Is Avatar Forums (AF) down?

[xcrunner08]

Posted in the other thread as well, but just wanted to pop in and say cheers to A-F for its years of existence. Glad to see people are moving here. Hopefully more people will be able to find it in the absence of A-F!

[Wind12]

Originally Posted by Wameyn

Was the split around the same time AF got its makeover? I remember people were not happy about that at all. I think the few of us who were with AF at the end can definitely understand your feelings from when you split. We didn't publicly speak about it on AF but behind closed doors many of us were unhappy with how things were being handled.

I loved the people and it truly was my home on the web so I never wanted to permanently leave but hey that choice was made for us. I do regret that my original Avatar home is gone, however when the owners only interactions with members is to donate and to post new threads about random movies to generate hits then well perhaps it was time. I would love to see AF in the hands of a passionate Avatar loving owner but I really don't see that happening for the price that's being asked.

Srane, I wasn't on AF because of the features or its design, I was there because it was my internet home with my eylan. I too wish that Lon would just come down on his price so a real fan could get it back, but I'm not holding my breath on that one sadly . I joined AF after the split so I never really knew what it was about, but now things are more clear.

[Disco Scratch]

How much is Lon asking?

[Eltu]

He prefers to keep that private unless inquired, which I can respect - but let's just say it's above what any of us is likely to come up with.

[Ja'k Dawsiin]

it is possible to have an AF-themed 'room' here on ToS? sort of like a man-cave to remember the good times and memories.

[Eltu]

Originally Posted by Ja'k Dawsiin

it is possible to have an AF-themed 'room' here on ToS? sort of like a man-cave to remember the good times and memories.

Sure it is! It's known as all of ToS!

I'd say ToS is about as AF-themed as it gets, especially in its inception. If you're looking for something a bit more specific, feel free to make threads on any AF-related subject you'd want (including just "General AF thread" if you'd so wish) - it's probably the best way to go about doing things

And of course, to the people who were around AF in 2010, ToS is almost a literal replica as far as the feel goes

[Theorist]

Originally Posted by Human No More

Chances are it just wasn't profitable - very, very few forums are. That's why ones that survive in the long term are often either connected to a larger site, or run for a different motive than money.

A lot of people here found their first home at AF, and will be sad to see it go. The worst part is the loss of so much early history of the Avatar community - we have archive.org but their snapshots are often incomplete. Either way, once I have a bit of spare time I will look into trying to scrape as consistent a mirror as I can and give it a permanent home on ToS.

Thankyou

[Ja'k Dawsiin]

...there's people out there that do things for other motives than almighty cash money?!

[Wind12]

Srane

[Crickett]

Originally Posted by Ja'k Dawsiin

it is possible to have an AF-themed 'room' here on ToS? sort of like a man-cave to remember the good times and memories.

As I wrote in the other thread...

Originally Posted by Crickett

I just want to mention something to people coming here from A-F who weren't originals there.

This site was modeled after how Avatar-forums ORIGINALLY looked.

[Raiden]

Originally Posted by Eltu

Mostly correct! Me and HNM (along with a few others) were not in any special positions on AF whatsoever, other than very dedicated members

But indeed, ToS originated as a result of dissatisfaction among the at-the-time AF userbase, though the disagreements themselves we have long left behind. Honestly, looking back at the entire split there were definitely unjustified actions on the behalf of both communities, but it hardly matters today - and it did result in two distinctly different and in their own way great forums.

Even though I may disagree with Lon's way to run a community, the actual people of AF have always been amazing

I knew I was close.

For some reason, I thought I remembered that you were mods or some higher rank than a normal forum user.

[Ja'k Dawsiin]

Originally Posted by Eltu

Mostly correct! Me and HNM (along with a few others) were not in any special positions on AF whatsoever, other than very dedicated members

But indeed, ToS originated as a result of dissatisfaction among the at-the-time AF userbase, though the disagreements themselves we have long left behind. Honestly, looking back at the entire split there were definitely unjustified actions on the behalf of both communities, but it hardly matters today - and it did result in two distinctly different and in their own way great forums.

Even though I may disagree with Lon's way to run a community, the actual people of AF have always been amazing

i just now saw this post from the above quote, and want to say thanks for that last line of your comment. i found the start of my new Hometree.

[mikkowilson]

Originally Posted by Ja'k Dawsiin

it is possible to have an AF-themed 'room' here on ToS? sort of like a man-cave to remember the good times and memories.

I think it's possible to style a sub-forum with a overly shiny in-your-face look that you can't really see for ads plastered everywhere... Eltu?




Welcome to all the AF aysmuk who are finding this your new home. We're way cooler than LN too, so this is the place to be. (I kid, of course. No but seriously, our IRC channel is way more active. )

- Mikko

[zongtseng]

I still clearly remember the split, and it wasn't fun. It was mostly the redesign, which is why we made ToS to replicate the original AF, and it still looks identical to this day, 5+ years later. It's very sad to see AF gone nonetheless, because I basically lived there until the split.

I had a VB3 license and webhosting, so I installed it, found the theme AF had originally used, and instant AF I doubt any of us expected it to work so well, or to still be around in August of 2015. I've been an absentee admin for years now, but it's nice to see it still going.

BTW, hi

[xcrunner08]

Originally Posted by Eltu

Sure it is! It's known as all of ToS!

I'd say ToS is about as AF-themed as it gets, especially in its inception. If you're looking for something a bit more specific, feel free to make threads on any AF-related subject you'd want (including just "General AF thread" if you'd so wish) - it's probably the best way to go about doing things

And of course, to the people who were around AF in 2010, ToS is almost a literal replica as far as the feel goes

Indeed it is. Still can't believe how ugly A-F looked post-upgrade. Always figured Lon would at least TRY to change it back to something Avatar themed but nope. Amongst many other things, that probably contributed to its demise.

Originally Posted by zongtseng

I still clearly remember the split, and it wasn't fun. It was mostly the redesign, which is why we made ToS to replicate the original AF, and it still looks identical to this day, 5+ years later. It's very sad to see AF gone nonetheless, because I basically lived there until the split.

I had a VB3 license and webhosting, so I installed it, found the theme AF had originally used, and instant AF I doubt any of us expected it to work so well, or to still be around in August of 2015. I've been an absentee admin for years now, but it's nice to see it still going.

BTW, hi

Thought I'd pop over and say hi. Hope all is well.