RAF (the forum) is Down. UPDATED!

Conforums is down. 

June 4 Update: the Old RAF is back up.

May 31 Update: I have uncovered some details that most likely is related to RAF's forum being down. There has been a fire on the computers  (severs) that Conforums' files are stored on (and RAF). As a result the severs had to be shut down. More details when I have them.

June 1 Update: There is a possibility that RAF may be back online Sunday evening EST.

No data should be affected.

June 4 Update: It has been 4 days since the old RAF, the forum, has been offline. To get your Animorphs fix, feel free to visit the new RAF, over at animorphsforum.com/forum.

RAF is 5 Years Old!

RAF, the Animorphs forum is officially 5 years old. Read a synopsis of our history here.

RAF Front Page Updated

I have streamlined the RAF Home page. Instead of a ported RAF Forum Logo unto the home page, I've created a simple flash logo. In addition, the RAF eBooks and RAFtv logos were removed from the home page. In their places, roll over images of the Animorphs books, and screen-shots from the Animorphs TV-Show were placed respectively.

RAF Pages links at the bottom were also edited. This is the first update of RAF Home since it was introduced on March 9, 2008.

15 Members Removed

I have removed 15 19 duplicate members. Expect a smaller member list in
the coming days. Coming off the heals of our 1800 member announcement,
at this time the count has dropped to 1790.

Email Service War

With 1790 members, I decided to run a search to see which email service RAF members prefer. Here are the results.



Hotmail/Live - 505 Members


Yahoo! - 489Members


Gmail/Google Mail - 396 Members

Other - 398


Edit: Numbers updated to show new member list as of May 13 2008.

2 Members Banned

Two members were banned today. One, you probably are familiar with. The other just came today to troll/spam the forums.

1800 Members

After removing about 7 members yesterday, we've hit 1800 members. Our 1800th member is OrangesofDeath.

Leigh Leaves

After three years and tens of thousands of posts later, Leigh , our top poster, is deciding to take a brake break from RAF. Here's his post, made today, May 5 2008:

For all those that remember me, lol, pretty much life has changed recently and time for coming here has shortened.

I've got other things to do, things that mean more to me now.

I thought I'd be courtious, who would've thought I'd be that, and let people know I'm leaving.

Nothing against anyone here, except maybe Tyler :P Lol, kidding, life has to come first.

So goodbye! I may pop in occasionally but I won't be around anymore.

I still hold the record for the first person to reach 10k posts AND 20k posts ;) Lol, have fun!

Read ->

Anna Takes the Top Spot

Member, Anna has taken the top spot from Phoenix/Mike, who resided atop the list from March 8. The list pretty much shows member dedication, as it records on a first come basis who visits the forum.

RAF - 2 Million Hits

Ah yes, according to trusty StatCounter, our primary hit tracker, RAF, the forum itself, has crossed the two million hits mark today. We started tracking on February 23, 2005.

To view the number, just visit RAF's main page.

Remnants e-Books (1-4)

Following our Remnants Forum, member Dameg (who also provided us with the Vegemorphs book) uploaded the first four Remnants eBooks for your reading pleasure.

Enjoy!

Vegemorphs E-Book Online!

Dameg, member of RAF has provided us with the lone Animorphs parody; Vegemorphs. Please click the image above, or visit the RAF eBooks section to read Vegemorphs: The fungus Among Us along with all the other Animorphs books.

Forum Makeover?

Go here to read and discuss a post created by Ricardo which asks whether the forum needs a makeover.

New Boards for RAF

Now you guys have specialized areas to talk about Everworld and Remnants, both K.A. Applegate authored books. In addition, Michael Grant's (Applegate's husband) upcoming book series Gone now has a board for itself.

The new boards are called Forums on RAF because I noted the lack of forums for the currently over two series.

To discuss Everworld, click here.
To discuss Remnants, click here.
To discuss Gone, click here.

You now have a re-launched board, More Books..., to discuss, other books.

Web Host Issues

Hello,

There appears to be a problem with that server. Our administrators are working on that, but for the moment we have no news what is the cause of the issue. We deeply apologize for the inconvenience caused. You websites and services will be up and running shortly!

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Best Regards,
Victor

That's the word from our web host providers.

1700 Members

RAF's latest member, brings our total member count to 1700.

RAF Donate - Now Live

RAF Donate is now online. Powered by PayPal, RAF Donate allows you to send money via Credit Card, PayPal to the RAF Fund, which will go toward paying for the hosting services of The Animorphs Forum.

Members who dontate will be promoted to the prestigious Donator group on RAF. In addition, there will be a top list for all those who donate.

The Bored Board

...has been disabled. My entire feeling toward a spam board changed a few minutes ago.

Edit: It's back. Didn't know people liked it that much...

K. A Applegate Goes to Comic Con?

Any of your group going to Comic Con in San Diego this summer? There's a chance we'll be there.

- K. A. Applegate

It appears, according to correspondence with our admin Adam, the author of Animorphs, K.A. Applegate (and husband Michael Grant), might pay a visit to this year's Comic-Con.

If they decide to go, will you be there?

Katherine and Michael away for awhile...

Katherine Applegate and Michael Grant, are going to be away from the forum for an undetermined amount of time. This is because they are moving to Italy! I (TheEllimist/Adam) sent them an email about coming back to answer questions, and here is what they sent back.

Hi, Adam:

Sorry we didn't get back to you sooner. We are just neck-deep in work. We're selling our house, moving to Italy, writing and rewriting,(accepting awards in K's case) dealing with kids, selling cars . . . it's as busy as we have ever been.

So maybe down the road. But right now life is crazy.

M and K

So that is why they aren't here. The two topics have been locked and put away in RAF's Attic until they notify me or someone else that they are ready to make their return. But nothing is for sure. They said "maybe." But let's all hope for the best and pray/hope that their trip is safe and they settle very nicely in Italy.