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578 Posts

Posted Jan 16, 2013

Replied 24 minutes later

If we change to mAL, we'll have to change every picture and video with a landmark on it. But, mAL might sound more...attractive? it's a shorter name so it's easier to remember.

@Sven

306 Posts

#364899

Posted Jan 16, 2013

Replied 6 minutes later

After the heartfelt goodbye we had to mAL, I suggest we leave it in the past where it belongs. We've moved on from it in the same way that Nick moved on from us. I'm not looking back.

Pilchard123 (@Pilchard123)

334 Posts

#364901

Posted Jan 16, 2013

Replied 28 minutes later

I'm inclined to agree with Sven. We laid the old site to rest and told the world (well, I did) that mAL was dead.

HugoBDesigner (@HugoBDesigner)

156 Posts

#364902

Posted Jan 16, 2013

Replied 2 hours later

Well, I just discovered myApertureLabs when it was already dead. I've seen a lot of maps/stuff of myApertureLabs, but then you guys decided to start again in myApertureInnovations, with new stuff, new logo, new environment. Actually, it looks very good, and it's good to have a "refresh" of myApertureLabs. So, I vote for keep myApertureInnovations

Groxkiller585 (@Groxkiller585)

652 Posts

#364908

Posted Jan 17, 2013

Replied 8 hours later

I also agree with Sven. mAL died, and we built from it's ashes a new site to handle all of our portally needs. To go back to it is to make this entire venture pointless. While I am happy (read: ESTATIC) that we have all the old files, and we shouldn't forget our origins, mAL needs to stay in the past. We've moved on.

FelixGriffin (@FelixGriffin)

2,680 Posts

#364917

Posted Jan 17, 2013

Replied 12 hours later

Which brings up the question: what actually happened to mAL? One day I tried to view the site and it just...wasn't there.

Omeqa (@Kopeke)

578 Posts

#364918

Posted Jan 17, 2013

Replied 10 minutes later

FelixGriffin wrote:
Which brings up the question: what actually happened to mAL? One day I tried to view the site and it just...wasn't there.

The data based crashed for some reason around July 2011 and Nick didn't try to fix it (if I remember correctly), then after a while the forums were unstable and finally crashed too. For a while mAL's community was only alive on Steam. One day in April 2011, some people brought up the subject of reviving mAL and here we are.

reepblue (@reepblue)

894 Posts

#364921

Posted Jan 17, 2013

Replied 8 minutes later

I voted that we still be innovations.

mAL was a Portal mapping community while mAI is a Portal theme clubhouse.

@Sven

306 Posts

#364923

Posted Jan 17, 2013

Replied 15 minutes later

FelixGriffin wrote:
Which brings up the question: what actually happened to mAL? One day I tried to view the site and it just...wasn't there.

If you mean the message "It's been fun, don't come back" that replaced the forums, I took the liberty of taking the forum itself offline until P2P acquired it.

I didn't want to see the old place fill up with spam. I hate spam.

p0rtalplayer (@p0rtalplayer)

1,366 Posts

#364927

Posted Jan 17, 2013

Replied 26 minutes later

Well, I left the poll open for 7 days but the result seems clear.

I personally voted for going back, for the sole reason that I don't want to be paying for 2 domains every year

I get the logic of and otherwise agree with keeping the new name, however. Nick told me today that the files are all uploaded (hooray!) and he'll work on getting the relevant info from his database backup soon. In the meantime, I'll make a temporary way to browse the files so that we can still benefit from the content.

Coppermantis (@Coppermantis)

263 Posts

#364934

Posted Jan 17, 2013

Replied 4 hours later

If money is a problem, then I'd be perfectly content with mAL. But otherwise, I think that since we're our own new community with our own identity we should keep our own name.

@msleeper

4,141 Posts

Admin

#364936

Posted Jan 17, 2013

Replied 9 minutes later

p0rtalplayer wrote:
I personally voted for going back, for the sole reason that I don't want to be paying for 2 domains every year

When it's about to expire I'll be happy to buy it off of you.

vanSulli (@vanSulli)

994 Posts

#364938

Posted Jan 17, 2013

Replied 10 minutes later

Its funny because we might've gotten rid of it if you hadn't said that.

@msleeper

4,141 Posts

Admin

#364941

Posted Jan 18, 2013

Replied 3 hours later

Pft you think that would stop me? I offered Nick money for years.

kizzycocoa (@kizzycocoa)

975 Posts

#364942

Posted Jan 18, 2013

Replied 3 hours later

as with PP, I voted to go with mAL. it just, rolls off the tongue. mAI was nice and all, but it still feels like it's filler, even though it's a very nice upgrade from mAL.

@Sven

306 Posts

#364947

Posted Jan 18, 2013

Replied 9 hours later

msleeper wrote:

p0rtalplayer wrote:
I personally voted for going back, for the sole reason that I don't want to be paying for 2 domains every year >

When it's about to expire I'll be happy to buy it off of you.

I'm sure you would.

FelixGriffin (@FelixGriffin)

2,680 Posts

#364949

Posted Jan 18, 2013

Replied 2 hours later

Wait, Msleeper, why? You already own ThinkingWithPortals.

reepblue (@reepblue)

894 Posts

#364950

Posted Jan 18, 2013

Replied 24 minutes later

FelixGriffin wrote:
Wait, Msleeper, why? You already own ThinkingWithPortals.

So he can use that domain to link to TWP so he can get more traffic. There is a lot of old mAL links left on the internet.

@Keklolzor

165 Posts

#364956

Posted Jan 19, 2013

Replied 11 hours later

reepblue wrote:

FelixGriffin wrote:
Wait, Msleeper, why? You already own ThinkingWithPortals.>

So he can use that domain to link to TWP so he can get more traffic. There is a lot of old mAL links left on the internet.

Which is why I vote for using mAL

Pilchard123 (@Pilchard123)

334 Posts

#364957

Posted Jan 19, 2013

Replied 1 hour later

There really should be a 301 redirect set up from mAL to mAI or vice versa.

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