Hello everyone, thank you for your feedback and comments… I’ve reviewed this thread and there are many valid points, which is much appreciated.
This forum was started at 2006 as a lifeline for PFS sufferers and it continues to be that to this day, and I’d like it to be for the foreseeable future. I spoke with Awor on the weekend and we had a good discussion about the future of PH.com, including a site revamp and updated forum software. We are still hashing out the details and this will not be an overnight process, as there are many things to be accounted for and sorted out. We ask for your patience on this as it is a very large task, considering the amount of history on this site and data to be migrated and configurations required once we have a finalized plan in place.
On my end, for various reasons I have not been able to put the same amount of time into the site and participate in conversations as I have in the past 11 years, especially compared to when it first started (including moderation). Hopefully, the forum software Awor is considering will allow for more community based moderation options to help spread the workload.
In addition, looking back regarding closing of the Theories section, I can see now that this had a negative impact in driving membership to a more experimental treatment forum, which is completely understandable. Awor and I are reviewing ways to incorporate more experimental treatment areas for the next iteration of the forum, in order to unify both groups for a stronger community overall.
There are many other valid points you have all made which we will assess, and we appreciate your contributions. If you have further input please continue to share it in this thread.
Thanks again for your continued support, as we work towards a brighter future for the site and each other. While things may have slowed down more recently, we are confident that with a proper revamp the community will become stronger than before and make even more of a difference in generating awareness and research interest in our cause.