Previous Manics Forums/Discussion Boards

[2004567]

Before FD started, was there any old forums around?

[everlasting]

The official one was the only one I knew about and bothered about but I only posted on there every now and then, I jsutused to read stuff more than anything, same as here until I dcided to actually sign up one day. Didn't the official site forum close for spam reasons or something and they never bothered putting a new one up? Shame.

[James1985]

Stay Beautifull?

[Takk]

Yes....Official Forum, Stay Beautiful, Archives of Pain to name a few. There was a rawkstar manics site as well, and lots of fansites, most of which have died or aren't updated anymore.

[MSPKYE]

The main one I used to use around 1999/2001 before FD.com came about was manicsonline

[2004567]

My dad had an Archives of Pain forum account, but the only one I know of is this one to be honest.

[corporatetom]

The official forum was great when I used to go on there 1999/2000 and thereabouts. Met my girlfriend of almost 10 years through it!

[MarilynRoxie]

These forums are still posted to in 2010 as well, though I'm not sure when they started: http://s11.invisionfree.com/Sparkle_and_Believe/
and: http://justjamesforum.com/index.php
Others with varying degrees of (in)activity are listed here under 'FORUMS + GROUPS', plus old archived sites under 'ARCHIVED FAN + INFO SITES', if that helps: http://visionblurred.moonfruit.com/#...nks/4535294534

[SeveredJoke]

Originally Posted by everlasting

The official one was the only one I knew about and bothered about but I only posted on there every now and then, I jsutused to read stuff more than anything, same as here until I dcided to actually sign up one day. Didn't the official site forum close for spam reasons or something and they never bothered putting a new one up? Shame.

I was a member just before it closed. It was a weird place. Very cliquey and not much Manics related discussion took place. Instead threats were made to various members and then a whole bunch of admin mods appeared to regulate the place. It was then closed.

[Napoleon Bonaparte]

I still remember my last post on the official forum.

"Are the band mental? they are paying for people to talk this shit"

Shortly after it closed.

[riot_star]

Is From Despair To Here still around?

I was on there briefly, but frankly they were just a load of tossers.

[kjr]

Ah, I was on the Archives of Pain Forum- can't remember my username on there though.

[Nikolai]

Back in 00/01 the official forum was a fairly buzzing little place and was actually littered with a lot of the same nonsense, shenanigans, shits and giggles that you get on here. I've got a copy of a 'forum cartoon' representing the brunt of us that one of the members (Justagirl) sketched back in the day. I guess it's quite a cool little piece of online Manics fans history, in a way. Anyone wanna explain to me how the fuck I post it up on here?!

[The Gutless Wonder]

Originally Posted by riot_star

Is From Despair To Here still around?

I was on there briefly, but frankly they were just a load of tossers.

I did join that one but there no longer appeared to be a forum!

[MarilynRoxie]

Originally Posted by Nikolai

Back in 00/01 the official forum was a fairly buzzing little place and was actually littered with a lot of the same nonsense, shenanigans, shits and giggles that you get on here. I've got a copy of a 'forum cartoon' representing the brunt of us that one of the members (Justagirl) sketched back in the day. I guess it's quite a cool little piece of online Manics fans history, in a way. Anyone wanna explain to me how the fuck I post it up on here?!

If you've got it on your computer then you can upload it to imageshack, take the direct link code and paste it here between [img][/img]