Enchanted Island - Revision history

FalseAlias: Small rewording. Addition of official opening date.

2018-08-01T19:00:55Z

Small rewording. Addition of official opening date.

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	[[File:IUZHmv4.png\|thumb\|Enchanted Island's current logo]]		[[File:IUZHmv4.png\|thumb\|Enchanted Island's current logo]]

	'''Enchanted Island''' was an [[online message board\|online message board]] for [[boylove]]rs opened in 2014. It was owned by Kermie up until his passing on October 6, 2016, where Dragonlover, Dutch and Boysrule, took over. The site included discussion forums, polls, games, quizzes, a radio station, and a Discord server. It was closely affiliated with [[Ethos Magazine]] and [[WEIRD Radio]].		'''Enchanted Island''' was an [[online message board\|online message board]] for [[boylove]]rs opened June 1, 2014. It was owned by Kermie up until his passing on October 6, 2016, where Dragonlover, Dutch and Boysrule, took over. The site included discussion forums, polls, games, quizzes, a radio station, and a Discord server. It was closely affiliated with [[Ethos Magazine]], and owned [[WEIRD Radio]].

	As of March 3, 2018, Enchanted Island has closed permanently.		As of March 3, 2018, Enchanted Island has closed permanently.
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	I have one rule for the staff... Think with your head but act with your heart."		I have one rule for the staff... Think with your head but act with your heart."

	Unlike other boards, especially in the past, EI was not a 'numbers game' trying to build impressive but meaningless member counts - inactive members are pruned monthly, and trouble-makers are removed quickly.		"Unlike other boards, especially in the past, EI was not a 'numbers game' trying to build impressive but meaningless member counts - inactive members are pruned monthly, and trouble-makers are removed quickly.
	Enchanted Island is not about me. It is about a dream to bring BLers together where they can talk and enjoy a family atmosphere. "Our members are a family... we really care about each other. And we are blessed with a wonderful staff. They really give their hearts to Enchanted Island."		Enchanted Island is not about me. It is about a dream to bring BLers together where they can talk and enjoy a family atmosphere. "Our members are a family... we really care about each other. And we are blessed with a wonderful staff. They really give their hearts to Enchanted Island."
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	On March 3, 2018, Enchanted Island administrators made the ~~hard~~ decision ~~to close~~ Enchanted Island. It was ~~closed by its owners due to~~ problems with the hosting provider over false DMCA complaints which were made against the ~~board~~. The host was flooded with an extremely high quantity of falsely-filed DMCA complaints. ~~In order to counter-claim any of these, one~~ of the ~~board administrators would have needed to out themselves as~~ a ~~boylover to a court~~ of ~~law. The host~~ gave administrators ~~of EI~~ an ultimatum between ~~filing~~ a ~~counter-claim~~ or having their ~~hosting account~~ terminated. The decision to shut down EI was made by administrators in order to give members an understanding of what was happening and why, rather than to be left in the dark when the site disappeared from the Internet.		On March 3, 2018, Enchanted Island administrators made the difficult decision of closing Enchanted Island. Their decision was made because of problems with the hosting provider over false DMCA complaints which were made against the domain. The host was flooded with an extremely high quantity of falsely-filed DMCA complaints, targetting almost every image on the website (including images members had made themselves, in which no copyright had applied). The quantity of complaints was excessive enough that the hosting provider considered it a breach of their Acceptable Use Policy, and gave administrators an ultimatum between fighting the DMCA complaints in a court of law or having their site terminated for AUP breaches. The decision to shut down EI was made by administrators in order to give members an understanding of what was happening and why, rather than to be left in the dark when the site disappeared from the Internet.

	==Kermie==		==Kermie==

FalseAlias: General corrections, moved info on how it closed to the history section, and added internal links where necessary.

2018-04-22T23:33:38Z

General corrections, moved info on how it closed to the history section, and added internal links where necessary.

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	[[File:IUZHmv4.png\|thumb\|Enchanted Island current logo]]~~<center><font size="+1" color="black">'''NOTICE: Enchanted Island is currently defunct.'''~~		[[File:IUZHmv4.png\|thumb\|Enchanted Island's current logo]]
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	'''Enchanted Island''' ~~is a~~ message board for ~~boylovers~~, ~~that includes~~ discussion forums, polls, games, quizzes, a radio, and a Discord server. It is closely affiliated with Ethos Magazine and WEIRD Radio.		'''Enchanted Island''' was an [[online message board\|online message board]] for [[boylove]]rs opened in 2014. It was owned by Kermie up until his passing on October 6, 2016, where Dragonlover, Dutch and Boysrule, took over. The site included discussion forums, polls, games, quizzes, a radio station, and a Discord server. It was closely affiliated with [[Ethos Magazine]] and [[WEIRD Radio]].

	As of March ~~3rd~~, 2018, Enchanted Island has ~~been~~ closed permanently. It was closed by its owners due to ongoing problems with the hosting provider over false DMCA complaints which were made against the board. The host was flooded with an extremely high quantity of complaints, and due to this the host made the move to give EI administration a decision between filing a counter-claim (which would expose personal information of members of EI administration) or having their hosting terminated.		As of March 3, 2018, Enchanted Island has closed permanently.

	==History of the site==		==History of the site==
	[[File:CC6uwkl.jpg\|thumb\|Enchanted Island 2015 logo]]		[[File:CC6uwkl.jpg\|thumb\|Enchanted Island 2015 logo]]
	The owner of Enchanted Island and [[WEIRD Radio]], "Kermie", ~~has~~ deep BL board experience working in various capacities for several boards over the past eight years. He also ~~previous~~ owned a few sites that were not interactive.		The owner of Enchanted Island and [[WEIRD Radio]], "Kermie", had deep BL board experience working in various capacities for several boards over the past eight years. He also previously owned a few sites that were not interactive.

	Early in 2014, he realized that by removing egos and petty politics, and bringing a whole new level of professionalism to the recruitment of staff and the internal organization of a site, it would be possible to create a much better BL board than had ever been built before. Kermie states,		Early in 2014, he realized that by removing egos and petty politics, and bringing a whole new level of professionalism to the recruitment of staff and the internal organization of a site, it would be possible to create a much better BL board than had ever been built before. Kermie states,
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	I have one rule for the staff... Think with your head but act with your heart."		I have one rule for the staff... Think with your head but act with your heart."

	Unlike other boards, especially in the past, EI is not a 'numbers game' trying to build impressive but meaningless member counts - inactive members are pruned monthly, and trouble-makers are removed ~~rapidly~~.		Unlike other boards, especially in the past, EI was not a 'numbers game' trying to build impressive but meaningless member counts - inactive members are pruned monthly, and trouble-makers are removed quickly.
	Enchanted Island is not about me. It is about a dream to bring BLers together where they can talk and enjoy a family atmosphere. "Our members are a family... we really care about each other. And we are blessed with a wonderful staff. They really give their hearts to Enchanted Island."		Enchanted Island is not about me. It is about a dream to bring BLers together where they can talk and enjoy a family atmosphere. "Our members are a family... we really care about each other. And we are blessed with a wonderful staff. They really give their hearts to Enchanted Island."
	{{clr}}		{{clr}}

			On March 3, 2018, Enchanted Island administrators made the hard decision to close Enchanted Island. It was closed by its owners due to problems with the hosting provider over false DMCA complaints which were made against the board. The host was flooded with an extremely high quantity of falsely-filed DMCA complaints. In order to counter-claim any of these, one of the board administrators would have needed to out themselves as a boylover to a court of law. The host gave administrators of EI an ultimatum between filing a counter-claim or having their hosting account terminated. The decision to shut down EI was made by administrators in order to give members an understanding of what was happening and why, rather than to be left in the dark when the site disappeared from the Internet.

	==Kermie==		==Kermie==
	Kermie ~~who~~ was the founder of Enchanted Island and [[ WEIRD Radio]] and dear friend to BoyWiki and to many boylovers passed away in his sleep on Thursday October 6, 2016. The archive of Kermie's news broadcasts for WEIRD Radio and BoyWiki can be found here: [[Archive of news broadcasts from WEIRD radio]]		Kermie was the founder of Enchanted Island and WEIRD Radio, and dear friend to BoyWiki and to many boylovers, passed away in his sleep on Thursday October 6, 2016. The archive of Kermie's news broadcasts for WEIRD Radio and BoyWiki can be found here: [[Archive of news broadcasts from WEIRD radio]]


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	*[[Archive of news broadcasts from WEIRD radio]]		*[[Archive of news broadcasts from WEIRD radio]]

	==~~Exturnal~~ links==		==External links==
	*[https://www.enchanted-island.online/ Enchanted Island (site)]		*[https://www.enchanted-island.online/ Enchanted Island (site)]
	[[Category:Message boards]]		[[Category:Message boards]]
	[[Category:Community]]		[[Category:Community]]
	[[Category:Websites]]		[[Category:Websites]]

FalseAlias: Information on how Enchanted Island closed down.

2018-04-22T00:47:10Z

Information on how Enchanted Island closed down.

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	'''Enchanted Island''' is a message board for boylovers, that includes discussion forums, polls, games, quizzes, a radio, and a Discord server. It is closely affiliated with Ethos Magazine and WEIRD Radio.		'''Enchanted Island''' is a message board for boylovers, that includes discussion forums, polls, games, quizzes, a radio, and a Discord server. It is closely affiliated with Ethos Magazine and WEIRD Radio.

			As of March 3rd, 2018, Enchanted Island has been closed permanently. It was closed by its owners due to ongoing problems with the hosting provider over false DMCA complaints which were made against the board. The host was flooded with an extremely high quantity of complaints, and due to this the host made the move to give EI administration a decision between filing a counter-claim (which would expose personal information of members of EI administration) or having their hosting terminated.

	==History of the site==		==History of the site==

Hikari-again at 02:07, 27 March 2018

2018-03-27T02:07:31Z

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	[[File:IUZHmv4.png\|thumb\|Enchanted Island current logo]]		[[File:IUZHmv4.png\|thumb\|Enchanted Island current logo]]<center><font size="+1" color="black">'''NOTICE: Enchanted Island is currently defunct.'''
			</font></center>

	'''Enchanted Island''' is a message board for boylovers, that includes discussion forums, polls, games, quizzes, a radio, and a Discord server. It is closely affiliated with Ethos Magazine and WEIRD Radio.		'''Enchanted Island''' is a message board for boylovers, that includes discussion forums, polls, games, quizzes, a radio, and a Discord server. It is closely affiliated with Ethos Magazine and WEIRD Radio.

Hikari-again at 17:29, 19 September 2017

2017-09-19T17:29:52Z

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	'''Enchanted Island''' is a message board for boylovers, that includes discussion forums, polls, games, quizzes, a radio, and a Discord server.		'''Enchanted Island''' is a message board for boylovers, that includes discussion forums, polls, games, quizzes, a radio, and a Discord server. It is closely affiliated with Ethos Magazine and WEIRD Radio.

Hikari-again at 17:28, 19 September 2017

2017-09-19T17:28:36Z

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	'''Enchanted Island''' is a message board for boylovers.		'''Enchanted Island''' is a message board for boylovers, that includes discussion forums, polls, games, quizzes, a radio, and a Discord server.

Hikari-again at 07:03, 14 August 2017

2017-08-14T07:03:54Z

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	==Exturnal links==		==Exturnal links==
	*[https://www.enchanted-island.online// Enchanted Island (site)]		*[https://www.enchanted-island.online/ Enchanted Island (site)]
	[[Category:Message boards]]		[[Category:Message boards]]
	[[Category:Community]]		[[Category:Community]]
	[[Category:Websites]]		[[Category:Websites]]

Etenne: /* Exturnal links */

2017-07-15T18:31:40Z

Exturnal links

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	==Exturnal links==		==Exturnal links==
	*[~~http~~://www.enchanted-island.~~com~~/~~forum~~/ Enchanted Island (site)]		*[https://www.enchanted-island.online// Enchanted Island (site)]
	[[Category:Message boards]]		[[Category:Message boards]]
	[[Category:Community]]		[[Category:Community]]
	[[Category:Websites]]		[[Category:Websites]]

Etenne: /* Kermie */

2016-10-10T00:07:36Z

Kermie

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	{{Audio \| source=Kermie Memorial.mp3 \|position=centre \|control=1 \|boucle= \|autoplay= \|The memorial service in Kermie's honor.<br> Sunday, October 9, 2016 with DJ Scorpion}}		{{Audio \| source=Kermie Memorial.mp3 \|position=centre \|control=1 \|boucle= \|autoplay= \|'''The memorial service in Kermie's honor.'''<br> Sunday, October 9, 2016 with DJ Scorpion}}

	==See also==		==See also==

Etenne: /* Kermie */

2016-10-10T00:07:14Z

Kermie

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	{{Audio \| source=Kermie Memorial.mp3 \|position=centre \|control=1 \|boucle= \|autoplay= \|The memorial service in Kermie's honor. Sunday, October 9, 2016 with DJ Scorpion}}		{{Audio \| source=Kermie Memorial.mp3 \|position=centre \|control=1 \|boucle= \|autoplay= \|The memorial service in Kermie's honor.<br> Sunday, October 9, 2016 with DJ Scorpion}}

	==See also==		==See also==