According to SW.com author Pablo Hidalgo, the official Star Wars site is shuttering their forums at the end of this month and deleting them at the beginning of June:
http://forums.starwars.com/ann.jspa?annID=3
That is utterly shocking to me, a new low for Lucasfilm's disinterest in fostering the fan community. And to drop such a significant bomb on those fans with so little time to do anything is entirely unfair to them.
That said, SSG was here before the SW.com forums, and now we'll be here after too.
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04-05-2011 #1Senator
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SW.com shutting down their forums?
Darth Vader is becoming the Mickey Mouse of Star Wars.
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04-05-2011 #2
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I didn't even know they had forums on there... and what an ugly layout.
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04-05-2011 #3Senator
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SON OF A...!!!
Tommy, close your eyes.
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04-05-2011 #4Senator
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Maybe they'll replace them with a George Lucas blog. That way, we'll know the TRUTH, instead of fan falsehood.
I just hope they don't get rid of the captions contest. I'm gonna get me a selection on their new site layout someday!"May the 4th be with you?" "Why yes, thank you for asking."
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04-06-2011 #5Senator
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I really never used the forums there . . . which I guess is part of the problem. That's too bad for people who liked posting there, though.
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04-06-2011 #6
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Although there was that brief little sojourn with SWCollecting.com
Originally Posted by JediTricks
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04-10-2011 #7Senator
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Well, we certainly have made up for that brief stint with prior uptime. Originally Posted by JimJamBonds
Although there was that brief little sojourn with SWCollecting.com
Darth Vader is becoming the Mickey Mouse of Star Wars.
"We named the dog 'Chewbacca'!"
The use of a lightsaber does not make one a Jedi, it is the ability to not use it.
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04-16-2011 #8
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I have a few posts over there, but once I drifted away, I forgot my username and password plus I have so many other things to keep me busy. Oh well.
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04-16-2011 #9Senator
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Your user name was "StarWarsFan," and your password was "1 2 3 4." You're welcome. Originally Posted by bobafrett
I had never changed my password, but when I went to log in, it'd tell me it was wrong. I changed it back each time; same deal. Loverly... especially considering what I chose for it."May the 4th be with you?" "Why yes, thank you for asking."
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04-21-2011 #10
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Apparently, Steve Sansweet was dismayed at this announcement as well. He didn't think it was a good move... according to an interview with him on Star Wars Action News' podcast last week.
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