The Meaning and History of Chorrol Options

[Infa Red]

So being new here, I have a question. I feel it would be nice for the owner/inventor of the forums/.com here to share with us the story of how/why these forums began, and what caused such love for the name in particular ?

I know or should I say assume the name (Chorrol) originated from the city in Oblivion ? Am I correct ?

And if so, I am just curious as to what inspired that one, considering how many other cities/names/possibilities there were from Daggerfall to Skrim I am just dying to know why Chorrol was the choice for this person.

Not that I do not like it, I am just curious. Hopefully others are too, so this thread can be of some use and maybe pan out to a cool story.

[Acadian]

I don't have all the answers but will share what I know about the forum, its history and origin.

The forum was created in early 2005 by Alexander and stargleman. Both have moved on to other interests but stargleman has kindly allowed us to continue to make our happy little web home here. He is the lead Administrator and will still occasionally drop by but has designated others among us to take care of the day-to-day Admin/Mod business of the forum. He is still very much required on those rare occasions when an electronic steam pipe malfunctions or the hamsters run low on food to keep the place running.

The forum was formed in anticipation of the soon to be released TES IV. Hence the banner across the top 'Waiting for Oblivion'. I do not know the history behind the choice of Chorrol for a name. Most of the early members were TES III fans anxious to try Oblivion. I believe much of the forum's early traffic was info relating to TES III & IV as well as related fan fiction.

In 2010, the official BethSoft forums underwent a format change that was decidedly unfriendly to fanfic. I and quite a few others there were invited by treydog to move to Chorrol and we did so. We are called 'treybabies' and can be recognized by our March 2010 join date. That breathed quite a bit of life into what had become a comfortable but quiet forum - especially the Oblivion fanfic section.

Over the years, we have evolved to support members with interests in other games - particularly those related to Bethesda (ESO and the Fallout series).

Stargelman and/or treydog could certainly provide much more answers/insights - especially on the early history/origin of the forum.

[Renee]

That's a good question, Infa Red. Why is this place Chorrol.com and not Skingrad.com or Cheydinhal.com? Perhaps it has something to do with Chorrol often being the first town outside of the Imperial City we go to, after being tasked with delivering the Amulet of Kings.

Glad you made it here, by the way, have a Fishy Stick (yess!!!!!)

In 2010, the official BethSoft forums underwent a format change that was decidedly unfriendly to fanfic. I and quite a few others there were invited by treydog to move to Chorrol and we did so.

From what I remember, Bethsoft's forums purged a lot of content in 2010 or thereabouts, right? I remember BobG being pretty upset because he lost his fan fiction writings with Snape (I think) and Sarrah.

SubRosa invited me here way back in 2012, after noticing some of the schizophrenic stories I was writing in the old Beth forums. I don't think I actually joined until 2013 though. I like it here. The beige background is more conducive for reading (for me) and is not so jarring to the eye as some other forums.

[Pseron Wyrd]

From what I remember, Bethsoft's forums purged a lot of content in 2010 or thereabouts, right?

Bethesda's last purge was in September, 2009. But I don't think that is what Acadian is referring to. A purge is different than a format change. In 2010 Bethesda implemented a massive update to the the forum software, adding new features (such as a chat in our profile pages), eliminating others, and making a few of the existing features harder to use. I'm guessing that is what he's referring to.

My first account at Chorrol was made a few days after it went live and my recollection of the history of the site is the same as Acadian's. Alexander was a huge presence on Bethesda's forums during the years 2002 to 2005. He was one of the first members of Bethesda's forums to write 10,000 posts. He seemed to be everywhere back then. Very nice guy, always helpful.

This post has been edited by Pseron Wyrd: May 23 2021, 08:31 PM

[Decrepit]

From what I remember, Bethsoft's forums purged a lot of content in 2010 or thereabouts, right?

Bethesda's last purge was in September, 2009. But I don't think that is what Acadian is referring to. A purge is different than a format change.

Can't recall 'exactly' when I became active in the Beth forums, other than for sure it was during 2009, that being when I bought Oblivion, the game that broke me of my years-long MMO addiction. I definitely remember that I just missed some sort of 'bloodbath', but not its aftermath. As I recall, there was one prominent modder, who broke with the forums. He was not to be mentioned by name. Since I enjoyed a number of his mods, I began referring to him as 'he who shall not be named' or 'he who is not named' whenever a question was posed that somehow tied in with his mods.