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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]] | ||
==References== | |||
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Latest revision as of 00:23, 15 September 2026
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, had made about 687,417 posts and about 31,938 topics.
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 were originally run on vBulletin, later moved to 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.[1] 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
- majicDave (Creator of The Blockheads)
- milla (Community Manager)
- asyc (Moderator)
- noodlecake_ben (Android Developer)