RLLMUK

RLLMUK
Type of site
Gaming
Available in English
Owner Rllmuk Limited
Website www.rllmukforum.com
Commercial No
Registration Free
Launched 2003
Current status Active

RLLMUK is a video game internet discussion forum. It was founded in 2003 by Rob Purnell, in response to the closure of the Edge discussion forums.

The site is considered to be "one of the largest and most varied video games forums"[1] and has a UK and European focus to its postings.

Incorporation

In mid-2009, Rob Purnell stated that he wished to step down from running the server, and sought bids from others to take on the forum. After considering a number of bids, a consortium led by Graham Stock was chosen. This consortium aimed to run the forum as a community-owned website, and set out to raise funds for this to happen.[2]

By March 2010, the community had been registered as an industrial and provident society and had raised sufficient funds to ensure its future for at least two years.[3]

Structure

The forum runs on Invision Power Board software. While the main focus of the forum has always been around videogaming, it also includes a number of folders for non-gaming activities, including Film and TV, creative arts, and fitness.

Yoñlu

In 2006, the musician Vinicius Gageiro Marques (signed to the label Luaka Bop) posted to RLLMUK under his screen and artist name of Yoñlu the message "Quick, someone say something really nice about my songs before I decide to KILL MYSELF". Despite receiving messages of support, and postponing his plans as a result, Marques did not post again and it emerged that he had committed suicide a few weeks later.[4]

References

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