Well the time has come on 3/15/2018 three friends Chad, Dave, and Chris decided to officially start their own forum revolving around shaving and other gentlemanly pursuits. It started very small and was on Facebook. We had 12 core people that where here first. We refer to them as "Legacy" members. We quickly realized that we needed something more, so we transitioned to a very cheap software and purchased domains. This allowed us to get off the ground and begin doing what each of us knew best. We began to evolve and learned more about coding than either of us ever thought we would. As we grew our software became insufficient and the dark days came. The site would randomly crash and it caused for some very late nights for the 3. But people believed in our vision and our mission to have a primarily self moderated forum where the members determine the topics at hand, and people are invited to be more open about their opinions while ensuring that everything is kept civil. With artisans, vendors, hobbyists, and members joining the forum and purchasing space on the forum or just making random donations the Cadre was able to have enough capital to safely transition to the Xenforo software. Unfortunately we where down longer than we expected but eventually it was stable enough to go live. Just within the last 6 months is where we as owners feel strong enough that the site practically runs itself. Yes we do have the occasional member who doesn't buy into the vision or mission but these issues are rapidly decreasing. Our numbers over all are rapidly increasing, as of writing this we have 557 members and at times we have over 100 looking at the forum at once. We have some of the best artisans in the world as members of this forum, and some of the most talented hobbyists here as well! Our membership is truly a brotherhood, whether you just read along, participate in the SOTD, update a daily journal, play bingo, post videos, talk about hot peppers, discuss your scotch, bourbon, wine, or join in our weekly zoom sessions; please know that you all mean a lot to us owners you are our friends and brothers.
So with that being said we as owners vow to continue down this path, to provide the BEST free forum that is ad free! We rely on our members, hobbyists, and artisans to keep this place running and we are happy to say it is self sufficient.
Every year we have done something to commemorate and while this year it might appear smaller we want to thank you all for everything! So here is our limited logo that will appear on the site for a short period of time. Also there will be some limited items on Zazzle with the new logo, these items will ONLY be available for a limited time as well! A portion of every Zazzle sale goes to the Cadre general fund. If you feel so inclined to donate to the TSC general fund you can do that here, no obligation. paypal.me/TheShavingCadre
Links to the Zazzle store items will be posted in this thread! So please follow along.
Lastly we have some random left over TSC swag from last years event. And a few other mystery items as well. We don't know how many we will ship out, BUT if you want to be entered into the contest please post why you love The Shaving Cadre, and bonus points for posting pictures of you using your TSC gear, wearing your gear, or anything else TSC related! So for the rest of the month let's flood the cadre with TSC gear! Grab a beer pour it into your TSC glass! Also can we get enough attention to get our membership to 600 by the end of the month?
Again thank you all for 3 great years. Here's to many many more!
Chad, Dave, and Chris
***ZAZZLE ITEMS***
https://www.zazzle.com/store/theshavingcadre?rf=238430444680364348
https://www.zazzle.com/tsc_3rd_anniversary_mug-168056441214322357
https://www.zazzle.com/tsc_3rd_anniversary_t_shirt-235732475493422526
So with that being said we as owners vow to continue down this path, to provide the BEST free forum that is ad free! We rely on our members, hobbyists, and artisans to keep this place running and we are happy to say it is self sufficient.
Every year we have done something to commemorate and while this year it might appear smaller we want to thank you all for everything! So here is our limited logo that will appear on the site for a short period of time. Also there will be some limited items on Zazzle with the new logo, these items will ONLY be available for a limited time as well! A portion of every Zazzle sale goes to the Cadre general fund. If you feel so inclined to donate to the TSC general fund you can do that here, no obligation. paypal.me/TheShavingCadre
Lastly we have some random left over TSC swag from last years event. And a few other mystery items as well. We don't know how many we will ship out, BUT if you want to be entered into the contest please post why you love The Shaving Cadre, and bonus points for posting pictures of you using your TSC gear, wearing your gear, or anything else TSC related! So for the rest of the month let's flood the cadre with TSC gear! Grab a beer pour it into your TSC glass! Also can we get enough attention to get our membership to 600 by the end of the month?
Again thank you all for 3 great years. Here's to many many more!
Chad, Dave, and Chris
***ZAZZLE ITEMS***
https://www.zazzle.com/store/theshavingcadre?rf=238430444680364348
https://www.zazzle.com/tsc_3rd_anniversary_mug-168056441214322357
https://www.zazzle.com/tsc_3rd_anniversary_t_shirt-235732475493422526
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) and I ever met any of you in person I would treat you like a friend...a firm handshake, maybe a hug...and definitely a beer or bourbon (or both). The Zoom calls are awesome. I was part of them early on. Now, with the baby, I can only get to them every now and then. But it's all good. When I get on the Zoom calls...all my friends are there and it's like I never missed a call. Seriously though. I could write volumes of how I am closer to some of you guys than my in person friends. Life in the Cadre is good. Healthy distractions from much of the world at large. That's a good thing. 
