07-23-2021, 01:07 PM
Ehhh what's two weeks among friends.
I remember being around for the tenth anniversary, and we were impressed back then that this site was still around - web communities aren't meant to last that long, and given the challenges this place has faced (I mean, Super Mario Maker is essentially direct competition from Nintendo, right?), it's even more extraordinary. The idea that a fan site can be older than many of its users baffles the mind, and yet here we are.
I'm not stopping long, but I might as well tell a story for those who like a bit of history. Shortly after the move from IPB, a retirement home for former MFGG admins (and some other old people) was set up, and I was there for some reason. It lasted a few years before naturally coming to an end (which means we retired from retirement(?)), but it was a really good time with some really good people. I'll probably never meet Shadsy or Kritter or Retriever II or Techokami or Trasher/Kins/Scods in real life, but they are the bestests. There has never been a better topic than "things that exist".
And I like the way I can be at the opposite side of the internet and run into coverage on Sim Refinery. Or Reelism 2. Or sprites I drew fifteen years ago.
Once we looked down on you from our new home and laughed, but we soon got bored once we realised there was nothing to laugh about. I expected this board to implode, but it didn't - it survived. Traditionally forums crash and burn, but this one moved on and became something new - that's insane, so whatever you're doing... keep doing it?
As for me, I fix gaming history on Sega Retro. Did I ever get death threats as admin? Can't remember. I got a marriage proposal once, and spent an afternoon banning people spamming the boards as different types of bread. I blocked "Hovis Best of Both" before the account even got to post - that's a weird highlight. I left some backdoors open on the old boards "just in case", but have since forgotten what they were, so that went well.
ttfn
I remember being around for the tenth anniversary, and we were impressed back then that this site was still around - web communities aren't meant to last that long, and given the challenges this place has faced (I mean, Super Mario Maker is essentially direct competition from Nintendo, right?), it's even more extraordinary. The idea that a fan site can be older than many of its users baffles the mind, and yet here we are.
I'm not stopping long, but I might as well tell a story for those who like a bit of history. Shortly after the move from IPB, a retirement home for former MFGG admins (and some other old people) was set up, and I was there for some reason. It lasted a few years before naturally coming to an end (which means we retired from retirement(?)), but it was a really good time with some really good people. I'll probably never meet Shadsy or Kritter or Retriever II or Techokami or Trasher/Kins/Scods in real life, but they are the bestests. There has never been a better topic than "things that exist".
And I like the way I can be at the opposite side of the internet and run into coverage on Sim Refinery. Or Reelism 2. Or sprites I drew fifteen years ago.
Once we looked down on you from our new home and laughed, but we soon got bored once we realised there was nothing to laugh about. I expected this board to implode, but it didn't - it survived. Traditionally forums crash and burn, but this one moved on and became something new - that's insane, so whatever you're doing... keep doing it?
As for me, I fix gaming history on Sega Retro. Did I ever get death threats as admin? Can't remember. I got a marriage proposal once, and spent an afternoon banning people spamming the boards as different types of bread. I blocked "Hovis Best of Both" before the account even got to post - that's a weird highlight. I left some backdoors open on the old boards "just in case", but have since forgotten what they were, so that went well.
ttfn
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