Friday, December 31, 2010

Thanks to all our doners in 2010

This post is to collectively thank all those who donated to Richard's Animorphs Forum in 2010.

We began accepting donations, via PayPal through our RAF Donate portal, in early 2008 to offset the domain and hosting costs associated with keeping the Forum alive. We asked for your contributions and you responded! For this I thank of you -the marjority of whom I already thanked individually.

So who topped the year end list of most donor of 2010? That's easy. The person who topped the list made the single biggest donation in our young history.

1. PATridge In A Pear Tree
2. Stephquiem 
3. Myitt
4. Adam
5. Alex Oiknine 
6. Luke Skywalker (Ossanlin)
6. itw2009
6. Kit Festivus Pole
6. Enki
6. Darth Revan

Some other stats: 33 different persons donated a total of 42 times.

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

RAF Chat

Just a reminder (or maybe an awareness) that your friendly forum has RAFChat, a handy little communication tool that you can use to talk in real time to your fellow forummates. I would LOVE to talk to all of you in there!

But remember, you need to sign up separately from RAF to access this. Go to this link to get started.

-Adam

Thanks to Adam for his 8th Donation!

Adam Donates for a Record 8th Time
Yes, you read that right, Adam, you know, "Grimluk" has donated for a whopping EIGHTH time! Not only is this impressive because he has donated the most times, but he has donated the most amount in dollars.

This donation now firmly places him at #1 on the RAF Donor Leaderboard, a position that he held since March 2009. With the additional 50 karma points, Adam moves up to #4 as the most Karma'd RAFian.

Adam would like to remind us all that yes, he's still alive, and he will be back.

Thanks Adam!

Monday, December 27, 2010

DYK 91: Did You Know?

That if you register in January you would be in the Generation 13?

Now you do.

Richard's Animorphs ForumRichard's Animorphs Forum - The Ultimate Animorphs Forum

Saturday, December 25, 2010

Thanks to Hunter for his 2nd donation!

Thanks to Hunter for our first donation in over a month!... And a nice Christmas present too!

This is the second time Hunter has donated to Richard's Animorphs Forum; this donation has bumped Hunter to Silver Donor status, and received an additional 20 karma points.

Thanks Hunter!

Friday, December 24, 2010

Merry Christmas everyone!

Might be a bit earlier for you Americans, but here in Britain (and anywhere east of it) it's already the 25th December. Whatever your plans, I hope you all have an amazing day and get tons of awesome presents, lol.

So Merry RAFmas to all and to all a good night! ;)

Monday, December 20, 2010

RAF Awards are up!

After a bit of a delay, we've got the RAFawards polls up and running. Don't forget to vote!

Thanks for your patience.

DYK 90: Did You Know?

That in 2007, Richard contemplated moving the then Richard's Animorphs Forum from Conforums to SMF?

Now you do.

Richard's Animorphs ForumRichard's Animorphs Forum - The Ultimate Animorphs Forum

Saturday, December 18, 2010

Confirmed Covers for #3, #4 and #5

Scholastic.com has just updated with the official confirmed cover designs for the re-release versions of Animorphs #3, #4 and #5. Check them out!

#3: http://www.scholastic.com/rights/book.asp?productid=235

#4: http://www.scholastic.com/rights/book.asp?productid=246

#5: http://www.scholastic.com/rights/book.asp?productid=257

Source: http://www.scholastic.com/rights/series-results.asp?series=Animorphs

Monday, December 13, 2010

DYK 89: Did You Know?

That since 2008 you can apply to write on the RAF Blog?

Now you do.

Richard's Animorphs ForumRichard's Animorphs Forum - The Ultimate Animorphs Forum

Thursday, December 9, 2010

Scholastic's Press Release on Animorphs Re-Release

Scholastic to Re-Launch the Wildly Popular Animorphs Books by Bestselling Author K.A. Applegate in May 2011


More than 35 million books in print of original series


New York, NY — December 9, 2010 — Scholastic, the global children's publishing, education and media company, announced today that it will re-launch K.A. Applegate’s bestselling “Animorphs” series in May 2011. Each book will be published with a lenticular cover that actually morphs.

Since the first Animorphs book was published in June 1996, the brand has grown to include 54 books, two spin-off series and ten companion books—totaling more than 35 million books in print worldwide. In addition, the Scholastic Media-produced television series was sold to 35 countries globally and aired on Nickelodeon in the United States. The Animorphs series empowers kids with the desire, skills and supernatural abilities to achieve such noble virtues as heroism, loyalty and respect for nature’s creatures—all while engulfed in an urgent quest to save the world from evil.

"I am thrilled at the re-launch of Animorphs," said K.A. Applegate. "Animorphs had far more impact on readers than I ever expected. Animorphs fan sites and works of fan fiction number in the thousands even today. Every library I visit has the old tattered copies, some now barely held together with glue and tape. So I'm very excited at the chance to retire those dog-eared old books, to ratify the enduring faith of the die-hard fans, and most of all, to reach a whole new generation of readers. The invasion is on, the Yeerks are everywhere, and the only ones who can stop them are the small band of kids with the power to become any living creature: the Animorphs are back."

"What's amazing is how timely Animorphs continues to be," said Ellie Berger, President of Scholastic Trade. "Now more than ever, kids need to know the importance of taking a stand and fighting for what's right."

Scholastic plans to re-issue new paperback editions of the original Animorphs books starting in May 2011 with Animorphs #1: The Invasion (ISBN: 978-0-545-29151-4), Animorphs #2: The Visitor (ISBN: 978-0-545-29152-1), followed by Animorphs #3: The Encounter (ISBN: 978-0-545-29153-8) in July 2011, Animorphs #4: The Message (ISBN: 978-0-545-29156-9) in September 2011, and Animorphs #5: The Predator in December 2011. In Animorphs #1: The Invasion Earth is being invaded, but no one knows yet. When Jake, Rachel, Tobias, Cassie and Marco stumble upon a downed alien spaceship and its dying pilot, they're given an incredible power—they can transform into any animal they touch. With it, they become Animorphs, the unlikely champions in a secret war for the planet. And the enemies they're fighting could be anyone, even the people closest to them.

Source - http://bit.ly/fVJ8SG

Monday, December 6, 2010

DYK 88: Did You Know?

That back in 2004, RAF was renamed Richard's Absolute Forum?

Now you do.

Richard's Animorphs ForumRichard's Animorphs Forum - The Ultimate Animorphs Forum

Monday, November 29, 2010

DYK 87: Did You Know?

That beginning October 2007 and ending in December 2008, RAF was renamed to The Animorphs Forum?

Now you do.

Richard's Animorphs ForumRichard's Animorphs Forum - The Ultimate Animorphs Forum

Monday, November 22, 2010

DYK 86: Did You Know?

That the RAF Awards date back to January 2004?

Now you do.

Richard's Animorphs ForumRichard's Animorphs Forum - The Ultimate Animorphs Forum

Saturday, November 20, 2010

Closing Nominations

Nominations for the RAF Awards 2010 will end Sunday night. Anyone wishing to submit any last minute nominations must do so before that time by PMing their entries to the staff members.

Get nominating people! It's your last chance!

Monday, November 15, 2010

DYK 85: Did You Know?

That in 2010 Richard's Animorphs Forum has been featured prominently on social-networking news websites StumbleUpon and Reddit?

Now you do.

Richard's Animorphs ForumRichard's Animorphs Forum - The Ultimate Animorphs Forum

Saturday, November 13, 2010

500,000 Posts!

There's nothing more satisfying than waking up to see Richard's Animorphs Forum crossing another milestone. This time, RAF Forum (thank to the RAF Party to celebrate this day) passed the 1/2 million (500,000) posts mark.

For reference, our 400,000 posts milestone was passed on May 7, 2010; over six months ago. Interestingly, for the past year, RAF has gained 200,000 posts.

I'd like to take this opportunity to thank all our members; both dormant and active for participating in the Ultimate Animorphs Forum!

Here's to the next 500,000!

Friday, November 12, 2010

RAF Party: 1/2 Million Edition


So tomorrow we are expected to break the 500,000 posts mark on RAF. To celebrate, the 13th of November will be the first RAF Party held in months.

So what is RAF Party:

Both Richard and I (Russell) had the idea that it would be fun to let the bored board count toward your post count one day of out the month. This would be a monthly day for everyone to come and post on RAF, go in RAF chat, break RAF records, and become a forum personality. New comers to the forum are encouraged to make themselves known and old personalities are welcome to post in the Animorphs section for a change.

Perks for posting on RAF Party days:

1. Bored Board counts towards post count.
2. +2 Karma for creating a new thread.

The party will begin on 12:01 am Saturday and end on 12:00 am Sunday November 13-14 EST

Discuss

Monday, November 8, 2010

DYK 84: Did You Know?

That when you delete a post or thread it goes into the RAF Trash Board?

Now you do.

Richard's Animorphs ForumRichard's Animorphs Forum - The Ultimate Animorphs Forum

Saturday, November 6, 2010

Thanks to Myitt for her 4th donation!

Myitt ties to become #1 donor!
This is a big one guys: Myitt has donated for the fourth time today, and as a result ties Adam  for the number one spot of biggest RAF donor.

Interestingly enough, Adam has donated seven times and has been #1 since May 2009.

In addition to getting that warm feeling inside when you donate to RAF; Myitt now places 9th on the most karma'd RAFian list thanks to her +50 karma points received.

Thanks again Myitt and congratulations for being tied as RAF's biggest donor!

Friday, November 5, 2010

RAF Awards 2010!

Hey Rafians! It's that time of year again where the RAF awards are out! Here is the official list:

Member of the Year
Staff Member of the Year
Avatar of the Year
Signature of the Year
Favourite Thread
Ani-Master of the Year
Thread of the Year
Best Newcomer to RAF
Best Comeback
Most Missed RAFian
Best RAFcouple
Coolest Member of the Year
Funniest Member of the Year
Most Insane Member
Most Contributing RAFian
Best theme (bandwagon, name trend, etc.)
Best RAFproject
Best/Funniest RAFian Photo
RAFian Artist of the Year
Best Role Play Writer/Character
RAFian Writer of the Year
Fan Fiction of the Year
Mystery Member of the Year (which member do you wish we knew more about here on RAF? Who do we hardly see post?)


Rules

1. Please do not nominate yourself for any awards. If you deserve an award, somebody else will nominate you.

2. You are allowed to make more than one nomination per category, but try not to make it more than 3.

3. This is the 2010 RAF Awards. Please don't nominate anyone/anything that applies to the previous year (eg. You can only nominate someone for Best Newcomer if they joined RAF after October 1, 2009. )

Please PM a staff member with your nominations, and get nominating!

Thursday, November 4, 2010

Thanks to Gaz for her donation!


RAF's Resident Coffee Addicted Pirate, Gaz has, though she has been on RAF for over two years, made her first donation.

As a Silver Donor, Gaz will now have access to the D-Lounge, and has had her karma bumped up by 20 points.

Thanks Gaz!


Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Thanks to Warren BearClaw for his donation!

Relative newcomer Warren BearClaw has made a major leap in his position; he is now a Silver Donor thanks to his recent donation.

Warren Is the first user to donate since Parker donated back in September.

Warren will now enjoy all the benefits of the Gods, in addition, his karma count has been bumped up by 20.

Thanks Warren!

Monday, November 1, 2010

Appeal to Smiters!

This is a simple plea to everyone who uses our Karma system (applauding and smiting users):

I'm appealing to anyone who disagrees with a post of another to consider whether the post is worthy of being reported to the staff. I say this because I have seen instances where persons are smiting others because they are being rude/offensive or insensitive.

Consider this, if you simply smite the user, he/she will continue to offend or degrade. If the post is reported to a moderator/staff (by simply clicking the Report to Moderator link on each post), the matter can be dealt with more comprehensively. In other words an official complaint is lodged.

In addition, beginning today the administrators will be reviewing each and every smite issued; and the reason why the person was smited. This is being done to ensure persons are not being unfairly reprimanded by other members and to determine whether action should be taken against the person smited.

Thanks guys! Any problem or issue, please feel free to contact the staff.

DYK 83: Did You Know?

That Leigh is still one of our top 10 posters, despite not being active since December 2008?

Now you do.

Richard's Animorphs ForumRichard's Animorphs Forum - The Ultimate Animorphs Forum

Monday, October 25, 2010

DYK 82: Did You Know?

That the Galaxy's Edge Space Bar role play thread was started on January 14, 2009 and now has over 700 pages?

Now you do.

Richard's Animorphs ForumRichard's Animorphs Forum - The Ultimate Animorphs Forum

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Animorphs Re-Release Details

Book #1: The Invasion
We have some updates on the upcoming Animorphs re-release:
  • "The Invasion", the first book's cover is revealed.
  • The publication dates are as follows:
    - Animorphs #01: The Invasion - May 2011
    - Animorphs #02: The Visitor - May 2011
    - Animorphs #03: The Encounter - July 2011
    - Animorphs #04: The Message - October 2011
    - Animorphs #05: The Predator - January 2012
    - Animorphs #06: The Capture - April 2012
  • The books will feature an "updated look" (lenticular covers).
  • You can pre-order the first two books now. (1 & 2)
  • As of now, only the first 6 books will be updated/re-released. 
  • The re-release will be heavily promoted. 

Discuss these updates on the Animorphs Discussion board.
* Thanks to HiracDelest for these finds.

Monday, October 18, 2010

DYK 81: Did You Know?

That the thread Totally Random Thoughts has the most views on RAF?

Now you do.

Richard's Animorphs ForumRichard's Animorphs Forum - The Ultimate Animorphs Forum

Monday, October 11, 2010

DYK 80: Did You Know?

That the Game of Truth thread was created December 31st 2007 by Phoenix004?

Now you do.

Richard's Animorphs ForumRichard's Animorphs Forum - The Ultimate Animorphs Forum

Thursday, October 7, 2010

3,000 Members!

We broke 2000 members back in February, 2010; and 8 months later our 3000th member registered. What else can I say, but to thank all you 2999 members for registering, and hope that many more join us.

Monday, October 4, 2010

DYK 79: Did You Know?

That our current top poster is Russell with over 20,000 posts?

Now you do.

Richard's Animorphs ForumRichard's Animorphs Forum - The Ultimate Animorphs Forum

Monday, September 27, 2010

DYK 78: Did You Know?

That you need to have at least 10 posts to karma / smite someone?

Now you do.

Richard's Animorphs ForumRichard's Animorphs Forum - The Ultimate Animorphs Forum

Sunday, September 26, 2010

eBook Distribution



Any discussion of
distribution will be swiftly
dealt with by the staff
As per Scholastic's demands, RAF can no longer sanction the distribution of Scholastic eBooks, nor the implied distribution through other means. We hope that our members will abide by our decisions and will honor Scholastic and RAF's request that the eBooks remain defunct.

Feel free to converse.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Friday, September 24, 2010

Thanks to Parker for his 2nd donation!

RAF would like to thank Parker (currently Darth Revan) for donating a second time.
Enjoy your karma, we appreciate your support!

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Scholastic's Letter to RAF

Yesterday, I removed the RAF eBooks page of RAF which hosted the Animorphs eBooks and halted the eBook Project started over three (3) years ago. This comes on the heels of a very stern letter sent from a lawyer of Scholastic, the publishers of the Animorphs series.

Though Animorphs has long not been published, RAF, they claim, is infringing on their trademark of "Animorphs", and by having the "unauthorized" Animorphs eBooks online, "creates a likelihood of confusion as to the source of origin of the goods and services you provide and is likely to deceive and confuse customers into believing that (you) are owned or endorsed by Scholastic..."

I have therefore removed the eBoooks, and added a note on the website saying we are not affiliated with Scholastic, and replied to this letter in an attempt to remedy the situation.

What is for certain though, is that we will no longer provide eBooks for the Animorphs series or any Scholastic publication. What we will still continue to provide is a great Animorphs community for the few that still enjoy the series.

Feel free to discuss.

There is a great possibility that in the next week major changes will have to be made to RAF.

Monday, September 20, 2010

DYK 77: Did You Know?

That 70% of our registered members are lurkers?

Now you do.

Richard's Animorphs ForumRichard's Animorphs Forum - The Ultimate Animorphs Forum

Monday, September 13, 2010

DYK 76: Did You Know?

That there are well over 500 posts on the Richard's Animorphs Forum Blog?

Now you do.

Richard's Animorphs ForumRichard's Animorphs Forum - The Ultimate Animorphs Forum

Monday, September 6, 2010

DYK 75: Did You Know?

That Richard created his first "website" when he was 13?

Now you do.

Richard's Animorphs ForumRichard's Animorphs Forum - The Ultimate Animorphs Forum

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Thanks to Kelly for her 7th donation!

I'd like to thank Kelly for donating for an incredible seventh time since joining.

RAF appreciates this, Kelly. Here's 10 karma. :)

Monday, August 30, 2010

DYK 74: Did You Know?

That with an average of 500 posts per day, Richard's Animorphs Forum is the most active Animorphs community online?

Now you do.

Richard's Animorphs ForumRichard's Animorphs Forum - The Ultimate Animorphs Forum

Monday, August 23, 2010

DYK 73: Did You Know?

That every month RAF member KitsuneMarie posts a world map of all active RAFians?

Now you do.

Richard's Animorphs ForumRichard's Animorphs Forum - The Ultimate Animorphs Forum

Saturday, August 21, 2010

More Changes to RAF Donors

Beginning today, there will be not only two ranks for members who donate, but three.

Here's the new breakdown:

Donor ($5-$9.99)
9 Stars -
Position lasts for 6 months - Same as Gods + 1000 personal messages + 10 Karma points + access to D-Lounge

Silver Donor ($10-$49.99)
9 Stars -
Same as Donor + position lasts for 1 year + 20 Karma points

Gold Donor ($50+)
10 Stars -
Same as Silver Donor + unlimited personal messages + 50 Karma Points + gold color + position lasts forever + no advertisements on the forum

So here's what really happened:

1. "Donator" has been renamed to the more conventional "Donor".
2. If you donate less than $10 dollars your position will expire in 6 months.
3. If you donate more than $10 but less than $50 you will get 20 karma points (Silver Donor).
3. Gold Members has been renamed Gold Donors.
All RAF member ranks can be found here: http://animorphsforum.com/ranks

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

What is Animafia?

If you were wondering how to play, here's a bit more details about our forum's Animafia game.

(Ani)mafia is played by a group of RAFians on either the mafia or the civilian's team - along with a game moderator. Certain members may also be given special roles, such as the medic or the cop.

At the beginning of the game, the moderator gives everybody their roles (via pm), which must be kept secret.  During the night, the mafia  decide who to kill off and the special roles get to perform their abilities. When day breaks, the town can lynch someone they suspect to be mafia by means of voting. The game continues, alternating between night and day, until one side is eliminated.


Here's a link to the board and more detailed rules.

Monday, August 16, 2010

DYK 72: Did You Know?

That even though we are primarily an Animorphs community; Animorphs related posts account for only 12% of all posts on RAF?

Now you do.

Richard's Animorphs ForumRichard's Animorphs Forum - The Ultimate Animorphs Forum

Monday, August 9, 2010

Animafia session SIX starting!

Anybody interested in a little forum fun, feel free to check out our mafia game.
If you're unfamiliar with the rules,we've got you covered.

Sign-ups are now; don't miss it!

Thanks to Enki O for her donation!


Only a month in and Enki has already contributed to RAF with a donation.

She'll enjoy the new Gold Member ranking and the 50 karma points that accompany it. Have fun in the D-lounge!

Thanks Enki!

DYK 71: Did You Know?

That members of our Animorphs community re-read and discuss Animorphs on a weekly/bi-weekly basis?

Now you do.

Richard's Animorphs ForumRichard's Animorphs Forum - The Ultimate Animorphs Forum

Thursday, August 5, 2010

Thanks to Genies9 for her 3nd donation!

First off, I must say thank you to Steph for donating for a third time since joining our Animorphs community back in October 2009.

What is more cool is that she will enjoy an additional 50 karma points and will jump to #5 on the RAF donar leader-board.

Kudos to you Steph!

Monday, August 2, 2010

April, May, June, July 2010 Statistics

Old Google Analytics Logo

I have been a bit lax in updating the general public on our usual monthly RAF statistics provided by Google Analytics. I have not posted since March 2010 the monthly stats on Twitter. So here's the rundown of all that was not updated.

April 2010
May 2010
June 2010
July 2010

Year 2 With Google Analytics



Our second year with Google Analytics has come and gone. So here is a rundown of July 14 2009 to July 14 2010 on Richard's Animorphs Forum.


Click to download PDF.

For reference, here's our first year.

DYK 70: Did You Know?

That Animorphs will be re-released in 2011?

Now you do.

Richard's Animorphs ForumRichard's Animorphs Forum - The Ultimate Animorphs Forum

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Thanks to Kit Epoch Pie for his donation!

Only a member since April of this year, Epoch has already been generous enough to donate to our beloved forum. In return he receives the rank of Donator, access to the D-Lounge and an additional 10 Karma points. Thanks Epoch!

Monday, July 26, 2010

Goodbye 71 Members

If our member count looks weird, ie, a little low, that is because I just did some house cleaning.

Members who never activated their account had their accounts removed. These accounts dated back to October 2009. Total members deleted were 71.

DYK 69: Did You Know?

That the oldest attachment still viewable on RAF Forum was uploaded on July 26 2008, exactly two years ago?

Now you do.

Richard's Animorphs ForumRichard's Animorphs Forum - The Ultimate Animorphs Forum

Thanks to 11:11 for her donation!

She's been a RAFian for less than two months, but she's already been generous enough to donate to us. As always, she receives the rank of Donator, access to the D-Lounge and 10 Karma points. Thanks Sara!

Sunday, July 25, 2010

Thanks to Intrepid for her donation!

Being one of our most ancient of RAF Elders, Intrepid is one of the few members who can claim to have been a RAFian even longer than myself (by a whole 2 days I believe). Though some of our newer members may know little of her awesomeness, she is a valuable part of RAFhistory and we are privileged to still have her around. Why not follow her shining example and donate to RAF yourself? Every little helps! :)

Thanks again Intrepid!

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Thanks to Lignum for his donation!


New-comer, and by that I mean; he hasn't even posted yet, lignum has donated. He will now enjoy all the benefits of Gods, plus the ability to store 1,000 personal messages. He has also been awarded 10 karma and now has access to the D-Lounge.

You too can donate by visiting RAF Donate.

Thanks lignum! I hope you enjoy it here on The Ultimate Animorphs Forum!

Monday, July 19, 2010

Best Day EVER on RAF eBooks

Yesterday I tweeted that our Animorphs (Everworld, and Remnants) eBooks section of Richard's Animorphs Forum, aptly titled RAF eBooks was witnessing a surge of users coming from the popular website reddit.com (link to the reddit link). That surge resulted in 75 users being recorded as online on our Forum. This number is a new record; two weeks to the day that 74 members broke the previous record of most users online.

That is only one part of the story. What members were actually flocking were our eBooks pages. Here are the numbers for RAF eBooks yesterday provided by StatCounter:

1. Pageloads: 11,188
2. Unique Visitors: 4,101
3. First Time Visitors: 3,590
4. Returning Visitors: 511

See those statistics in bold? Those are all-time records.

To put things into perspective:

DYK 68: Did You Know?

That the current RAF Logo was introduced five (5) years ago?

Now you do.


Richard's Animorphs ForumRichard's Animorphs Forum - The Ultimate Animorphs Forum

Monday, July 12, 2010

DYK 67: Did You Know?

That as of June 2010, there were 30 Gods (members who have posted 5,000 times or more) on our Animorphs community?

Now you do.

Richard's Animorphs ForumRichard's Animorphs Forum - The Ultimate Animorphs Forum

Sunday, July 11, 2010

Share your Animorphs love!

Yesterday, I received an email from the authors of Animorphs, Remnants, and Everworld (just to name a few) updating me, and subsequently the entire forum on the Animorphs re-release and future in the eyes of the publisher: Scholastic. They also want our help!

Here is part of the email:


Katherine and I have some information we'd like to share, and a favor we'd like to ask.

Not sure if you've heard this yet but ANIMORPHS will be re-issued in spring/summer 2011. That is definite and official.

An editor at Scholastic is combing the first two books for outdated references, sending suggested fixes, and asking us to approve. Which we've now done.

Scholastic will re-cover the books using something called a lenticular cover. So far as we know it's just the first 2 books, then I guess they'll wait and see how sales go before issuing more.

Scholastic has asked us to prepare a small video to show at the sales meeting in early August. We realized that the sales people probably don't really know what ANIMORPHS has meant to so many people. So we wondered whether RAF participants might be interested in sending us some brief video clips just saying what ANIMORPHS has meant to them. ...

READ MORE

Saturday, July 10, 2010

Thanks to LazyStalkerKitsune for her donation!

A beloved member for not far off two years, this is Jamie's first donation to RAF. Follow her example and keep RAF alive and kicking for years to come!

Thanks again Jamie! :)

Monday, July 5, 2010

Megamorphs ch 3 is available!

We're pleased to announce the third chapter of Megamorphs 1 is ready for download.

Find it here.

DYK 66: Did You Know?

That in 2009, 66% of all the people that visited RAF reside in the United States?


Now you do.

Richard's Animorphs ForumRichard's Animorphs Forum - The Ultimate Animorphs Forum

Monday, June 28, 2010

DYK 65: Did You Know?

That over 48% of all the posts made on Richard's Animorphs Forum have been made in the Bored Board?


Now you do.

Richard's Animorphs ForumRichard's Animorphs Forum - The Ultimate Animorphs Forum

Friday, June 25, 2010

Animafia Starting

Animafia is starting back up after a period of disuse.
We need players to join, so don't hesitate to head on over and play!

Monday, June 21, 2010

DYK 64: Did You Know?

That over 37 members of Richard's Animorphs Forum have donated?


Now you do.

Richard's Animorphs ForumRichard's Animorphs Forum - The Ultimate Animorphs Forum

Friday, June 18, 2010

Thanks to Kelly for her 6th donation!

Our beloved long-time and multiple-time member/donor, Kelly has once again proved she loves our little Animorphs community.

Thanks Kelly! And enjoy that additional 10 karma.

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Top Posters of the Year + More






In addition to being able see the top posters of the day, week and month; starting today you will be able to see who are the top runners for the year.

Visit our Statistics Center for the new details.

Monday, June 14, 2010

DYK 63: Did You Know?

That donations account for 60% of our revenue? The other 40% from advertisements?


Now you do.

Richard's Animorphs ForumRichard's Animorphs Forum - The Ultimate Animorphs Forum

Where Do Donations Go?

As per a thread that was created in the Staff Lounge; along with outright requests to 'see the books', it seems like persons want to know where their donations are going. Fair enough.

As I have said many times before, RICHARD'S ANIMORPHS FORUM, because we moved from a free, remotely-hosted system, started to become dependent on funds for upkeep.

Here are a list of common expenses:

1. Domains: 7 domains are currently paid for and being run under RAF.

2. Servers: 2 shared servers are used by RAF. Server /host related costs fluctuate. We are charged for backups for instance.

3. Software: RAF from time to time purchases software for users to use, or for development purposes.

4. Advertising: a forum without members is not a forum after all. I use paid services to promote RAF. This is the biggest expense outside of regular expenses.

For definite purposes, here's a list of actual numbers: you can see how each month will fluctuate in income and expenses.

April 2010
Expenses - $30
Donations - $104.19

May 2010
Expenses - $33.49
Donations - $23.11

June 2010 (So far)
Expenses - $57.1
Donations - $0

A little something to note. As we get bigger, the bigger the servers will need to be. Next year it is expected that server costs will triple per month.

Monday, June 7, 2010

DYK 62: Did You Know?

That the Richard's Animorphs Forum Animorphs eBook Project finished uploading all the Animorphs eBooks on December 11 2007?


Now you do.

Richard's Animorphs ForumRichard's Animorphs Forum - The Ultimate Animorphs Forum

Saturday, June 5, 2010

New Month, New Bills: Donate!

A new month means new bills to be payed. Keep RAF Alive: Donate!

http://animorphsforum.com/donate

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Tobias banned


The member Tobias has been banned from RAF for posting inappropriate content on the forum. Please keep in mind that posts of a pornographic nature will not be taken lightly. This was a collaborative decision made by staff, and further discussion of this topic will not be allowed. Accounts created to argue the ban of this member will also be banned.

This action may seem abit harsh, but please remember that on RAF, we do not take breaking the rules softly.

Monday, May 31, 2010

DYK 61: Did You Know?

That there were 3.8 million ad impressions on Richard's Animorphs Forum in 2009?


Now you do.

Richard's Animorphs ForumRichard's Animorphs Forum - The Ultimate Animorphs Forum

Monday, May 24, 2010

Thanks to Kit Pez001 for his donation!

Kit Pez001 is coming up on his two years on RAF. That didn't stop him from contributing some well needed money to the RAF Donation Fund.

You can do so too, by visiting RAF Donate.

Thanks again Kit Pez001.

DYK 60: Did You Know?

That RAF eBooks (Animorphs, Everworld & Remnants eBooks) crossed the 1 million hits mark on Tuesday February 2, 2010?


Now you do.

Richard's Animorphs ForumRichard's Animorphs Forum - The Ultimate Animorphs Forum