Removal of the Forums

In late 2018, the Scholastic forums experienced a number of issues and bugs, the most notable of which being the filter, nicknamed Phil by users. Posts took significantly longer than usual to go through, and oftentimes they didn't go through at all. Many forumers were greatly frustrated with this issue, and while similar bugs had been encountered in the past, this one couldn't be fixed.
Admins described the forums as "old and broken," as they were unable to keep up with all the new users and new posts. The forums were greatly loved, but from a technological perspective, they were a mess and Scholastic needed a new platform on which users could connect with one another.
Thus, they announced that the interactive game they had been designing, Home Base, would be taking the place of the forums. This was met with deep grief and outrage, but the decision had been made, and members were told the forums would be made read-only on March 29, 2019. 
Members did what they could to enjoy the time they had left on the forums, many of them asking who would be on Home Base and making plans to reunite with their friends on other sites. Many members went to Discord and FANDOM, and others made due with Home Base. Lots of farewell posts were made, but no one was ever really ready to say goodbye to the forums.
The forums were prematurely shut down on March 27 and were officially removed that summer.
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