Can we get this forum going again!

[Steven]

Is this the oldest ALF forum on the net? It seems like it might be.

I'm really happy ALFTV.com is still around and that people still post here. It would be good to see the forum revived, with daily visitors and an active community. Are there any regular visitors / readers / lurkers?

Post below and let us know you're still around!

[Alfcollector]

Still here. Still collecting Alf!

ALFectionately yours,

ALFCOLLECTOR

[Cheechochic]

Yes!! I love the fact this site exists. I check now & then for new signs of life, but since I'm not an O.G. I don't want to just kinda take over.

[Admin]

This website hit the 18-year mark a few days ago! I have a re-design on the bucket list, and just need to pull the trigger on it. The current website design is from 2010, and the forum software is semi-current (phpBB3.2...an update to 3.3 would also be appropriate).

Would LOVE to see this place get more active again! Unfortunately, other forms of social media have turned forums/message boards into "dinosaurs."

[ALFicionado]

Yes!! I love the fact this site exists. I check now & then for new signs of life, but since I'm not an O.G. I don't want to just kinda take over.

Absolutely nothing wrong with new members brining life to a forum. Take over and post as much as you'd like!

[ALF]

I'm all for breathing life into the forum again. When I joined way back in 2006 (when the show wasn't even 20 years old yet), the forum was super active and bustling with daily activity. I got lucky (the adjective, not the cat) that this username was somehow available, and I had a great time talking about ALF-related stuff for a good while. As social media took off, I spent less time here... but not because I was getting my ALF fix from social media. In fact, the only place I have ever discussed ALF online (apart from the now-dead IMDb message boards) was on this forum.

My love for ALF has never gone away, but I think it's normal for certain interests to take a front seat in your life for a while and then move a little further back. I was 14 when I joined, and the types of things you're into at that age sometimes stick around and sometimes don't. I still love ALF, and I still get giddy every time I see him somewhere I don't expect to see him (in a commercial, in a sketch on SNL, on a shirt, in a meme, or pretty much anywhere else). I still proudly wear my ALF t-shirt and fondly remember a lot of the show's episodes. But as I've grown into adulthood, I've found other interests too, so I don't think about him every single day.

Still, I have popped back onto this forum every once in a while just to see what was going on. When I was 14, the majority of my time online was spent on MySpace, Facebook, and the ALF TV Fan Forum. Let's just say that even though the latter isn't as active as it once was, it has aged much better than the first two.

ALFicionado said it best:

Absolutely nothing wrong with new members brining life to a forum. Take over and post as much as you'd like!

The future of this forum is in your hands. New fans shouldn't hesitate to jump in and start talking! The only way fanbases like this can live on is by transcending generations. That's why it's so important for the show to get onto streaming platforms in order to be widely accessible to newer audiences, and why it's so important for those newer audiences to come together and celebrate their collective passion for the show and for the character. This forum is one of the best places you can do that.

Post away!

[Jessica]

It'd be great if the forum got active again. When I joined in 2007, it was really active and with lots of discussions which was really cool to see even 17 years after ALF ended.

I'm just speculating, but I think since then, forums in general aren't as active. I'm sure there are quite a few that are still going strong but I think social media and reddit took over. Whatever anyone wants to discuss there's either a Facebook group for it or on Reddit. Twitter aswell and hashtags. Someone thinks of ALF and types, "Anyone remember #ALF?" and then the talk goes there.

[Admin]

So true, with the explosion of social media over the last decade these phpBB forums have become "dinosaurs." I'll be honest in that I have not done a stellar job of engaging the membership. Even something as simple as sending out an email newsletter once or twice a year to members here would help them remember this place still exists.

[Cheechochic]

Absolutely nothing wrong with new members brining life to a forum. Take over and post as much as you'd like!
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Made my way back after half a year later..thanks for the invitation!

[melmacian56]

I think most of it was the lack of ALF news and activity. There was a really long gap without any merchandise or any activity from ALF himself. With Shout Factory's recent acquisition of ALF distribution I hope to be here on the forum more.

By the way, hello everyone! It has been a while!

[Calmly Taken Flame]

Bumping this thread, for those who posted before, and who might receive a notification of a new post, and come back !

And now I feel better about all the posts I`ve been bumping since joining, and can use this thread as a defence if Admin tells me off !

Such a shame how social media has destroyed so many internet forums, but I only post on forums, so I`m happy this one is still around.

[Admin]

Bumping this thread, for those who posted before, and who might receive a notification of a new post, and come back !

And now I feel better about all the posts I`ve been bumping since joining, and can use this thread as a defence if Admin tells me off !

Such a shame how social media has destroyed so many internet forums, but I only post on forums, so I`m happy this one is still around.

I would never tell you off, I'm glad you're here!!!

Agree about social media...the REAL fans come here, lol.

[ALF]

Jeremiah, you're alive! Glad to have you back with us. Please take a look at the thread regarding the recent spam problem. It needs attention. Thanks!

[Admin]

Jeremiah, you're alive! Glad to have you back with us. Please take a look at the thread regarding the recent spam problem. It needs attention. Thanks!

I did address that. There were three accounts that got through. Normally I catch them all...if I missed one, just send it my way. Thanks!!!

[Calmly Taken Flame]

I think there`s still one at the top of the cool websites subforum. It`s all about the NFL from a quick glance.

Great to see more posts appearing, and Admin back to make sure we all behave ourselves

[Adeline McQuack]

I know I’m a little late, but glad you’re back, Jeremiah. And just in time for the recent boost in activity!

Speaking of spam, I think there’s a thread that was posted today that’s obviously spam. I believe it’s in the Television Appearances category. You’ll know it when you see it.

[Calmly Taken Flame]

Adeline ! NOOoooooooooooo !!! Shhhhhhhhh !!!

I`ve sent out 142 messages through the link in that post, and I`m just waiting for the "beautiful womans in my city" to get back to me !

Admin - Can you just give me 48 hours before removing it ?!

[Adeline McQuack]

Admin - Can you just give me 48 hours before removing it ?!

I don't believe he's been on here since I posted that. You're safe until he comes back.

However, there's been more spam posts on here since I posted that. They've practically overtaken the "Active Topics" board. Just putting it out there for when Admin returns.

[Calmly Taken Flame]

There`s a lot more of them creeping in now, maybe banning the phrase MMOEXP or enforcing a post count for starting new threads would help ?

And I`ve still not had a reply from any of these womens in my city, I think I might have been duped.

[AlfAlfa_26]

It has become really annoying. Everytime I come to the forum and think there are new posts, it's this garbage of spam posting.
An idea just comes to my mind:
Admin/ Jeremiah, maybe you could turn one of the more regular users here into a moderator, so that she or he will be able to delete spam if they come across it, as you and the other moderators here don't seem to have the time these days.
I'm not here everyday, but at least once in every two weeks I should be online, so I could do it myself. Or the process of registration here should be updated, as it has seemingly become to easy for spammers to become a member here.