Did anyone use the forum ‘The Deadwood’

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I used to use it a while ago and just logged on and it seems to be dead. What happened? Anyone know.

jeremiah I’m assuming there is an in-joke I'm missing?

I love the way everyone is being so secretive about where the forum community have gone now and what the purpose of it was. If you don't know the secret handshake you can't get in.

Oh hang on, wrong word. Not love.

I'm not slagging it off. I loved that place. Shame a small number behaved so appallingly.

It was a forum that span off from another forum that's all. It's no secret really. But as it's defunct other than on FB now you were there or you weren't.

HiGinger and Nickynacky, hope you're both keeping well.xx

What was your username OP?

I left Facebook too although I was friends with a few on there. Mumsnet is my only vice these days! Trying to remember my username now! I did end up leaving because of some horribleness but also remember some lovely supportive people too.

I was. Can't remember my username though.
I cut down on forum useage, forgot my DW login, and never bothered again.
Still have the awesome flapcrack recipe somewhere though!

My username was jjjj. I wasn’t well known but do remember a few names and like someone else said- as it was small you got to know people fairly well. It was nice and it’s a shame it’s disappeared now.

I was on there, stepped away (unintentionally tbh) while I dealt with some stuff and then the same, found it really quiet when I went back. I loved it though and am still in touch on FB with quite a few DWers.

Yes, I was, started at the purple place before that.

It's actually all dw's fault that I stopped using it. There was a thread one day asking 'what other forums do you use?'. A few people mentioned Mumsnet, I came to have a look and never really went back. Not enough time to look at both.

I do miss it

I was on there too but left abruptly! I was also on the purpel place (remember Tasha and her free wedding!) before that. I miss the community; recipes for flapcrack, ‘what happened to NickJ’ threads, troll police. I can’t remember if 😭’pider/cat was hitched or deadwood nice to reminisce. I think Kieran may be on here too...

Yep, nickj, tillyfloss, ktc, Audrey, flowerythegrouch.
I remember a thread about a man made of Next bags in someone's bathroom, or am I imagining things. I even met a few people once.

As much as its nice to reminisce I'm not sure here is the best place. As has already been acknowledged DW was/is a pretty private and insular group so not really Mumsnet thread fodder.

Ah it was a great forum! I was sad when it died a death... the next carrier bag man will stay with me ...it was a great place that did some amazing 'acts of kindness... for users who were struggling.

Ahhh.. lovely memories tied up with when my pfb was a baby! I was theodora on DW and stayed fb friends with a few people but then felt I didn't have enough time for so much social media. Miss it though!

Hmm.. appreciate it was quite an insular and private group but I saw swampytiggaa on here and I thought the name couldn't be a coincidence and wondered how she was. I suppose I thought if people wanted to be completely anonymous they would choose a different name!

There are lots of us on here that I have spotted. My username was Ayla. I’m not on the FB group.

I've been reading this thinking I've never heard big it, but I recognize the mention of the purple place, nickj, ktc, swampytigga. Other posters that I remember are knownowt and Mrs M (who was a script writer I think?). So now I think this forum was a spin off I never knew about. Now I feel like I went to a school reunion and someone has mentioned that amazing final year party ... That I never got invited to! [Grin

I was on it, although not a prolific poster. a while back I went on and I should have cut n paste some of my old posts (birth stories and some stuff I couldn’t say out loud at that time) so it’s a shame it’s completely gone. I do remember the ladies of deadwood banding together when my DD died and amassing such a generous collection and gifts, it was very much appreciated so if you remember a user called prettyshoes then thank you again.

@Chrisinthemorning ‘hello’ again - you were always such a lovely person and I hope you and your family are all getting on well x

Was fun while it lasted. Not on the FB group but was a fairly prolific poster for years on PP and DW.

Hi Mumberjack, I do remember you- a fellow DTCer.

Doing well thanks, we stuck at one and he’s now 6.
Such a shame DW is no more.

I loved it! I'm not on Facebook so lost touch when everything seemed to move over there. I remember you Ayla!

I was on it when it first spun off, coming over from Hitched. I used the TTC forum throughout my journey to have my first child, which took several years and included one MC.

DS1 is now 9...

I planned my wedding on the purple place and then had a long TTC journey on Deadwood. I even went to a couple of DTCs meets.
I recognise quite a few names mentioned. I tried to keep using it but it seemed to go so quiet that posts hardly moved on at all even over a number of days.
I found mumsnet and enjoy that there's always something new to read. I do miss actually getting to "know" people though. I do wonder how some are getting on even all these years later.
I can't see how a Facebook group would ne the same really. I never got asked to join it anyway so clearly wasn't part of the in crowd. 😂