Community
Torn stories about community, retold from the forum archive with every statement labelled and sourced.
- The 2015 Easter egg hunt: players map where the eggs turn up
In April 2015 a forum thread mapped where Easter eggs turned up across Torn's pages. Players, officer/committee members and a Torn staff (Admin) reply traded sightings, decoys and complaints; it was locked a year later.
2015–2016 · Community
- Torn's forum reacts to admins Marc and Clansy stepping down, November 2016
After several admins and staff left in one day, a General Discussion thread asked who would replace Marc. It filled with mock election campaigns, faction jabs and speculation about Midknight.
Nov 2016 · Community
- Kata's n00b Appreciation Week: a stat contest for players under 60 days old
In June 2017 Kata opened a week-long contest for new players in a Fun & Games thread, with donator packs as prizes. The thread drew 414 replies and was cited by later new-player competitions.
2017–2018 · Community
- Clansdancer announces they and Hydro will leave Torn after ten years
In September 2016 Admin -Clansdancer [65306] said they and Hydro would leave at the end of March 2017, named Marc [24377] as staff manager, and got farewells, jokes and one brush-off.
2016–2018 · Community
- Bar Torn City: a free-beer thread runs eight months, then closes
Hopslam opened Bar Torn City in Fun and Games in February 2018 with a large stock of beer. On 17 Oct 2018 they announced its end, and regulars posted farewells.
2018–2019 · Community
- MarlonBrando's Presidential Primary 2018 ran on the forum for months
From May 2017 MarlonBrando [1337797] ran a self-declared Torn Presidential Primary in General Discussion. Candidates campaigned in the thread, vote-buying was alleged, and a rival thread followed in January 2018.
2017–2018 · Community