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My opinions from joining in early 2022:

  • There’s a lot more people now since I joined, although it seems there are less now than back in 2023, but that may have just been because I was most active then XD The people also seem younger, but I’m older now!
  • It seems more people care about the forums beyond just coding (like as a community!)
  • Even though I have seen people leave, new people join and rise the ranks to take their place. It is a little sad, but otherwise the forum might stagnate and never gain any new talents!
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2307

It was when the ogs of makecode were here I think like @UnderwaterAstronaut and stuff it was great but once some of the big people left it started a chain reaction of leaving which were the forums which made more to leave so yeah that’s what I think happened

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2308

Ah, 2023!
For me, it meant participating in unofficial game jams like Coder King and UAT.
A variety of games could flourish on the site, a rush of new users meant plenty of new games, and the pandemic was over enough that people could enjoy life but still stay in and code more than they used to.
But also… anyone claiming this was the ‘golden age’ is pretty biased. (Including me XD) It’s been two years, so most who were around then now have much more school or work to do. Plus, the forums has much higher standards now-- when most MakeCoders first start, they’re thrilled to get a couple likes or clicks! But after a while, people set their sights higher and higher, and might not get the same joy out of a couple dedicated fans as they used to.
So it might’ve been golden because of the rush of new growth, nostalgia, or both :smile:

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2309

wow people like anime my fav is one piece I know its basic

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2310

A post was split to a new topic: Platformer help without tilemaps

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Don’t know I only joined almost a year ago:(

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2313

Hey, who split the topic just now?
I never knew what it actually does.

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2314

My favorite anime is Steins;Gate its starts slow but it gets really good. I’m also currently playing the original Visual novel on my emulator on my iPad, PPSSPP.

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2025-2026 are going to have many projects as many people are making games so are going to be scrapped though

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2316

@discobot quote

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2317

:left_speech_bubble: Be here now. Be someplace else later. Is that so complicated? — David Bader

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erm acually you would be crushed and vaporized if you fell in so that means you shouldnt be alive

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2319

That is surprisingly beautiful.

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Hi! To find out what I can do, say @discobot display help.

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2321

@AlexK split it it a topic I made

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2322

Can someone explain to me what “(sentence)” means pls I can’t tell if its like an inside joke or if I’m just socially not caught up here. :sob:

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2323

nobody said no anime

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Goated anime (except its pacing :sob:)

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Um, well there was a little bit of sadness involved, we had a small exodus, there were a bunch of off topic posts, gender arguments for no reason, toxicity, maybe once or twice in the year… but it turned out fine in the end

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Well, ive actually been here for almost two years now, so im actually not new anymore! Hooray!

But yeah, the forums has changed a lot. People like @UnsignedArduino, @Kiwiphoenix364, @Sarge, (myself), @Blobbey, @Unique and a few others aren’t quite as active as we used to be i think (tell me if im wrong)

It is quite a cool place though and we made a tonn of cool stuff!

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