Some bad news, tinged with some good news. Our forum was too big, and crashed the server on a daily basis. We had to switch from an Access database to a MySQL database. This means starting from scratch, but I do have all of the old data – I just can’t import it.

Drat.

Still, it HAD to be done, and our forum now runs like the proverbial dog doo off a shovel.

Go sign up and make it happen www.thetf.net

As with the semi final, TheTransformers.Net is united behind Liverpool for tonight’s Champions League Final in Istanbul, against AC Milan (well, all except for Toffees fan tconanuk of course).

Talk of Milan’s impressive defensive record in the Champions League should be taken in context however, as both Liverpool and Milan have conceded SIX goals each during the group and knockout stages.

Should Liverpool win, it will be a FIFTH European crown, meaning they keep the trophy. Come on you reds.

Roll up, Roll up for the all new TheTransformers.Net Forum. Gone has the old forum, decrepid it was, yes? Now we have a top notch, kick Decepticon butt forum in its place. You do have re-register but believe us when we say, it’s worth it.

So get over there now and sign up for the new forum, where you can have your own avatars, image signatures and upload images yourself. The regulars are there and have been making the place look like home already, so all you need to do is bring yourself.

www.TheTF.Net – The All New TheTransformers.Net Forum!

We’ve just launched our brand spanking new members system here at TheTransformers.Net.

What does this mean? Well, simple. It means you guys can join up as members and have your own part of the site. You’ll notice some links at the top of the page for Login, Members, and Become a Member. These are the member links you’ll need to explore. Simply click on ‘Become a Member‘ and fill in the form, we’ll then email you once the details have been activated and you’ll be able to log in and edit your details, and start taking advantage of the member perks.

But why should I become a member?

Well, simply put you’ll get a page of TheTransformers.Net all to yourself. You can add pictures of yourself, your collection or anything you like. You can add links to your own sites or favourite sites, and you’ll get a piece of code to link back to your member profile so you can link to it from your own website or forum posts – on this site or others.

Also, the user comments here at TheTransformers.Net will soon become member only, to stamp out the select few idiots that abuse them at present. This will make the site more secure and family friendly as I know there are a lot of young’uns out there using our fine site.

Eventually, and by that we mean real soon, members will be able to add reviews for anything they want on the site, and in some cases have access to add news to the front of the site. Everything a member adds to the site will be visible from their member pages, so they’ll be building up their online profile as they go.

At the moment you’ll see profiles for our staff in the member section, some more fleshed out that others. That’s because our staff are lazy. Yes, very lazy. I’m sure you could put them to shame with your profiles.

That’s about it, get over there now and sign up. It’s free, and it gives you a piece of TheTransformers.Net!

We’ve been chugging along with our old forums for years now, and we were well overdue for a new forum engine. So now we’ve bitten the bullet and created a new forum for you guys to use, the old one will still be there for archive purposes but could you all now make your way to the new forums, which support auto sigs, profiles and host of other sweet features. Check them out here

Thankyou to everyone who entered our competition to win a copy of TITAN Books A Legacy of Unicron. We had literally barrel loads of entries, but the lucky five are Joshua Gibson, Darcy Hekking, Kam Jha, Daniel Simms and Mathew Wilson. You have all been contacted by email and as soon as we get your postal addresses we’ll pass your details onto TITAN Books to ship out your prize.

Well done guys!