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''This article is about the website. For the magazine, see [[Rayman Zone (magazine)]].
''This article is about the website. For the magazine, see [[Rayman Zone (magazine)]].


'''RaymanZone''', also spelt '''Rayman Zone''', and commonly abbreviated '''RZ''', was the official [[Rayman]] website from January 2003 to June 2010, after which it was replaced with the official ''[[Rayman Origins]]'' blog. However, this term mainly refers to its still existing forum, which is known to have been the stage of several unfair bans, as well as numerous attacks (including six full deletions) since it was created.
'''RaymanZone''', also spelt '''Rayman Zone''', and commonly abbreviated '''RZ''', was the official [[Rayman]] website from January 2003 to June 2010, after which it was replaced with the official ''[[Rayman Origins]]'' blog. However, this term mainly refers to its forum, which, though inactive, continued to exist in some form until 2022. The forum was known to have been the stage of several unfair bans as well as numerous attacks, including six full deletions.


The different periods of its history are usually referred as eras, separated from each other by a full deletion of the forum.
The different periods of its history are usually referred as eras, separated from each other by a full deletion of the forum.
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==Seventh era (October 2008 ~ present)==
==Seventh era (October 2008 ~ present)==
The last deletion marked the end of the presence of a community on the forums and that of any substantial activity. So far, about 12,000 messages were posted on the English forums during the seventh era. The French forums, which were never deleted since the beginning of the second era, now contain about 6,000 messages.
The last deletion marked the end of the presence of a community on the forums and that of any substantial activity. About 12,000 messages were posted on the English forums during the seventh era, while the French forums, which were never deleted since the beginning of the second era, went on to reach 6,000 messages.


In late 2009 and early 2010, an independent hacker or group of hackers repeatedly flooded the boards with pornographic material.
In late 2009 and early 2010, an independent hacker or group of hackers repeatedly flooded the boards with pornographic material.
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The forums were again redecorated for ''[[Rayman Legends]]'' in 2013, marking the end of the use of the name "RaymanZone".
The forums were again redecorated for ''[[Rayman Legends]]'' in 2013, marking the end of the use of the name "RaymanZone".
On March 31, 2022, the entire Ubisoft forums were deleted and replaced by a new platform called Discussions. Since then, nothing remains of the original RaymanZone.


==External links==
==External links==