# Opening up the forum for everyone - timeframe

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/opening-up-the-forum-for-everyone-timeframe/174>\
**Category:** Forum Guide & Feedback\
**Tags:** community\
**Created:** [August 24, 2023, 4:23pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/opening-up-the-forum-for-everyone-timeframe/174 "2023-08-24T16:23:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![gwmngilfen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/gwmngilfen/32/6_2.png) [@gwmngilfen](https://forum.ansible.com/u/gwmngilfen)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2023, 4:23pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/opening-up-the-forum-for-everyone-timeframe/174/1 "2023-08-24T16:23:00Z")

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I think I’ve spoken with most (if not all) of you about how the “private beta” of the forum needed to be short, because a forum is not much use without wider participation. To that end, I would like to make the site open-to-everyone **soon** , maybe even **tomorrow**? Certainly by **early next week**.

Does anyone have any objections, or anything they’d like cleaned up before we do so? If you’re all good with this, give me a like ❤ on this post. If you have concerns, hit Reply or send me a PM\[1\].

(I’m posting this here in News because I want to get eyeballs on this - abuse of power FTW 🤣 )

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1. Note this is not the full “big reveal” but rather a soft launch to make the site more useful and start trying it out in real situations. We’re planning a bigger launch for early September.

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**Author:** ![gwmngilfen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/gwmngilfen/32/6_2.png) [@gwmngilfen](https://forum.ansible.com/u/gwmngilfen)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2023, 4:23pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/opening-up-the-forum-for-everyone-timeframe/174/2 "2023-08-24T16:23:06Z")

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**Author:** ![gwmngilfen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/gwmngilfen/32/6_2.png) [@gwmngilfen](https://forum.ansible.com/u/gwmngilfen)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2023, 9:00am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/opening-up-the-forum-for-everyone-timeframe/174/3 "2023-08-28T09:00:08Z")

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I’m going to flip this **tonight** , around midnight UK time. I’ll then move this topic to #Forum Guide & Feedback and set the banner back to [Welcome to the Ansible Community! 👋](http://forum.ansible.com/t/welcome-to-the-ansible-community/5)

**Hold tight!** 🎉 🥳 🚀

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**Author:** ![gwmngilfen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/gwmngilfen/32/6_2.png) [@gwmngilfen](https://forum.ansible.com/u/gwmngilfen)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2023, 11:05pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/opening-up-the-forum-for-everyone-timeframe/174/4 "2023-08-28T23:05:34Z")

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**Author:** ![gwmngilfen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/gwmngilfen/32/6_2.png) [@gwmngilfen](https://forum.ansible.com/u/gwmngilfen)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2024, 10:11am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/opening-up-the-forum-for-everyone-timeframe/174/5 "2024-07-15T10:11:39Z")

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