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First - you might be confused by the name on my profile. It was necessary for me to take over user #1 in the database. I am Undertaker #59, and it is now my honor and responsibility to host Patriots Planet.
Anyway, Welcome!
It was a long road to get here. But I am so happy the hard parts are done and that we can start rebuilding our community here. I am thankful for everyone's support through this, and everyone who stuck around despite the issues. It is my hope that between the new site and my direct involvement, we will lure some people back. There are a whole bunch of long time posters missing. I have ideas to take additional steps to kind of "reset" things here for new and returning users. The old place was dying a slow death and I hope with this move we can start rebuilding, making it a fun and active community for all.
If you are new, or a returning member, here is a brief history. We were hosted by the fine folks at Chiefsplanet. But the lack of direct control and support led to some issues. The membership unanimously voted to move to here - patriotsplanet.net. I own this domain and have for about 15 years. I am grateful that we had the start under Chiefsplanet and the board would never have been without everyone involved in the early days. So thank you.
I upgraded the board, though the software is still end of life. I will be looking at options for our future.
Moderation: Appears to be just me for now. Many mods have left, some more recently and some years ago. Others are retired. I will reevaluate moderation as we go forward and may ask for the community's help. When needed, we may need to appoint some new moderators. For now, I just ask for common sense. Don't get personal. That's really the biggie. Never get personal and everything goes a lot better. Also, since we still have a dedicated politics and religion forum, there is very little tolerance for political posts and opinion on the main forum. Especially in times as divided as these. Even in the politics forum, DON'T GET PERSONAL. I know it's hard when you pick a side and defend it at all costs and think anyone on the other side is delusional. But it won't be tolerated. I don't want to have to remove people from forums or be forced to close them.
What's next? Well, I am still looking for ways to improve our new digs, but things are running very well now. Registration is open again, and I keep an eye on it to keep the bots out. I will always be looking for ways to improve the community. And I am always open to ideas. If you ever have any issues, PMs and Email are always open. You can email me with the link at the bottom of the page "Contact Us". You guys are the best.
Thank you again to everyone.
I have edited this post from the original which was posted the minute we moved. I am hoping this thread can now serve as a re-introduction to Patriotsplanet for new and returning members.
Anyway, Welcome!
It was a long road to get here. But I am so happy the hard parts are done and that we can start rebuilding our community here. I am thankful for everyone's support through this, and everyone who stuck around despite the issues. It is my hope that between the new site and my direct involvement, we will lure some people back. There are a whole bunch of long time posters missing. I have ideas to take additional steps to kind of "reset" things here for new and returning users. The old place was dying a slow death and I hope with this move we can start rebuilding, making it a fun and active community for all.
If you are new, or a returning member, here is a brief history. We were hosted by the fine folks at Chiefsplanet. But the lack of direct control and support led to some issues. The membership unanimously voted to move to here - patriotsplanet.net. I own this domain and have for about 15 years. I am grateful that we had the start under Chiefsplanet and the board would never have been without everyone involved in the early days. So thank you.
I upgraded the board, though the software is still end of life. I will be looking at options for our future.
Moderation: Appears to be just me for now. Many mods have left, some more recently and some years ago. Others are retired. I will reevaluate moderation as we go forward and may ask for the community's help. When needed, we may need to appoint some new moderators. For now, I just ask for common sense. Don't get personal. That's really the biggie. Never get personal and everything goes a lot better. Also, since we still have a dedicated politics and religion forum, there is very little tolerance for political posts and opinion on the main forum. Especially in times as divided as these. Even in the politics forum, DON'T GET PERSONAL. I know it's hard when you pick a side and defend it at all costs and think anyone on the other side is delusional. But it won't be tolerated. I don't want to have to remove people from forums or be forced to close them.
What's next? Well, I am still looking for ways to improve our new digs, but things are running very well now. Registration is open again, and I keep an eye on it to keep the bots out. I will always be looking for ways to improve the community. And I am always open to ideas. If you ever have any issues, PMs and Email are always open. You can email me with the link at the bottom of the page "Contact Us". You guys are the best.
Thank you again to everyone.
I have edited this post from the original which was posted the minute we moved. I am hoping this thread can now serve as a re-introduction to Patriotsplanet for new and returning members.