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Post by Tout-Perd on Aug 24, 2010 20:40:43 GMT -5
So, there's this new option on Proboards, to change the forum URL. It costs ten dollars to do it. This, despite being a VERY simple bit of news, is HUGE from our community perspective. Do we want to graduate from being "the bitter ex-Pokeschoolers" to being our own community? Should we do such? It'd mean quite a bit of reworking URLs and such, in the very least, as well as letting all our old members know the change, and a few other chores of significant magnitude. But on the other hand, we could be archipelagoexodus.proboards.com. That would be kinda cool, and would finally bring us out of the shadows of our glorious past. So, anyways, I'm neutral. Everybody else, commence debating.
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Post by Beelzebibble on Aug 24, 2010 20:43:06 GMT -5
I have no means of spending money online, so I'll stay out of this one.
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Post by Tout-Perd on Aug 24, 2010 20:43:08 GMT -5
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Post by Beelzebibble on Aug 24, 2010 20:44:25 GMT -5
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Post by Loogs on Aug 24, 2010 20:51:25 GMT -5
Whoa that fake link Pohatu posted caused a SCROLL BAR IN THE FIREFOX ERROR MESSAGE
I'm totally for this. If we all pitched in a dollar each we could do this D:
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Post by Tout-Perd on Aug 24, 2010 20:55:40 GMT -5
If the community wants it, I can just set it up with Kevin and pay for it myself. I just didn't know if we were willing to do all the work and cast away the old URL.
So, where are you Ulaiches and the like? I mean, last time they tried to "Take away our Pokeschool" there was a nuclear fit pitched.
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Post by Loogs on Aug 24, 2010 20:57:27 GMT -5
Yeah, drama and I had a divorce after our trial separation, so I'm not going to be the one that lights that fuse.
Pokeschool is lame.
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Post by ch00beh on Aug 25, 2010 3:31:08 GMT -5
Soooo much work though.
If people want it, i'll throw some money at you, i guess. The day that I got my own job was the day that I started throwing money on the internet.
Make it rain on dat Amazon.com.
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Post by Yoshimitsu on Aug 25, 2010 5:12:51 GMT -5
Since the URL has yet to be mentioned in pokecharms chat without someone going "pokeschool lost? lololol", I'm supporting the idea. I don't really have any money to throw at you though.
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Post by {WW}BetaBloodWolf7 on Aug 25, 2010 6:03:10 GMT -5
I'm not sure it'd be worth the cost, or the work, to change it. How many of us really pay attention to the URL anyways? We either have the site bookmarked or we just quickly type "Archipelago Exodus" into a Google search bar (or just set it as our home page). Plus I really don't think that changing the URL is going to bring in any new recruits.
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Post by Tout-Perd on Aug 25, 2010 12:15:02 GMT -5
I'll second Elliot on that one. The URL makes it hard for the other branches of the Pokeschool line (TCGPlayer, Pokecharms, D-Web if it actually still exists) to see us as anything other than bitter gripers who can't move on. Considering that we shed that about the same time as we shed Baboon, it really isn't an accurate image in the least these days.
Archipelago Exodus is not the old Pokeschool. It's a place where the only things that matter are competency in the arts, a witty nature, and a will to put some effort into the projects around you. (Friendliness is a bonus, but most certainly not requisite.)
Also, having a URL that matches our other sites (the freewebs one, the wiki) makes it nicely uniform and much sleeker looking.
I just realized something: I could filter archipelagoexodus to Archipelagoexodus. If we did that, all URLs here should be valid, and only the Wiki, Site, and TVtropes would need fixing.
And people, stop worrying about the monetary cost. I've got that covered if we decide to do it. I'll finance it by skipping a couple meals if need be. Heck, that's just two lunches under my working budget. So no worries. If we want to do it, Lee picks up the bill.
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Post by SV on Aug 25, 2010 12:41:19 GMT -5
I don't have any money right now, but I should in the near future. I'd be willing to throw in a couple bucks. I support the url change! Go go!
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Post by Ninety on Aug 25, 2010 12:47:09 GMT -5
It's fine by me. I don't have strong feelings either way on the matter!
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Post by ch00beh on Aug 25, 2010 13:13:48 GMT -5
Oh if it's two meals for you then i'll def send you some money through the internet if possible.
Also I pay attention to the URL. I type in "p" to get here.
Is it possible to get archipelagoexodus to forward to archipelagoexodus? That would be the best.
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Post by Tout-Perd on Aug 25, 2010 13:27:11 GMT -5
They say for half a month after the switch, they forward people visiting the old URL.
And no worries about moneys, guys. Consider it my gift of love to y'all. Or penitence for my slowness in RP.
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Post by SV on Aug 25, 2010 21:30:00 GMT -5
D'awwww. Thanks, Lee =D
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Post by {WW}BetaBloodWolf7 on Aug 25, 2010 21:47:51 GMT -5
I've said my bit. That aside it's not really my decision. I wasn't involved in the whole pokeschool so I've nothn to do with this.
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Post by SV on Aug 25, 2010 23:58:36 GMT -5
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Post by ch00beh on Aug 26, 2010 3:50:21 GMT -5
Aw man and I was just thinking of getting rid of that banner and making a contest for replacing it D:
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Post by Kuroboom on Aug 26, 2010 7:18:31 GMT -5
I'm for this change.
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Post by SV on Aug 26, 2010 11:46:36 GMT -5
I only used it because it's the banner in the default skin so -everyone- sees it.
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Post by Lady Kara on Aug 26, 2010 22:42:43 GMT -5
I'm totally up for the contest idea. I love making banners. <3
And also, it sounds like a good idea to change the address...
(and too bad that freewebs.com won't let anyone change the name of their site; I've got two websites that I'm not doing anything with, and their names are not useable for anything else; "Seishougakure", which was a Naruto fanclub I used to run, and "Millenium Magic", a Yu-Gi-Oh fansite that never got started...)
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Post by Hamuu on Aug 27, 2010 11:26:06 GMT -5
This is important enough for me to log in early and and put in my two cents.
I support being archipelagoexodus, every time I have someone who might potentially join they are (sometimes) turned off by the poke part of it.
Friend: I don't like pokemon though... Me: It's not about pokemon! Friend: But I don't like pokemon....
We should def change it if the option is there!
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Post by ch00beh on Sept 1, 2010 5:03:31 GMT -5
So what's the consensus?
Yes: Bulbs, Kara, Boom, SV, El, Loogs No: Blood Apathy: Everyone
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Post by {WW}BetaBloodWolf7 on Sept 1, 2010 10:38:01 GMT -5
Yes: Bulbs, Kara, Boom, SV, El, Loogs Doesn't Really Feel It Is His Business: Blood Apathy: Everyone
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Post by The Evil Biscuit on Sept 1, 2010 10:50:54 GMT -5
I abstained because I'm the rookie and don't really have the experience with the Charms stuff to form an opinion. I have this site bookmarked so I never have to type/look at/consider the URL. If you guys wanna change it though, I'm on board.
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