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Official X-Files Message Board
| Forum · Message Board | |
|---|---|
| Name: | FOX Official X-Files Message Board |
| Date(s): | 1995(?)-2001 (at delphi.com), 2001 - January 2008(?) at propero.com) |
| Moderated: | |
| Moderators/List Maintainers: | ?, previously maggie_x |
| Founder(s): | FOX |
| Type: | message board |
| Fandom: | X-Files |
| URL: | https://www.delphi.com/foxxfiles/ (defunct, purposely wiped out), http://forums.prospero.com/foxxfiles Foxx Files (defunct, purposely wiped out) |
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The Official X-Files Message Board was a message board for fans of the X-Files which was available through the official website of the show located at thex-files.com.
It was first hosted by delphi.com, where it was accessible via the url https://www.delphi.com/foxxfiles/. Around November 1999 the board was moved with an creation/update of the Official X-Files website to a flash based version[1] and after a merge of Delphi and Wellengaged[2] to be hosted by the new formed Prospero Technologies [3] until around January 2008, which is the date of the last available wayback snapshot of the board[4].
For a certain time between November 1999 and September 2001, both boards at delphi and propsero seem to have been active at the same time with the delphi board probably being read-only.[5]
Trivia
- During the opening credits of the ninth season of the show, after "FBI Contacts: Witnesses and Contributors" a different list of names can be seen on a piece of paper. All the names are screen names from on-line fans of the show. For the first 11 episodes, screen names were were randomly picked from various X-Files message boards, including the Official X-Files Message Board. For other episodes, the names were chosen from a contest.
- According to a rumour, some writers from the show would read the postings to gauge fan reactions to their episodes. One strong rumour floated around that a member with the screen name DFOWLEY was actually showrunner Chris Carter, because posts of the poster indicated that the author "is, indeed, very talented and clever writer who had a deep understanding of the television and motion picture production industries." [6]Asked whether he participated in online discussion, Carter always denied everything.
- Sarah Stegall was contacted by Chris Carter about her reviews after she joined the official message board in 1995[7]
Glossary and Acronym Pages
- [www.geocities.com/kpcatalia/philes.html X-Files Message Board Glossary], Archived version
- Acronyms for Posting on The X-Files Boards, Archived version
- Login FAQ, Archived version
References
- ^ http://www.oocities.org/walterswench/wench_history.htm
- ^ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delphi_(online_service)#History
- ^ Prospero forums were the first commercial product that brought real-time chat to the World Wide Web. -- Prospero Systems Research Home Page, Archived version
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20080130221012/http://login.prospero.com:80/dir-login/index.asp?webtag=foxxfiles&lgnDST=http%3A%2F%2Fforums%2Edelphiforums%2Ecom%2Ffoxxfiles
- ^ http://www.filmscoremonthly.com/board/posts.cfm?threadID=4261&forumID=1&archive=1
- ^ source = Imaginative Worlds Forum
- ^ The X-Files Lexicon Interview with Sarah Stegall