WilliamRedRobin
United Kingdom
Joined Jul 2025
Member #33,162,104
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'Follow Thread' notifications and 'Recently Updated' window
Unless I've missed it, it would be cool to be able to follow a thread and get notifications for every comment, not just ones replying to you.
It would also be useful to have a window showing the most recently updated threads, so you can see what people are talking about even if it isn't a 'hot' thread.
Insignia Xbox Live
If you haven't heard of it, Insignia is a free replacement for the Xbox Live servers for the original Xbox. It has support for a ton of classic games including Halo 2.
It would be cool to get some community matchmaking events organised. There's only about 25k users right now, so it's difficult to get matches unless it's with pre-arranged group.
If you're interested, Insignia can be set up on any original Xbox. It doesn't require a modded one.
I was thinking of trying Halo 2 Rumble Pit on Saturday the 16th, 20:00 BST, 15:00 EST, 12:00 PST.
Comment if you're interested in joining.
Just got a new Wii. Setting it up today.
I had one as a kid, but I think it went up on Ebay at some point.
Any recommendations of what I should play first?
Console Modding
Is anyone else here into console modding?
So far, I've modded my OG Xbox, 360, PS3 and Vita, and I'm modding my Wii today.
It's great to have all my games ripped, so I don't need to go running around for discs all the time.
What are you reading?
What comic books and series have you been reading recently?
I've been reading Marv Wolfman's The New Teen Titans run this year, and it's become one of my favourite runs of all time. I've also recently been reading Green Lantern/Green Arrow, and the Superman Triangle comics from the 90s.
Your Favourite Books and Authors
I thought I'd make a thread where people can reccomend book and authors that they think everyone should read.
I for one, never miss a chance to shill John Wyndham, one of the greatest British authors of all time. So far I've read; Day of the Triffids, The Midwich Cuckoo's, The Chrysalids, The Kraken Wakes, The Trouble with Lichen, and Chocky, and I've loved every single one of them.
Day 5
Day 5 was one of my favourite Rooster Teeth productions. It would be amazing to see it get a wrap up movie a la Serenity.
Fanediting
The topic of fanediting came up briefly in today's morning somewhere, which is a hobby community I happen to be quite active in. I just wanted to correct a couple of things that we're said.
Topher Grace isn't the creator of The Phantom Edit, although he does make fanedits that he shows to his friends, and apparently cut the Prequel Trilogy down to 85 minutes.
The Phantom Edit was an edit of The Phantom Menace created by Mike J. Nichols in the year 2000. It's important to fanediting history because it's widely considered to be the first fanedit to be published online, which introduced millions of people to the hobby and created a new avenue for sharing and collaboration to improve the craft of fanediting.
Ashley was also correct when she said that the fanedit of Memento wasn't supposed to be someone's first viewing of the movie. The intent of fanediting isn't necessarily to improve or replace the existing film, although that can be a goal in what's referred to in the community as a "fanfix". The real purpose of fanediting is to view a movie from a different perspective, to experiment by making things that wouldn't ordinarily be made by a studio, and most importantly, to challenge oneself to see what can be made from such limited materials.
Fanediting has come a long way since The Phantom Edit. These days the gold standard for Star Wars would be L8wtr's, Adywan's, or HAL9000's versions, although everybody has their individual favourites, and there are other legendary fanedits like Blade Runner: the Penultimate Cut by TM2YC, The Godfather: Don Vito's Opus by Wraith, or Batman Forever: Redbook Edition by Scaperat.
New technologies like non-linear editors and consumer special effects software have revolutionised what fanedits are capable of over the years, and it's one of the few spaces where I've seen serious experimentation with emerging AI technologies, all for the betterment of the craft.
If you're interested in checking out some fanedits, learning about fanediting, or even getting involved yourself, you can find out more at Fanedit.org and join the forums there, but please make sure to read the rules before posting or commenting.