Current Events > What was the last major feature added to GameFAQs?

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BlueTigerLion
05/17/23 8:35:48 AM
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There has been a lot of topics about 261 being removed. But has this site been adding any new features since Fandom took over. If they havent what was the last major feature added to this site to improve the experience?

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Kloe_Rinz
05/17/23 8:37:46 AM
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New features on a dying website? Be happy fandom hasnt cut their losses already and shut this entire site down
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Turbam
05/17/23 8:40:07 AM
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Emojis


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GeraldDarko
05/17/23 8:41:14 AM
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New format being to embed images.
What was that 4-5 years ago?

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doshindude
05/17/23 8:46:13 AM
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No idea, but I know in the 2000s there were no images allowed, you used to not be able to edit posts, and you couldn't swear.

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Irony
05/17/23 8:46:49 AM
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Removal of 261

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BlueTigerLion
05/17/23 8:48:11 AM
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Turbam posted...
Emojis

I think emojis had to have been at least 4 years by now.

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toreysback
05/17/23 8:48:45 AM
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elimination of metamod

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itcheyness
05/17/23 8:48:57 AM
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doshindude posted...
No idea, but I know in the 2000s there were no images allowed, you used to not be able to edit posts, and you couldn't swear.
You could however, say ass on GameFAQs.

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Notti
05/17/23 8:51:09 AM
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Allen added the game merge, which combined the forums for multiplatform games.

5/5 feature

Negative, limited tags to an upper limit.

0/5 feature removal

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Were_Wyrm
05/17/23 8:52:43 AM
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Irony posted...
Removal of 261


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Notti
05/20/23 7:48:36 AM
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They also removed the Bio on our pages. Boooo.

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Rai_Jin
05/20/23 7:50:32 AM
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Notti posted...
Allen added the game merge, which combined the forums for multiplatform games.

5/5 feature

right, they should have done that like 20 years ago.

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Notti
05/23/23 7:31:12 AM
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Rai_Jin posted...
right, they should have done that like 20 years ago.

They really should have. I was even one of those suggesting it back then.

I but even 10 years ago I think it would have helped stem some user loss.

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Foppe
05/23/23 7:32:40 AM
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https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/6-gamefaqs-announcements

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TMOG
05/23/23 7:34:00 AM
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Remember when Allen tried to change the site's layout to that hideous fucking monstrosity and the backlash against it was so severe that he immediately reverted it and then shut down the MAGA board on the same day so people would stop talking about the layout?
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Karovorak
05/23/23 7:36:46 AM
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TMOG posted...
Remember when Allen tried to change the site's layout to that hideous fucking monstrosity and the backlash against it was so severe that he immediately reverted it and then shut down the MAGA board on the same day so people would stop talking about the layout?

Oh yes.

The layout was so bad, the only interesting thing was that the profile picture was used.
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Fluttershy
05/23/23 7:37:41 AM
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space-free usernames

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Purple_Cheetah
05/23/23 7:39:12 AM
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TMOG posted...
Remember when Allen tried to change the site's layout to that hideous fucking monstrosity and the backlash against it was so severe that he immediately reverted it and then shut down the MAGA board on the same day so people would stop talking about the layout?
Yeah... I even remember seeing users from random game boards flocking to MBH and topics in mass confusion.

The layout was mostly functional, but seriously looked more like a proof of concept than an actual thing.

Oh and fandom will probably insert its side rail and a few ads first before shutting the site down. Get some extra ad revenues first while driving everyone away from annoyance, so they can say "look, no one uses it" like some other services have done.
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Solar_Crimson
05/23/23 7:46:16 AM
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TMOG posted...
Remember when Allen tried to change the site's layout to that hideous fucking monstrosity and the backlash against it was so severe that he immediately reverted it and then shut down the MAGA board on the same day so people would stop talking about the layout?
Yeah, and after he rolled it back, he said that they were still planning to roll it out after more feedback, and that the next time, it would be permanent.

I wonder what ever happened with that? Though with Fandom now involved, I wouldn't be surprised if the site is given a redesign sooner than later.

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TomClark
05/23/23 7:48:06 AM
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DToast

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ooger
05/23/23 9:24:18 AM
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Smell-o-vision.

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Left4Doge
05/23/23 9:46:33 AM
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261 being removed IS a feature

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toreysback
05/23/23 9:47:56 AM
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uniform sig dividers

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FL81
05/26/23 5:49:43 AM
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avatars

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Andrew_Testa
05/26/23 6:24:49 AM
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Notti posted...
They really should have. I was even one of those suggesting it back then.

I but even 10 years ago I think it would have helped stem some user loss.
Unfortunately, the admins have never really cared about user loss. They are just happy filling their pockets on a dying website they were passionate about, as anyone would.

Neither admin was smart enough to combat user loss. They were only trained in their duties (community management, web development).

You could say Allen was paid the big salary so we wouldn't lose all our users, but it would have taken more than one or a few people to combat such a big loss. They needed to make video FAQs and quickly adapt the message boards to current standards.
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Left4Doge
05/26/23 10:25:18 AM
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lol if that was really the case why not just axe the boards? Majority of traffic comes from the FAQs. You know, it's like half of the site's name?

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Notti
05/28/23 1:20:26 PM
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Andrew_Testa posted...
Unfortunately, the admins have never really cared about user loss. They are just happy filling their pockets on a dying website they were passionate about, as anyone would.

Neither admin was smart enough to combat user loss. They were only trained in their duties (community management, web development).

You could say Allen was paid the big salary so we wouldn't lose all our users, but it would have taken more than one or a few people to combat such a big loss. They needed to make video FAQs and quickly adapt the message boards to current standards.

I heard that one of the big draws for having an archived forum like 261 is to get ad flow from Google searches.

Guaranteed politics hits lots of searches.

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TMOG
05/28/23 1:27:39 PM
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Left4Doge posted...
lol if that was really the case why not just axe the boards?
Why not, indeed?
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toreysback
05/28/23 3:39:09 PM
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good question

excellent question

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A5modeu5
05/28/23 3:44:14 PM
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The cookie

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dummy420
05/28/23 3:55:56 PM
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I think the topic tags were relatively recent and totally DOA.

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Foppe
05/30/23 1:13:54 PM
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They added the removal of the Poll of the Day

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Anarchy_Juiblex
05/30/23 1:17:07 PM
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Pics > Emoji > avatars/tags > cussing

I'm sure there were more but those are the ones that make the forums better for me.

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Kamil
05/30/23 1:21:03 PM
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Cussing lmao. You also left out preview message and edit. A long time ago you couldn't even edit a post.

I love saying the word or mention how the band the Buzzcocks were under rated.

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toreysback
05/30/23 3:21:40 PM
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for a long time they wouldn't let me discuss herbie hancock by name

eta to add, they even would not let me discuss christos hatzis by name, and you had to combine the end of his first name and the beginning of his last name just to find the "bad word"

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Anarchy_Juiblex
05/30/23 3:26:00 PM
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Kamil posted...
Cussing lmao. You also left out preview message and edit. A long time ago you couldn't even edit a post.

I love saying the word or mention how the band the Buzzcocks were under rated.

Ah forgot about edits and honestly which order it came in. Wasn't even 100% on what I listed.

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Notti
06/02/23 4:22:45 AM
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Didn't we always have preview messages? Since ceej days?

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toreysback
06/02/23 7:51:04 AM
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i'm trying to remember when buttershots were instituted

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