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Old 22-11-2016, 21:27
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We all just migrate to the secret forum, right? Right?
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Old 22-11-2016, 21:32
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Old 22-11-2016, 21:32
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Dogs sleeping????
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Old 22-11-2016, 21:41
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Old 22-11-2016, 21:41
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Anyone around from the days that the BBC forums got extirpated?
I used to love the BBC forums. The moderators were far too strict which spoilt what generally was a good set of forums though. I always remember on the Radio 2 forums a regular poster called Daz M.
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Old 22-11-2016, 21:44
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AVForums is a large forum similar to Digital Spy but with more of focus on Entertainment technology.

The poster is suggesting that the owners of AVforums were approached by the owners of Digitalspy who said the the forum was closing down in Janurary and as such AVForums might benefit from some targeted advertising to draw users over to the AVForums website.
Yes, that forum is the one that probably the most similar to the Digital Spy forum and there are plenty of general discussion issues featured over there.
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Old 22-11-2016, 21:45
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It's the mods only forum.
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Old 22-11-2016, 21:53
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Blimey, I have been here forever. If they shut up shop I will (sadly) miss you all 😧
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Old 22-11-2016, 21:55
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Blimey, I have been here forever. If they shut up shop I will (sadly) miss you all 😧
I might be reduced to standing in the street and shouting random GD discussion topics and phrases to see if anyone indulges me.
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Old 22-11-2016, 21:57
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Hmm sounds interesting. Do they have a forum?
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Old 22-11-2016, 21:58
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This thread makes me sad.....
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Old 22-11-2016, 22:04
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The first rule of T6...
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Old 22-11-2016, 22:06
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It's quite a while since I've been on the AV site, so I thought I'd wander across and have a look. Well, it's like those old films where the introverted librarian, the one wearing spectacles and her hair done up in a bun, throws away the specs, lets her hair down, and becomes a raving beauty! Some change!

I glanced at the Lifestyles forums and it does look like it might have potential for DS General Discussion refugees. Would anyone care to comment from experience there?
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Old 22-11-2016, 22:10
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The first rule of T6...
I know this one! I know this one! It's talk about T6, isn't it!?!

ah, hang on...
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Old 22-11-2016, 22:11
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Apparently .... The owners of a well known "tech" forum sent a "Request to Comment" email out to their mods telling them that an established "UK forum" had sent an unsolicited email informing them that they are closing its doors. No names were mentioned (in the post I saw) but it all points to DS.

What was being offered was ridiculous cheap "advertising" by having the "tech forum" mentioned in a banner when people visited the site. The "tech forum" was offered the choice to have its name mentioned either alone (at a higher cost), or with other none tech forums.

I have dates.
The advert would have been shown in "two weeks" (although I don't know when the email was sent!). I guess this would tie in with a closure announcement.

The forum would close on 1st Jan (this does not ring true! businesses close as soon as they know they wont make money, they don't wait for a nice round time).

The "advert" would be live for one year while the site is mothballed.

Reading between the lines it seems that DS offered to sell the site (but not its name) two months ago. The owners of avforums rejected it
Without further evidence, I contend you are making it all up.

In fact you're 'avin a larf my son
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Old 22-11-2016, 22:22
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How do we know this isn't just the av forums doing some smart sneaky advertising playing on the news about DS supposedly downsizing. They might be trying to create fear and bring people to their site.
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Old 22-11-2016, 22:28
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How do we know this isn't just the av forums doing some smart sneaky advertising playing on the news about DS supposedly downsizing. They might be trying to create fear and bring people to their site.
How do we know the OP hasn't invented the entire scenario?

Where did he get his information from? Does he have some secret contact in DS or AV?
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Old 22-11-2016, 22:30
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How do we know the OP hasn't invented the entire scenario?

Where did he get his information from? Does he have some secret contact in DS or AV?
Perhaps a secret contact in Buckingham Palace told him.
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Old 22-11-2016, 22:37
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The writing is always on the wall! Preordained.
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Old 22-11-2016, 22:49
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It's quite a while since I've been on the AV site, so I thought I'd wander across and have a look. Well, it's like those old films where the introverted librarian, the one wearing spectacles and her hair done up in a bun, throws away the specs, lets her hair down, and becomes a raving beauty! Some change!

I glanced at the Lifestyles forums and it does look like it might have potential for DS General Discussion refugees. Would anyone care to comment from experience there?
It isn't as cleanly listed as here. https://www.avforums.com/forums/

Their forums aren't as gossipy for TV stuff as is here. It can be quite hardcore for technology. There isn't even a Strictly Come Dancing/dedicated section like here. Everything goes under TV shows. https://www.avforums.com/forums/tv-show-forum.55/

There is only one thread on Strictly from 2014.

Plus if so many are used to no avatars and signatures, AVF will be quite heavy to the eyes if people are used to DigitalSpy.

Most might find AVF very nerdy since it can be quite hardcore for all the technology stuff as DigitalSpy feels more like the feeling of down the pub or reading lots of gossip magazines.

Their podcasts are very good but again it is talk about technology. New TVs, projectors, speaker/hi-fi systems, consoles, Blu-Ray films and whats currently in the cinemas.

https://www.avforums.com/pages/about-us/
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Old 22-11-2016, 22:51
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Perhaps a secret contact in Buckingham Palace told him.
One of the corgis slipped him a note
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Old 22-11-2016, 23:18
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Anyone around from the days that the BBC forums got extirpated?
Ahh, the BBC forums, happy days!
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Old 22-11-2016, 23:22
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Ahh, the BBC forums, happy days!
A long time ago!
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Old 22-11-2016, 23:26
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It isn't as cleanly listed as here. https://www.avforums.com/forums/

Their forums aren't as gossipy for TV stuff as is here. It can be quite hardcore for technology. There isn't even a Strictly Come Dancing/dedicated section like here. Everything goes under TV shows. https://www.avforums.com/forums/tv-show-forum.55/

There is only one thread on Strictly from 2014.

Plus if so many are used to no avatars and signatures, AVF will be quite heavy to the eyes if people are used to DigitalSpy.

Most might find AVF very nerdy since it can be quite hardcore for all the technology stuff as DigitalSpy feels more like the feeling of down the pub or reading lots of gossip magazines.

Their podcasts are very good but again it is talk about technology. New TVs, projectors, speaker/hi-fi systems, consoles, Blu-Ray films and whats currently in the cinemas.

https://www.avforums.com/pages/about-us/
It's also another site that insists on cramming all the content into a stripe down the middle wasting 60% of the monitor real estate I paid for.
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Old 22-11-2016, 23:44
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One of the corgis slipped him a note
Those of us with 2 noses will be safe.
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