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+.. title: Shutting Down the Support System
+.. slug: 2018/05/06/shutting-down-the-support-system
+.. date: 2018-05-06 12:00:00 UTC
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+.. previewimage: /cover-images/shutting-down-the-support-system.jpg
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+Due to a lack of resources within the OpenLP team we have decided to close down the e-mail support system (not to be
+mistaken for the forums which will not be affected).
+
+For some time now a single person has answered almost all the support requests the support system has received. And
+since that person is also one of the most active developers of OpenLP, it has drawn a lot of time away from actual
+development. In order to free up more time for development the only solution was to close down the support system.
+
+We are really sad to do this, as we feel our support is one of the defining parts of OpenLP, but since we need to move
+OpenLP forward we do not believe we have any other choice - though it was not an easy decision.
+
+In future anyone who e-mails support@openlp.org will get a message that redirects them to the manual and the forums.
+
+[ Image Credit: `Closed by Rob Brewer` ]
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+.. _Closed by Rob Brewer: https://www.flickr.com/photos/rbrwr/36572315045/
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