he-man.org closing..

~~Vegita-San~~ · 11-07-2023, 01:17 PM

another end of an era. but have not been there since the wokeness started.

not surprised the attendance dropped.

*IMJ* · 11-07-2023, 04:48 PM

I tried to enjoy that forum for a time, but it never sat right with me that they were not allowing people basic things on the forum like avatars in an attempt to get people to pay for them. Avatars, or whatever it was - I don't even remember specifically at this point.

I mean... I get it. They tried to bring in revenue, I get it. But... clearly that's not how you do it. You don't withhold features for revenue - you add value somehow instead. Not a wise business move the way it was done there.

*CyberCubed* · 11-07-2023, 06:54 PM

When does this forum close

cammy85 · 11-07-2023, 07:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

When does this forum close

https://www.reddit.com/r/MastersOfTh...inent_not_too/

Take it however you like.

*IMJ* · 11-07-2023, 08:49 PM

He says it shuts down on 11/14.

What is a real shame is that the chaotic social media format has taken over forum use completely. Honestly, that is very hard to wrap your head around when you look at how those formats treat conversation - a single page and just scroll through the completely random posting, absent of real formatting, organization and ongoing examination of basically anything.

The message board-style forum is a superior format in everyway.

But it is what it is. I think the real issue is that the generations who carried the fandoms for these I.P.'s are aging out or letting it go at a rate that far surpasses any incoming blood from younger generations. Younger generations would rather judge everything than enjoy anything, so it's no surprise that they do not have lifelong fandoms or I.P.'s from growing up that they have dug into.

I wish I could say otherwise, but all of the evidence points to this as opposed to some positive homogenization elsewhere.

*Zulithe* · 11-07-2023, 09:42 PM

The Drome still stands.

For now.

*Zulithe* · 11-13-2023, 11:46 PM

The site has now closed.

RIP

*Coola Yagami* · 11-14-2023, 12:45 AM

It sucks it was being stupid and stubborn regarding resetting my password to let me in to say my goodbyes along everybody else.

Oh well. To be honest, whenever I returned literally everyone I knew was already gone and those few people I remember aren't remembered either, so I really had no one to say goodbye or no one that would really care or miss me.

I guess it doesn't matter now cause even if I did post, it would be gone now anyways.

I mostly remember the forum because for whatever reason Mexico decided to re-air He-Man cartoons as if they were new (the 80's OG), so I went to the forum to give my thoughts and ask questions. Then I mostly kept track of the new 2002 cartoon and the comics related to them at the time.

*ZariusTwo* · 11-14-2023, 02:56 AM

Darn, it closed before I could go on one last tour of the place.

Ah well. I'll always remember the blistering arguments I had over there with the Revelation fanbase

*CyberCubed* · 11-14-2023, 11:41 AM

All that's left now is for this place to finally close down.

*Zulithe* · 11-15-2023, 05:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

All that's left now is for this place to finally close down.

Probably before you know it. Sadly this forum is less about TMNT and more about complaining about woke culture now. When this board finally closes, they may find that other TMNT communities don't really want to hear that kind of stuff.

*Coola Yagami* · 11-15-2023, 01:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zulithe

Probably before you know it. Sadly this forum is less about TMNT and more about complaining about woke culture now. When this board finally closes, they may find that other TMNT communities don't really want to hear that kind of stuff.

That's more the fault of woke culture than anything else. Hard to complain about something that doesn't exist.

*Original TMNT Cartoon Fan* · 11-15-2023, 02:18 PM

Communities are dying in favour of social media. The Internet once (circa 1995–2010) gave us more freedom, but now that disappears and is replaced with surveillance. I am scared of the future.

*Coola Yagami* · 11-15-2023, 06:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Original TMNT Cartoon Fan

Communities are dying in favour of social media. The Internet once (circa 1995–2010) gave us more freedom, but now that disappears and is replaced with surveillance. I am scared of the future.

Further proof that the mainstream ruins everything. With the exception of dial-up, the internet was cooler before social media and corporations ruined it. And before Google bought Youtube and whatnot.

*Original TMNT Cartoon Fan* · 11-19-2023, 05:49 AM

Other websites, like For Eternia and He-Man World, are still around

https://foreternia.com/

https://www.hemanworld.com/

Even the Blackstar community is still around.

https://johnblackstar.proboards.com/

~~Vegita-San~~ · 11-19-2023, 08:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Original TMNT Cartoon Fan

Communities are dying in favour of social media. The Internet once (circa 1995–2010) gave us more freedom, but now that disappears and is replaced with surveillance. I am scared of the future.

especially since the biden regime just seized control of the fcc. bad sign

11-07-2023, 01:17 PM	#1
~~Vegita-San~~ Banned Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 6,089	he-man.org closing.. another end of an era. but have not been there since the wokeness started. not surprised the attendance dropped.

11-07-2023, 04:48 PM	#2
IMJ Emperor Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Midwest, U.S.A. Posts: 8,894	I tried to enjoy that forum for a time, but it never sat right with me that they were not allowing people basic things on the forum like avatars in an attempt to get people to pay for them. Avatars, or whatever it was - I don't even remember specifically at this point. I mean... I get it. They tried to bring in revenue, I get it. But... clearly that's not how you do it. You don't withhold features for revenue - you add value somehow instead. Not a wise business move the way it was done there. __________________ Wave 1 Collectibles Online Market Watch Blog Collection Photography

11-07-2023, 08:49 PM	#5
IMJ Emperor Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Midwest, U.S.A. Posts: 8,894	He says it shuts down on 11/14. What is a real shame is that the chaotic social media format has taken over forum use completely. Honestly, that is very hard to wrap your head around when you look at how those formats treat conversation - a single page and just scroll through the completely random posting, absent of real formatting, organization and ongoing examination of basically anything. The message board-style forum is a superior format in everyway. But it is what it is. I think the real issue is that the generations who carried the fandoms for these I.P.'s are aging out or letting it go at a rate that far surpasses any incoming blood from younger generations. Younger generations would rather judge everything than enjoy anything, so it's no surprise that they do not have lifelong fandoms or I.P.'s from growing up that they have dug into. I wish I could say otherwise, but all of the evidence points to this as opposed to some positive homogenization elsewhere. __________________ Wave 1 Collectibles Online Market Watch Blog Collection Photography

11-14-2023, 12:45 AM	#8
Coola Yagami Overlord Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 15,715	It sucks it was being stupid and stubborn regarding resetting my password to let me in to say my goodbyes along everybody else. Oh well. To be honest, whenever I returned literally everyone I knew was already gone and those few people I remember aren't remembered either, so I really had no one to say goodbye or no one that would really care or miss me. I guess it doesn't matter now cause even if I did post, it would be gone now anyways. I mostly remember the forum because for whatever reason Mexico decided to re-air He-Man cartoons as if they were new (the 80's OG), so I went to the forum to give my thoughts and ask questions. Then I mostly kept track of the new 2002 cartoon and the comics related to them at the time. __________________ "I was down with TMNT once, but then they changed what TMNT was. Now what I was down with is no longer TMNT and what TMNT now is seems weird and scary. And it'll happen to YOU." Check out my blog for Comic Reviews and other things. https://markepicblogofrandomness.blogspot.com/ I also started The AEW Crew, the All Elite Wrestling Fan Club! https://www.facebook.com/groups/637508120044168/

11-14-2023, 02:56 AM	#9
ZariusTwo Overlord Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Britain, DINO THUNDER...POWER UP! Posts: 22,501	Darn, it closed before I could go on one last tour of the place. Ah well. I'll always remember the blistering arguments I had over there with the Revelation fanbase __________________ Spider-Man: The Rescue Spider-Man: The Galloping Cat Spider-Man: Scarlet Mirror Doctor Who: Child of the Daleks

11-07-2023, 06:54 PM	#3
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,883	When does this forum close

11-07-2023, 09:42 PM	#6
Zulithe Ninjutsu Master Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 6,418	The Drome still stands. For now.

11-13-2023, 11:46 PM	#7
Zulithe Ninjutsu Master Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 6,418	The site has now closed. RIP

11-14-2023, 11:41 AM	#10
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,883	All that's left now is for this place to finally close down.

11-15-2023, 02:18 PM	#13
Original TMNT Cartoon Fan Overlord Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sweden Posts: 10,481	Communities are dying in favour of social media. The Internet once (circa 1995–2010) gave us more freedom, but now that disappears and is replaced with surveillance. I am scared of the future.

11-19-2023, 05:49 AM	#15
Original TMNT Cartoon Fan Overlord Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sweden Posts: 10,481	For Eternia Other websites, like For Eternia and He-Man World, are still around https://foreternia.com/ https://www.hemanworld.com/ Even the Blackstar community is still around. https://johnblackstar.proboards.com/ Last edited by Original TMNT Cartoon Fan; 11-19-2023 at 09:32 AM.