RIP Transfandom.com

Discussion in 'Transformers General Discussion' started by Nevermore, Oct 5, 2007.

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  1. Nevermore

    Nevermore It's self-perpetuating a parahumanoidarianised!

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    I guess I'm supposed to add some date here, but I can't really say for sure what would count as the "starting" date.
    The launch of the Matrix Magazine?
    The merger with TFW2005 into Transfandom?
    The split with TFW, leaving TFD on their own?
    The change from Transfandom.net to Transfandom.com?

    Do I even care?
     
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  2. Shin-Gouki

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    Oh the nightmares, just a chapter of my life I wish never happened.
     
  3. Gears

    Gears buh-buh-body ya Veteran

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    I remember when I first stared checking out TF sites back around 2000, Transfandom was my first.
     
  4. SPLIT LIP

    SPLIT LIP Be strong enough to be gentle

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    Aye to that. It was thanks to Transfandom I found this site. But it wasn't the greatest, I must say.
     
  5. RandomFerret

    RandomFerret Fuzzy Forever

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    The name of the site helped keep the term 'transfan' going around which should be a crime punishable by a good kicking.

    I have physically struck people who use it.
     
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    I am not understanding all this. someone want to explain?
     
  7. Foster

    Foster Haslab Victory Saber Backer #3 Veteran

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    Yup. I was pantsed by Twin Twist and couldn't run away, so I stayed.
     
  8. Nevermore

    Nevermore It's self-perpetuating a parahumanoidarianised!

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    I think the last update to their main page was sometime around the end of last year.

    The message boards were also in a near-dead state.

    And hell, how many waves of staff mass exodus did they go through?
     
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    RIP Who? J/K!
     
  10. Steevy Maximus

    Steevy Maximus Old School Snarkster

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    Transfandom, among the first of the Transformers fan/message board sites, has officially gone offline. The site link leads to an ad space now.
     
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  11. Tekkaman Blade

    Tekkaman Blade Professor of Animation

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    I found Tfw through them back in the 90's
     
  12. Nevermore

    Nevermore It's self-perpetuating a parahumanoidarianised!

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    That sounds highly unlikely considering that TFW2005 in its original form didn't even exist until what, 2000?
     
  13. Mexi-Con

    Mexi-Con ...Stop Me When I'm Lying

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    Man, I was wondering when they would finally shut down. I think the last update I saw was was about Masterpiece prime?? and I think it was from July '06? Whatever!
    If it wasn't for them I would be here.
    R.I.P. :rip 
     
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  14. Aaron

    Aaron Master of Crystalocution Moderator Content Contributor

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    Back in the '90s?



    What... Late late '90s?



    Or Mid '02?



    EDIT FOR NEVERMORE:
    TFW showed up in 2000 and Transfandom in '02

    (dates courtesy of the Internet Archive Wayback Machine)
     
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  15. Nightrain

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    Good riddance.
     
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    Noisemaze2006 Banned

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    :rip  Allspark.com



    (hey, I can dream!)
     
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    No loss.
     
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    Thats about the same for me, I remember the site was slow news wise and not much was going on so I explode else where and came here and thought this site was the great and never looked back since.
     
  19. Dark_Convoy

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    I remember I had left the online fandom for a long time and when I came back TFW and some other sites had merged into Transfandom.
     
  20. G.B. Blackrock

    G.B. Blackrock Autobot Ally

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    Lots of us are quite happy to be members of BOTH sites, you know....
     
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