How long have you been using forums for?

[Waffles]

Seeing as a lot of people mention that they haven't used one in years during their introductions, I thought it would be fun to ask when they first posted on a board.

Me, personally? I joined my first one in August of 2004, right after I had emailed the webmaster of its partner site about something, and he told me to ask that on the forums (bit of an arse move, looking back XD).

What about you?

 

[RetroLaw]

I used one in 2000 ish ? A french emulation forum called Planet-Emulation.

And one for the game Blazblue about 15 years ago.

And that's pretty much it.

 

[DunkeyKong]

This is actually my first time or the first site I started with so, September 25 2024

 

[Yousef]

My answer is sadly kinda lame because I was a forum lurker and not a user. This changed in 2024. I thought forums seemed harsh back in 2012 so I didn’t wanna contribute to any of the conversations but now I feel i should’ve taken the plunge anyways.

 

[DunkeyKong]

My answer is sadly kinda lame because I was a forum lurker and not a user. This changed in 2024. I thought forums seemed harsh back in 2012 so I didn’t wanna contribute to any of the conversations but now I feel i should’ve taken the plunge anyways.

Maybe that's a good thing man, maybe you've avoid it for long enough until you found the one that are actually comfortable to be at

 

[Waffles]

Maybe that's a good thing man, maybe you've avoid it for long enough until you found the one that are actually comfortable to be at

Exactly! There was a LOT of toxicity around boards when there were a ton of them, too.

Some were so bad that even I couldn't stand it. I'd say it's a good thing that both of you waited until RGT became an option, because this kind of atmosphere was never the rule, particularly for a board of this size.

 

[Stingy Perry]

I’ve been using forums since 2016 but not much I’m just a lurker a wallflower if I may especially when a friendly discussion turns hostile. Glad a place like this still exists.

 

[DunkeyKong]

I’ve been using forums since 2016 but not much I’m just a lurker a wallflower if I may especially when a friendly discussion turns hostile. Glad a place like this still exists.

I'm really glad for that too, it's a place that almost everyone needed

Exactly! There was a LOT of toxicity around boards when there were a ton of them, too.

Some were so bad that even I couldn't stand it. I'd say it's a good thing that both of you waited until RGT became an option, because this kind of atmosphere was never the rule, particularly for a board of this size.

True that! I knew there was something different about this one, felt no pressure in typing…even some mistakes

 

[middler]

Over the years I have utilized many forums but only as a lurker. This is the second forum I have actually contributed to.. The first was a Warhammer tabletop forum because I needed input and info when I was getting back into painting minis. That would have been around 2005 or 2006.

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I used one in 2000 ish ? A french emulation forum called Planet-Emulation.

And one for the game Blazblue about 15 years ago.

And that's pretty much it.

I have used Planet-Emulation for rom gathering

 

[DunkeyKong]

Over the years I have utilized many forums but only as a lurker. This is the second forum I have actually contributed to.. The first was a Warhammer tabletop forum because I needed input and info when I was getting back into painting minis. That would have been around 2005 or 2006.

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I have used Planet-Emulation for rom gathering

Wow that's long! Really nice seeing so many forum veterans here

 

[GreatIso]

my primary language didn't have many forums for it back in the day that i knew of, mostly being image boards and the like, so i'm pretty green on the topic

 

[DunkeyKong]

my primary language didn't have many forums for it back in the day that i knew of, mostly being image boards and the like, so i'm pretty green on the topic

Interesting, nice profile by the way

 

[Karnik]

Since 2010 or so, registered on your competing site (gbatemp), then around 2020 I was no longer able to log in, having to register again with another nickname. There I saw all sorts of crazy things, several translation projects born and then inexplicably abandoned, and then following with interest the development of emulators and FPS ports for psp and DS consoles.
I must say that there the users were less touchy and susceptible than here, as strange as it may seem, and with its site mods, some much more severe than here, I never had problems regarding my infamous "passive-aggressive" attitude (masochism?!? Nahhh, if anything, I'm the opposite ).

 

[SkunkyBeaumont]

My friends and I had this forum before many of you were born.

Wayback Machine

web.archive.org

 

[fake-kun]

I used to be a forum lurker, but I've only become active in the past year.

 

[RetroLaw]

Talking about Planet Emulation made me want to check it out and it's quite dead now

Weirdly it makes me a little sad, I though some new generation would be chilling in there.

Are there any old forum you used to go too that ended up being dead ?

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My friends and I had this forum before many of you were born.

Wayback Machine

web.archive.org

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You could say it was way back.

 

[Karnik]

...before many of you were born.

Definitely not me, though.

 

[SkunkyBeaumont]

Hot take: We thought Final Fantasy 8 sucked, and Ragnarok Online had it's own sub forum cause we were all addicted to it. We wound up running a private server for a bit. We built the server out of garbage picked parts. It was pretty awesome.

 

[DunkeyKong]

My friends and I had this forum before many of you were born.

Wayback Machine

web.archive.org

View attachment 11787

Good shit lol, I'm just 2 years late…I mean NO-

Since 2010 or so, registered on your competing site (gbatemp), then around 2020 I was no longer able to log in, having to register again with another nickname. There I saw all sorts of crazy things, several translation projects born and then inexplicably abandoned, and then following with interest the development of emulators and FPS ports for psp and DS consoles.
I must say that there the users were less touchy and susceptible than here, as strange as it may seem, and with its site mods, some much more severe than here, I never had problems regarding my infamous "passive-aggressive" attitude (masochism?!? Nahhh, if anything, I'm the opposite ).

That reminds me of that banana site (this one

), I discovered so many great stuff there

 

[Julian_L]

The very first web site where I remember creating an account (Juegomania) on June 2010 was about video games for consoles (there were some downloadable ROMs as well), and it had a forum where I was active for a year or two, until someone suggested to erase everything on the forum to start it from scratch, and nowadays the site is basically dead.

I've tried many forums created with Foroactivo on 2010 as well, but I've stayed on none for long.

I've created an account on Romxhacking (now dead) and on RHDN at the beginning of 2012 to publish my translations of dubious quality, but I have actually never used the forums. And now I'm here (since December 2024) using a forum again.

 

[laughingoctopus]

Been an active member of the sherdog forums since 2012 or so and have been a lurker on many others before then. People who are new to this are already treating it like reddit, which is a bit sad. But I reckon it'll even out eventually when they get bored.

 

[Снегопад]

G-Masters, my beloved.
I joined back when NDS ROMs were just getting dumped. Before that, I only used IRC and various places where I didn't need an account.
Hell, I still do when I can get away with it.

 

[Waffles]

(Juegomania)

Second or third gaming site I knew about.

Always loved that beautiful, almost industrial orange layout.

 

[antii]

Never used them they kinda died right before my time to use social media and the internet so I never had any attachment to them until now they are awesome

 

[tropicalavera]

I was very active on a number of Advance Wars fan forums in the mid 00's which was effectively my introduction to the web as a whole. Around the end of the decade I mostly migrated away from forums and moved to image boards, newsgroups, and irc channels that were focused on music and videogames - but I'd occasionally browse and post on the gamefaqs and polycount forums. Fast forward to the 2020s and I found myself craving the slower pace and sense of community that comes with a forum. I hung around selectbutton for a while but never really felt at home there - and now I'm here!