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So in other words, last year. 
In fact, RaymanZone wasn't even my first Rayman community, as I remember being a member of philippe317 's French-speaking Rayman forum "Le monde de Rayman", which was active until RZ was launched. That was back in 2002, though I have no idea when I joined exactly. Or maybe as early as 2001? Not sure...
Anyway, it does feel weird to realize that you've been active in the community for over 22 years already.![]()
It's clear that other platforms like Discord are kind of taking over compared to forums, but forums still have things to offer that you don't get in Discord. You do have forum settings on there too, but very simple things like finding results on a search engine etc. There are still several use cases for forums.
Discord is a really terrible app, but that's the instant messaging platform of choice, so it's the place to be for now if you're looking to chat! But I have no doubts it will eventually get overshadowed by another platform, just like it took over Skype which in turn replaced MSN.
As for IM apps and forums, they are complementary and serve different purposes. It's true that there's been a shift towards the former, but I don't see forums disappearing completely. I mean, look at this place!![]()