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On April 28th, 2009, Legendofzelda.com became a contributor to ZeldaWiki.org.<ref>http://www.legendofzelda.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10745</ref> | On April 28th, 2009, Legendofzelda.com became a contributor to ZeldaWiki.org.<ref>http://www.legendofzelda.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10745</ref> | ||
==Forums== | |||
The Forums of LoZ.com have often been the main focus of the site, rather than the front page, as is traditional in the Zelda Community. The forums have earned a reputation recently as one of the more active Zelda forums in existence today. The forums have a long and rich history, often tied to the overall events at LoZ.com. The culture of the forums also runs deep. The forums have settled in recent times, as most staff has served for long periods of time. Moderator Triforce Guardian has been a moderator since the first forums were created, and Administrators Last Chance, Xizor, and Kandid were all moderators before becoming admins. Last Chance and Xizor have been admins consistently for almost 3 years. | |||
===Features=== | |||
The LoZ.com forums have many features that, together, combine to make them exemplary: | |||
:<li>vbucks and vbPlaza Integration: Banking, Gifts, Donations, and uses for forum money, as well as an Arcade and a Casino<li>Open Membergroups for all memebers who have 100+ posts and have been a member for at least one month<li>Many recurring contests and competitions, including a "Signature of the Week" contest, and a "Quote of the Week" contest<li>For a time, featured a '''Graphics Rating System''' that scaled all participants on a 1-6 scale based on ability.<ref>http://www.legendofzelda.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5029</ref> The system has since been discontinued, but is rumored to be in the process of resurfacing over the summer of 2009, after suggestions of resurrection in summer of '08 never coming to fruition<ref>http://www.legendofzelda.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8160</ref><li>Semi-Annual Awards, where members vote other members for "awards" based on the traits they display at the forums<ref>http://www.legendofzelda.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9997</ref><li>An election for "President of the Groups" began in April of 2009, and may be a recurring activity at the LoZ.com forums<ref>http://www.legendofzelda.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10439</ref><li>Popular text-based role playing games | |||
===Culture=== | |||
Inevitably a subjective subject, the culture of the LoZ.com forums is quite dynamic. In its original form, the culture is somewhat lost to time, as only a few members from the original forums remain active today (most notably Link of Hyrule and Triforce Guardian). In the age of Lycos, an unofficial but strict caste system was in effect. The ruling class and forum elite were the administrators and moderators. Below them were the other special groups and established members, most often being members of the original boards. The lowest class were the newcomers, those who had not been at LoZ.com's Forums before their fall and rebirth. When Xero Gaming was created, this caste system transferred but changed, where there was only the admins/mods, and then everyone else. When LoZ.com returned in November 2004, the caste system was not as distinctly visible, though it still existed. When Last Chance broke all prior precedents, and became a moderator in three months and an admin in five, he set about dismantling the caste system. Though in some ways he was successful, in others he was not. The original system was, though never officially created, effectively destroyed. In its place, an even less defined caste system arose, with the following "pecking order": Forum Staff, Sheikah, Site Staff, Sages, Members, and Newcomers. | |||
====Treatment of New Members==== | |||
In the past, LoZ.com viewed new members with less welcoming glances. From Lycos until about mid 2006, new members had to prove themselves before they were accepted, and often were treated harsher than veteran members. In recent times, new members are treated as society treats children; they are shown leniency, and when they have "grown up", they are held to the same standards as everyone else. | |||
===Role Playing=== | |||
Text-based RPGs have always been a popular aspect of LoZ.com's forums. On Lycos, there was simply a board to post topics that were "RPGs", moderated by certain members. In 2006, there was for a time a group known as the "RPG Leaders" who were assigned to moderate, manage, and create different RPGs on the forums. The group eventually went defunct, as all its members grew inactive at the forums. | |||
In recent times, the RPGs have begun to resurface in popularity. Previous "site sponsored" RPGs did exist, most notably "Siege of the Nations", which was also played at Xero Gaming for a time. Siege of the Nations (or just "SotN") was followed by two sequels, SotN II and SotN III. The current site sponsored RPG, "Amplus Teradi", is in its second incarnation, after the first fell prey to inactivity and general apathy. | |||
===Groups=== | |||
The "groups" as they are referred to, are simply three auxiliary usergroups that have no bearing on the LoZ.com forum hierarchy of authority, similar to Zelda Universe's [[Clans_of_the_Goddesses_(ZU)|Clans of the Goddesses]], the Legends Alliance "Dorms", and other such usergroups/clans. These groups are sanctioned by LoZ.com, each lead by a Group Leader appointed by Xizor, who is officially in charge of managing the groups. Members of groups are given a private board only for members of their group. Members are only allowed into one group, and must meet only two requirements for membership: 100+ posts, and one month of membership. The groups as they are now is new. In the past, there have been various amounts of groups, ranging from 2 to 7. On Xero Gaming, there were "clans" but this feature was not ever very popular for much more than biased trash talking by group members towards the opposing group's members. | |||
==Staff== | ==Staff== | ||
