As we still haven't heard anything concrete about 'what's next' I'm going to tentatively go forward with this whole fan forum idea here. The project will start slow at first since the future is still murky (and could result in not needing a new forum), and I'm still finishing up classes. But the plan is to have something for everyone by the time the first new show happens in June!

Explud, can you email me at c h o n e g g e @ p u r d u e . e d u ? (remove the spaces of course)

Ben_j, Krisper, Whirly, can you email me too at the above address? I want to CC you on this since I know y'all will be able to help here and there as well. No obligations, just eavesdrop at the very least.

And literally anyone else who wants to chip in or listen in on how the projects going, feel free to email me and I'll throw you in. Anything from design/photoshop skills to IT and web administration will be a huge, huge help. Even memes to keep the spirits up.

At some point I will make a mailing list to inform you of when the new forum goes up, regardless of where we are. If this does not happen, I'm 80% sure the forum will be at www.thechembase.com, so check there if we don't get each other's contact info.

sandelic, on 16 April 2015 - 6:14 AM, said:

whirlygirl, on 16 April 2015 - 9:48 AM, said:

ThePumisher, on 16 April 2015 - 1:54 PM, said:

satur8, on 16 April 2015 - 3:19 PM, said:

Stefan, on 16 April 2015 - 4:15 PM, said:

nijinator, on 16 April 2015 - 5:40 PM, said:

MadPooter, on 17 April 2015 - 12:47 AM, said:

Thanks so much guys, I'm really motivated to go through with this project but I had to know if there'd be support for it. And Pooter, that was beautiful. I'm a sucker for taking on projects that are easily too big for me, but keeping my connections with everyone here, new and old, is absolutely my biggest motivation for going through with this.

I would have replied to all of you but the forum has a limit on how many quotes you can have! More shit to fix...

And yes, there will be a like button in the new forum. Maybe even a dislike - shit could get crazy.

Explud, on 16 April 2015 - 12:41 PM, said:

Electrotek, on 16 April 2015 - 3:32 PM, said:

I hope so, but this is a massive maybe. We might be able to program a script to "copy" the forum as it is but this isn't an easy task and would require a truckload of converting and file management to do successfully. These archives go back to late 2002, which is no small amount of life and information!

It would be best if we could get a copy of the database like Explud said and I'm all for that, but no one in charge is talking with us about the forum shutting down, so I have no answers and I'm really worried about what's going to happen to the archives.

I'll echo Explud again - Whirly, can you ask the forum gods about what will happen to the archive/database, and if a copy of it could be provided?

chemicalreaction, on 18 April 2015 - 10:15 AM, said:

I really want to avoid this, that's why I made the topic in the first place. Revamping the forum officially is the most ideal option but the outlook for that is not good. And I really want to preserve the popularity of this forum, a circlejerk of 20 chems veterans reminiscing about "the good old times when we had a forum" will be, well, something but pleasure.

I'm going to see if I can get a link to the fan forum from the official site. It would require no effort from them, and would have the same effect as preserving the forum without the admins having to perform any grunt work in upkeeping it. I'd have to talk to someone in charge about it though, and getting someone in charge of the forum/site to talk to us is apparently the most difficult thing in the world...

Damn son! Whitenoise working over here like this shit is about to go down in his resume.
Interviewer: So tell us about your job experience?
White Noise: Well, I was one of the founders of thechembase.com along with skyscraper, whirly girl,Eplud, Csar,MadPooter you know....real people.
Interviewer: MadPooter eh?
White Noise: You're not taking me seriously
Interviewer: As srs as you got da job son.



Yeah I just had a whole conversation in my head just now reading this thread.

I haven't heard any new news about the future of the forum, or about any archiving, or about possibly linking an 'official unofficial' community from the main site. As soon as I have news, you will have news, I promise!

Bring the rain

As a lurker who has been lurking here for many a year, this is awesome. Cant wait to see the new forum Good Job guys.

Whitenoise is the forum wunderkind.


Whitenoise = Neo

Ben_j = Morpheus

Whirly = Oracle

Iggy = Agent Smith