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[[Image:ppmbv2-5.jpg|right|frame|PPMB logo, version 2.5]]
The '''Paperpusher's Message Board''', often abbreviated to '''PPMB''', is the longest-running message board in Daria fandom history, and the major gathering place for ''Daria'' fans. Founded in 1999, it originally served as a replacement for the [[Lawndale Commons]] forum, and later the [[Outpost Daria Message Board]]. The board gets its name from the original owner and founder, the [[Paperpusher]]. It has over 900 registered users, the largest known gathering of Daria fans outside of Facebook. Until late 2010, it and the [[Sheep's Fluff Message Board]], were hosted by [[Gamer]]. In December 2010, the PPMB moved to Site5, a webhosting company. The PPMB is run on phpBB, an open-source message board software.
The PPMB may be unusual and perhaps even unique—please note the use of the conditional here—among '''free''' online communities for its longevity and size. As of January 2015, it hosts posts dating back more than a decade, and boasts members who even antedate its current incarnation.
==History==
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In October 2010, Wild promoted Scissors MacGillicutty to admin so that he could use his technical knowledge to fully dissect the board's problems and help with the move to Site5. Wild later promoted UU, which meant that all of the moderators now had administrator status.
December 2014 saw an unusual crisis: the backend database had reached the maximum size allowed by the Site5 for the PPMB's hosting plan, and service was suspended. The alternatives were to upgrade to a more expensive hosting plan and charge for memberships, change to another hosting company, or trim the database. The last was the alternative chosen, and four forums—General, Nick's Corner, Weapons of Mass Distraction, and Deep Thoughts—were shorn of threads older than a year. Those threads and posts are not lost: there is a pre-trim database snapshot. However, as of this writing (16 January 2015), no member has asked for any posts or threads from it.
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