Post by programwitch on Apr 28, 2018 14:26:17 GMT -6
I was hoping to have a new forum up before the complete shut down of the old one, but didn't quite make it. I went looking for other forum services as soon as I was told to shut down Coaches Aid's. I just didn't have the time to install something on one of my own servers, but I found ProBoards. I think this service will work out.
I have most of all the old forum topics moved over from the Coaches Aid forums (CAF). Sorry I'm not able to move the old threads or accounts over. This is a brand new forum.
CAF is still up for reading, you just can't post anymore. I've posted a few links to some of the old topics and boards. They'll have the title "Link To:"
If you have any questions about this new forum, please feel free to ask. But I've only been using this forum for a few days too. There are quite a few nice features here.
As for why CAF was closed, I can only share so much. First off I'm not an employee of Coaches Aid or ASBN. So have no idea what's going on with the company. I do work for the company they use to host, helped build and maintain their web sites.
CAF was only being actively used in Oklahoma. No employee of their company was doing any moderation of the forum in the last few months. Spam was rampant. So bad that some malicious stuff was being linked to that would have really ruined your day if you had accidently clicked on any of it. Due to this malicious stuff, CoachesAid.com was at risk of at least being delisted by search engines or blacklisted. So CoachesAid management made the call to close the forum.
Please do not feel any ill will toward them for shutting down CAF. It was not an easy decision for them to make.
I do not know the future of CoachesAid.com, I hope it will be revitalized into something. I do know their company has been focusing on ASBN.TV. I encourage you to check it out.
I have most of all the old forum topics moved over from the Coaches Aid forums (CAF). Sorry I'm not able to move the old threads or accounts over. This is a brand new forum.
CAF is still up for reading, you just can't post anymore. I've posted a few links to some of the old topics and boards. They'll have the title "Link To:"
If you have any questions about this new forum, please feel free to ask. But I've only been using this forum for a few days too. There are quite a few nice features here.
As for why CAF was closed, I can only share so much. First off I'm not an employee of Coaches Aid or ASBN. So have no idea what's going on with the company. I do work for the company they use to host, helped build and maintain their web sites.
CAF was only being actively used in Oklahoma. No employee of their company was doing any moderation of the forum in the last few months. Spam was rampant. So bad that some malicious stuff was being linked to that would have really ruined your day if you had accidently clicked on any of it. Due to this malicious stuff, CoachesAid.com was at risk of at least being delisted by search engines or blacklisted. So CoachesAid management made the call to close the forum.
Please do not feel any ill will toward them for shutting down CAF. It was not an easy decision for them to make.
I do not know the future of CoachesAid.com, I hope it will be revitalized into something. I do know their company has been focusing on ASBN.TV. I encourage you to check it out.
