Goodbye Catacombs?

CaptainAhab · 10-06-2012, 10:44 PM

http://forums.thecatacombs.net/

So, are they gone forever? What the hell happened? Haven't they been around for many, many years? Does the TFC community have another place to hang out?

I spend too much time on the internet methinks

KubeDawg · 10-06-2012, 11:12 PM

Looks to me like hax. I hope they've saved backups of their DB/Tracker.

NeonLight · 10-07-2012, 12:15 AM

The person who owned it the past few years is a power tripping whore. He took down the forums and sold them to a car forum owner. Various members have tried to buy the archives off of Rasp but he will not do it no matter what the price. Ironically he never even played tfc so I have no idea why it was even put in his hands.

**Bully** · 10-07-2012, 04:05 AM

Shame, this might get some basic snapshot but not the whole thing http://archive.org/web/web.php

http://web.archive.org/web/201007301...catacombs.net/

http://steamcommunity.com/groups/catacombs/discussions

the_cake · 10-12-2012, 03:23 PM

There is nothing here anymore. Go away.

Dropping the database is potentially a very bad thing to do.
Any data stored in the database will be destroyed.
Do you really want to drop the 'thecatacombs_forums' database [y/N] y
Database "thecatacombs_forums" dropped

Pretty cool guy.

reaper18 · 10-13-2012, 04:53 AM

Time for cat members to launch a counter offensive on this 'exclusive car forum'

Paft · 10-26-2012, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by CaptainAhab

[...] Does the TFC community have another place to hang out?
[...]

These forums now, I guess...

FDA_Approved · 10-26-2012, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Paft

These forums now, I guess...

Rofl, no. They'll go any where else before they even think about coming here.

ian.de · 10-26-2012, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by FDA_Approved

Rofl, no. They'll go any where else before they even think about coming here.

I'm coming here now, lovers

FDA_Approved · 10-26-2012, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by ian.de

I'm coming here now, lovers

:3 We're happy to have you.

**Ricey** · 10-27-2012, 02:03 AM

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Originally Posted by ian.de

I'm coming here now, lovers

RUN AWAY!

eziam · 10-27-2012, 03:34 AM

Hello everyone!

Glad to see FF still alive and kicking, unlike our beloved forum.

For those that don't know me (which I assume is everyone here), I am eziam or maize or maizy depending which pill I have taken. I was one of the original administrators (it was first an ezboard forum...old school).

Not to bore you wonderful internet personas to death but the website started around 1999 (from a wonderful 5mb charter communications account) and really took off 2000. Half-Life popularity and the wonderful internet made this multiplayer game an orgasm for us computer nerds. The membership grew from a couple of hundred to over 5,000 individual accounts (i suspect only 2,000 real people and 1 banned person with 3,000 aliases).

I was around for the golden years but decided that I should concentrate on life and became a recluse. The site was sold twice. Since we never made money on this (a community), the person that owned it was supposed to be the steward of our wonderful community. After a decade...the users were in the hundreds and finally in the tens (maybe 35). The forum sadly turned into its name "catacombs".

While I love what we had (a wonderful small knit community), the low user turnout made it impossible to sustain. Sadly, the lack of great leadership allowed the site to disappear. While I wish somebody would step up and resurrect it, I understand that somethings just need to die.

CaptainAhab · 10-27-2012, 03:45 PM

TFC'ers heading over here to chill?

Sure, why not.

10-06-2012, 10:44 PM	#1
CaptainAhab D&A Member Beta Tester Join Date: Jan 2012 Gametype: AvD Posts Rated Helpful 35 Times	Goodbye Catacombs? http://forums.thecatacombs.net/ So, are they gone forever? What the hell happened? Haven't they been around for many, many years? Does the TFC community have another place to hang out? I spend too much time on the internet methinks

10-06-2012, 11:12 PM	#2
KubeDawg Nade Whore Server Owner Beta Tester Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Oklahoma Class/Position: Scout/Soldier Gametype: CTF/TDM Affiliations: blunt. Moto Posts Rated Helpful 128 Times	Looks to me like hax. I hope they've saved backups of their DB/Tracker. __________________ Moto's Funhouse \| Dallas, TX - 74.91.114.247:27015 ff_plunder - Complete

10-07-2012, 12:15 AM	#3
NeonLight NeoNL Wiki Team Beta Tester Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Boston, Mass Class/Position: Soldier, Medic Gametype: AvD Affiliations: +M\|M+ -RS Posts Rated Helpful 170 Times	The person who owned it the past few years is a power tripping whore. He took down the forums and sold them to a car forum owner. Various members have tried to buy the archives off of Rasp but he will not do it no matter what the price. Ironically he never even played tfc so I have no idea why it was even put in his hands. __________________ Stream(720p 60FPS) Recover Montage Fidd_l SpiderX Zutalors_B2 Quark_Classic DM2_MGE NeoN's Config Emporium

10-07-2012, 04:05 AM	#4
Bully Beta Tester Fortress Forever Staff Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Yorkshire, England Class/Position: Spectating Gametype: British Bulldogs Affiliations: ®™ ^ Posts Rated Helpful 67 Times	Shame, this might get some basic snapshot but not the whole thing http://archive.org/web/web.php http://web.archive.org/web/201007301...catacombs.net/ http://steamcommunity.com/groups/catacombs/discussions __________________ ®™ Support FF: Last edited by Bully; 10-07-2012 at 10:56 AM.

10-27-2012, 03:34 AM	#12
eziam Join Date: Oct 2012 Gametype: Capture the Flag Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Hello everyone! Glad to see FF still alive and kicking, unlike our beloved forum. For those that don't know me (which I assume is everyone here), I am eziam or maize or maizy depending which pill I have taken. I was one of the original administrators (it was first an ezboard forum...old school). Not to bore you wonderful internet personas to death but the website started around 1999 (from a wonderful 5mb charter communications account) and really took off 2000. Half-Life popularity and the wonderful internet made this multiplayer game an orgasm for us computer nerds. The membership grew from a couple of hundred to over 5,000 individual accounts (i suspect only 2,000 real people and 1 banned person with 3,000 aliases). I was around for the golden years but decided that I should concentrate on life and became a recluse. The site was sold twice. Since we never made money on this (a community), the person that owned it was supposed to be the steward of our wonderful community. After a decade...the users were in the hundreds and finally in the tens (maybe 35). The forum sadly turned into its name "catacombs". While I love what we had (a wonderful small knit community), the low user turnout made it impossible to sustain. Sadly, the lack of great leadership allowed the site to disappear. While I wish somebody would step up and resurrect it, I understand that somethings just need to die. Last edited by eziam; 10-27-2012 at 03:45 AM.

10-12-2012, 03:23 PM	#5
the_cake Beta Tester Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts Rated Helpful 144 Times	There is nothing here anymore. Go away. Dropping the database is potentially a very bad thing to do. Any data stored in the database will be destroyed. Do you really want to drop the 'thecatacombs_forums' database [y/N] y Database "thecatacombs_forums" dropped Pretty cool guy.

10-13-2012, 04:53 AM	#6
reaper18 sKeeD D&A Member Beta Tester Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Class/Position: Scout, Demo, Solly Gametype: Any Posts Rated Helpful 21 Times	Time for cat members to launch a counter offensive on this 'exclusive car forum'

10-27-2012, 03:45 PM	#13
CaptainAhab D&A Member Beta Tester Join Date: Jan 2012 Gametype: AvD Posts Rated Helpful 35 Times	TFC'ers heading over here to chill? Sure, why not.

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