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'''Hidden In The Sand''' is the "Ultimate [[Tally Hall]] Fan Headquarters". Often abbreviated "HITS", it is a comprehensive fan site that was run independently by [[User:Coz|Coz Baldwin]] until his death in 2022. It is now run by [[User:Joshface|Joshface]], assisted by a likeminded team of administrators. The site has continually been a cornucopia of information for new fans who like [[Tally Hall]] but don't know where to start. The site often updates through its blog and a [[Twitter]] account. It also contains the [[Tally Hallmanac]], a fan-run wiki about the band. | '''Hidden In The Sand''' is the "Ultimate [[Tally Hall]] Fan Headquarters". Often abbreviated "HITS", it is a comprehensive fan site that was run independently by [[User:Coz|Coz Baldwin]] until his death in 2022. It is now run by [[User:Joshface|Joshface]], assisted by a likeminded team of administrators. The site has continually been a cornucopia of information for new fans who like [[Tally Hall]] but don't know where to start. The site often updates through its blog and a [[Twitter]] account. It also contains the [[Tally Hallmanac]], a fan-run wiki about the band. | ||
==Founding Hidden In The Sand | ==2005-2007: Founding Hidden In The Sand== | ||
Long ago, on March 10th, 2005, The Official Tally Hall LiveJournal was started by Coz. A few months later, Tally Hall's website opened up their forums for the first time. | Long ago, on March 10th, 2005, The Official Tally Hall LiveJournal was started by [[User:Coz|Coz Baldwin]]. A few months later, Tally Hall's website opened up their forums for the first time. The LiveJournal was the place where Coz kept track of all the news in the blog, but also kept track of all the show dates, reviews, and other news articles about Tally Hall. | ||
Meanwhile, the forums began to get popular and eventually people began to demand a fan site be created. Coz balked at the idea, claiming the LiveJournal was already the fan site. | Meanwhile, the forums began to get popular and eventually people began to demand a fan site be created. Coz initially balked at the idea, claiming the LiveJournal was already the fan site. But it was obvious people wanted something more official. So Coz volunteered to build it. | ||
From the beginning, it was built from the ideas of the fans. In fact, when deciding upon a name, it was Remy Owen (formerly known as Jennie Sadler) who suggested "Hidden In The Sand" be the name.<ref>Nymn Phi [https://www.hiddeninthesand.com/blogs/news/2023/10/an-interview-with-remy/ An Interview With Remy] October 39th, 2023. [[Hidden In The Sand (Website)|Hidden In The Sand]] Retrieved 7th August 2024.</ref> | From the beginning, it was built from the ideas of the fans. In fact, when deciding upon a name, it was Remy Owen (formerly known as Jennie Sadler) who suggested "Hidden In The Sand" be the name.<ref>Nymn Phi [https://www.hiddeninthesand.com/blogs/news/2023/10/an-interview-with-remy/ An Interview With Remy] October 39th, 2023. [[Hidden In The Sand (Website)|Hidden In The Sand]] Retrieved 7th August 2024.</ref> | ||
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== | ==2008-2016: Site Revamps== | ||
===Version 2.0=== | ===Version 2.0=== | ||
Hiddeninthesand.com underwent a major facelift and changed its look to a sand-colored body area topped with an actual photo of the band looking as if they're climbing on top of the page. The content stretched to the width of the browser window. The debut of the new design was on July 7th, 2008. With it, HITS also launched a Facebook Page, a Twitter page<ref>[https://twitter.com/hiddeninthesand Hidden In The Sand Twitter Account]. [[Twitter]].</ref> and a Myspace page. | Hiddeninthesand.com underwent a major facelift and changed its look to a sand-colored body area topped with an actual photo of the band looking as if they're climbing on top of the page. The content stretched to the width of the browser window. The debut of the new design was on July 7th, 2008. With it, HITS also launched a Facebook Page, a Twitter page<ref>[https://twitter.com/hiddeninthesand Hidden In The Sand Twitter Account]. [[Twitter]].</ref> and a Myspace page. | ||
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[[File:HITS Icon 2009.gif|thumb|right|HITS Icon circa 2009]] | [[File:HITS Icon 2009.gif|thumb|right|HITS Icon circa 2009]] | ||
It didn't take long for Coz to get sick of the design and re-worked it to have a fixed-width, fine-tune the graphics, and clean up the code to run much faster. The basic look of the site did not change, however, and it was given the version #2.5 when it launched on September 20th 2009. Along with the debut came a new IRC chatroom and The [[Tally Hallmanac]]. | It didn't take long for Coz to get sick of the design and re-worked it to have a fixed-width, fine-tune the graphics, and clean up the code to run much faster. The basic look of the site did not change, however, and it was given the version #2.5 when it launched on September 20th 2009. Along with the debut came a new IRC chatroom and The [[Tally Hallmanac]]. | ||
In 2011 Hidden In The Sand launched a Google Plus account. Coz remarked on a Hidden In The Sand post: <i>"It’s really quite a great network, however it still needs people using it and no one wants to use it if they’ve already got Facebook going. That’s ok. I think because of the intergration with the rest of the web, Google+ will succeed."</i><ref>[[User:Coz|Coz Baldwin]]. [https://www.hiddeninthesand.com/blogs/news/2011/11/hits-is-on-google-plus/ HITS Is on Google Plus] November 7th 2011. [[Hidden In The Sand (Website)|Hidden In The Sand]]. Retrieved 7th August 2024.</ref> It did not; Google Plus shut down their services in April of 2019.<ref>[https://support.google.com/chat/answer/14087009 'Frequently asked questions about the Google+ shutdown'] Google. Retrieved 7th August 2024.</ref> | |||