[Matto]

So you are suggesting that Te Deum was closed by the Jєωs? Not likely. Te Deum was a sedevacantist forum. Isn't sedevacantism a honey pot set up by the Jєωs to get good Catholics to go outside the Church and lose their souls all the while thinking they are the holy remnnant?

I am kidding.

[GottmitunsAlex]

Good joke!

[Stubborn]

Te Deum forum has been giving a "Maintenace Mode -  closed for the time being" message for about a week now.  I check it fairly often but did not see it announced in advance.  Does anyone know what happened?  

I don't frequent that board but unless something happened to the owner, it's very rude of him to not say something to someone, at least to one of the other moderators. That's just common courtesy, unless, God forbid, something happened to him. I will and we all need to, or at least should offer prayers for him just in case, because what if....?
 
If I posted there as I do here, i.e. all the time, I would strive to get in touch with him until I either got a reply or knew he was getting my inquiries but was purposely not answering. At any rate, for those who posted there and knew him at all, seems they should be vigilant about getting in touch with him.

[Jaynek]

I don't frequent that board but unless something happened to the owner, it's very rude of him to not say something to someone, at least to one of the other moderators. That's just common courtesy, unless, God forbid, something happened to him. I will and we all need to, or at least should offer prayers for him just in case, because what if....?
 
If I posted there as I do here, i.e. all the time, I would strive to get in touch with him until I either got a reply or knew he was getting my inquiries but was purposely not answering. At any rate, for those who posted there and knew him at all, seems they should be vigilant about getting in touch with him.

It does not seem likely that there is anything physically wrong with Sbvyl.  Apparently he is the only one who could have set up the "maintenance mode" message.  Still, it doesn't hurt to pray and there is quite possibly something wrong spiritually.

The TD moderators, Mithrandylan, tmw89, and GottmitunsAlex, have repeatedly tried to contact him and concluded that he is deliberately not communicating.  They have given up on the TD forum returning and have started up a new forum.

It is tempting to speculate on what led him to do this, but that is the way that false rumours get started.  It is probably best to pray and limit our comments to what can be verified.

[JezusDeKoning]

I don't frequent that board but unless something happened to the owner, it's very rude of him to not say something to someone, at least to one of the other moderators. That's just common courtesy, unless, God forbid, something happened to him. I will and we all need to, or at least should offer prayers for him just in case, because what if....?
 
If I posted there as I do here, i.e. all the time, I would strive to get in touch with him until I either got a reply or knew he was getting my inquiries but was purposely not answering. At any rate, for those who posted there and knew him at all, seems they should be vigilant about getting in touch with him.

9/10, these forum closings are incredibly sudden with no prior notice. At least, in my experience (Catholic Action Chat and Archbishop Lefebvre Forums 1 through 92), that's how it's been.

[Stubborn]

The TD moderators, Mithrandylan, tmw89, and GottmitunsAlex, have repeatedly tried to contact him and concluded that he is deliberately not communicating.  They have given up on the TD forum returning and have started up a new forum.

It is tempting to speculate on what led him to do this, but that is the way that false rumours get started.  It is probably best to pray and limit our comments to what can be verified.

True Jayne, but there are situations, like perhaps this one, where the guy went out of his way to bring on the speculations and rumors by pulling a disappearing act like that. As a person of authority, which he was because he took it upon himself to be "the boss", part of having that authority is to not just drop off the face of the earth like that without saying something to someone.

[Stubborn]

9/10, these forum closings are incredibly sudden with no prior notice. At least, in my experience (Catholic Action Chat and Archbishop Lefebvre Forums 1 through 92), that's how it's been.

I wasn't aware of that - did they all close and the forum owner never gave a reason or never said anything to anyone?

[Jaynek]

True Jayne, but there are situations, like perhaps this one, where the guy went out of his way to bring on the speculations and rumors by pulling a disappearing act like that. As a person of authority, which he was because he took it upon himself to be "the boss", which part of that authority is to not just drop off the face of the earth like that without saying something to someone.

I'm not arguing with that.  If he deliberately chose to abandon his forum without informing anyone, that seems pretty irresponsible.

I was writing to myself more than anyone else.  I have guesses about what happened and am tempted to post them.  But I think that would be wrong so I am trying to talk myself out of it.

[Stubborn]

I'm not arguing with that.  If he deliberately chose to abandon his forum without informing anyone, that seems pretty irresponsible.

I was writing to myself more than anyone else.  I have guesses about what happened and am tempted to post them.  But I think that would be wrong so I am trying to talk myself out of it.

Ya, no need to speculate.

[TKGS]

Ya, no need to speculate.

The owner of Te Deum is a member of CathInfo.  Perhaps he will provide some insight into why he closed the forum at some time then no one will have to wonder.

[Jaynek]

It does not seem likely that there is anything physically wrong with Sbvyl.  Apparently he is the only one who could have set up the "maintenance mode" message.  Still, it doesn't hurt to pray and there is quite possibly something wrong spiritually.

I want to clarify that I did not mean this as speculation that there is actually anything spiritually wrong with him.  I have no basis to think such a thing.  I was just trying to make the point that it is good to pray for people in a situation in which it is possible that something is wrong even if one does not know.  Since God knows what every person's needs are we can entrust a person to God and know that He will answer our prayers in the most suitable way.

I am sorry if this came across as detraction of Sbvyl.  That was not my intent at all.

[Matthew]

JayneK,

It's not detraction, gossip, or speculation to broadly say, "something is amiss in the owner's life". Obviously something must have happened, or the forum wouldn't have been shut down! Know what I mean?

But unless you know the man personally, anything more specific than that would be wild guessing, which doesn't accomplish anything at all.

[Jaynek]

JayneK,

It's not detraction, gossip, or speculation to broadly say, "something is amiss in the owner's life". Obviously something must have happened, or the forum wouldn't have been shut down! Know what I mean?

But unless you know the man personally, anything more specific than that would be wild guessing, which doesn't accomplish anything at all.

I agree.   Based on what I know of him, I think that Sbvyl is a good man and there is some good reason for his forum shutting down this way.  I am a bit concerned that I was not clear enough on this point in my previous posts.

I had some very public disagreements with him in the past which could lead people to interpret my comments in a far more negative way than I intended.  Most people do not realize that Sbvyl and I later reconciled "behind the scenes" and have been on good terms with each other for some time now.  While I do not know anything more than has been made public about this situation, I have been imagining scenarios that involve serious illness and similar problems that have left me very concerned for his well-being.

[AJNC]

Good joke!

They must be having quite a lot on him for him to be eating out of their hands!

[saintbosco13]

 
The other day Bumphrey Hogart replied to this discussion saying that Cathinfo could expect more activity than the Te Deum forum since Cathinfo allows discussions on multiple views on the situation in the Church ( i.e. R&R, sede), and also allows discussions on Feeneyism.

Matthew, can you explain why he was banned?