Vanamonde Posted September 29 Share Posted September 29 So, there's that, at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Kerbin Posted September 29 Share Posted September 29 When? Who? Also YAY! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandoesstuff Posted September 29 Share Posted September 29 Yay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSP2 Alumni Dakota Posted September 29 KSP2 Alumni Share Posted September 29 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LameLefty Posted September 29 Share Posted September 29 [INSERT PROFESSOR FARNSWORTH GIF HERE] That’s … something, I guess? Who’s paying for it? While we’re at it, who’s paying for forum hosting fees, maintaining the domain name registry, etc? Really, really thought we’d have heard something substantive by now, even if was “Welp, it was fun but we’re pulling the plug now.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superfluous J Posted September 29 Share Posted September 29 All those fees wouldn't pay for the daiquiri the CEO of Take Two is probably drinking on his yacht right now. Unless someone forgets (and hey, it happens), I see no reason they'd stop paying for this site and its free moderators to run forever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra_Turbo Posted September 29 Share Posted September 29 Great news, but the future is still fairly uncertain. Not holding my breath for T2 to say anything, but at least we have some sort of date to find a solution if the forums are to be closed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDJ Posted September 29 Share Posted September 29 15 hours ago, Vanamonde said: So, there's that, at least. Well, it's better than a kick in the butt with a frozen Mukluk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted September 29 Share Posted September 29 16 hours ago, Mr. Kerbin said: When? Who? Anonymous Hypergolics Society. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanamonde Posted September 29 Author Share Posted September 29 6 hours ago, LameLefty said: That’s … something, I guess? Who’s paying for it? While we’re at it, who’s paying for forum hosting fees, maintaining the domain name registry, etc? We've always been owned by someone, even if it's not clear just who that is. I believe some part of Private Division still exists but even if they didn't the forum would have reverted to Take Two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HebaruSan Posted September 29 Share Posted September 29 Thank goodness for dark patterns and checked-by-default "auto-renew" options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebel-1 Posted September 30 Share Posted September 30 It's magic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theJesuit Posted September 30 Share Posted September 30 On 9/29/2024 at 3:18 PM, Vanamonde said: So, there's that, at least. What is the usual renewal timeframe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiL Posted September 30 Share Posted September 30 On 9/29/2024 at 4:18 PM, LameLefty said: Who’s paying for it? Could community pay? I mean, could there be ways, however unlikely, for the community to completely or partially take over the management of the forum, some kind of deal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CameronLeroux Posted September 30 Share Posted September 30 That's good, I think? Anyways, let's hope we keep these forums, it would be a shame if we lost it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanamonde Posted September 30 Author Share Posted September 30 10 hours ago, theJesuit said: What is the usual renewal timeframe? No idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DibzNr Posted September 30 Share Posted September 30 Yoooo nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 The Secret Global Backstage decided that it's too early. They still need this forum for reasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boriz Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 For those, like me, who actually read terms and conditions, and therefore have no social media and no discord, I created a forum on a free hosting site, just as a backup should this one go down. I humbly suggest everyone who does not want to lose touch with the other members of this fine forum make a note of this link: https://kerbin.forumotion.me/ (just in case). Never made a forum before, no idea what I'm doing, the word 'administrator' scares me and I'm more than happy to hand off to any moderator from this site that want's the job Hail the probe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Aziz Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 The renewal didn't solve the 502 issues tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanamonde Posted October 1 Author Share Posted October 1 1 hour ago, The Aziz said: The renewal didn't solve the 502 issues tho. No, they seemed to be gone for about a week but are back now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechBFP Posted October 2 Share Posted October 2 A certified "Good news, everyone!" moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iapetus7342 Posted October 2 Share Posted October 2 We're did it!!!!11!11! /s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiL Posted October 3 Share Posted October 3 On 10/1/2024 at 11:38 AM, boriz said: created a forum I would suggest not advertising such projects, actually. If current forum is closed, it would be a tremendous loss, and a new forum can't entirely replace it. This forum accumulated userbase and content over a decade, it is the official forum which has been and currently still is promoted by KSP social media. KSP passed it's peak popularity, it seems (or at least we're in a slump period), community doesn't have fast growth, even if a new forum would be sucessfull, it will not have the same activity as old one, and inevitably speed up the decline of community through fragmentation and obscurity. Current forum is literally linked in game's launcher, to find the new one a new player would need to first get on reddit or such, and then find the link - additional steps for a person who might not be interested in a forum that much anyway. Current forum's data is being archived right now, several initiatives are underway. But I have doubts about how complete can conservation be, and whether it would be technically possible or even legal to "carry over" the posts, threads etc to the new forum. Of course, carrying over the accounts is almost out of the question, I don't see how this can be done at scale with official forum down (right now perhaps it can be possible to implement some "you write a request on this forum from your account, administrator of new forum somehow gives you acess to account on new forum", but, ehh...). Realistically, the best we can hope for is a somewhat complete archive of current forum - a husk of broken links and missing images - and a new forum with a fraction of the active users. Which is better than no forum, and a lot of people would appreciate this (I am one of them). But. Creating a new forum (and even archiving) can be a self-fulfilling prophecy. If the community has a new place, we wouldn't have as much will to fight for the old one, and whoever makes decisions on existance of this forum can just shut it down to cut on expences, seeing as the community has already moved on. And considering that any new forum will not be a proper replacement, this is a bad outcome. So I won't speak on the prospective details of the "new forum" idea. If it comes to that, perhaps the community on Reddit or Discord can come together and make something. But this is not inevitable, let's not make the situation worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted October 3 Share Posted October 3 On 10/1/2024 at 10:37 PM, Vanamonde said: No, they seemed to be gone for about a week but are back now. Not here. Less often, but still sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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