The end this is the end

Is this thing still on?

Ever get the feeling you’ve been cheated?

I joined the first iteration of the forum shortly after moving to the area in the late 90s which I believe ran on something called Blackboard.  The only people I remember from then are nkotb and thirsty moore.  possibly suede and one other whose name eludes me.

it was around this time the club invited forum members to a behind the scenes tour of the club on a Saturday afternoon which was pretty nifty.

Looking at the registration dates the second version went online 2001 and looking at the list of users registering around that time you do see some very familiar faces joining the fray. Drawing a blank on that forum setup before it was transitioned to Simple Machines.

Having fun with the Wayback Machine obviously you can't actually see the forum but here is what greeted you then


https://web.archive.org/web/19990209120626/http://www.930.com/community/forum/

"Sorry, the guest account is no longer available because mean people suck."

The forum circa 2001 running on Ultimate Bulletin Board

look at the superstars here

https://web.archive.org/web/20020629014642/http://www.930.com/cgi-bin/ubb-cgi/forumdisplay.cgi?DaysPrune=30&action=topics&forum=Nightclub+9:30&number=1

back when thirsty was a moderator

Man oh man, that's bringing me back.  jadetree, mankie, fico, Sir HC, Venerable Bede.

It's insanely Old Man, i know, but there really was a magic to the early internet that I don't think can be replicated.  It's ok, and something new can be great, but you'll never capture that again, you know?

Here goes around the time of beginning of the second forum and the name I was trying to recall was Ian Curtis who may have been on the original forum, as I recall he left shortly after 9/11 occurred

https://web.archive.org/web/20010204095600/http://930.com/community/forum/index.html

Wait ws this just a way to boost interest in the forum?

They can’t find the off switch!!! We are saved!!!

going back to ignoring this place

nkotb wrote:
Wait ws this just a way to boost interest in the forum?

it’s kinda working

I mean, my assumption is that Nov 4th means today is the last day vs. When the clock struck midnight last night.

However,  it's abundantly clear that it's a pointless move and will only hurt things in the long run.

Who made this decision?

Probably AI?

More ineptitude from the Trump regime?

My dudes. The announcement post literally said the forum would be live today:

“Discord server details will be shared soon, with you having first access - check back here on November 4th”

They also said this tho

930 wrote:
Effective November 4, 2025, we will be locking and archiving all posts on this forum and transitioning to Discord!* We hope you will stay a vibrant part of this community as we make the move.

It's a conundrum

I mean, i guess i should try for a nice even 6,500

So long and thanks for all the fishes

I haven’t seen the Discord invite yet, so I’m guessing they meant “Effective COB November 4”, or maybe even midnight!

See you guys on the other side, i suppose!