With the imminent closure of DAR and DRP a lot of information has been flying about in regards to which site will become the next major hub. I cannot say for certain which will last however here is a list of all the sites

DFT - digimonforceteam.co.nr
I.LX's site - http://digitalunity.net/
Doru's site - http://w11.zetaboards.com/Digimon_Tamers_Unite/index/
Missy's site - http://digimonandtamers.proboards.com/

Some are more of a valid alternative than others but I'll leave it up to you to decide where you go from here.

So... Feeling a bit melancholy tonight... I've decided to post a brief history on how I got here.

In about 2005, I joined a forum called Digimon Spirit. We talked a lot about digimon, of course, but more than that, we really felt like a community. Two or three months later, I would come up with the concept for "The Digivice Project". It was a "simple" project which didn't actually involve Digimon, but more or less, a device capable of long range communication and locating others with this device. There were a good number of the forum members who liked my idea, and some who even wanted to work with me.

That was only the beginning though. From there, I would actually create a website for the project. I believe the url was digiviceproject.110mb.com (Don't try to go to that url. It's long since been gone.). From there, it evolved to something bigger. I WANTED Digimon to be real.

After that, I started looking for communities like this one. I don't recall anything more than the fact that the site I wound up finding was a Google(?) Groups forum. It detailed a much larger project dedicated to making a Digivice than the one I had. In an attempt to keep the forum together and promote teamwork, I would direct everyone in the forum to that one. This forum, however, had an "admin activation" in place. None of us EVER got accepted. I believe the forum had died.

At that point, I started looking around for more "Digimon are Real" forums. I wound up coming across the second iteration of Digiclipse. I loved that forum. I spent quite a while there. I remember Aurelie. I really liked her. But unfortunately, she turned out to be nothing more then a troll. Once Digiclipse was back up, I went back to my regular posting very quickly. I was told by multiple members of the staff that I was being looked at for a staff position. Eventually, I wound up as a moderator there. That was to be short lived, however.

About three months after I became a moderator, the site's admin deleted the site. It was a travesty. People like me, who had a very unique view, woudn't have very many places to go. So I created my own website. This was Digiclipes V3. However, certain events made me change the name to The Digital Research Project.

That brings me to where I am today.

Sorry about that bit of rant. I just need to get that off of me.

It's been a long, long road. Hasn't it? Digiclipse and DRP both have had their fair share of trials. And with each trial, the community became a little bit stronger.

Both CW and myself have come to the agreement that DRP has reached the end of its life. Next Friday, DRP will close shop. If any of you want to start your own community, I would like to ask that you not use The Digital Research Project or Digiclipse as your name. I'm not going to stop you, but out of respect for TK/Saphy and myself, please don't use either of the names. I would also be more than happy to add a link to your site on this announcement.

In any event, you have been a great bunch of guys, and I will miss you, and this community dearly.

CloakedWatcher and NicholasRoge

Just letting you all know ahead of time that I'll be going on a short holiday at the end of the week, I'll be leaving early on the Friday and won't be back till late Sunday so registration approvals will be put on hold during that period.

Wishing you a Happy Holiday season and a Happy new year.