----------------------------------- ant Mon Jan 09, 2023 2:52 pm Quiet in this forum. ----------------------------------- Wake up, RoboCoppers. ;) ----------------------------------- Archive Mon Jan 09, 2023 3:43 pm ----------------------------------- I think the forum has, technically, been quiet since 2016 or something. :opps: People don't hang around message boards anymore since facebook and other social media places came around. The board will still be online but probably more as a "museum" now than anything active. The board no longer accepts new users as the amount of spam bots joining is too much work to deal with for the amount of traffic there is here. ----------------------------------- ant Mon Jan 09, 2023 5:22 pm ----------------------------------- Aw. Even https://www.reddit.com/r/Robocop/ is more active. :( ----------------------------------- ChAnOoD Mon Jan 09, 2023 5:50 pm ----------------------------------- I think the forum has, technically, been quiet since 2016 or something. :opps: We need that "Dick Jones" series to get a boost and have people talking crap about a newer RoboThing. :lol: People don't hang around message boards anymore since facebook and other social media places came around. "I´m... over the hill". I can see social media more attractive and such, but as I already said on other topics here, it feels more comfortable to go here and check stuff. It avoids getting over the same meme in the same group every 5 minutes. The board no longer accepts new users as the amount of spam bots joining is too much work to deal with for the amount of traffic there is here. That´s sad. But kinda ironic artificial beings are attracted to the RoboCop website. ----------------------------------- ant Mon Jan 09, 2023 6:54 pm ----------------------------------- Can't we have old members review the new members and moderations (call these moderators -- OCP Security?) on this forum? The forum link can go back on the web site if people help out. :) ----------------------------------- Archive Mon Jan 09, 2023 7:19 pm ----------------------------------- Can't we have old members review the new members and moderations (call these moderators -- OCP Security?) on this forum? The forum link can go back on the web site if people help out. :) If it was an active forum absolutely, but old members don't visit anymore, or very rarely. And these moderators would spend a lot of time each day deleting non-human users from a forum that real humans don't visit. :lol: I don't feel sad or bitter about it. It's just how it is and has been for years now. Interestingly facebook used to be the "cool" place to hang out in 2016 or something and now it is a pretty uncool place to be. Kids certainly don't use facebook anymore. We need that "Dick Jones" series to get a boost and have people talking crap about a newer RoboThing. :lol: I think that would be a blast. Our version of "Rings of power" that everyone was having an opinion about (and were experts on.) ----------------------------------- Rick Wed Jan 11, 2023 7:05 pm ----------------------------------- I may not post much, but I still check in once a day or two to see what's happening. I admit, it will probably take the announcement of a new TV show or movie to get any real activity going around here, and even then it may not be much in comparison to other general sci-fi websites or social media platforms. Just the way things have gone in society. ----------------------------------- ant Wed Jan 11, 2023 7:59 pm ----------------------------------- I may not post much, but I still check in once a day or two to see what's happening. I admit, it will probably take the announcement of a new TV show or movie to get any real activity going around here, and even then it may not be much in comparison to other general sci-fi websites or social media platforms. Just the way things have gone in society.Ditto. IIRC, this place picked up when the last (crappy) movie was out. ----------------------------------- RoboFan Wed Jan 18, 2023 9:37 pm ----------------------------------- I joined wayyyyyy too late. ----------------------------------- Burnout Fri Jan 20, 2023 5:13 pm ----------------------------------- Man this was the spot back in the early aughts. Still is, I would probably have a breakdown if Archive ever got back to the point of shutting down, but I doubt legacy members would ever let it get that financially dire. But those were good times, the best, really. Just wait for another reboot/sequel to start filming, things would blow up again I'm sure! ----------------------------------- edgeofthecosmos Sat Jan 21, 2023 2:14 am ----------------------------------- I'm still here and I believe robocop will eventually have a comeback so stick around. This year we'll finally get the long awaited documentary, hopefully that will bring back the spark, but regardless I will be here. ----------------------------------- ChAnOoD Sat Jan 21, 2023 10:43 am ----------------------------------- Just wait for another reboot/sequel to start filming, things would blow up again I'm sure! Yeah, with the reboot things went nuts, but sadly a bunch of these new members only wanted to talk about the 2014 iteration and then they left the forum. But I guess a new project would make newer conversations, instead of getting back to the same topics over and over again. I don´t mind talking about the stuff from the past, but I can see why other people don´t. This year we'll finally get the long awaited documentary. Yeah, that´s great, but I´m a little bit worried about the lack of information about the Blu Ray release. Getting in streaming first would be dangerous for some of us: I´m sure some pieces will leak online before the guys who put money for the physical release would get it on our hands. But regardless I will be here. Me too. ----------------------------------- RoboFan_93 Sat Jan 21, 2023 10:47 am ----------------------------------- I've spent half my life here. Not about to stop visiting now :P ----------------------------------- Stan The Man Fri Feb 10, 2023 4:22 am ----------------------------------- I'd say "I'm doing my part".. but I honestly ain't. :opps: And it's not the right particular 'Verhoeven experience' anyway :b I can see social media more attractive and such, but as I already said on other topics here, it feels more comfortable to go here and check stuff. It avoids getting over the same meme in the same group every 5 minutes. I've become well assimilated to Facebook and all but I agree it's good to still have this and spelunk around. Funny how this place after getting on a quarter-century now (holy hell that's a fucking long time you know, especially in internet years!) is basically settling right to where it began - An 'Archive' pouring an essentially dead franchise. In a way its fitting and proper. Yeah the lack of activity is sad but there love is still here I think. Having said that I too am here, after a fashion. And shall be. Given I'll soon be 35 and I've spent over 2 decades of those three and half in my life (give or a take a couple periods of time I fell off the face of the earth, lol) on this place you know I'll be with this joint 'til the end which I hope for this place, as I do with the world and life itself will be quite a while yet. This place has been my first internet home as well as a community to discuss something I've cherished all my life and well I'm glad to see it endure even as the online version of a man quietly enjoying retirement smiling fondly at past glorys and fun moments and some downright kooky spots, content with what has been accomplished yet wondering and maybe just maybe itching for some sort of comeback. We shall see. But more importantly we shall be here. :) ----------------------------------- Zentron Sun Feb 12, 2023 5:57 pm ----------------------------------- I think I joined at the beginning of 2009, and whilst I do spend some time on Twatter and Facefuc... Facebook, I'm mostly there about things other than RoboCop, this forum is the place I come to chat about our fave police officer and I'm not about to stop now! ----------------------------------- Sean_001 Sat Mar 04, 2023 11:55 am ----------------------------------- I think a lot of members are ghosts long-term. I can admit to viewing as a guest many more times than not. I tend to talk RoboCop on Facebook too. There's a greater interactive level to it. Happy that we have a RA facebook as well as the Communications page. And I think those have been successful enough. With so much of my attentions focused on FB, I forget to come here. Mostly due to the nature of this forum. I can't host any images here. Differing opinions aside, facebook had made it too easy to keep going back there. One didn't have to force themselves to partially learn "code" to interact. Maybe, what I'm saying is, We are over the hill. We might have to rethink how the RoboCop Archive moves forward. As was said, maybe we should revolutinoalize the site altogether. Focus more on the content and collect all the external sites into one location. And effectively "archive" the best, most informative content. An idea I had would be to create products and a store. Video content and subscription based content. Do Podcasts, and interviews. During the Sunday Facebook Messenger meetings (10am Eastern US), we want to set up a meeting where we all play the VHS Boardgame. We are still working on more video content in the future. We are excited for what's in store. There are a lot of talented members on the Archive. Let's use those talents. Give back what we got. So, I'll try to make coming back to the forums more of a priority. -----Sean ----------------------------------- RoboWags Thu Mar 09, 2023 6:23 am ----------------------------------- Forums really fell out of popularity. I still prefer them myself. I still check the boards almost daily. ----------------------------------- JohnBoyAdvance Thu Mar 09, 2023 10:35 pm ----------------------------------- I think a combo of 12 hour shifts and real life meant less time for checking this stuff out. Also just a lack of stuff other than figures and game. ----------------------------------- Mephisto Thu Mar 09, 2023 11:04 pm ----------------------------------- The Ghost of Board Admin Past here. I visit ever so often, as that new Robo game caught my eye. I got a lot of great memories here, and am glad it is still around. ----------------------------------- Sean_001 Fri Mar 10, 2023 11:04 pm ----------------------------------- The Ghost of Board Admin Past here. I visit ever so often, as that new Robo game caught my eye. I got a lot of great memories here, and am glad it is still around. Holy Feck!!! :twisted: Glad you're still around! I guess I always pictured you out there pounding nerds. I am happy it's still here too. Deep inside, I think a piece of me would die if not for the forums still being here. I think a combo of 12 hour shifts and real life meant less time for checking this stuff out. Also just a lack of stuff other than figures and game. At least the remake fuss died down. A large reason why I laid low was to avoid having to interact with all the newbies who just want to talk Rubbercop. At least there have been many contributions to the board. So, it couldn't have been all bad. I think a large portion of us can understand not being able to fit everything inside of a day. Being an adult is fuckin exhausting. Well, Guys, I'm glad everybody still lingers. But I have made a small pledge to visit back here 3-4 times a week... even if I can't host images and feel less than inclined to use code. (I remember there's buttons) ----Sean ----------------------------------- RoboLewis Sun Aug 13, 2023 11:11 pm ----------------------------------- I know this has most likely been discussed before, but I’ve been thinking about Jones’ gun. I’m mean, the Old Man was okay with Dick leaving it there in the boardroom, in a case out in the open? No lock or keypad, palm or thumb print to open it. It was accessible to anyone. I was thinking that if they had a disgruntled employee that wanted to shoot up the place, he could just grab it and go nuts. Or, like in R3 when the depressed OCP employee jumped out of the window. He could take the gun and shoot himself. ----------------------------------- ant Thu Aug 24, 2023 6:19 am ----------------------------------- I only come here to see new medias and chats once in a while like the upcoming game, Rogue City! I also hang out in http://reddit.com/r/robocop . ----------------------------------- Zentron Thu Aug 24, 2023 8:15 pm ----------------------------------- I come here because... well............ it's home! ----------------------------------- ChAnOoD Thu Aug 24, 2023 8:27 pm ----------------------------------- I come here because... well............ it's home! ("Murphy Goes Home" by Basil Poledouris starts to sound) ----------------------------------- WeKilledYou Fri Sep 08, 2023 8:32 am ----------------------------------- This is one of the few forums that is still around for me to use. Every other one that I posted on for years have all since shut down. It’s such a nice comforting thing to return here and see ya’ll still obsessing over and loving Robocop. It makes me happy. ----------------------------------- Mindchamber Thu Oct 05, 2023 8:13 pm ----------------------------------- my lil stint at the Post Office pretty much destroyed my internet time aside from some trolling on twitter, but This is the very first site I visited when I obtained internet and Ill make sure its the last one when Im bleeding out in some alley. ----------------------------------- SengYew_83 Fri Oct 27, 2023 6:12 am ----------------------------------- I somehow finally remembered my password after 11 years... This is also one of the first forums I joined from back in the noughties and is the only one that is still around. As mentioned earlier, Facebook has supplanted message boards, but even FB is now shit, yet other Social Media just doesn't have as much thoughtful engagement. Also, many of us are oooold now, without much energy to engage online. @MindChamber, if I may ask, are you still doing animation? ----------------------------------- RoboBabylonAD Wed Nov 15, 2023 3:32 am ----------------------------------- Sometimes we just take a little time to find our way back :) ----------------------------------- WarPig Sat Nov 25, 2023 8:26 pm ----------------------------------- Well. I think the last time I posted was 2017. Today I am back! To be honest, I HATE social media like FecesBook; I was delighted to find that not only is the site here, but the forum is still active! Someone mentioned that existing members might verify new ones. I’d be wiling to help a bit - especially if it could get the site busy! ----------------------------------- WarPig Sun Nov 26, 2023 10:40 pm ----------------------------------- It’s really up to the admins - but I bet there’s a lot of fb users that would be more than happy to leave. One of the advantages of a forum like this is that it feels more friendly. It encourages discussion, and (unless something’s changed) you don’t need to scroll past a spam post or ad (I usually see all my group posts on my timeline, so even if a group page is private, I still have to endure fb crap). ----------------------------------- Stan The Man Wed Dec 13, 2023 7:49 pm ----------------------------------- Special reminder that Stan still skulks stuff sometimes. ;) ----------------------------------- Deus Ex Robo Fri Apr 05, 2024 1:14 am ----------------------------------- I've recently made my return to the forum realm on the topic of another niche interest of mine. I'm kind of regretting it a little but it reminded me of the true OG of online forums, The Archive. Hope all is well nerds! ----------------------------------- Zentron Sat Apr 06, 2024 1:08 am ----------------------------------- Still getting my nerd on ;) ----------------------------------- RoboLewis Tue Dec 10, 2024 11:55 pm ----------------------------------- You know how movies are finally getting sequels such as Top Gun, Coming to America, and Beetlejuice—I started thinking what it would be like if Robocop 2 was coming out now? What would you have wanted to see in it? Make it like Corporate Wars or make it like the Robocop 2 we got in 1990; or a completely new storyline? ----------------------------------- RoboFan_93 Sat Dec 14, 2024 9:18 am ----------------------------------- You know how movies are finally getting sequels such as Top Gun, Coming to America, and Beetlejuice—I started thinking what it would be like if Robocop 2 was coming out now? What would you have wanted to see in it? Make it like Corporate Wars or make it like the Robocop 2 we got in 1990; or a completely new storyline? I can see the "Corporate Wars" approach working, as we'd have a real-life time jump as well. The concept of Robo having become obsolete and then being needed once again isn't really new to the franchise (Alpha Commando, PD and even some of the comics have dabbled with it), but I can see it working as a way to get a legacy sequel done. Not that I think they'd do it, but still...