Eurogamer: RPG Maker forum users are racing to archive almost 15 years of valuable resources, as game engine maker announces impending move. “Users of the official RPG Maker forums – a vibrant community hub for the famed game engine – are rushing to save years of valuable discussion and resources following the news of its impending shut-down.”

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RootBadger is adding Standing.

It is not karma. It is a trust signal for useful posts, clean history, helpful reports, and good community behavior.

Higher Standing can mean less moderation friction, stronger reports, and possible future group/mod roles.

Levels: Kit → Root Badger

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Bluesky introduces group chats! Now you can message your favorite friends, create hubs for hobbies, and build closer connections right inside the app. Check out our new feature today.

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RootBadger update: an Android app is now in the works and should be available soon.

In the meantime, the site is open for posting, replying, and creating groups. Early users can still claim topics, shape discussions, decide whether groups are open or moderated, and help build the community from the ground up.

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Gizmodo: Bluesky Will Soon Have a Subreddit-Like ‘Communities’ Feature. “Bluesky will soon have a feature called communities, which will allow users to post narrowly tailored content intended to be seen by other receptive users in a given niche. Bluesky Head of Product Alex Benzer admits the idea is a little like subreddits.”

One of the best times to join a new community is at the beginning.

On RootBadger, you can be among the first to create your own newsgroup, write its charter, choose whether it is open or moderated, and help shape the discussions that happen there.

Build a community around the topics you care about and make the conversation yours.

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Nice update on RootBadger: group names now use an rb. prefix, like rb.comp.lang.python and rb.alt.politics.

Good move, honestly. It keeps the old-school newsgroup-style naming, but makes it clear these are RootBadger groups and not trying to claim or replace existing ones.

Small change, but it makes the whole thing cleaner.

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A new discussion platform built around topic-based groups, threaded replies, old-school Internet conversation, and zero algorithmic feed nonsense.

Post. Reply. Create a group. Help grow the burrow.

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