The new (unofficial) Onewheel Forum
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@franko My pleasure, losing the forum made things a lot less enjoyable and I missed seeing everyone
herethere </3I only managed to reach out to a few people I could remember the usernames of on reddit. If there's anyone not here feel free to give them a poke if you have their contact :)
Just to note I've set the forum to admin approval for signup to avoid bot's invading the forum.
While archiving I came across a number of posts suggesting the old one was plagued by it early on which probably prompted FM to introduce the same measure. -
@lia said in The new (unofficial) Onewheel Forum:
Just to note I've set the forum to admin approval for signup to avoid bot's invading the forum.
i think that's a good idea. outside of the FM forum, i didn't have any contact with anyone else, sadly -- i never expected it to go away, being the official one and all that... sigh
Sage OG Pint (Battleborn Floater)
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@franko said in The new (unofficial) Onewheel Forum:
i never expected it to go away, being the official one and all that
Me either, was genuinely shocked. I'd already considered it might have been a possibility a few days after it hadn't come out of maintenance but it still hit hard when it was confirmed.
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@lia said in The new (unofficial) Onewheel Forum:
If there's anyone not here feel free to give them a poke if you have their contact :)
I'll try to keep my eyes alert to a tall fellow (6ft5guy?) floating along the San Diego coastal areas ...
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@lia said in The new (unofficial) Onewheel Forum:
I've never moderated a forum before
Please be sure to reach out if you wish extra hands. You may discover that a forum could (not certainly ... but possibly) take over 200% of your time.
I offer to help, if needed, where needed.
SoCal XR "Sunflower"
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@horseplay Thanks for the offer :)
I have been considering asking if anyone would like a moderation role just in case it's needed and I'm not around. I see why sysadmins are always glued to a screen.
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Hi guys. I'm new to the forum.
XR's got what plants crave!
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@notsure I love that meme so much.
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@lia it's how i feel 95% of the time lol.
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@notsure said in The new (unofficial) Onewheel Forum:
Hi guys. I'm new to the forum.
Welcome ... back (?) !!
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wonder if a link suggestion could be set up for peeps looking for the old forum?
carving turns all year round
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@b0ardski I'm not sure. My sis briefly worked in SEO where you can make a site more preferable to search engines which shifts your site up the list of results so there could be ways to do something similar.
For the meantime I'm keeping things mostly on the down low. FM has been cagey as to why they shut the old one down so giving it some time before being open about this existing. It's theorised that it might just be a counter measure to any legal arguments against them in court stating they host material on board mods whilst claiming to try prevent them.
That's not to say we can't invite people though, I just haven't been keen on posting publicly that this exists as to not cause a flood.
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@lia probably best, we got our safe space back, def wanna keep it!
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It finally happened. 3 months to the day (or 90 days)
(And yes I have been checking the link daily)Guess I can remove it from my bookmarks bar ;~;
With that cementing the loss of the old forum I guess I'll need to knuckle down on reviving the archive. I'll do some manually just to make a start on re-hosting it otherwise I worry I'll never get it done.
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Looks like we may not be a secret much longer.
Google has decided we are now one of the top few results when you lookup "Onewheel Forum" on google. Even with incognito we're up there whereas we used to be pages down.
A few new registrations appear from time to time and I have been accepting them with none so far looking suspicious. That being said since I'm not here all the time (albeit a lot) I'll likely be recruiting moderators with powers to ban posts in the event I allow a bot through or someone's causing problems.
With that in mind are there any rules everyone would like put in place as to keep the forum civil, constructive and overall friendly?
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@lia Forums are usually no place for fast lane keyboard warriors or posers. Guess nature will do the selection initially?
Aka "Vommbat"
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@maciak less bots too
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@lia If there is a part-time moderator position available I would love to help out when I can to show my appreciation for getting the band back together. This forum is way more active than the previous, I still have a lot to catch up on to be honest and contribute to. Also love seeing your progression on all your projects and other technical/informative posts like Lemur, Sirgu, Ed_Co and MacIak’s. Can’t help but love Not Sure’s sense of humor also and well as the information he shares.
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@lia I would also be happy to offer my services as a moderator.
I like that the post in the search results is for your Onewheel XS!
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@hanahsdax @biell Much appreciated :) The mod roles will likely never need using but that peace of mind that it won't just be me that has to step in if a bot or fresh account starts causing trouble.
Curious why the XS post got the top spot, it's not even one of the top 5 popular threads.
I'm really happy the forum is as active as it is. As mentioned it seems more so than it once was which I'm extremely grateful for. There was some doubt when I started setting it up that it might go unused but to see it be a hub for us all still and presumably be useful to others once properly public has lifted my mood greatly.
Thank you to everyone here for not only keeping the forum alive but giving it the charm and character it has achieved with the contributions from you all.
