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'''The Blockheads Forums''' | '''The Blockheads Forums''' were the official forums of [[The Blockheads]]. They were owned and run by [[David Frampton]], the developer of the game. They opened on November 22, 2012. | ||
As of October 24, 2019, the forums had 29,406 members who, in total, | As of October 24, 2019, the forums had 29,406 members who, in total, had made about 687,417 posts and about 31,938 topics. | ||
The forums | The forums were divided into 12 main sections: News & Announcements, General Discussion, Multiplayer, Pictures, Suggestions, Questions, Tips & Guides, Bugs & Glitches, Bugs & Glitches: Android, Off-Topic, Meta, and Forum Games. Furthermore, the Off-Topic section had a Technology subcategory for discussing technology. There were also 3 additional categories for Beta Testers, which were respectively named: iOS Beta 1.7 - General Discussion, Android Beta 1.7 General, and Android Beta 1.7 - Bug Reports. | ||
The Blockheads Forums | The Blockheads Forums were originally run on [https://www.vbulletin.com/ vBulletin], later moved to [https://www.discourse.org/ Discourse] on which they remained until they were closed. The forums were hosted by Nimbus Hosting Ltd. | ||
After the first Blockheads game ceased active development, the gradual winding-down and eventual closure of the forums was announced on 20 March 2022.<ref name="winding_down">[https://web.archive.org/web/20230604211100/https://forums.theblockheads.net/t/winding-down-the-forums/87840 Winding down the forums]</ref> The forums became read-only in April 2023 and went offline in early 2024. | |||
In September 2026, the Blockheads project was revived with the announcement of [[The Blockheads 2]]. With it, the [[MajicJungle Discord Server]] has largely replaced the function of the now-dead forums. | |||
==Staff== | ==Staff== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[https://forums.theblockheads.net | *[https://web.archive.org/web/20240108103619/https://forums.theblockheads.net/ Archive of the forums shortly before the shutdown] | ||
[[Category:Guide]] | [[Category:Guide]] | ||
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