# Fametracker forums are no more

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fametracker-forums-are-no-more/294211>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 12, 2005, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fametracker-forums-are-no-more/294211 "2005-03-12T18:17:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Glory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7cd45c/32.png) [@Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Glory)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2005, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fametracker-forums-are-no-more/294211/1 "2005-03-12T18:17:11Z")

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I only discovered the Fametracker forums last year - but man, I did I love them. Great discussions on music, movies, TV, books and celebrities.

I think I will observe a brief period of mourning.

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2005, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fametracker-forums-are-no-more/294211/2 "2005-03-12T20:05:17Z")

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I used to hang there, before I found the Dope. Definitely some world-class snark.

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**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2005, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fametracker-forums-are-no-more/294211/3 "2005-03-12T21:57:58Z")

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I knew they were closing, but what exactly was the reason?

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**Author:** ![AveDementia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bc8723/32.png) [@AveDementia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AveDementia)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2005, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fametracker-forums-are-no-more/294211/4 "2005-03-12T23:28:53Z")

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Not going to direct link, but if you go to LJ and search Interests: Fametracker, there is a community there called “fametrackers” that has links and discussions of its demise.

Long story short: the official reason is money, but more likely heavy trolling in response to bad mod decisions (resentment built up over a long period of time).

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**Author:** ![Arien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Arien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arien)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2005, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fametracker-forums-are-no-more/294211/5 "2005-03-12T23:36:09Z")

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I think they were just sick of moderating the boards and used lack of money as their excuse. They claimed it was too difficult to switch to a pay-to-post system, like how it is here. The Jesus thread that was started during the final hours was one of the funniest things I’ve ever read. If anyone’s interested, [there’s a huge discussion of this over at fandom wank.](http://www.journalfen.net/community/fandom_wank/653341.html)

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**Author:** ![Greywolf73](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d9b06d/32.png) [@Greywolf73](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greywolf73)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2005, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fametracker-forums-are-no-more/294211/6 "2005-03-12T23:47:13Z")

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There’s also a Yahoo Group called Displaced Snark that was put together last week to discuss the demise of Fametrackers .

**Arien** , I just now finished reading the “Jesus” thread myself–there are very few things I’ve laughed harder at online than that. A full copy of it can be found in the files of the Yahoo Group mentioned above.