Do you still remember your old forums/clubs?

[retrotoons]

What's up you freaks and geeks

Do you remember the old forums, clubs and / or groups you were once a part of? If so what were they about and are you still active there (assuming they haven't been closed down)?

I'm asking because today, I discovered my old profile on an anime forum, from 2008! God I was so cringey back then.  

The memories that flooded back were something else. 

Edited April 8, 2021 by retrotoons

[Pete]

Most of the forums that I was on completely closed down by now, I'm living in dinosaur year. Most of them were fan sites

[retrotoons]

Those were good times, before internet became mainstream 😔

[retrotoons]

And I just found my old deviant art profile as well!

[NerdCake]

Ah yeah I spent a lot of time on an anime forum just-dubs I think it was called? I'm not sure. Good times. Other than that I was on mostly Myspace and VF 

[retrotoons]

They were good times 😌 do you remember the anime signatures and wallpapers and the fanfics? 😭 Good times good times.

[NerdCake]

I remember the signatures those were awesome but I don't remember fan fics

[SulisRayne]

I used to be active in the forums and guilds from gaia online lol

[retrotoons]

SO WAS I!

I had so many cringey moments back then but it was fun. It was nice to upgrade your character too.

There was also this classic meme back then:* I put on my cape and wizard hat*

[retrotoons]

2 hours ago, NerdCake said:

I remember the signatures those were awesome but I don't remember fan fics

Depending on the website there were several forums including fanfiction. Although I participated in sig competitions more

[NerdCake]

Oh my gosh is Gaia still up and running? I forgot all about that.  I wasn't very active on there though I was a little intimidated haha 

[retrotoons]

It is! Along with IMVU

[NerdCake]

IMVU was another one I didn't really understand haha it was so awkward. 

[SulisRayne]

On 4/14/2021 at 9:02 PM, retrotoons said:

SO WAS I!

I had so many cringey moments back then but it was fun. It was nice to upgrade your character too.

There was also this classic meme back then:* I put on my cape and wizard hat*

 

On 4/15/2021 at 6:25 AM, NerdCake said:

Oh my gosh is Gaia still up and running? I forgot all about that.  I wasn't very active on there though I was a little intimidated haha 

Lmao i loved gaia online! I used to spend hours fishing stuff and playing zomg! lol. There was a point i became rich coz of the marketplace 😂 those were the days

And yas, upgrading the avatars were awesome. They never ran out of cool items to wear. 

[Trappernicus]

I had several Cults back on VF. Geek Squad was the longest lasting of them. 🦊

[DeathinDarkness]

Hello, retrotoons! Many of the forums of which I used to be part now either are no longer active or not the same as they once were. I liked film sites in particular because I enjoyed asking and answering questions. Now it is not the same experience. 😞 Thankfully, VampyFreaks is amazing!, and I feel right at home here, as I hope everyone else does! 

[Trappernicus]

On 8/31/2021 at 1:59 PM, DeathinDarkness said:

Hello, retrotoons! Many of the forums of which I used to be part now either are no longer active or not the same as they once were. I liked film sites in particular because I enjoyed asking and answering questions. Now it is not the same experience. 😞 Thankfully, VampyFreaks is amazing!, and I feel right at home here, as I hope everyone else does! 

I agree Vampy Freaks is great. Though it has become rather quite recently. Not sure why. 🦊

[DeathinDarkness]

I've noticed this as well, Trappernicus. I'm curious why members aren't as active at the moment. Hopefully, we'll see more engagement as we move forward.

Edited September 28, 2021 by DeathinDarkness
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[Trappernicus]

56 minutes ago, DeathinDarkness said:

I've noticed this as well, Trappernicus. I'm curious why members aren't as active at the moment. Hopefully, we'll see more engagement as we move forward.

I think it's a change in social attitudes. People don't seem as interested or invested in staying in groups like they used to. Many social groups like the Masons, Rotary, Toastmasters and such are having trouble getting new members. With the internet and a short attention span it seems people are channel switching social groups. Would that be called "Social Switching"? 🦊

[retrotoons]

I think due to the advent of social media, forums have taken quite a beating in activity levels