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The OU community is big but kind of small at the same time. Information is scattered across the internet, and forums come and go. While I was researching a project I came up with an idea that utilized forum RSS feeds. This allowed me to see if new interesting posts had been created. The initial draft was very rough and only used for my personal use during my commute to work.
I found value in the project and decided to develop a cleaner-looking website that utilizes RSS feeds and would allow you to see the most updated forum threads across the OU universe from your mobile device.
OUcafe.net (http://oucafe.net) was developed for this purpose. It is not another forum, there is no need to log in. It is just a forum post aggregator. Some of the pages are still a work in progress such as the file repository but I am hoping others find this useful.
If you know of any other forums or want me to link to your channel, please let me know. Also, the forums are displayed in alphabetical order and the information will only be as good as the RSS feed from the site.
-JA
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OUcafe.net (http://oucafe.net)
Jose
This is totally awesome and well presented, well done.
I think this is my new favorite site, thanks for the work your doing.
AC
Neat, there's a couple forums I wasn't even aware of ;D
Appreciate the kind words. There is certainly more room for improvement and enhancements. There was at one time a Russian and Spanish forum but it appears they no longer exist. Would love to add more global forums.
The forum Energetic Forum doesn't have a RSS feed, tried in vein to find it but nothing. If anyone knows the site owner maybe you can ask them to enable RSS feeds. The data I present is only as good as the feed and how often it gets updated.
Ultimately, this is about unifying data and extending exposure to the community.
More to come.
-JA
Interesting development......... The site oucafe.net got taken down, and my hosting provider currently has no answers and has escalated my support ticket to a senior member.
I never took conspiracy theories seriously, but I guess consolidating OU information and making it easier for people to find relevant sites is a No-No.
-JA
Quote from: Jose Antonio on 2024.06.21, 17:29:49
Interesting development......... The site oucafe.net got taken down, and my hosting provider currently has no answers and has escalated my support ticket to a senior member.
I never took conspiracy theories seriously, but I guess consolidating OU information and making it easier for people to find relevant sites is a No-No.
-JA
Its back up again, so it probably was just a "Hosting provider" hick up, no dramas here.
Itsu