BoyPlanet - Revision history

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	'''BoyPlanet''' (other names: BoyPlanet.net, Boy Planet, BPN, BPn) was an [[online message board]] primarily for [[boylover]]s founded in November 2017. It was noted to have an almost identical landing page to [[BoyLover.net]].		'''BoyPlanet''' (other names: BoyPlanet.net, Boy Planet, BPN, BPn) was an [[online message board]] primarily for [[boylover]]s founded in November 2017. It was noted to have an almost identical landing page to [[BoyLover.net]].

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External links

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	==External links==		==External links==

	*[https://boyplanet.net/ BoyPlanet's website]

	[[Category:Community]]		[[Category:Community]]
	[[Category:Message boards]]		[[Category:Message boards]]
	[[Category:Websites]]		[[Category:Websites]]

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	'''BoyPlanet''' (other names: BoyPlanet.net, Boy Planet, BPN, BPn) was an [[online message board]] primarily for [[boylover]]s founded in November 2017. It was noted to have an almost identical landing page to [[BoyLover.net]].		'''BoyPlanet''' (other names: BoyPlanet.net, Boy Planet, BPN, BPn) was an [[online message board]] primarily for [[boylover]]s founded in November 2017. It was noted to have an almost identical landing page to [[BoyLover.net]].

FalseAlias: BoyChat post showing original closure notice.

2023-08-10T08:02:06Z

BoyChat post showing original closure notice.

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	On February 5, BPN announced new hosting had been arranged though gave no information on when the site would reopen.<ref name="downtime_2022_1_c4">[https://web.archive.org/web/20220208145150/https://boyplanet.net/ BoyPlanet Site Index (via Web Archive 2022-02-08)]</ref>		On February 5, BPN announced new hosting had been arranged though gave no information on when the site would reopen.<ref name="downtime_2022_1_c4">[https://web.archive.org/web/20220208145150/https://boyplanet.net/ BoyPlanet Site Index (via Web Archive 2022-02-08)]</ref>

	On August 8, 2023, BPN went offline for unknown reasons. An initial investigation into this was started by the site's technician but was unable to find the source of the problem and escalated the matter to the site's host. The host did not respond. In the early hours of August 10 U.K. time, notice was posted at by Damien at Boyland informing that BPN was permanently closing and cited that the host had been seized under copyright law (DMCA).		On August 8, 2023, BPN went offline for unknown reasons. An initial investigation into this was started by the site's technician but was unable to find the source of the problem and escalated the matter to the site's host. The host did not respond. In the early hours of August 10 U.K. time, notice was posted at by Damien at Boyland informing that BPN was permanently closing and cited that the host had been seized under copyright law (DMCA). A copy of the notice was posted at BoyChat around 9am the same day<ref>[https://boychat.org/messages/1615867.htm BoyPlanet.net Closure (BoyChat post)]</ref>.

	==References==		==References==

FalseAlias: BPN closure.

2023-08-10T07:56:52Z

BPN closure.

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	'''BoyPlanet''' (other names: BoyPlanet.net, Boy Planet, BPN, BPn) is an [[online message board]] primarily for [[boylover]]s founded in November 2017. It is noted to have an almost identical landing page to [[BoyLover.net]].		'''BoyPlanet''' (other names: BoyPlanet.net, Boy Planet, BPN, BPn) was an [[online message board]] primarily for [[boylover]]s founded in November 2017. It was noted to have an almost identical landing page to [[BoyLover.net]].

	Unlike traditional boards, BPN ~~does~~ not permit the use of emails at any point. Members who register ~~cannot~~ enter in or utilise an email account. As a result of this both password recovery and username changes ~~are~~ not available to any board member, including staff.<ref>[https://boyplanet.net/bpn/index.php?action=register Registration Agreement] Retrieved on April 27, 2018</ref>		Unlike traditional boards, BPN did not permit the use of emails at any point. Members who register could not enter in or utilise an email account. As a result of this both password recovery and username changes were not available to any board member, including staff.<ref>[https://boyplanet.net/bpn/index.php?action=register Registration Agreement] Retrieved on April 27, 2018</ref>

	There ~~are~~ various forums in the main board for subjects of interest to boylovers, in addition to galleries. The site ~~features~~ forums in several languages, including German and Spanish. There is also a small section of forums dedicated to [[girllover]]s, titled GirlPlanet.		There were various forums in the main board for subjects of interest to boylovers, in addition to galleries. The site featured forums in several languages, including German and Spanish. There was also a small section of forums dedicated to [[girllover]]s, titled GirlPlanet (though this was removed due to lack of interest in late 2022).

	While BoyPlanet ~~shares~~ a theme ~~identical~~ to that of the now-defunct [[BoyLover.net]], the two sites are not associated with one another.		While BoyPlanet shared a theme very similar to that of the now-defunct [[BoyLover.net]], the two sites are not associated with one another.

			On August 10, at 1:14am U.K. time, it was announced via partner board Boyland that the site would not be returning.

	==History==		==History==

	The original BoyPlanet was created in 2009 as a space-themed boylove forum. It was short-lived and shut down within the year by its owner, who was using an unknown alias at the time.<ref name="interview_damien">[https://boyplanet.net/bpnmd/interview.php?with=Damien%202019-11 Interview with Damien > BPNMD]</ref>		The original BoyPlanet.net was created in 2009 as a space-themed boylove forum. It was short-lived and shut down within the year by its owner, who was using an unknown alias at the time.<ref name="interview_damien">[https://boyplanet.net/bpnmd/interview.php?with=Damien%202019-11 Interview with Damien > BPNMD]</ref>

	In late 2017, BPN's founder recognised a need for another board in the community and decided to recreate his former site. In doing so, he decided to borrow the theme of BoyLover.net. It was proven to work, owing to BLN's success, and would be familiar for older community members. The new site started development on October 24, 2017, and was released to the public on December 1, 2017, after just over a month of development work by Damien, Underdog, and several other BPN staff members.<ref name="interview_damien /> Most of this period of time was spent setting up the forums and themes to closely match those of ~~BoyLover.net~~, and removing all email functionality from the forum software.		In late 2017, BPN's founder recognised a need for another board in the community and decided to recreate his former site. In doing so, he decided to borrow the theme of BoyLover.net. It was proven to work, owing to BLN's success, and would be familiar for older community members. The new site started development on October 24, 2017, and was released to the public on December 1, 2017, after just over a month of development work by Damien, Underdog, and several other BPN staff members.<ref name="interview_damien /> Most of this period of time was spent setting up the forums and themes to closely match those of BLN, and removing all email functionality from the forum software.

	BPN appeared on [[BoyLinks]] on December 31, 2017.		BPN appeared on [[BoyLinks]] on December 31, 2017.
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	In December 2018, BPN changed its minimum age requirement from 16 to 18.		In December 2018, BPN changed its minimum age requirement from 16 to 18.

	On January 12, 2022, ~~BoyPlanet~~ was taken offline by the hosting provider. In response, Boyland hosted a status page for members of ~~BoyPlanet~~ to safely find updates on the site's downtime.<ref name="downtime_2022_1_c1">[https://boychat.org/messages/1585224.htm BoyChat notice of BoyPlanet's downtime]</ref><ref name="downtime_2022_1_c2">[https://boylandonline.com/boyplanet/ Boyland's downtime status page for BoyPlanet]</ref> On January 25, it was confirmed that the hosting provider for ~~BoyPlanet has~~ terminated the hosting account ~~for the site~~.<ref name="downtime_2022_1_c3">[https://boychat.org/messages/1585958.htm BoyChat posting re. hosting status of BoyPlanet]</ref>		On January 12, 2022, BPN was taken offline by the hosting provider. In response, Boyland hosted a status page for members of BPN to safely find updates on the site's downtime.<ref name="downtime_2022_1_c1">[https://boychat.org/messages/1585224.htm BoyChat notice of BoyPlanet's downtime]</ref><ref name="downtime_2022_1_c2">[https://boylandonline.com/boyplanet/ Boyland's downtime status page for BoyPlanet]</ref> On January 25, it was confirmed that the hosting provider for the site had terminated the hosting account.<ref name="downtime_2022_1_c3">[https://boychat.org/messages/1585958.htm BoyChat posting re. hosting status of BoyPlanet]</ref>

			On February 5, BPN announced new hosting had been arranged though gave no information on when the site would reopen.<ref name="downtime_2022_1_c4">[https://web.archive.org/web/20220208145150/https://boyplanet.net/ BoyPlanet Site Index (via Web Archive 2022-02-08)]</ref>

	On ~~February 5~~, ~~BoyPlanet announced new hosting had been arranged though gave no information on when~~ the site ~~would reopen~~.~~<ref name="downtime_2022_1_c4">[https://web~~.~~archive~~.~~org/web/20220208145150/https://boyplanet~~.~~net/ BoyPlanet Site Index~~ (~~via Web Archive 2022-02-08~~)~~]</ref>~~		On August 8, 2023, BPN went offline for unknown reasons. An initial investigation into this was started by the site's technician but was unable to find the source of the problem and escalated the matter to the site's host. The host did not respond. In the early hours of August 10 U.K. time, notice was posted at by Damien at Boyland informing that BPN was permanently closing and cited that the host had been seized under copyright law (DMCA).

	==References==		==References==

FalseAlias: Should indicate it's 2022

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Should indicate it's 2022

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	In December 2018, BPN changed its minimum age requirement from 16 to 18.		In December 2018, BPN changed its minimum age requirement from 16 to 18.

	On January 12, BoyPlanet was taken offline by the hosting provider. In response, Boyland hosted a status page for members of BoyPlanet to safely find updates on the site's downtime.<ref name="downtime_2022_1_c1">[https://boychat.org/messages/1585224.htm BoyChat notice of BoyPlanet's downtime]</ref><ref name="downtime_2022_1_c2">[https://boylandonline.com/boyplanet/ Boyland's downtime status page for BoyPlanet]</ref> On January 25, it was confirmed that the hosting provider for BoyPlanet has terminated the hosting account for the site.<ref name="downtime_2022_1_c3">[https://boychat.org/messages/1585958.htm BoyChat posting re. hosting status of BoyPlanet]</ref>		On January 12, 2022, BoyPlanet was taken offline by the hosting provider. In response, Boyland hosted a status page for members of BoyPlanet to safely find updates on the site's downtime.<ref name="downtime_2022_1_c1">[https://boychat.org/messages/1585224.htm BoyChat notice of BoyPlanet's downtime]</ref><ref name="downtime_2022_1_c2">[https://boylandonline.com/boyplanet/ Boyland's downtime status page for BoyPlanet]</ref> On January 25, it was confirmed that the hosting provider for BoyPlanet has terminated the hosting account for the site.<ref name="downtime_2022_1_c3">[https://boychat.org/messages/1585958.htm BoyChat posting re. hosting status of BoyPlanet]</ref>

	On February 5, BoyPlanet announced new hosting had been arranged though gave no information on when the site would reopen.<ref name="downtime_2022_1_c4">[https://web.archive.org/web/20220208145150/https://boyplanet.net/ BoyPlanet Site Index (via Web Archive 2022-02-08)]</ref>		On February 5, BoyPlanet announced new hosting had been arranged though gave no information on when the site would reopen.<ref name="downtime_2022_1_c4">[https://web.archive.org/web/20220208145150/https://boyplanet.net/ BoyPlanet Site Index (via Web Archive 2022-02-08)]</ref>

FalseAlias: update re. downtime

2022-02-08T15:03:55Z

update re. downtime

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	On January 12, BoyPlanet was taken offline by the hosting provider. In response, Boyland hosted a status page for members of BoyPlanet to safely find updates on the site's downtime.<ref name="downtime_2022_1_c1">[https://boychat.org/messages/1585224.htm BoyChat notice of BoyPlanet's downtime]</ref><ref name="downtime_2022_1_c2">[https://boylandonline.com/boyplanet/ Boyland's downtime status page for BoyPlanet]</ref> On January 25, it was confirmed that the hosting provider for BoyPlanet has terminated the hosting account for the site.<ref name="downtime_2022_1_c3">[https://boychat.org/messages/1585958.htm BoyChat posting re. hosting status of BoyPlanet]</ref>		On January 12, BoyPlanet was taken offline by the hosting provider. In response, Boyland hosted a status page for members of BoyPlanet to safely find updates on the site's downtime.<ref name="downtime_2022_1_c1">[https://boychat.org/messages/1585224.htm BoyChat notice of BoyPlanet's downtime]</ref><ref name="downtime_2022_1_c2">[https://boylandonline.com/boyplanet/ Boyland's downtime status page for BoyPlanet]</ref> On January 25, it was confirmed that the hosting provider for BoyPlanet has terminated the hosting account for the site.<ref name="downtime_2022_1_c3">[https://boychat.org/messages/1585958.htm BoyChat posting re. hosting status of BoyPlanet]</ref>

			On February 5, BoyPlanet announced new hosting had been arranged though gave no information on when the site would reopen.<ref name="downtime_2022_1_c4">[https://web.archive.org/web/20220208145150/https://boyplanet.net/ BoyPlanet Site Index (via Web Archive 2022-02-08)]</ref>

	==References==		==References==

FalseAlias: Downtime starting Jan 12

2022-01-25T03:03:11Z

Downtime starting Jan 12

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	In December 2018, BPN changed its minimum age requirement from 16 to 18.		In December 2018, BPN changed its minimum age requirement from 16 to 18.

			On January 12, BoyPlanet was taken offline by the hosting provider. In response, Boyland hosted a status page for members of BoyPlanet to safely find updates on the site's downtime.<ref name="downtime_2022_1_c1">[https://boychat.org/messages/1585224.htm BoyChat notice of BoyPlanet's downtime]</ref><ref name="downtime_2022_1_c2">[https://boylandonline.com/boyplanet/ Boyland's downtime status page for BoyPlanet]</ref> On January 25, it was confirmed that the hosting provider for BoyPlanet has terminated the hosting account for the site.<ref name="downtime_2022_1_c3">[https://boychat.org/messages/1585958.htm BoyChat posting re. hosting status of BoyPlanet]</ref>

	==References==		==References==

FalseAlias: /* History */ Updated citation and info Re. status checker and generic history.

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History: Updated citation and info Re. status checker and generic history.

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	==History==		==History==

	The original BoyPlanet was created in 2009 as a space-themed boylove forum. It was short-lived and shut down within the year by its owner, who was using an unknown alias at the time.<ref>[https://~~ethosonline~~.net/~~issues~~/~~ethos/jpg/12/ethos-issue-12-p10~~.~~jpg Ethos Magazine issue 12~~ - ~~page 9~~]</ref>		The original BoyPlanet was created in 2009 as a space-themed boylove forum. It was short-lived and shut down within the year by its owner, who was using an unknown alias at the time.<ref name="interview_damien">[https://boyplanet.net/bpnmd/interview.php?with=Damien%202019-11 Interview with Damien > BPNMD]</ref>

	In late 2017, BPN's founder recognised a need for another board in the community and decided to recreate his former site. In doing so, he decided to borrow the ~~former~~ theme of BoyLover.net ~~as it had already been~~ proven to work and would be familiar for older community members. The new site started development on October 24, 2017, and was released to the public on December 1, 2017, after just over a month of development work by Damien, Underdog, and several other BPN staff members.<ref~~>[https:~~/~~/ethosonline.net/issues/ethos/jpg/12/ethos-issue-12-p10.jpg Ethos Magazine issue 12 - page 10]</ref~~> Most of this period of time was spent setting up the forums and themes to closely match those of BoyLover.net, and removing all email functionality from the forum software.		In late 2017, BPN's founder recognised a need for another board in the community and decided to recreate his former site. In doing so, he decided to borrow the theme of BoyLover.net. It was proven to work, owing to BLN's success, and would be familiar for older community members. The new site started development on October 24, 2017, and was released to the public on December 1, 2017, after just over a month of development work by Damien, Underdog, and several other BPN staff members.<ref name="interview_damien /> Most of this period of time was spent setting up the forums and themes to closely match those of BoyLover.net, and removing all email functionality from the forum software.

	BPN appeared on [[BoyLinks]] on December 31, 2017.		BPN appeared on [[BoyLinks]] on December 31, 2017.

	On March 9, 2018, BPN started hosting a status checker developed by FalseAlias for Ethos Magazine. The status checker network currently consists of ~~three~~ status checkers, with the other ~~two being on [[Ethos Magazine\|ethosonline.net]] and~~ [[boyland_on_line\|boylandonline.com]].		On March 9, 2018, BPN started hosting a status checker developed by FalseAlias for Ethos Magazine. Though initially developed for Ethos, in April 2020 Ethos discontinued its hosting of the status checker as the project was shut down.<ref name="shutdown">[https://www.boychat.org/messages/1540764.htm Ethos is Done - BoyChat 2020-April-11 10:40:00, Saturday] Retrived April 12, 2020. [http://web.archive.org/web/20200412191758/https://www.boychat.org/messages/1540764.htm Archived April 12, 2020]</ref> Ethos re-opened later in 2020, but no longer hosted a status checker.<ref name="revive">[https://www.boychat.org/messages/1547433.htm Re: Ping Zoomzoom4 re ETHOS 2020-July-13 17:48:53, Monday] Retrived January 29, 2021. [http://web.archive.org/web/20210129174546/https://www.boychat.org/messages/1547433.htm Archived January 29, 2021]</ref> The status checker network currently consists of two status checkers, with the other hosted by [[boyland_on_line\|boylandonline.com]].

	In December 2018, BPN changed its minimum age requirement from 16 to 18.		In December 2018, BPN changed its minimum age requirement from 16 to 18.

FalseAlias: Various changes. Mostly on history.

2019-12-28T04:55:22Z

Various changes. Mostly on history.

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	'''BoyPlanet''' (other names: BoyPlanet.net, Boy Planet, BPN, BPn) is an [[online message board]] primarily for [[boylover]]s founded in November 2017. It is noted to have an almost identical landing page to [[BoyLover.net]].		'''BoyPlanet''' (other names: BoyPlanet.net, Boy Planet, BPN, BPn) is an [[online message board]] primarily for [[boylover]]s founded in November 2017. It is noted to have an almost identical landing page to [[BoyLover.net]].

	Unlike traditional boards, BPN does not permit the use of emails at any point. Members who register cannot ~~use~~ an email account~~, and if they forget their~~ password recovery is not ~~an option~~.<ref>[https://boyplanet.net/bpn/index.php?action=register Registration Agreement] Retrieved on April 27, 2018</ref>		Unlike traditional boards, BPN does not permit the use of emails at any point. Members who register cannot enter in or utilise an email account. As a result of this both password recovery and username changes are not available to any board member, including staff.<ref>[https://boyplanet.net/bpn/index.php?action=register Registration Agreement] Retrieved on April 27, 2018</ref>

	There are various forums in the main board for subjects of interest to boylovers, in addition to galleries. The site features forums in several languages, including German and Spanish. There is also a small section of forums dedicated to [[girllover]]s, titled GirlPlanet.		There are various forums in the main board for subjects of interest to boylovers, in addition to galleries. The site features forums in several languages, including German and Spanish. There is also a small section of forums dedicated to [[girllover]]s, titled GirlPlanet.

			While BoyPlanet shares a theme identical to that of the now-defunct [[BoyLover.net]], the two sites are not associated with one another.

	==History==		==History==

	BoyPlanet was released to the public on December 1, 2017, after ~~approximately~~ a month of development work by Damien, Underdog, and several other BPN staff members. Most of this period of time was spent setting up the forums to closely match those of BoyLover.net, and removing all email functionality from the forum software~~. While BoyPlanet shares a landing page identical to that of [[BoyLover.net]], it is important to note that the two boards are not affiliated with one another in any way~~.		The original BoyPlanet was created in 2009 as a space-themed boylove forum. It was short-lived and shut down within the year by its owner, who was using an unknown alias at the time.<ref>[https://ethosonline.net/issues/ethos/jpg/12/ethos-issue-12-p10.jpg Ethos Magazine issue 12 - page 9]</ref>

			In late 2017, BPN's founder recognised a need for another board in the community and decided to recreate his former site. In doing so, he decided to borrow the former theme of BoyLover.net as it had already been proven to work and would be familiar for older community members. The new site started development on October 24, 2017, and was released to the public on December 1, 2017, after just over a month of development work by Damien, Underdog, and several other BPN staff members.<ref>[https://ethosonline.net/issues/ethos/jpg/12/ethos-issue-12-p10.jpg Ethos Magazine issue 12 - page 10]</ref> Most of this period of time was spent setting up the forums and themes to closely match those of BoyLover.net, and removing all email functionality from the forum software.

	BPN appeared on [[BoyLinks]] on December 31, 2017.		BPN appeared on [[BoyLinks]] on December 31, 2017.

	On March 9, 2018, BPN started hosting a status checker ~~which was~~ developed by FalseAlias for Ethos Magazine. The status checker network currently consists of three status checkers, with the other two being on [[Ethos Magazine\|ethosonline.net]] and [[boyland_on_line\|boylandonline.com]].		On March 9, 2018, BPN started hosting a status checker developed by FalseAlias for Ethos Magazine. The status checker network currently consists of three status checkers, with the other two being on [[Ethos Magazine\|ethosonline.net]] and [[boyland_on_line\|boylandonline.com]].

	In December 2018, BPN changed its minimum age requirement from 16 to 18.		In December 2018, BPN changed its minimum age requirement from 16 to 18.