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Apparently, they also live on in an archive version of CH:
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That’s exactly how I sampled Chowhound. No interrupting ads that way.
Followed Jim Leff before he started Chowhound. Liked CH at first but after he sold it I couldn’t stand the ads (Note, I LIKE advertising…BUT not when it gets in one’s face. Always boggled that the Ad People remain oblivious to the hatred the pop-ups & privacy data collection generate.)
Anyway, the Then new CH format + the mods heavy handedness finally activated “cyabye” for me.
Different site where almost the same thing happened: Roadfood.com. Sad!
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Just surprise at the length of time it took to finally kick the bucket. Their death began in September 2015 with the big site conversion where it was impossible to search on their site, the damn tags (HO’s tags are way easier to deal with), and the banner at the top that essentially blocked messages on the message boards. All they wanted you to do was scroll past the insane number of ads.
My first post there was on 11/12/01 in response to someone else, but my first Thread on CH that I started was on 11/14/01. I left in Sept 2015, so I had a good run there. Now, HO is my home (along with several private food groups on FB).
ETA: It’s also how I met up with @GretchenS and @Harters and his wife back in 2012 when John and his wife came to New England for a visit. 
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For anyone who wants a bit more history about the exodus from CH:
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The Internet Wayback Machine will eventually be the only place to find your posts. Going WAY back to 2001, it can be unwieldy to find posts, depending on how prolific you were there.
I think my Top Chef recaps were some of the hardest for me to find, but I did and copied them to Word docs awhile back, IIRC.
I contacted SFEater via their tip page and pointed them to the post on CH. I didn’t mention HO, though.
Like @LindaWhit I am surprised i took so long to die. The horrendous site redesign (remember VIPGeorges?) and the heavy-handed moderation that devolved to iron fists as the outcry over the redesign raged ruined a site that had become a daily staple for me over some years.
I was quickly banished after I had the audacity to invite CH posters to check out HO. Since I also refused to apologize for that transgression I was never reinstated and have not darkened their portal for some years.
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There are at least two places to post on CH. The general announcement linked above, and a topic that Melanie opened in the San Francisco board:
A number people have mentioned HO in both places. We’ll have to see if they get scribbled.
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I would totally do a nostalgia thread of favorite recipes - when I was teaching myself to cook, I remember working my way through will Owens’ pork shoulder recipe, or jfood’s short ribs and countless others before I found my own style and learned! (Edit: to be clear, I still make those)
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I’ve plugged it. I also bumped a dozen of my favourite old threads. 
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I do hope we get many of the regulars from CH. There are so many good folks who have been part of that community for a long time.
HO solves so many of the frustrating technical problems that thwarted both posting and interacting there. I think they’d love it here and make this community the richer for it.
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Please, invite them over!
I did already on some of the regular threads (weekly menu planning, baking, cookbook of the month)
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Jan & I remember that fun evening well, Linda. Do you still go to the restaurant?
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I bet I know which Melanie LOL
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Relax nobody is in trouble!! I just wanted to draw as much attention from everyone as possible. Above @sck has made a plea to try and attract as many Chowhound’s as possible…
I would like to reiterate that plea as well as those who can still post there to let people know there is an alternative. We might not be perfect but we are trying each day to make this as valuable a resource as possible, without much of the craziness Chow brought with it.
Thank you for your continued support.
Let’s Go HO’s!!!
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