to say what they want but wish they would be adults and limit discussions to the club activities. There are plenty of other sites to discuss those other topics.
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I agree with NCParrothead. Keep it club related.
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All that is needed is for people to stop their belly aching about how Founder does things and just go about reading what interests you and ignoring the rest.
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Be well everyone. Just in case.
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Sometimes I am tempted to look at political discussions, but if they get too stupid, I just click off from them. Unfortunately, it seems like we may have lost valuable contributor Ronjax2. I haven't seen him post since one particular political discussion blew up. I am sure some people get fed up with the bickering. Some other people assume everyone enjoys the sparring contests as much as they do. Ultimately, we never seem to be able to change anyone's minds in these arguments anyway, so Shadowcat's advice is wise.
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%#*^ - is this is really going to happen jackslash, you need to post your beef stroganoff recipe ASAP!!!!
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I deny the validity of your unfounded rumors.
It's long been known that the forums are NOT the money maker on this site, so naturally they will get less attention than the real cash flow stuff, i.e. the reviews. That doesn't mean the forums are going away.
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Ronjax isn't gone he went over to Reddit. He probably still reads over here.
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If for some reason the TUSCL forums do end up getting axed hopefully what's already posted gets archived and made searchable. There's a lot of actually useful and interesting content alongside the rubbish that you get with any open online forum.
I'm also over on Reddit in the stripclubs forum but most of those dudes don't know what they're doing, so I prefer the discussion over here when it can stay on topic. I just haven't seen much I've wanted to comment on lately.
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