The Checkpoint
Would you like to react to this message? Create an account in a few clicks or log in to continue.

RIP Now Gamer Forums

+6
PorcusHawk
MarkySharky
kerr9000
sorenlorensen
cal_el
Wolvieware
10 posters

Go down

RIP Now Gamer Forums Empty RIP Now Gamer Forums

Post by Wolvieware Thu Aug 14, 2014 3:21 pm

So it's all over now!

I have to say for five years NowGamer was my favourite place on the Internet. I enjoyed our chatter and that it was such a friendly place with none of the arguments or closed opinions found elsewhere - everyone was happy to discuss and accept differing thoughts. We had a nice varied group of interests and while it was slow some days it did allow you to see everything that was posted and get to know the other regulars.

I hope we can continue that here!!!

I do wish all the best for the main webpage and the staff all the best. I know the forum wasn't the main priority there but it was great while it lasted and I believe supported as best it could.
Wolvieware
Wolvieware

Posts : 970
Join date : 2014-08-14
Age : 40
Location : London

Back to top Go down

RIP Now Gamer Forums Empty Re: RIP Now Gamer Forums

Post by cal_el Thu Aug 14, 2014 3:34 pm

R.I.P NowGamer Forums you will be missed! Crying or Very sad
cal_el
cal_el
Admin

Posts : 987
Join date : 2014-08-14
Age : 36
Location : Bishop's Stortford

https://thecheckpoint.forumotion.co.uk

Back to top Go down

RIP Now Gamer Forums Empty Re: RIP Now Gamer Forums

Post by sorenlorensen Thu Aug 14, 2014 4:04 pm

It's...it's...just like home  Smile 

Big thanks to all those involved in setting this up again - like Wolvie, I enjoyed the NG forums immensely. No bell ends! Or those there were didn't stick around for long Smile
sorenlorensen
sorenlorensen

Posts : 353
Join date : 2014-08-14
Age : 52

Back to top Go down

RIP Now Gamer Forums Empty Re: RIP Now Gamer Forums

Post by kerr9000 Thu Aug 14, 2014 4:16 pm

I have found it hard to find forums that feel like home, where I feel like I can be myself and people wont be dicks but I found a home with all of you on now gamer...

here is to hoping this new place does well and becomes a great place to be
kerr9000
kerr9000

Posts : 686
Join date : 2014-08-14

Back to top Go down

RIP Now Gamer Forums Empty Re: RIP Now Gamer Forums

Post by sorenlorensen Thu Aug 14, 2014 5:02 pm

We should try to rescue some NGF castaways on Twitter. CPC and moozo are definitely on there. Anyone else? Or through XBL/PSN?
sorenlorensen
sorenlorensen

Posts : 353
Join date : 2014-08-14
Age : 52

Back to top Go down

RIP Now Gamer Forums Empty Re: RIP Now Gamer Forums

Post by Wolvieware Thu Aug 14, 2014 5:10 pm

I messaged everybody on my PSN list, even those who weren't at NG. Always good to try and get new people involved anyway. I'd recommend everybody doing it just to raise this forums profile. I might also post on Facebook later.
Wolvieware
Wolvieware

Posts : 970
Join date : 2014-08-14
Age : 40
Location : London

Back to top Go down

RIP Now Gamer Forums Empty Re: RIP Now Gamer Forums

Post by MarkySharky Thu Aug 14, 2014 5:18 pm

RIP indeed to the old forums but I feel this might be the breath of fresh air it needed.

I too send a message to the old NG forum people on my PSN list and got a few thank yous so hopefully we'll see a few more come back.
MarkySharky
MarkySharky

Posts : 449
Join date : 2014-08-14
Age : 42
Location : Surrey

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMuM5NwBf4saIZKIJVsVTrA

Back to top Go down

RIP Now Gamer Forums Empty Re: RIP Now Gamer Forums

Post by PorcusHawk Thu Aug 14, 2014 10:29 pm

Echo what everyone else has said about the great (albeit small) community that we've managed to maintain over the last few years and pleased to see that we've made a new home here as I wasn't really too keen on trying to find somewhere else that would put up with me Laughing 

Hope we can replicate what we had on the previous forum, no reason why we can't and maybe we'll even find a way to expand on the numbers.
PorcusHawk
PorcusHawk

Posts : 320
Join date : 2014-08-14
Location : Milton Keynes

Back to top Go down

RIP Now Gamer Forums Empty Re: RIP Now Gamer Forums

Post by Moozo Fri Aug 15, 2014 8:16 pm

Hello folks,
I am away at the moment so the site downtime/closure was news to me until I got your messages on PSN.
I'm signed up now anyway, I will be back properly at the weekend.
Moozo
Moozo

Posts : 180
Join date : 2014-08-15

Back to top Go down

RIP Now Gamer Forums Empty Re: RIP Now Gamer Forums

Post by kerr9000 Fri Aug 15, 2014 8:52 pm

Glad to see your here Moozo
kerr9000
kerr9000

Posts : 686
Join date : 2014-08-14

Back to top Go down

RIP Now Gamer Forums Empty Re: RIP Now Gamer Forums

Post by Wolvieware Fri Aug 15, 2014 8:58 pm

Yes, and spread the word to anyone. I think this place might be harder to attract new people as there isn't a well advertised main site to get visitors who might have a look on the forums. So we need to tell people ourselves, and at least try to get all the NG people over.
Wolvieware
Wolvieware

Posts : 970
Join date : 2014-08-14
Age : 40
Location : London

Back to top Go down

RIP Now Gamer Forums Empty Re: RIP Now Gamer Forums

Post by CPC6128 Sat Aug 16, 2014 12:10 am

Hi everyone! Glad to see this place is filling up with the old regulars.

I'm not necessarily going to miss the NG forum - the staff there didn't give a flying fuck about it so moving over here can only be a good thing. The way Imagine just shut the forum down without warning was terrible and I have now cancelled my GamesTM subscription (was going to do it anyway).

So, on with the show! This place is nice - anything left in the minibar?  Very Happy
CPC6128
CPC6128

Posts : 200
Join date : 2014-08-14
Age : 51
Location : Corby

Back to top Go down

RIP Now Gamer Forums Empty Re: RIP Now Gamer Forums

Post by kerr9000 Sat Aug 16, 2014 9:43 am

Yeah it would be nice to know why it was canned
kerr9000
kerr9000

Posts : 686
Join date : 2014-08-14

Back to top Go down

RIP Now Gamer Forums Empty Re: RIP Now Gamer Forums

Post by PorcusHawk Sat Aug 16, 2014 9:57 am

kerr9000 wrote:Yeah it would be nice to know why it was canned

Someone on twitter (may have been Adam/TimmyShire) said that the amount of work required in dealing with the spam wasn't worth it for a forum that only had 7-10 regulars. There may have been other factors but that does make sense, although if that were the case it would have been nice to get some advance warning, especially as the spam issue had been ongoing for ages.
PorcusHawk
PorcusHawk

Posts : 320
Join date : 2014-08-14
Location : Milton Keynes

Back to top Go down

RIP Now Gamer Forums Empty Re: RIP Now Gamer Forums

Post by kerr9000 Sat Aug 16, 2014 10:05 am

Yeah if that was the case it wouldn't have hurt them to give us a message going  ''Look guys going to close this place down cause of the spam issues ... so exchange emails etc with each other and get anything off here you need as we are going to close it in 3 days/24 hours etc''
kerr9000
kerr9000

Posts : 686
Join date : 2014-08-14

Back to top Go down

RIP Now Gamer Forums Empty Re: RIP Now Gamer Forums

Post by megablast16 Sat Aug 16, 2014 4:51 pm

I didn't know the site had closed till wolvie messaged me on PSN a couple of days ago. I was very sad as I'd been a member of the forum since it's inception and I liked the fact that everybody respected each others opinion, even if there were disagreements, and the complete lack of that ridiculous fanboy nonsense.

I hope this new site continues along the same lines and gains plenty of new members over time, I'm already trying to get some of my gaming buddies to sign up. Smile
megablast16
megablast16

Posts : 686
Join date : 2014-08-16
Location : Stourbridge, West Midlands.

Back to top Go down

RIP Now Gamer Forums Empty Re: RIP Now Gamer Forums

Post by Moozo Sun Aug 17, 2014 1:30 pm

It's a shame to see it go. Over five years we had there! I enjoyed looking through old threads from time to time.
Onwards and upwards.
Moozo
Moozo

Posts : 180
Join date : 2014-08-15

Back to top Go down

RIP Now Gamer Forums Empty Re: RIP Now Gamer Forums

Post by kerr9000 Sun Aug 17, 2014 1:42 pm

5 years  wow  I think I was only on for about a year , I might be wrong... Still glad to have known the place
kerr9000
kerr9000

Posts : 686
Join date : 2014-08-14

Back to top Go down

RIP Now Gamer Forums Empty Re: RIP Now Gamer Forums

Post by Odyssey Mon Aug 18, 2014 3:27 pm

Hi guys. Just a quick hello as im at work. Thanks Marky for sharing the link. 

Im gonna quit my sub too to gamestm. Appalling that there was no mention.  Plus Edge is better imo.

Odyssey

Posts : 47
Join date : 2014-08-18

Back to top Go down

RIP Now Gamer Forums Empty Re: RIP Now Gamer Forums

Post by CPC6128 Mon Aug 18, 2014 5:02 pm

Moozo wrote:I enjoyed looking through old threads from time to time.
Same here. I liked going back and laughing at how enthusiastic I was about Need for Speed Undercover  Embarassed
CPC6128
CPC6128

Posts : 200
Join date : 2014-08-14
Age : 51
Location : Corby

Back to top Go down

RIP Now Gamer Forums Empty Re: RIP Now Gamer Forums

Post by cal_el Mon Aug 18, 2014 6:00 pm

CPC6128 wrote:
Moozo wrote:I enjoyed looking through old threads from time to time.
Same here. I liked going back and laughing at how enthusiastic I was about Need for Speed Undercover  Embarassed
Or me going on about Bioware games.....
cal_el
cal_el
Admin

Posts : 987
Join date : 2014-08-14
Age : 36
Location : Bishop's Stortford

https://thecheckpoint.forumotion.co.uk

Back to top Go down

RIP Now Gamer Forums Empty Re: RIP Now Gamer Forums

Post by PorcusHawk Mon Aug 18, 2014 6:03 pm

CPC6128 wrote:
Moozo wrote:I enjoyed looking through old threads from time to time.
Same here. I liked going back and laughing at how enthusiastic I was about Need for Speed Undercover  Embarassed

At least I get a fresh start and the opportunity to clean up some of my behaviour. Whether I take that opportunity or not is another matter Laughing
PorcusHawk
PorcusHawk

Posts : 320
Join date : 2014-08-14
Location : Milton Keynes

Back to top Go down

RIP Now Gamer Forums Empty Re: RIP Now Gamer Forums

Post by sorenlorensen Mon Aug 18, 2014 6:15 pm

I think the new forum is shaping up well. Seems a bit more active than towards the end on NG
sorenlorensen
sorenlorensen

Posts : 353
Join date : 2014-08-14
Age : 52

Back to top Go down

RIP Now Gamer Forums Empty Re: RIP Now Gamer Forums

Post by megablast16 Tue Aug 19, 2014 2:48 pm

Yeah I agree, the new forum is looking good. I though the NowGamer forum was starting to get a little stale anyway to be honest, and I didn't really visit it a lot towards the end.
megablast16
megablast16

Posts : 686
Join date : 2014-08-16
Location : Stourbridge, West Midlands.

Back to top Go down

RIP Now Gamer Forums Empty Re: RIP Now Gamer Forums

Post by Sponsored content


Sponsored content


Back to top Go down

Back to top


 
Permissions in this forum:
You cannot reply to topics in this forum