Parakarry wrote:
Would it be possible to have a super retro styled skin themed off of the default on that board?
I'd love for the next iteration of the MFGG forums to include a retro skin. If someone wants to make one, let me know and I can provide you with any relevant images and CSS files.
Kritter wrote:
MFGG has changed a LOT since those days, I feel like the community as a whole has grown up and matured quite a lot since then.
I know there are still some tensions on MFGG, but overall, the community is more polished and less dramatic than it was in 2008 or 2009. It would be awesome if we could find a way to recapture the activity we've lost, though.
Super Mario WTL wrote:
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I'm not sure about the long-term future of the IPB archive. Circa-2003 IPB is archaic software, and I was surprised that I was able to get it running on PHP 5.4 simply by removing a few random ampersands. MyBB has a tool for importing data from IPB 1.3 installations, although this would probably break custom mods (like badges) and themes. In any case, I'm going to do everything in my power to make sure that this archive is preserved in some shape or form. The IPB boards are an impressive archive of the previous decade's Internet/youth culture, and many people may find them interesting. A lot of other online communities of that era have vanished, and it's nice that MFGG's archive has survived for 14 years. I know of a couple of MFGGers who have passed away, and some of their friends and family have asked if they could see their old posts.
I can also understand if people don't want their old stuff to be publicly accessible. If people express concerns about embarrassing old posts resurfacing, I'll be happy to take action to alleviate their concerns.
Retriever II wrote:
I'd almost forgotten how amazingly active that place used to be.
Yeah, it's amazing just how active the MFGG forums were during the IPB era, despite being a nonprofit niche community that wasn't formally promoted at all. While browsing the archive, I saw a lot of topics that got dozens of replies within an hour. Considering the decline of modern forums as a means of communication, I doubt MFGG will ever be as active as it was then, but I think we can take some inspiration from the old boards to bring back some of the cool things we used to do but stopped doing - iScribble, playing online games together, and so forth.
Retriever II wrote:
That's a lot of broken photobucket images.
Sadly, the loss of a lot of image hosts and file hosts - especially Imageshack and Photobucket - has resulted in a lot of "digital decay". Fortunately, some images from other hosts are still accessible. If there are any specific topics that are especially valuable to you, please make sure that you download a full archive of the pages (including the images) to your personal hard drives, because there's no guarantee that these external links will be hosted forever.
Dustinvgmaster wrote:
I always hate seeing history lost to time.
I totally agree. I'll make sure that multiple people have a backup of the IPB archives (and the current forums when they're retired) so that they won't be lost to the sands of time.
[quote="Parakarry"]Would it be possible to have a super retro styled skin themed off of the default on that board?[/quote]
I'd love for the next iteration of the MFGG forums to include a retro skin. If someone wants to make one, let me know and I can provide you with any relevant images and CSS files.
[quote="Kritter"]MFGG has changed a LOT since those days, I feel like the community as a whole has grown up and matured quite a lot since then.[/quote]
I know there are still some tensions on MFGG, but overall, the community is more polished and less dramatic than it was in 2008 or 2009. It would be awesome if we could find a way to recapture the activity we've lost, though.
[quote="Super Mario WTL"]post[/quote]
I'm not sure about the long-term future of the IPB archive. Circa-2003 IPB is archaic software, and I was surprised that I was able to get it running on PHP 5.4 simply by removing a few random ampersands. MyBB has a tool for importing data from IPB 1.3 installations, although this would probably break custom mods (like badges) and themes. In any case, I'm going to do everything in my power to make sure that this archive is preserved in some shape or form. The IPB boards are an impressive archive of the previous decade's Internet/youth culture, and many people may find them interesting. A lot of other online communities of that era have vanished, and it's nice that MFGG's archive has survived for 14 years. I know of a couple of MFGGers who have passed away, and some of their friends and family have asked if they could see their old posts.
I can also understand if people don't want their old stuff to be publicly accessible. If people express concerns about embarrassing old posts resurfacing, I'll be happy to take action to alleviate their concerns.
[quote="Retriever II"]I'd almost forgotten how amazingly active that place used to be.[/quote]
Yeah, it's amazing just how active the MFGG forums were during the IPB era, despite being a nonprofit niche community that wasn't formally promoted at all. While browsing the archive, I saw a lot of topics that got dozens of replies within an hour. Considering the decline of modern forums as a means of communication, I doubt MFGG will ever be as active as it was then, but I think we can take some inspiration from the old boards to bring back some of the cool things we used to do but stopped doing - iScribble, playing online games together, and so forth.
[quote="Retriever II"]That's a lot of broken photobucket images.[/quote]
Sadly, the loss of a lot of image hosts and file hosts - especially Imageshack and Photobucket - has resulted in a lot of "digital decay". Fortunately, some images from other hosts are still accessible. If there are any specific topics that are especially valuable to you, please make sure that you download a full archive of the pages (including the images) to your personal hard drives, because there's no guarantee that these external links will be hosted forever.
[quote="Dustinvgmaster"]I always hate seeing history lost to time.[/quote]
I totally agree. I'll make sure that multiple people have a backup of the IPB archives (and the current forums when they're retired) so that they won't be lost to the sands of time.