I think it's a mistake to take the link to the forums down.
I agree with you 100% TH. I have been upset about this since yesterday. When Bill made the announcement I was freaking out. I had been informed exactly 14 minutes prior to the announcement. I have to be honest here. I KNEW Bill would do this. I knew that the forums would be about the Abuse Survivors and NOT ALL about Bill. No offense, but people are somewhat correct in their opinions that Bill HAS to be in the limelight or he's not happy. I'm not bashing the guy's efforts, or trying to belittle what he's done. I'm proud of him for that. But being an abuse survivor myself, I was looking out for 'the rest of us' when I built the site the way I did. I put the boards on LambsRoar.com just in case this happened, and thank God I did. I think Bill is making a huge mistake. As a friend I tried to reason with Bill when he informed me, but he wouldn't listen. People do have to vent, and that's what he doesn't realize. He 'thinks' that if an abused person comes to silentlambs and sees 'venting', they'll keep going. He doesn't understand us very well does he? He doesn't understand that we've been forced to be 'silent' for most of our lives, and we don't want to be silenced anymore. Not by the Watchtower, and not by silentlambs. So, maybe LambsRoar will not become a big site, but who cares? That wasn't the purpose when it was at silentlambs, and it isn't the purpose now. But I swear to all that is Good and Holy, that it will remain for those that need it, when they need it, and the silentlambs will finally, after all this time, have a place to Roar!
I wish Bill all the best in his endeavors, and I ask that in the future he take the Abuse Survivors into consideration when making decisions for them.