Hey y’all,
I want to share some important updates and behind-the-scenes context regarding The Way Forward, specifically our membership site, (
thewayfwrd.com) I apologize in advance for this lengthy message.
In early 2022, as director of Health Freedom for Humanity (HFfH), we were developing a membership platform to connect members, state chapters, and like-minded practitioners. This platform included a map enabling members to find other members near them, lots of education on a variety of topics, was to include weekly calls, and more.
Unfortunately, as many of you know, we had to shut down HFfH due to circumstances
(explained here). Many team members transitioned to The Way Forward with the same goals in mind.
Over the past 2.5 years, we've faced incredible challenges bringing those goals to fruition on (
thewayfwrd.com) and it has been incredibly frustrating. It initially started when our website received several DDoS attacks upon launch in mid-2022, followed by nearly 18 months of continual website issues on our buddy-boss based membership platform. Some of the examples are the website completely timing out for a good chunk of our members, the website taking nearly 90 seconds to load when navigating the site, several pieces of the site totally failing to function, etc., etc.
I (Alec) don’t have the technical knowledge to explain what exactly was occurring, but after two independent analyses of that version of our website, it was recommended that we start from scratch on either a new buddy-boss platform or look into a new system altogether. We decided to go with the latter, using a platform called Voxel.
Our new website launch was scheduled for a few weeks ago, behind our newly formed unincorporated private based organization (essentially a more rigorous, protected PMA). Unfortunately, just prior to launch, our web-developer experienced a major health crisis that necessitated he remove himself from the project. One of our members graciously stepped in to help, but further investigation revealed there were actually several remaining issues with the site.
I just wanted to share all of this with everyone in full transparency. I am incredibly frustrated, as I’m sure many of you are, too.
For 3+ years I’ve had the vision of creating a private-based membership platform that helps like-minded people find each other, find like-minded businesses and practitioners in their area, gathering spots for likeminded people, local farm networks, with loads of education and regular membership events on all things terrain-based and metaphysical health, voluntaryist and common law principles, the nature of reality, panentheist concepts, permaculture and homesteading, hidden history, and more. My hopes are that THE WAY FORWARD grows into a world-wide, interconnected network that eventually purchases land and buildings to host regular events, natural health clinics, permaculture farms, and more…
I apologize for the issues and appreciate your patience. I'll continue to keep you updated on our progress.
With love,
Alec
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