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Closure of the Ö÷²¥´óÐã History Message Boards

• Message 1. 

  Posted by History Host (U14671356) on Wednesday, 7th December 2011

  To all members of the Ö÷²¥´óÐã History message boards
  
  We're very sorry to say that we're going to be closing the History message boards and we wanted to tell you here first:
  History Hub
  Family Trees
  Ancient and Archaeology
  Wars and Conflict
  
  Unfortunately due to Ö÷²¥´óÐã Online’s restructure and redundancies, we're not able to carry on all of our web offerings and the History message boards are one of those that are having to close. We wanted to give you all as much notice as possible, so the four boards mentioned will close at 5pm on Thursday 22 December. The Friday Quiz will end as of today, but please feel free to start your own quizzes until the boards close in two weeks’ time.
  
  Please note that the message boards and their content aren’t being deleted from the web; all of your discussions, debate and information will remain on the site for your reference in the future.
  
  We've loved reading your posts, and setting the History Quiz every week, and we wanted to thank each and every one of you for contributing. For those of you who would like to continue to share your love of history there are other boards available you may like to try:
  
  - To discuss Ö÷²¥´óÐã History TV programming
  
  - for general history chat
  
  You can read more about the Online re-structure and Delivering Quality First here:
  
  
  
  Please note, the Ö÷²¥´óÐã is not responsible for the content of external websites.
  
  We’ll leave this thread open for you to discuss where you might like to go from here.
  
  The following may answer some of your questions…
  
  Why is the board closing?
  Ö÷²¥´óÐã Online has undergone 25% cuts as part of the Delivering Quality First review. This has meant a sizeable reduction in staff to the point where services have had to be cut.
  You can read more about the Online re-structure and Delivering Quality First here:
  
  
  
  
  
  
  This is not what I would like as a licence fee payer.
  The Putting Quality First review has reconsidered how the Ö÷²¥´óÐã can most effectively use its resources, and outlined the services that it will reduce and close as part of Delivering Quality First. Unfortunately message boards are one of these services.
  
  
  
  
  Why is the Ö÷²¥´óÐã censoring message boards?
  The Ö÷²¥´óÐã does not censor message boards. You can, of course, still go to the other boards mentioned to discuss Ö÷²¥´óÐã programming.
  
  
  Why weren’t we told about the closure before?
  The final decision to close the boards has only just been taken. We have worked to give users two weeks’ notice so they can get used to the idea and familiarise themselves with the other message boards suggested as alternatives.
  
  
  Many thanks and best wishes,
  
  Ö÷²¥´óÐã History website team
  
  

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• Message 2

  , in reply to message 1.

  Posted by Anglo-Norman (U1965016) on Thursday, 8th December 2011

  I'm very disappointed to hear this. The History boards have been a good friend to me these many years and we've built up quite a community here. I remain unconvinced that breaking up that community (and others like it) qualifies as "Delivery Quality First".

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• Message 3

  , in reply to message 2.

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