History and Future Of TLKGO
TLKGO started as a forum that was created by myself, Adam. (This Land) on 21st December 2005. It had been initially created just for fun with close online friends over existing Lion King forums, but as time passed it started growing as more people from the general online Lion King community joined the forum. We all started posting more and more, many Roleplays were made and TLKGO became the place to be if you loved to let your stories, characters and imaginations run wild and free.
This forum has been here for almost 18 years! It will continue to keep its cosy spot on the internets. Besides an 18 month hiatus back in 2010, TLKGO has always been here. This forum has been part of many members growing up. I was 16 years old when I created this and I’m now into my 30’s and I will continue to watch over this place. Some members that have grown up on here even now have children of their own and starting lives as a family (not naming names but it’s thanks to TLKGO that 2 members met here and did that very thing!). It’s kind of surreal yet wholesome that such a forum has done such a thing.
This forum has seen its highs and lows regarding activity (at one point 159 members online at once!). However, I won’t sugar coat it; forums are a dying breed - yet were the first form of Social communications. Now taken over by the likes of Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, Discord etc. Don’t get me wrong, I use these too, but not for Roleplaying. Roleplaying I feel is nicer on a platform that is completely customisable in look and feel, it just feels more personal and homely instead of being under a big corporate banner plastered in your face, some of them tracking everything you say and do for its own greed and profit, turning us into products. TLKGO - like 95% of old-fashioned lion king forums and a large percentage of forums in general, are either dying or dead. So many of these forums I have seen either haven’t been used in years or the web address no longer exists, and it’s a real shame and saddening to see this. One era of communications has gone, taken over by other social media platforms. Although some of these new communities are genuinely nice and I have embraced them (with caution), it’s made it too easy for trolls and toxic people to infect. Tainting what was once communities you could call ‘Home.’
Many fond memories of TLKGO will always be a part of me. If you are an old member reading this, I’m sure you agree on the same. A lot of roleplays were created, explored, and flourished. Friendships formed that grew out of being ‘online’ and ended up outside of the internet. I have met with said members face to face from TLKGO and other lion king forums, not only from the UK where I reside but from Belgium, Ireland, America, Mexico, Finland and Sweden. My partner and I met on a Lion King forum; she now has moved from Belgium to live here with me. One of my closest ‘Online’ friends who was Assistant admin on TLKGO I still keep in touch with though now he has taken a back seat in his duties. I also want to pass on my thanks to the two currently most active and dedicated members, The Odd Crow and Cheezegriff ^^.
TLKGO is here to stay, regardless of if it may completely die. It will always welcome new members with open paws, and I will always check for any activity (only takes 2 seconds for me after all). If any member old or brand-new feels like to pop by to say hello or even start a roleplay, please don’t be shy. I continue to do this not only because of sentiment and the memories it contains but as a reminder of something that once was, back in simpler times.
The forum name is a statement in itself and what it represents, and that is “The-Lion-King-Goes-On”.
Credits Go To
The List Below is of People or Companies Who have contributed towards TLKGO, Greatest Thanks to Them All.
This Land - Founder of TLKGO |Forum Creation| Forum Design | TLKGO Veteran
Pulsar - Co Founder of TLKGO | Retired Forum Assistant Admin | TLKGO Veteran
KanuTGL - Logo & Banner Graphic Design | Retired Staff Member | TLKGO Veteran
Kirsui - Retired Staff Member | Founder and Curator of Fanstasy Themed Roleplays | TLKGO Veteran
Jenna - Retired Staff Member | Creator of the First Roleplay on TLKGO | TLKGO Veteran
Disney - Giving us Lion King to begin with :P
Proboards - For all that they do for the servers and the forum software.
Thankyou to every single member, new or old, every single one of you have done an amazing job making this place a great place to be. We should all be proud =)