Pre-2011 Smogon

[Fire Blast]

So I came back recently and noticed that Smogon has moved to a new forum and that a lot of the old conent is gone. Is there a way to access threads from pre-2011 Smogon?

 

[Stratos]

it's all there but you typically cant find it in the search box, just have to navigate to it by clicking through the forum

welcome back

 

[Mekkah]

there's no such thing man

 

[billymills]

old stuff might be in the closed fora http://www.smogon.com/forums/forums/closed-forums.183/

 

[faint]

ONLY 90'S KIDS REMEMBER STARK MOUNTAIN

you need to really know what you're looking for, Fire Blast. the search feature on XF is pretty poor and some stuff got tossed around during the migration. like billymills said cold storage is a good place to start. otherwise try to remember who posted the thread your looking for and browse through their threads.

 

[Alfalfa]

It's more like pre-2013 Smogon; 2013 is when Smogon changed...

 

[az]

i appreciate billymills' use of the word fora

i feel like you've come into a grand archive and are asking for permission to access some long-forgotten documents, fire blast

anything in particular you're looking for, in case we can help you find it?

 

[jumpluff]

my preferred method is using google search with the keyword site:smogon.com/forums/ (and anything you want to change the date parameters etc.). while it's unreliable and non-comprehensive it can be an instant hit and is a good first course of action before manually searching old threads/posters' profiles

 

[tml]

i dont think your best dpp rmt is gonna work in xy mind you...

 

[Bughouse]

You know a user's been gone for a while when they have a link in their signature to a social group

 

[Force Majeure]

i dont think your best dpp rmt is gonna work in xy mind you...

You'd be a little surprised at how well original HO holds up. It's not super-pretty, but it's easier than using Obistall in ORAS.