Koby Posted July 24, 2014 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 Because I've been thinking of this for a while and I've decided to finally go through with it. At the end of August this change will take place. Kametsu Forums will be rebranded as simply Kametsu (or Kametsu Community) and the address will change to simply "kametsu.com". Think of ".com" being an appreviation of "community" if you wish. Why? The main site doesn't have much use (literally went almost 18 months without any updates), and it's all about brand recognition. It makes sense to have the focus of the place on the main domain; not on a sub-domain of it. The main site as it currently is will be moved to something like "kametsu.com/blog" or "blog.kametsu.com" or whatever I end up doing. More than likely it'd simply vanish until we get new reviewers and news posters (hint hint, if you'd like to post reviews or keep up-to-date with news on the blog, put in an application with me!). The current address "forums.kametsu.com" will redirect back to the main domain when this change happens and the redirect will likely be in effect for years to come just so everyone will be able to realize the change. So be sure to update your bookmarks and whatnot. 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
professa X Posted July 24, 2014 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 wait does that mean this forum will cease to exist? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koby Posted July 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 wait does that mean this forum will cease to exist? No. Simply that the address to the forum will change from http://forums.kametsu.com to just http://kametsu.com We're just removing the "forums." from the address and dropping the word "forum" from the title/banners/etc. The forum as a whole will not change or lose anything. It will look and operate the same. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Ryan Posted July 24, 2014 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 (edited) Hmm, this question might be off-topic, but why did you change the Facebook group from closed to secret? Also, why am I not a member anymore (of the FB group)? I had to request to join again lol ^^'. Edited July 24, 2014 by Toddler Naruto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koby Posted July 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 Hmm, this question might be off-topic, but why did you change the Facebook group from closed to secret? Also, why am not a member anymore (of the FB group)? I had to request to join again lol ^^'. Because that group was an unofficial FB group created by one of the retired Super Mods which serves absolutely no purpose other than to divide attention away from the real FB page for Kametsu. Our official Facebook page is: http://facebook.com/Kametsu and apparently to get rid of a group you have to manually delete each user one by one then delete yourself when you're done. It's a pain in the ass. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimDaddy Posted July 24, 2014 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 I like the idea of the forums being located at kametsu.com and then the blog (as sparsely posted on as it is) being at blog.kametsu.com. Another forum I'm apart of actually has their "blog page" or whatever you wanna call it, located at *site name*.com/frontpage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koby Posted July 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 I might install some portal system on the forum to serve as the index page. Undecided. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moodkiller Posted July 24, 2014 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 (edited) Personally, I wasn't a fan of the "name" forums.kametsu but always found myself referring to this site as Kametsu forums instead... Edit: But I do like just Kametsu. Its punchy. wait does that mean this forum will cease to exist?No. Simply that the address to the forum will change from http://forums.kametsu.com to just http://kametsu.comHaha this may confuse some as the links go to different websites...(I assume that wasnt the idea??) xD Edited July 24, 2014 by Moodkiller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koby Posted July 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 Personally, I wasn't a fan of the "name" forums.kametsu but always found myself referring to this site as Kametsu forums instead... Edit: But I do like just Kametsu. Its punchy. wait does that mean this forum will cease to exist? No. Simply that the address to the forum will change from http://forums.kametsu.com to just http://kametsu.com Haha this may confuse some as the links go to different websites...(I assume that wasnt the idea??) xD Read where I said this isn't going to take effect till the end of August. Obviously the main domain would still point to the blog at this time. Also just because the forums was on the subdomain; doesn't mean it was referred to as Forums Kametsu. It had always been Kametsu Forums. =p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkDream787 Posted July 24, 2014 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 So your ditching the site all together and just keeping the forum? or the site will get a new URL? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moodkiller Posted July 24, 2014 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 (edited) Personally, I wasn't a fan of the "name" forums.kametsu but always found myself referring to this site as Kametsu forums instead... Edit: But I do like just Kametsu. Its punchy. wait does that mean this forum will cease to exist? No. Simply that the address to the forum will change from http://forums.kametsu.com to just http://kametsu.com Haha this may confuse some as the links go to different websites...(I assume that wasnt the idea??) xD Read where I said this isn't going to take effect till the end of August. Obviously the main domain would still point to the blog at this time. Also just because the forums was on the subdomain; doesn't mean it was referred to as Forums Kametsu. It had always been Kametsu Forums. =p I did see when the change was taking place... I just wouldnt have made what you typed (http://forums.kametsu.com and http://kametsu.com) hyperlinks, thats all . Hence why I used the word 'name' in inverted commas and typed it as it appears in the url as opposed to referring to it as Forums Kametsu like you mentioned. Normally people get a webistes name by the url, or vice versa (not always the case though). P.s Dont worry if dont understand what Im saying, my explaining skills are terrible. Edited July 24, 2014 by Moodkiller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnFlower Posted July 24, 2014 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 ssl pls. Should be easy with free certs if you're ditching sub domains. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moodkiller Posted July 24, 2014 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 So your ditching the site all together and just keeping the forum? or the site will get a new URL?This should answer your question... wait does that mean this forum will cease to exist?No. Simply that the address to the forum will change from http://forums.kametsu.com to just http://kametsu.comWe're just removing the "forums." from the address and dropping the word "forum" from the title/banners/etc.The forum as a whole will not change or lose anything. It will look and operate the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkDream787 Posted July 24, 2014 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 (edited) So your ditching the site all together and just keeping the forum? or the site will get a new URL? This should answer your question... wait does that mean this forum will cease to exist? No. Simply that the address to the forum will change from http://forums.kametsu.com to just http://kametsu.com We're just removing the "forums." from the address and dropping the word "forum" from the title/banners/etc. The forum as a whole will not change or lose anything. It will look and operate the same. That didnt answer my question, that tells me about the forum and whats happening to it, not the site itself thats already at kametsu.com. Ill reword the question so even a dummy can get what Im asking. Go to the site http://kametsu.com and you will notice its a different Kametsu site thats already there. If the forum is getting moved to that URL, whats going to happen to the site thats already at that URL now? Is it going to be moved as well to a different URL like the forum, or is it going to just be ditched and only the forum will remain? Thats what I was asking. Edited July 24, 2014 by DarkDream787 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moodkiller Posted July 24, 2014 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 That didnt answer my question, that tells me about the forum and whats happening to it, not the site itself thats already at kametsu.com. Ill reword the question so even a dummy can get what Im asking. Go to the site http://kametsu.com and you will notice its a different Kametsu site thats already there. If the forum is getting moved to that URL, whats going to happen to the site thats already at that URL now? Is it going to be moved as well to a different URL like the forum, or is it going to just be ditched and only the forum will remain? Thats what I was asking. How about this: Assuming that when Koby says "the main site", he is referring to http://kametsu.com The main site as it currently is will be moved to something like "kametsu.com/blog" or "blog.kametsu.com" or whatever I end up doing. More than likely it'd simply vanish until we get new reviewers and news posters (hint hint, if you'd like to post reviews or keep up-to-date with news on the blog, put in an application with me!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dae314 Posted July 24, 2014 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 If the old address will redirect to the new site how will we know when the cutover happened? Can we modify the banner or something for a couple weeks to say "Change yo bookmarks now!!!" or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moodkiller Posted July 24, 2014 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 If the old address will redirect to the new site how will we know when the cutover happened? Can we modify the banner or something for a couple weeks to say "Change yo bookmarks now!!!" or something? Wouldn't this be unnecessary as its been stated it's happening at the end of August? At the end of August this change will take place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dae314 Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 I guarantee you that there's some users here who won't read this thread but will read the front page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koby Posted July 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 If the old address will redirect to the new site how will we know when the cutover happened? Can we modify the banner or something for a couple weeks to say "Change yo bookmarks now!!!" or something? Because although the current address will load the community at it's new destination; any link you click within would therefore have the new location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanzel Posted July 29, 2014 Report Share Posted July 29, 2014 I almost forgot that the main site existed until I accidentally clicked on it yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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