User:Citricsquid/minecraft forums

Minecraft Forum is the official community forum for Minecraft, it was created on June 17th 2009 by community member citricsquid, the forum has always been operated by the community with Mojang having no involvement in day to day operations, although some Mojang employees have accounts on the site. In September 2010 Redstone Wire Ltd was formed to manage the site, on November 15th 2010 the site was acquired by Curse who now own and operate the site. The forum software used is IP.Board.

The forum serves as a hub for the Minecraft community with game modifications, maps, servers and texture packs all being shared. Registration to the site is free and anyone with or without a Minecraft account is allowed to use the site.

Forum administration is managed by citricsquid and PuyoDead a nd the forum moderation team is made up of around 30 volunteers, community members are encouraged to apply to be a moderator.

The site front page provides news, videos , interviews , contests and articles , all relating to Minecraft, Mojang and the Minecraft community.

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