TPM IS BACK, EVERYONE CELEBRATE

[Drago]

i thought she was gone forever ;_;

please post your preferred celebration song

[Fett One]

Glad to see she's back.

[Mikachu Yukitatsu]

[Lady Vulpix]

I don't have a single favorite celebration song, and the first one that crossed my mind was the one Drago posted, so I guess I can post another.

[Austrian ViceMaster Alex]

I had started to think that TPM was gone for good.

[Knight of Time]

I had started to think that TPM was gone for good.

Oh, I was beginning to think so too. I'm relieved TPM is back.

[Number1ChanseyFan]

I also feared the worst, I was starting to think that maybe we had lost TPM forever... I'm so happy to see TPM back, and all of you. ^_^ I was missing TPM extra bad, It has been a kinda rough last couple of months tbh, so it is great to be able to come back to my online home. <3 Love you all!!

[Dark Scizor]

How long was it down for? I just remembered this place a few days ago and noticed that it was down and made my peace with the place being dead - likewise, I can't find the old Facebook group either.

I was doing some Googling looking for some old remnants of the RBY GSC RSE IRC bots, and saw the Google index to this thread and was surprised to see that it's back

[Mikachu Yukitatsu]

I think it was down from the 19th of February... Now that I say it I doubt. Someone should confirm.

[Number1ChanseyFan]

How long was it down for? I just remembered this place a few days ago and noticed that it was down and made my peace with the place being dead - likewise, I can't find the old Facebook group either.

I was doing some Googling looking for some old remnants of the RBY GSC RSE IRC bots, and saw the Google index to this thread and was surprised to see that it's back

Hi DS, nice to see you

TPM was gone well over a month. Looks like sometime after February 17th, it was definitely gone on the 19th like Mikachu said, because I always make sure to visit TPM on my birthday, and it was gone when I visited on the 19th. Wasn’t really sure why it was down... and I don’t know if I ever made peace with it, but I was really starting to fear that TPM was down for good... I’m so glad to see it back though. This place will always be my online home <3

[Dark Scizor]

I think it was down from the 19th of February... Now that I say it I doubt. Someone should confirm.

Hi DS, nice to see you

TPM was gone well over a month. Looks like sometime after February 17th, it was definitely gone on the 19th like Mikachu said, because I always make sure to visit TPM on my birthday, and it was gone when I visited on the 19th. Wasn’t really sure why it was down... and I don’t know if I ever made peace with it, but I was really starting to fear that TPM was down for good... I’m so glad to see it back though. This place will always be my online home <3

Very fortunate timing on my part then. Had I checked a few months ago, I'd probably not have been curious enough to check again so soon. But yeah, it'll be sad if/when TPM says its final goodbye - it's the first online community I really engaged with and it'll always have a soft spot in my heart because of that. Considering how Pokémon is kinda having its renaissance, it's also a good bit of history from the past.

[Number1ChanseyFan]

Very fortunate timing on my part then. Had I checked a few months ago, I'd probably not have been curious enough to check again so soon. But yeah, it'll be sad if/when TPM says its final goodbye - it's the first online community I really engaged with and it'll always have a soft spot in my heart because of that. Considering how Pokémon is kinda having its renaissance, it's also a good bit of history from the past.

Yes, you definitely had perfect timing!! I agree, it will be so sad if/when TPM ever is gone forever. It was the second online community I was a part of, although the first one (The Ty Talk Cyberboard, for Beanie Babies lol) was very heavily moderated/restrictive and very basic, and it didn't last too long. It was special because it was my first experience with online life, but TPM has far and away been my one and only home. Nothing has ever come close to it. I briefly visited Serebii but never stuck there. I have checked on them recently and Bulbagarden... traffic seems to be wayyyy down at those places from what I remember too... I guess people are more into Discord and other forms of social media... I've never really understood why online forums seem to be dying off, maybe it's because I am getting older, but to me forums have by far the cleanest layout and the most user-friendly experience. But yes, TPM is absolutely a treasure vault of Pokemon and internet history, even if a rebirth is not going to be in the cards, I hope that we will always have it. I'm glad you checked in, hopefully you will keep visiting, even if activity is quiet these days. ^_^