This is an unofficial fan forum that's been around for a very, very long time (14-15 years, I think?), and as a result has evolved a strong community, something which a lot of forums lack. It's the reason why it didn't die after OWI stopped producing games in '05... Yeah that also means its harder for outsiders to get into and you have to be the right sort of person to be accepted by the people here, but hey - It'd be a boring place without it.
However it's also still currently the closest thing to an official forum for Oddworld in some ways, so I guess that's what confuses people. And it still serves as that - Anyone is welcome to post exclusively in the Oddworld Discussion and Oddworld Help sections if they don't feel like mingling with the community here.
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