Save CoH... forums.
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Captain-Electric,
Posted on: 2012-09-30 10:25 in CoH and CoV General Discussions
No the remaining few folks at NCSoft have said the forums close at Nov 30th.
I don't know about backing up threads, but you might want to ask someone at The Titan Network about it.
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Originally Posted by Infernus_Hades
No the remaining few folks at NCSoft have said the forums close at Nov 30th.
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Part of me is still expecting them to shut down tomorrow (end of the month since Zwil's departure).
"You don't lose levels. You don't have equipment to wear out, repair, or lose, or that anyone can steal from you. About the only thing lighter than debt they could do is have an NPC walk by, point and laugh before you can go to the hospital or base." -Memphis_Bill
We will honor the past, and fight to the last, it will be a good way to die...
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It was mentioned during Hitstreaks TwitchTV session this week IIRC.
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Originally Posted by DarkGob
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Part of me is still expecting them to shut down tomorrow (end of the month since Zwil's departure). |
I am hoping they shut these forums down Soon™. Unmoderated forums are not what this community needs.
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Originally Posted by DarkGob
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Originally Posted by Paladiamors
I love you, I Burnt the Toast!
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yea even if we start over with a new forum last thing we need to do is carry all the baggage with it.
-Female Player-
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Originally Posted by mauk2
Evil_Legacy became one of my favorite posters with two words.
"Kick Rocks." I laffed so hard.  Never change, E_L! |
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Still, there's a lot of things on the forums that would be nice to keep around, in the event that something happens with the game, even years from now. Celebration threads, walk-throughs, template guides, etc. For reference material if nothing else.
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Originally Posted by Evil_Legacy
yea even if we start over with a new forum last thing we need to do is carry all the baggage with it.
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Originally Posted by TimTheEnchanter
Still, there's a lot of things on the forums that would be nice to keep around, in the event that something happens with the game, even years from now. Celebration threads, walk-throughs, template guides, etc. For reference material if nothing else.
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I dont think NCSoft would havea problem with that or maybe they will. I'm not sure if the laws of owner ship applies to forums and the stuff in it or not. Then again, depending on how things go, those items may be a moot and n/a to the new developed game.
-Female Player-
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Originally Posted by mauk2
Evil_Legacy became one of my favorite posters with two words.
"Kick Rocks." I laffed so hard. Never change, E_L! |
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To be fair, i think that overall it would be easier (in the long run) to try to save as much as you can, without being *picky* and then sanitize it later on.|
Originally Posted by Evil_Legacy
yea even if we start over with a new forum last thing we need to do is carry all the baggage with it.
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Yes, that means that you will end up with a load of rubbish at the start... but it is better to *overestimate* what you need *now* instead of grabbing too little and ending up with stuff that you missed out on going into the ether once the forums do close down.
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Yeah, so anyone have the computer space to store all of this stuff? They might be able to do it right now, especially with the walkthroughs and stuff.
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Originally Posted by Gangrel_EU
To be fair, i think that overall it would be easier (in the long run) to try to save as much as you can, without being *picky* and then sanitize it later on.
Yes, that means that you will end up with a load of rubbish at the start... but it is better to *overestimate* what you need *now* instead of grabbing too little and ending up with stuff that you missed out on going into the ether once the forums do close down. |
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Originally Posted by mauk2
Evil_Legacy became one of my favorite posters with two words.
"Kick Rocks." I laffed so hard. Never change, E_L! |
I'm slowly backing up my 'returning player diary' thread on my blog.
but yes, it would be nice to have a *real* comprehensive backup.
I've lost several community forums over the years to various causes, and it's surprising the stuff you miss once its gone.
The Nethergoat Archive: all my memories, all my characters, all my thoughts on CoH...eventually.
My City Was Gone
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In the future when I'm feeling for a little nostalgia, I might come on over and read it.
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Originally Posted by Nethergoat
I'm slowly backing up my 'returning player diary' thread on my blog.
but yes, it would be nice to have a *real* comprehensive backup. I've lost several community forums over the years to various causes, and it's surprising the stuff you miss once its gone. |
-Female Player-
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Originally Posted by mauk2
Evil_Legacy became one of my favorite posters with two words.
"Kick Rocks." I laffed so hard. Never change, E_L! |
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It's not baggage. It's history.
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Originally Posted by Evil_Legacy
yea even if we start over with a new forum last thing we need to do is carry all the baggage with it.
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Originally Posted by Quinch
It's not baggage. It's history.
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Even the most off-topic bile-strewn threads on the forums are of some value because of the one pillar of class in there that said it was a waste of time. ...Or when they turn into hilarious meme threads.
Our community has always been a close one, and even the ones who were the most venomous loved this game a lot. Plus, "editing" or somehow "pruning" out the so called "baggage" would fast become an issue of a slippery slope of where to draw the line. Better not to open that can of worms, m'kay?
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Okay, just a random question - since the forums are going to be shut down sooner rather than later, how possible would it be for someone to code something together that essentially backs up all the current threads for posteriority?