Hello everyone

[arman]

i signed up to this place a while ago, but i never had the time post here until now. anyway, i've lurked on this place for a while and love it a lot. it's a shame this website isn't as popular as it is. i hope some big youtuber will make a video of us and get the popularity boost we need.

[Worldtree]

Welcome Arman!
well, you are welcome to try to become that YouTuber if you want, and make OA videos, if that's what brings you joy
or contribute in any other way, if you would like some inspiration. Or continue lurking. 

Personally, I'm opposed to popularity for its own sake I'm not sure popularity for its own sake is useful , and I don't think the community as it exists right now 'needs' popularity... (the way the forums operate right now isn't really set up for a huge boost in popularity and new people joining anyway. but that could change. theoretically. )

but it has been interesting to see what happens with a few other 'shared setting' communities when they do expand

All tomorrows by artist C. M. Kosemen (under the pen name Nemo Ramjet) suddenly had a thriving fan art community starting about a year or two ago? after being released online in 2006 , then apparently got 'discovered' by someone on YouTube. Personally I like the quality of discussion here more. But to each their own

if I remember correctly, the SCP foundation is ... roughly 50? times bigger than OA and it's much more 'human' and centered on more easily comprehensible concepts, and officially lacks any canon, which makes it a lot easier to add material and 'edit'.  And after reading though it, it has some cool ideas, but I personally wouldn't want to deal with the moderator side...such as it is.

what do you think of those possibilities ?

anyway
Welcome to posting in  the forums 

[Drashner1]

Welcome to OA!

Feel free to join in on any discussions that catch your interest, or start new ones if there's something you'd like to discuss.

Also, please feel free to post any questions or concerns you might have about the OA setting or project and we'll aim to answer as best we are able.

Hope this helps, and once again - Welcome to OA!

Todd

[arman]

quick question. why did the look of the forums change when i posted here.

[Drashner1]

quick question. why did the look of the forums change when i posted here.

I'm not sure what you're referring to.

Can you explain a bit more about what the forums looked like before you posted vs after you posted?

Thanks!

Todd

[arman]

quick question. why did the look of the forums change when i posted here.

I'm not sure what you're referring to.

Can you explain a bit more about what the forums looked like before you posted vs after you posted?

Thanks!

Todd

whenever i'm signed in the forums background changes

[Worldtree]

whenever i'm signed in the forums background changes

Could you be more specific? Does the light grey background change? Do certain forums suddenly become visible? Does a starry header graphic appear that want visible previously? 
This might be the settings of the forum template (you can find this on the ..bottom right -Andreas 09

[arman]

never mind. i figured it out.