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    Is the Favslist #Discord server still a thing that supposedly exists? The site will be gone eventually, and I really don't want to stop being in touch with you guys. So does anyone know of the server and use it? If not, I think i'm going to create it myself.
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      Editing … Facebook is the best way, the Favsbook is epic. I'm struggling on my own without Egg but we'll make it work until we find a new home
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    • Ulty
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      Editing … I fucking hate facebook. Discord is so much simpler to use, and cleaner. Please, I know our facebook group is greatness but a Discord server has so much potential.
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      Editing … I was in a Discord group with a site I moderated. One morning I logged in and conversations were hidden from me. I found out people were talking shit about me and it was hidden so I wouldn't see it. I'm done with Discord, everything I say is public and I expect the same back, no sneaky backstabbing, grow a pair and discuss it like a man.
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      Editing … Anyway, the main discussion should be about finding a new home. Despite conversations with Julie it's clear now that she isn't going to be able to make Favslist work. Even if Husky bought it and we all helped we can't fix this site and improve it between us, we need to pay professionals. I'm not in a position to pay that money now, and unless I saw evidence that it would be completed I wouldn't consider paying a penny anyway. I'd like to stay in touch with as many of you as possible when the day comes and this place goes to Internet heaven
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      Editing … That wouldn't happen on our server, that's for sure. We're all comfortable discussing things with each other without resorting to backstabbing.
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      Editing … If the option is there, and a mod thinks it for the best, it'll be used. Discord isn't the way.
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      Editing … At least in my opinion. If everybody else wants it then go for it, I'll follow you guys wherever, even grudgingly, it's about all of us not me. I think that the people have already spoken though, Favsbook gets used and Discord doesn't. I'd prefer a new forum somewhere. Vlados site isn't the answer because of that idiot he let's do what he wants, he drove me, egg, mancannon, klem etc away after mere weeks. I don't know the answer, but nothing we have now except the Favslist site is attracting anybody.
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      Editing … You're by far the most active member of our community, you could be a mod. I totally agree with your philosophy of complete freedom of speech, so you'd be fine by me. I'm sure everyone else agrees :)
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      Editing … I'd prefer not to mod. A mod has to be impartial and that's what I did on the other site, believe it or not I was 100% professional, but it affects how you can interact with the others. Here I'm nod, I'm me and dogshit > OoT. Can you imagine this place without me being childish?
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      Editing … I'd be up for a minor role. Not officially a mod, but somebody with permission to to clean up the forums of spam and other shite whilst our Yank overlords are eating again. I don't want to be getting in the middle of arguments or anything though, and I don't want people asking me to do stuff. Let me have a retro game corner or something, I'd like that. Somewhere I can rule with an iron fist and would only have to deal with older, better people with common sense and great taste in games.
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      Editing … Yeah that's exactly what a mod would do in this server, it's nothing formal. I just want it to be a nice and simple place where we can all interact. There would probably be no need for any moderation at all, but I think it's a requirement.
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      Editing … So are we basically abandoning the site revival idea for now?
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      Editing … let's stick to proper sites, not chat rooms. You guys seem to like the front page more than the forum, so maybe something like Tumblr? Does Tumblr support groups?
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      Editing … Facebook is like this front page but better, it's not broken.
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      Editing … Deleted by himself
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      Editing … Would take over a minor here role as well, to keeping the site alive. I am sceptical to move over to another site just for chatting, such alone bores me to death (betweenlifeandgames as example). I am here at favslist as i love to make/update lists like on unikgamer in the past.
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      Editing … Facebook isn't enough. 1. Not everyone uses it. 2. It doesn't really offer everything we want.
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      Editing … If there's any way to save the site I would strongly prefer that, but if we have to move I would support buying a new domain and making a forum, with the possibility of expansion in the future. Like I've said before I know people with experience with this process (community exodus from a dying site).
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      Editing … Basically, we all want Favslist. It's out of our hands though
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      Editing … Exactly, favslist is long gone now. I can't imagine any possible way of reviving it, we can't get access. I only suggested a discord server so we can keep in touch with each other in a simple and clean way, it wouldn't be a replacement. I'm totally up for the idea of moving to another site with the same features as favslist, that would definitely be the ideal solution.
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      Editing … Starting new would be a chore too, especially for database wise.
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      Editing … favslist is pretty bad so come to think of it it ought to be easy to find a good replacement. I just don't like discord for a number of reasons, namely the fact it's a chat room, and to use it on my phone I'd need an app. I guess I could give it another chance. But last time we tried it, after a while it just went dead. I just hope that isn't going to happen on every site/service we try to move to.
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      Editing … I'm not a fan of discord either, or generic chats.
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      Editing … @Alexander The Great I think we shouldn't worry about the database for now, as that's a pretty low priority. It might be a pain, but we can always rebuild that from scratch over time. I care more about maintaining essential features like friends lists and chatting, list creation, and ranking. If we can create a template for those things we can rebuild.
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      Editing … On the other hand a forum using vBulletin or XenForo or something would probably be an easier starting point to set up.
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      Editing … What if I created a user forum on Game Trading Zone? Pros: 1) site that's been around for 20 years, and an admin that takes active interest. 2) The community is fun and it's not too big so if others decide to join it will still feel like our spot. 3) Much better forum code than favslist and the ability to vote up/down posts. Cons: 1) no database or front page, it will just be a forum. 2) user forum is a subscriber only feature meaning I'd have to pay to keep it going, but it's possible to donate subtime so you all can chip in, or just create a user forum yourself. 3) my username on the site is egg. (and has been before ug even existed.. unfortunate coincidence I guess.) 4) forum avatars are a paid feature.
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      Editing … I could knock up a free forum myself in a couple of hours, we'll always have somewhere to go. We want Favslist though, don't we? We want to rank games and stuff. I'm happy to just stick to games if that'd make it easier to build.
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      Editing … Yeah I would rather just make a new forum and donate for domain costs. We need to have admin access to truly rebuilt anyway.
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