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


==History==
==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 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.


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


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.
The community has also seen partnerships and affiliation with [[Rayman Fanpage]], another unofficial ''Rayman'' fansite.


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 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 made 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]]''.


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


As of January 29th 2015, more than 1,000,073 messages have been posted on Pirate-Community, which is approximately one hundred times more active than the official forums of [[RaymanZone]].
As of December 24, 2017, more than 1,222,864 messages have been posted on Pirate-Community.


==Appearance==
==Appearance==
Pirate-Community has had many changes to its appearance since its conception, initially using existing themes with 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>Rayman Pirate-Community discussion forums, ''A Screenshot Memory of RaymanPC's Past! Early 2007 Theme'', https://raymanpc.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=7631&p=656845#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.
It has also seen changes in appearance in celebration of holiday events, in addition to community specific events such as its 10th anniversary.


===Gallery===
===Gallery===
<gallery perrow="5" widths="160px">
<gallery widths="160px">
File:RPC1.1.jpg | The earliest known iteration of Pirate-Community portal
RPC1.1.jpg|The earliest known iteration of Pirate-Community portal.
File:RPCSolaris.jpg | The portal using the Solaris theme
RPCSolaris.jpg|The portal using the Solaris theme.
File:RPCPre10.png | The portal prior to the 10th anniversary revamp, this theme is still accessible via the user control panel
RPCPre10.png|The portal prior to the 10th anniversary revamp, this theme is still accessible via the user control panel.
File:RPCRabbids.jpg | The forums using a Rabbids theme as part of an April Fools
RPCRabbids.jpg|The forums using a [[Rabbid]]s theme as part of an April Fools.
File:RPC8thBday.png | The forums as seen during Pirate-Community's 8th Birthday
RPC8thBday.png|The forums as seen during Pirate-Community's 8th Birthday.
File:RPCXmas2011.jpg | The forums as seen during the 2011 holiday period
RPCXmas2011.jpg|The forums as seen during the 2011 holiday period.
File:RPC10th.jpg | The forums as seen during Pirate-Community's 10th birthday
RPC10th.jpg|The forums as seen during Pirate-Community's 10th birthday.
File:RPCXmas2013.jpg | The forums as seen during the 2013 holiday period
RPCXmas2013.jpg|The portal as seen during the 2013 holiday period.
File:RPCXmas2014.jpg | The forums as seen during the 2014 holiday period
RPCXmas2014.jpg|The portal as seen during the 2014 holiday period.
File:RPC1mil.jpg | The forums as seen during the 1,000,000th post celebration
RPC1mil.jpg|The portal as seen during the 1,000,000th post celebration.
RPC April 1st - 2015.jpg|The forums using a [[Tily]]-centric theme for April Fools 2015.
RPC list of ranks First day of April 2015.jpg|The modified list of ranks for the April Fools 2015 theme change.
RPC_AprilFools_2016.jpg|The April Fools 2016 theme, parodying the [[Incrediball]]s and casual gaming aspect of ''[[Rayman Adventures]]''.
RPC 3.1 09-11-2016.jpg|The forums as seen after the update to phpBB 3.1.
RPCXmas2016.jpg|The portal as seen during the 2016 holiday period.
RPC_AprilFools_2017.jpg|The April Fools 2017 theme, parodying the misspelling of "Rayman" as "Ramen".
RPCXmas2017.png|The portal as seen during the 2017 holiday period.
RPC April Fools 2018.png|The forums using a [[Barbara]] theme for April Fools 2018.
RPC April Fools 2018 - Forum Category.png|The forum categories using a [[Barbara]] theme for April Fools 2018.
RPC April Fools 2018 - List of Ranks.png|The Princess themed ranklist used for April Fools 2018.
RPCXmas2019.png|The portal as seen during the 2019 holiday period.
RPCXmas2020.png|The portal as seen during the 2020 holiday period.
</gallery>
</gallery>


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* [[RayWiki]]
* [[RayWiki]]
* [[RaySaves]]
* [[RaySaves]]
* [http://www.youtube.com/user/HarukaTavares The Gaming Cosmos YouTube channel]
* [[Rayman Fanpage]]
* [[Rayman Fanpage]]
* [http://beyondgoodandevil.wikia.com The IRIS Network]


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://raymanpc.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=2050 Pirate-Community documentary]
*[https://raymanpc.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=2050 Pirate-Community documentary]


==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 16:32, 17 January 2021

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 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 raymanpc.com.

History

Pirate-Community was originally meant to be the fusion of four fan sites (RaymanBD, RaymanTCG, RaymanEncyclo, and 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 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 25, 2009, a new Rayman 3 Hall of Fame[1] 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.

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 8, 2014, it currently hosts save game files for the PC versions of Rayman and Rayman 3.

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

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-related icons on top. The original theme used by the forums was the subSilver theme for phpBB2,[2] it moved to using the 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.

Gallery

Affiliates

External links

References

  1. Rayman Pirate-Community, Rayman 3 Hall of Fame, https://raymanpc.com/?p=hof
  2. Rayman Pirate-Community discussion forums, A Screenshot Memory of RaymanPC's Past! Early 2007 Theme, https://raymanpc.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=7631&p=656845#p656845