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Just putting this out here, after a bit of discussion on the Discord, it was decided to create About:Danbooru. blame @Damian0358 for giving me the green-light
It's purpose is to collect any event of note that happened in Danbooru's history, including closely-connected/noticeable boorus.
I've only been particularly active in the forums for little more than a year, so it would be nice if other more veteran users could help in this project.
For a bit of additional context, given I was called out here, on the Discord a discussion ended up starting on this topic (abridged quotation);
https://discordapp.com/channels/310432830138089472/310432830138089472/804032979126976532
CmdrWelkinGunther: Is there a Wiki on gel, or forum post? I know what it is but I don't really know the whole history of gel vs dan
nonamethanks: a long time ago danbooru got a sudden influx of visitors and for one reason or the other albert clenched his asscheeks and the site went down. gelbooru was created as a replacement
nonamethanks: then danbooru came back up with accounts (it used to be anons could upload and comment)
nonamethanks: gelbooru's name comes from the main developer's nick (geltas) + booru
Damian0358: Why isn't there a Danbooru lore page?
Guaro1238: create one
nonamethanks: ^
Damian0358: No, you.
CmdrWelkinGunther: I have also wondered why there is not a lore page
Damian0358: Besides, we have a lore page already.
Damian0358: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/sites/danbooru
e?: for some reason there are a few pages like this
e?: https://discord.fandom.com/wiki/Server:Danbooru_Discord
Damian0358: Anyway, legit though, if anyone were to make a lore page, it would not be me, because I basically stay out of all drama and have to rely on what you guys share to even know what's up.
nonamethanks: i am too lazy to write something like that
nonamethanks: i dont have the attention span
nonamethanks: i prefer to shitpost in the middle of drama rather than document it
bipface: i've been thinking it would be cool to draw up a taxonomy of the major boorus
bipface: maybe like a family-tree
bipface: showing the descendants of various versions of gelbooru and danbooru, etc.
Username Hidden: i honestly would like to see a "history of danbooru"
Username Hidden: or rather
Username Hidden: a list of dates where important events happened
Username Hidden: i would make it
Username Hidden: if i didn't join only a couple years ago
Damian0358: Do it anyway.
Though I've managed to contribute a good bit to the wiki already, there's still a lot missing, both in terms of on-site achievements and crucial events within the site's community. There's also the matter of deciding what to do with the usage of archived links, given the potential for unnecessary traffic strain.
So any help is appreciated when it comes to fleshing it out further! Even if you aren't sure you can contribute to the page directly, just sharing knowledge in this thread suffices, as it can be sorted out and shuffled in.
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Danbooru bans paid rewards
These rules will go into effect on Monday (2020-07-06).
Should big changes brought upon big tags (like topic #17356) be added to the timeline?
