Category Archives: Site Closure

SYBD: We’re Eleven Now, How’d That Happen?

[Translate] Well the last time I wrote you, we were on the verge of our eleventh birthday and I’d hoped to be launching our new site (with mini forum). But life is what happens when we’re busy making plans, or … Continue reading

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THEA: Lighter Days

[Translate] Well, it’s been over seventeen days since I pulled the plug on SYBD’s online forum.  Maybe like one or two of you, there have been a few times out of habit where I went to log on. I’d be … Continue reading

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SYBD: “The End”

[Translate] The End Well that’s it. The End. The ex-change forum is now closed after operating for more than a decade. It shut a few hours ago now, but I suspect it will be weeks before it all sinks in. … Continue reading

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SYBD: Finding Other Supportive Forums

[Translate] Well folks, we survived Christmas and Boxing Day (well if you’re reading this, you did too) for another year…Well done! Now we’re down to the final week of our ex-change – the SYBD online forum. The news has been … Continue reading

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THEA: Some People Love Me, Some People Loathe Me…

[Translate] This snowy Saturday morning I woke up to a real humdinger of an “outraged” site member. To be honest, it’s a perfect example of why I am glad to be letting the whole forum just go.  Instead of making … Continue reading

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THEA: Life is Unfair (Kill Yourself or Get Over it)

[Translate] Last night, I was  driving home from work listening to a mixed-tape that a friend just gave me, when Black Box Recorder’s “Child Psychology” came on. I really had to laugh at his choice of tracks because 1)  I … Continue reading

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21 Days To Say Goodbye

[Translate] 21 Days Well yesterday I posted about how I’d come to the decision to shut the forum down (All Good Things Come to an End). As predicted, it was met with some resistance by site members old and new. … Continue reading

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