Forums, news/reviews, IRC, PMs, downloads (though I do miss the public part of filetrip, lot of good files now hard to find).
Everything else could vanish as a supported concept and I would probably not notice too soon, or at least those are the core areas. Though probably keep the wiki as one day some might get around to getting it all nice and shiny.
I guess profile posts serve to show me how much I would hate being on twitter (if you are ramping something up can we have a character count there?)
Maybe also consider restoring the GBA section to a more front facing thing. Call it legacy purposes or call it actual use -- we do get people often wondering why it is somewhat buried.
Would not lose any sections (and yes the politics section is fine, still never quite sure what people so dislike about it. Obviously the EOF is a pale imitation of the testing area).
I would say it's easier for me to pick my least favorites, which is the world news and ask section. The ask section still seems pointless and I stand by my suggestion years ago to remove it. The world news section is such a good idea and perfectly contains all of the nonsense from spreading, but it might as well also include "conspiracy" in the title or literally just be the "conspiracy" section because that's pretty much what it is.
I love the GBAtemp Spotlight that @shaunj66 does sometimes, and I liked when @Prans would do his "Temp'n!" sections. Both really highlight projects that Tempers have worked on, and gives them more exposure to those that haven't seen it yet, and lets the community know what they're all about. I've been featured in each of them, and it is really a fun thing seeing community projects here on the site. So I'd like that to continue, if possible.
I'm not sure where to place my vote; my favourite are the Forums of the Applications I use, which have Download links in them.
I visit routinely to check for Updates there and then read the News to pass the time, as it gives me something look at other than the work I'm on the computer for. Sometimes there's an interesting Topic Posted, which tickles me to Comment on, like this.
Ultimately, though, everything outside of the Forums are Nice to Haves, but I can definitely live without them.
I love the GBAtemp Spotlight that @shaunj66 does sometimes, and I liked when @Prans would do his "Tempin'!" sections. Both really highlight projects that Tempers have worked on, and gives them more exposure to those that haven't seen it yet, and lets the community know what they're all about. I've been featured in each of them, and it is really a fun thing seeing community projects here on the site. So I'd like that to continue, if possible.
Man, I loved doing Temp'n. Technically it still exists but there can't be any new issue without any or enough community submissions to make one :/ I'm glad you liked it though!
News: I'm really grateful for all the work that goes into it, sadly I can't say it's one of my favorites though, because of how the replies tend to be
Reviews: I don't read the reviews much since I kinda only care about stuff I'm already interested in (terrible, I know) but I've read a few and they're certainly well-detailed
Tutorials: I'm mainly here for homebrew stuff, so this is one of my favorites. They help a lot
Download Center: I just don't use it much, I guess. It's just kinda there
Blogs: It's pretty nice to be able to post more or less personal stuff and see what people think, and vice versa
Game Center: I like the idea, but it does not seem to get much use + I can't recall how you're supposed to use it in threads, I could've sworn you use # but nothing comes up when you start typing
Also it would be nice if I could get notifications when certain games are mentioned
Ask: I'm not sure I understand the concept, seems like just downgraded forum threads? Plus you can't watch them manually, and I'm a big thread-watcher
WikiTemp: Same as Download Center
The Meme Box: Nice but I wish it wasn't 80% reposts and 10% unfunni
Shoutbox/chatrooms: Same as WikiTemp
The Trading Area: Same as Shoutbox/chatrooms
Private messaging: @Scott_pilgrim hasn't replied to my message 0/10
Seriously though, I don't use it, like ever, but it's nice that it exists
Profile posts: Neat little things, that's all I have to say on it
The EOF: Nice to have a playground but I don't care for like 80% of the kinda content there
Alternate/customizable themes: Nice to have, but I have browser dark mode so it wouldn't be a big deal to not have
TempCast: Pretty funny podcast, great editing, funny jokes and needs more love
Temper Tantrums: Cute little comics, that's all I have to say
I love the GBAtemp Spotlight that @shaunj66 does sometimes, and I liked when @Prans would do his "Tempin'!" sections. Both really highlight projects that Tempers have worked on, and gives them more exposure to those that haven't seen it yet, and lets the community know what they're all about. I've been featured in each of them, and it is really a fun thing seeing community projects here on the site. So I'd like that to continue, if possible.
Oh yeah, I wanted to say something about this, but I forgot.
I really like the spotlights too. I know GBAtemp is an independent gaming community, but to me it's more about homebrew and ROM hacks specifically, so I really like to see these articles showcasing the work community members put into their projects, such as Universal-Updater, TWiLight Menu++, Super Mario Gravity, etc, and software updates too. Please, keep going with these
You missed an option imho.
I looked for something like "Source of console hacking & homebrew stuff" to cover what made me register here in the first place:
Devs releasing their homebrews in threads where everyone can reply instead of being limited to things like github issues and so on.
But not only this, also following devs at their WIP before the release or even sharing good finds / ideas on how to do things on a custom firmware of a console. And even if it's just discussing homebrew related things, gbatemp is just the best place for this.
You missed an option imho.
I looked for something like "Source of console hacking & homebrew stuff" to cover what made me register here in the first place:
Devs releasing their homebrews in threads where everyone can reply instead of being limited to things like github issues and so on.
But not only this, also following devs at their WIP before the release or even sharing good finds / ideas on how to do things on a custom firmware of a console. And even if it's just discussing homebrew related things, gbatemp is just the best place for this.
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