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Country based lds.org sites gone
Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2019 5:30 am
by no1saint
All that is left are the various newsrooms highlighting local as well as HQ news. All the other lds.org varieties like lds.org.au or ldschurch.org.nz are gone.
Does anyone know why?
Re: Country based lds.org sites gone
Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2019 8:42 am
by Brent
The more "official sources" you have the harder it becomes to correlate.
Re: Country based lds.org sites gone
Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2019 7:18 pm
by moksha
What unique items did these former sites possess?
Re: Country based lds.org sites gone
Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2019 7:50 pm
by Brent
Any individuality is dangerous.
Re: Country based lds.org sites gone
Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2019 8:00 pm
by 2bizE
maybe they are switching to a new website name that is simple, and easy to remember like thechurchofjesuschristoflatterdaysaints.org
Re: Country based lds.org sites gone
Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2019 10:51 pm
by wtfluff
2bizE wrote: ↑Sun Mar 03, 2019 8:00 pm
maybe they are switching to a new website name that is simple, and easy to remember like thechurchofjesuschristoflatterdaysaints.org
You forgot: EVEN.
eventhechurchofjesuschristoflatterdaysaints.org
eventhechurchofjesuschristoflatterdaysaints.org.nz?
Re: Country based lds.org sites gone
Posted: Mon Mar 04, 2019 1:57 am
by no1saint
wtfluff wrote: ↑Sun Mar 03, 2019 10:51 pm
2bizE wrote: ↑Sun Mar 03, 2019 8:00 pm
maybe they are switching to a new website name that is simple, and easy to remember like thechurchofjesuschristoflatterdaysaints.org
You forgot: EVEN.
eventhechurchofjesuschristoflatterdaysaints.org
eventhechurchofjesuschristoflatterdaysaints.org.nz?
lol - Awesome.
Re: Country based lds.org sites gone
Posted: Mon Mar 04, 2019 9:11 am
by no1saint
moksha wrote: ↑Sun Mar 03, 2019 7:18 pm
What unique items did these former sites possess?
Most would be just slight variations. Others like the UK was very different in styling and content. They would have a lot of info on the local history and local news as well as resources.
Re: Country based lds.org sites gone
Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2019 10:15 am
by achilles
Just received this email from the Church:
Dear Brothers and Sisters:
The name of the Church was given by the Lord Himself when He instructed: "For thus shall my church be called in the last days, even The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints" (Doctrine and Covenants 115:4). To be true to that charge, we are changing the names of many of the Church's global communication channels as follows:
LDS.org will become ChurchofJesusChrist.org.
The missionary-focused website Mormon.org will be changed to ComeUntoChrist.org.
Church social media accounts will emphasize the name of the Savior's Church.
Over time, many Church communication channels in English will become part of ChurchofJesusChrist.org. In coming months, Church websites and social media accounts in other languages will be adjusted following a similar pattern. More detail can be found below or at Newsroom.ChurchofJesusChrist.org.
This is a complex effort in numerous global languages and much work remains. We encourage all to be patient and courteous as we work together to use and share the proper name of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints throughout the world.
Jesus Christ is at the center of His Church and we will be blessed as we strive to make Him the center of our lives.
Sincerely yours,
The First Presidency
Of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Re: Country based lds.org sites gone
Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2019 4:05 am
by no1saint
The amount of resources being allocated to this is obscene.
Re: Country based lds.org sites gone
Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2019 7:56 am
by nibbler
no1saint wrote: ↑Mon Mar 04, 2019 9:11 am
moksha wrote: ↑Sun Mar 03, 2019 7:18 pm
What unique items did these former sites possess?
Most would be just slight variations. Others like the UK was very different in styling and content. They would have a lot of info on the local history and local news as well as resources.
They called an endowment session a royale with cheese.
Re: Country based lds.org sites gone
Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2019 8:35 am
by moksha
nibbler wrote: ↑Wed Mar 06, 2019 7:56 am
They called an endowment session a royale with cheese.
Sort of like an early Mormon late night polygamy session with Sylvia Sessions and a bottle of Scotch being called
bangers with mash?
Re: Country based lds.org sites gone
Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2019 9:17 am
by wtfluff
no1saint wrote: ↑Wed Mar 06, 2019 4:05 amThe amount of resources being allocated to this is obscene.
This would be hilarious, if most of my relatives weren't contributing way too much of their own resources that LDS-Inc. is now just literally flushing.
Think about it: LDS-Inc. is literally doing everything possible to make their electronic representation on the inter-webs
completely generic. churchofjesuschrist
dot org? That could represent any one of 10,000 - 40,000 christian denominations. (Depending on how Google feels when you ask how many "christian" denominations there are.)
Selfishly, I hope this ends up like this: An "investigator" wants to find out about
mormonism. They ask google about
mormon and see a reference to churchofjesuschrist and skip right on by, thinking: "Well, that can't be the
mormon website." Then they move on to reading
mormonthink.com 
Re: Country based lds.org sites gone
Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2019 10:16 am
by Corsair
I'm very interested in the complete list of domain names that the LDS church now owns. I can only imagine the one-offs that those "Victory for Satan" apostates are going to inevitably register.
Re: Country based lds.org sites gone
Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2019 1:50 pm
by IT_Veteran
My favorite is churchojesuschrist.org. It rotates between things like CES Letter, Mormon Stories, exmo Reddit, and so on.
Re: Country based lds.org sites gone
Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2019 2:19 pm
by no1saint
Normally large changes like this are prepares and readied for launch almost immediately. However, the changes are and seem to take a long time before they are fully rolled out.
This type of decision would require a unanimous decision by the FP and Q12. Do you think RMN sprung it on everyone at GC everyone had to run to rub with it?
Re: Country based lds.org sites gone
Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2019 8:08 pm
by nibbler
no1saint wrote: ↑Thu Mar 07, 2019 2:19 pm
This type of decision would require a unanimous decision by the FP and Q12.
Do you (not you specifically, people in general) think that there are instances where there's one member of the Q12 that is a hold-out that prevents something the prophet wants done? I half imagined unanimous among the Q12 to operate similar to the wider concept of "common consent."
Re: Country based lds.org sites gone
Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2019 1:07 am
by no1saint
nibbler wrote: ↑Thu Mar 07, 2019 8:08 pm
no1saint wrote: ↑Thu Mar 07, 2019 2:19 pm
This type of decision would require a unanimous decision by the FP and Q12.
Do you (not you specifically, people in general) think that there are instances where there's one member of the Q12 that is a hold-out that prevents something the prophet wants done? I half imagined unanimous among the Q12 to operate similar to the wider concept of "common consent."
I think it happens all the time. The Church paints a picture of collegial unity in Church councils, but rumours have it they have descended into slanging matches over the years. TBM mock the machinations of the college of cardinals when choosing a new pope, with power brokers collating votes to get a quick consensus between the powerful European cardinals and their South American counterparts. However, I imagine on contentious decisions, senior more experienced apostles might coerce younger counterparts to support them during debates.