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[[File:RaymanPC_Style.png|500px|thumb|The look of Rayman Pirate Community's main page.]]

The '''Rayman Pirate-Community''', commonly abbreviated to '''Pirate-Community''' or '''PC''', has been the largest ''[[Rayman (series)|Rayman]]'' community since the first deletion of the [[RaymanZone]] forums on December ~~20th~~ 2004. It was founded on August 8th 2003 by Hunchman801, an ex-moderator of the French and English sections of [[RaymanZone]], shortly after he was unfairly banned. Pirate-Community can currently be found at [http://www.raymanpc.com/ www.raymanpc.com].

The '''Rayman Pirate-Community''', commonly abbreviated to '''Pirate-Community''' or '''PC''', has been the largest ''[[Rayman (series)|Rayman]]'' community since the first deletion of the [[RaymanZone]] forums on December 20, 2004. It was founded on August 8th 2003 by Hunchman801, an ex-moderator of the French and English sections of [[RaymanZone]], shortly after he was unfairly banned. Pirate-Community can currently be found at [http://www.raymanpc.com/ www.raymanpc.com].

==History==

Pirate-Community was originally meant to be the fusion of four fan sites ([[RayMind|RaymanBD, RaymanTCG, RaymanEncyclo]], and [http://membres.multimania.fr/fantasnip MetalGearRayman]), but soon became an influent and active internet portal, thanks to its forum, which purpose was to provide a fair and free place for [[Rayman]] fans, in opposition to the arbitrary bans ~~occuring~~ on [[RaymanZone]]. The first three fan sites were later merged into [[RayMind]], while the last one was discontinued.

Pirate-Community was originally meant to be the fusion of four fan sites ([[RayMind|RaymanBD, RaymanTCG, RaymanEncyclo]], and [http://membres.multimania.fr/fantasnip MetalGearRayman]), but soon became an influent and active internet portal, thanks to its forum, which purpose was to provide a fair and free place for [[Rayman]] fans, in opposition to the arbitrary bans occurring on [[RaymanZone]]. The first three fan sites were later merged into [[RayMind]], while the last one was discontinued.

However, the three most important Pirate-Community websites are now [[RayTunes]], founded on June ~~20th~~ 2006 by Drolpiraat, [[RayWiki]], founded on January ~~4th~~ 2008 by Hunchman801, and [[RaySaves]], founded on ~~21st~~ April 2013 by RoboticTeensie. Even though Pirate-Community is still mostly visited for its forums, these websites have become references on the internet.

However, the three most important Pirate-Community websites are now [[RayTunes]], founded on June 20, 2006 by Drolpiraat, [[RayWiki]], founded on January 4, 2008 by Hunchman801, and [[RaySaves]], founded on 21 April 2013 by RoboticTeensie. Even though Pirate-Community is still mostly visited for its forums, these websites have become references on the internet.

On February ~~25th~~ 2009, a new ''[[Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc|Rayman 3]]'' [[Hall of Fame]]<ref>Rayman Pirate-Community, ''Rayman 3 Hall of Fame'', http://raymanpc.com/?p=hof</ref> was created on Pirate-Community, in order to replace the official one, which was long discontinued.

On February 25, 2009, a new ''[[Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc|Rayman 3]]'' [[Hall of Fame]]<ref>Rayman Pirate-Community, ''Rayman 3 Hall of Fame'', http://raymanpc.com/?p=hof</ref> was created on Pirate-Community, in order to replace the official one, which was long discontinued.

The community has also seen partnerships and affiliation with [[Rayman Fanpage]], another unofficial ''Rayman'' fansite, [http://beyondgoodandevil.wikia.com/wiki/The_IRIS_Network_Wiki The IRIS Network], a wiki for the [[Beyond Good and Evil]] franchise and [http://www.youtube.com/user/HarukaTavares Haruka's YouTube channel], containing walkthroughs for many games in the [[Rayman (series)|''Rayman'' series]].

The community celebrated its tenth birthday on August ~~8th~~, 2013, with a new theme for the board making its debut for the celebration. As of that date, there were over 797,000 posts in total. In 2015, the community's 1,000,000th post was made, to celebrate, a new banner was put up, and Tings for the day were doubled.

The community celebrated its tenth birthday on August 8, 2013, with a new theme for the board making its debut for the celebration. As of that date, there were over 797,000 posts in total. In 2015, the community's 1,000,000th post was made, to celebrate, a new banner was put up, and Tings for the day were doubled.

The [[RaySaves]] facility was added to the Pirate-Community servers on February ~~8th~~ 2014, it currently hosts save game files for the PC versions of [[Rayman 1|''Rayman'']] and ''[[Rayman 3]]''.

The [[RaySaves]] facility was added to the Pirate-Community servers on February 8, 2014, it currently hosts save game files for the PC versions of [[Rayman 1|''Rayman'']] and ''[[Rayman 3]]''.

On October ~~30th~~ 2016, the forums were updated to phpBB 3.1, bringing many new features to the boards.

On October 30, 2016, the forums were updated to phpBB 3.1, bringing many new features to the boards.

As of December ~~24th~~ 2017, more than 1,222,864 messages have been posted on Pirate-Community.

As of December 24, 2017, more than 1,222,864 messages have been posted on Pirate-Community.

==Appearance==

Pirate-Community has had many changes to its appearance since its conception, initially using existing themes with [[Rayman (series)|Rayman]]-related icons on top. The original theme used by the forums was the [https://wiki.phpbb.com/SubSilver subSilver] theme for phpBB2<ref>https://raymanpc.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=7631&start=40#p656845</ref>, it moved to using the [http://archive.jakob-persson.com/templates/solaris/index.html Solaris] theme in 2005-2006, and currently uses a proprietary theme designed by Hunchman801, Matyuv and Hoodcom.

Pirate-Community has had many changes to its appearance since its conception, initially using existing themes with [[Rayman (series)|Rayman]]-related icons on top. The original theme used by the forums was the [https://wiki.phpbb.com/SubSilver subSilver] theme for phpBB2,<ref>https://raymanpc.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=7631&start=40#p656845</ref> it moved to using the [http://archive.jakob-persson.com/templates/solaris/index.html Solaris] theme in 2005-2006, and currently uses a proprietary theme designed by Hunchman801, Matyuv and Hoodcom.

It has also seen changes in appearance in celebration of holiday events, in addition to community specific events such as its 10th anniversary.

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 [[File:RaymanPC_Style.png|500px|thumb|The look of Rayman Pirate Community's main page.]]
-The '''Rayman Pirate-Community''', commonly abbreviated to '''Pirate-Community''' or '''PC''', has been the largest ''[[Rayman (series)|Rayman]]'' community since the first deletion of the [[RaymanZone]] forums on December 20th 2004. It was founded on August 8th 2003 by Hunchman801, an ex-moderator of the French and English sections of [[RaymanZone]], shortly after he was unfairly banned. Pirate-Community can currently be found at [http://www.raymanpc.com/ www.raymanpc.com].
+The '''Rayman Pirate-Community''', commonly abbreviated to '''Pirate-Community''' or '''PC''', has been the largest ''[[Rayman (series)|Rayman]]'' community since the first deletion of the [[RaymanZone]] forums on December 20, 2004. It was founded on August 8th 2003 by Hunchman801, an ex-moderator of the French and English sections of [[RaymanZone]], shortly after he was unfairly banned. Pirate-Community can currently be found at [http://www.raymanpc.com/ www.raymanpc.com].
 ==History==
-Pirate-Community was originally meant to be the fusion of four fan sites ([[RayMind|RaymanBD, RaymanTCG, RaymanEncyclo]], and [http://membres.multimania.fr/fantasnip MetalGearRayman]), but soon became an influent and active internet portal, thanks to its forum, which purpose was to provide a fair and free place for [[Rayman]] fans, in opposition to the arbitrary bans occuring on [[RaymanZone]]. The first three fan sites were later merged into [[RayMind]], while the last one was discontinued.
+Pirate-Community was originally meant to be the fusion of four fan sites ([[RayMind|RaymanBD, RaymanTCG, RaymanEncyclo]], and [http://membres.multimania.fr/fantasnip MetalGearRayman]), but soon became an influent and active internet portal, thanks to its forum, which purpose was to provide a fair and free place for [[Rayman]] fans, in opposition to the arbitrary bans occurring on [[RaymanZone]]. The first three fan sites were later merged into [[RayMind]], while the last one was discontinued.
-However, the three most important Pirate-Community websites are now [[RayTunes]], founded on June 20th 2006 by Drolpiraat, [[RayWiki]], founded on January 4th 2008 by Hunchman801, and [[RaySaves]], founded on 21st April 2013 by RoboticTeensie. Even though Pirate-Community is still mostly visited for its forums, these websites have become references on the internet.
+However, the three most important Pirate-Community websites are now [[RayTunes]], founded on June 20, 2006 by Drolpiraat, [[RayWiki]], founded on January 4, 2008 by Hunchman801, and [[RaySaves]], founded on 21 April 2013 by RoboticTeensie. Even though Pirate-Community is still mostly visited for its forums, these websites have become references on the internet.
-On February 25th 2009, a new ''[[Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc|Rayman 3]]'' [[Hall of Fame]]<ref>Rayman Pirate-Community, ''Rayman 3 Hall of Fame'', http://raymanpc.com/?p=hof</ref> was created on Pirate-Community, in order to replace the official one, which was long discontinued.
+On February 25, 2009, a new ''[[Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc|Rayman 3]]'' [[Hall of Fame]]<ref>Rayman Pirate-Community, ''Rayman 3 Hall of Fame'', http://raymanpc.com/?p=hof</ref> was created on Pirate-Community, in order to replace the official one, which was long discontinued.
 The community has also seen partnerships and affiliation with [[Rayman Fanpage]], another unofficial ''Rayman'' fansite, [http://beyondgoodandevil.wikia.com/wiki/The_IRIS_Network_Wiki The IRIS Network], a wiki for the [[Beyond Good and Evil]] franchise and [http://www.youtube.com/user/HarukaTavares Haruka's YouTube channel], containing walkthroughs for many games in the [[Rayman (series)|''Rayman'' series]].
-The community celebrated its tenth birthday on August 8th, 2013, with a new theme for the board making its debut for the celebration. As of that date, there were over 797,000 posts in total. In 2015, the community's 1,000,000th post was made, to celebrate, a new banner was put up, and Tings for the day were doubled.
+The community celebrated its tenth birthday on August 8, 2013, with a new theme for the board making its debut for the celebration. As of that date, there were over 797,000 posts in total. In 2015, the community's 1,000,000th post was made, to celebrate, a new banner was put up, and Tings for the day were doubled.
-The [[RaySaves]] facility was added to the Pirate-Community servers on February 8th 2014, it currently hosts save game files for the PC versions of [[Rayman 1|''Rayman'']] and ''[[Rayman 3]]''.
+The [[RaySaves]] facility was added to the Pirate-Community servers on February 8, 2014, it currently hosts save game files for the PC versions of [[Rayman 1|''Rayman'']] and ''[[Rayman 3]]''.
-On October 30th 2016, the forums were updated to phpBB 3.1, bringing many new features to the boards.
+On October 30, 2016, the forums were updated to phpBB 3.1, bringing many new features to the boards.
-As of December 24th 2017, more than 1,222,864 messages have been posted on Pirate-Community.
+As of December 24, 2017, more than 1,222,864 messages have been posted on Pirate-Community.
 ==Appearance==
-Pirate-Community has had many changes to its appearance since its conception, initially using existing themes with [[Rayman (series)|Rayman]]-related icons on top. The original theme used by the forums was the [https://wiki.phpbb.com/SubSilver subSilver] theme for phpBB2<ref>https://raymanpc.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=7631&start=40#p656845</ref>, it moved to using the [http://archive.jakob-persson.com/templates/solaris/index.html Solaris] theme in 2005-2006, and currently uses a proprietary theme designed by Hunchman801, Matyuv and Hoodcom.
+Pirate-Community has had many changes to its appearance since its conception, initially using existing themes with [[Rayman (series)|Rayman]]-related icons on top. The original theme used by the forums was the [https://wiki.phpbb.com/SubSilver subSilver] theme for phpBB2,<ref>https://raymanpc.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=7631&start=40#p656845</ref> it moved to using the [http://archive.jakob-persson.com/templates/solaris/index.html Solaris] theme in 2005-2006, and currently uses a proprietary theme designed by Hunchman801, Matyuv and Hoodcom.
 It has also seen changes in appearance in celebration of holiday events, in addition to community specific events such as its 10th anniversary.