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Hey everybody. I just found out the LMB shut down.. Needless to say I'm out of the loop.
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https://brickset.com/article/25854/lego-message-boards-closing-downQuite the news broke last night in the form of LEGO.com's online Message Boards' decision to close down. You can read the full announcement right here, or at the topic pertaining to the news written by moderator WhiteAlligator.
"After much consideration, a very difficult decision has been reached that the Mods need to share with you all. The LEGO.com Message Boards will be retired on March 6, 2017. The entire community, including all forums and all content within them, will be taken offline permanently."
"Just like a LEGO set, theme, game, or site nothing can last forever. In order to make way for the exciting features of the future we must occasionally retire older features. That is the current case with the message boards."
"The Mods would like to thank you all for being such amazing community members. Every forum is filled with creative, inspiring, and exciting writings thanks to you! We truly appreciate the passion each of you has contributed to this community and hope that LEGO passion will carry through this transitional time."
All this is surely unexpected, but perhaps quite logical as LEGO moves resources towards its upcoming community app LEGO Life and improving other online ventures such as Ideas. I do, however, feel bad for the rather large community the boards have accumulated over time.
MY NOTE:
Much like with LU, TLG does not seem to give a rat's tail about the community!
