The BBC has suddenly announced the closure of the BBC Radio 3 Message Boards:
Users are deciding where to go. R3OK is welcoming refugees and Friends of Radio 3 have revved up their forums. Both are excellent.
With the BBC facing cuts, the Murdoch brood wailing about BBC competition and licking their lips, the BBC orchestras under threat, and the Proms (funded by the BBC) always at risk in times of recession, the destruction of the Radio 3 online community sounds a warning bell.
Hopefully people won't just disappear, or get lost on Twitter and Facebook. BBC classical music needs all the friends it can get.
I just thought it might be helpful to provide links to the two forums you mentioned, in case people are trying to find a them:
FoR3 (a revamped forum, replicating the BBC Radio message boards): http://www.for3.org/forums/index.php
R3OK (which is has been running for a few years): http://www.r3ok.com/
Cheers JohnB! The links are already there – pass your mouse over the text – but it's good to make them clear.