We need to think about our future...

[xer0s]

And by "we" I mean the people of this forum. We may need to have someone step up that has the skills and financial support to create a forum for when this place eventually kicks the bucket. If we made it a general gaming community, then we could maybe even pick up some new members and it could become quite active. We could even allow some members to join that aren't welcome here by some. I'm just trying to get this idea going. Cause if we don't do something, when the time comes, there won't be any place to go...

What do you guys think? Any ideas?

[DooMer]

#quake3world on quakenet

[Dark Metal]

I think xer0s has come up with an idea that's been floated multiple times over the years.

[xer0s]

DooMer, I was thinking more along the lines of a forum...

[Dark Metal]

How about you build one?

[xer0s]

I think xer0s has come up with an idea that's been floated multiple times over the years.

No shit. I never said it hadn't been talked about here before or even attempted before. But it hadn't been mentioned recently. So I don't see why we shouldn't talk about it. Don't get all butt hurt.

[xer0s]

How about you build one?

As I said in my first post, we need someone with enough skills to do it. I don't have the skills. I can admit that.

[Dark Metal]

How about you fuck off? Do you have the skills for that?

[Foo]

When this forum goes it goes. So what. Been a good ride, don't need to flog the horse.

[Captain]

[xer0s]

How about you fuck off? Do you have the skills for that?

Don't worry DM, maybe the Admin will have a Mod position for you in The Void.

[xer0s]

When this forum goes it goes. So what. Been a good ride, don't need to flog the horse.

I'm not saying we shouldn't let this place die (by all rights this place should already be dead). But it doesn't hurt to start thinking about a replacement. Surely I'm not alone on this. Back me up if you feel the same.

[Dark Metal]

I'm backing up the fact that you're a fucking idiot.

[bitWISE]

I own a game related domain that I'm just using as a boring development blog. I could host up a copy of phpbb if it came down to it

[xer0s]

Cool, bitWISE.

Let's keep throwing ideas out there.

[Whiskey 7]

When this forum goes it goes. So what. Been a good ride, don't need to flog the horse.

I'm not saying we shouldn't let this place die (by all rights this place should already be dead). But it doesn't hurt to start thinking about a replacement. Surely I'm not alone on this. Back me up if you feel the same.

Backing you up here xer0s

I think xer0s has come up with an idea that's been floated multiple times over the years.

Yes it has and some of us did end up somewhere I recall when the place died back then Thankfully someone rebuilt our home

So yes, I think for a multitude of reason people like you and I need a sanctuary like this to escape to just occasionally

[Doombrain]

Cool, bitWISE.

Let's keep throwing ideas out there.

But, you got precisely what you wanted so what type of ideas would you like?

[Peenyuh]

Creating a whole new forum isn't gonna stop me! I'll track you all down where ever you go and post shit that annoys you til you sic DM on me then I'll throw witty shit at him til Doomer actually laughs... however long that may take. You can't lose me! In the words of the great Jack Burton; "I never drive faster than I can see. Besides, it's all in the reflexes."

HAH!

[xer0s]

Cool, bitWISE.

Let's keep throwing ideas out there.

But, you got precisely what you wanted so what type of ideas would you like?

The good type.

I don't know. You want to just leave it at that then?

[[xeno]Julios]

How about you fuck off? Do you have the skills for that?

somebody needs an ORGASM!

[Fender]

there are tons of free forums out there
free forum + adblock = done

[kôrupt]

[obsidian]

Setting up a phpBB isn't exactly rocket science, and all we'll need for a migration is a backup of the database and the custom theme, icons and buttons.

IGN backs these up regularly so it's not likely for anything to really happen.

[4days]

there are plenty of people here with the skills/resources to set up a new site/new site from a backup - but if we start worrying about this sort of thing before it happens, it'll become a self-fulfilling prophesy and fragment the community (GD/TV anyway) into 2 or more even smaller clusters of curmudgeonly old fucks, shut-ins and weirdos.

#quake3world on quakenet

exactly - if this place suddenly goes tits up, visit the irc channel and someone there can direct you to wherever the new place is.

[Transient]

You assume everyone is aware of the IRC channel and/or knows how to get there.