A Little History of DDPCshares, May, 2025
Posted: Thu May 22, 2025 7:51 am
A Little History of DDPCshares
A couple of weeks ago, we shared a post about the history of DDPCshares as we know it. The response was so positive that we decided to turn it into a proper article, especially for those who may have missed it or are newer to the community. We thought it would be helpful for everyone to get a better sense of who we are and how DDPCshares came to be.
DDPCshares was founded around 13 years ago by ~Vamp, who is both the "owner" and our tech guru. He is based in Eastern Canada. When I first joined as a member all those years ago, there were a few people already sharing codes alongside ~Vamp. The one who really stood out was ~Pink. She officially brought ~Blondie on board a little over 11 years ago. ~Pink left about 8 years ago due to family obligations.
It was ~Pink who gave ~Vamp his name/handle. She would always tease him saying he was like a “Vampire” cuz he never slept. Although he mainly stays behind the scenes, he was and pretty sure still is a workaholic keeping the #1 code sharing page DDPC up & running!! (Thanks ~Pink for this history memory.)
~Blondie invited her much younger sister, ~Rhapsody, to join. Sadly, she passed away during the COVID pandemic. Many of you may remember when we shared that news. About six years ago, we welcomed our beloved night owl, ~Luna. (Yes, I did take a short retirement, but let's just pretend that never happened!)
Over the years, a few others have come and gone, but those of us still here have stuck around for the long haul. ~Blondie spends her summers on the East Coast of the U.S. and winters on the West Coast to be close to family. ~Luna is based in the Central Time Zone.
Although none of us have ever met in person, we consider each other close friends. Both ~Luna and ~Blondie absolutely love what they do here, and it shows in their dedication.
Thanks to everyone, new and longtime members alike for being part of the DDPCshares family. We are so glad you are here.
edit by Vamp:
Notable mentions:
D6B9D --co founder and main developer had to be let go due to scheduling conflicts. Welcome to return in the future.
Zelda --one of the original forum moderators with the first year, lasted 3 months
Rhapsody --Code poster that passed. May she rest in peace
Memnquez --temp hire during our hostgator fiascos
KittyKat-- social media handler 6 month tenure
Hosts:
Hostgator: Absolutely terrible all around, rented their biggest server and surprised we didn't burn the data center down as it was cooking well over 100% usage for months all day every day, limited to no support, had no other hardware options. Complete nightmare all around. We wouldn't return if the servers were free
BIgScoots: Current host provider, excellent service and prompt 24/7 support. Ability to grow on the fly when resources are maxing. We have zero intentions of ever moving hosts. Cannot speak highly enough of them. 100% well worth the expense. Moving hosts is an all day headache and they helped navigate this the entire way.
A couple of weeks ago, we shared a post about the history of DDPCshares as we know it. The response was so positive that we decided to turn it into a proper article, especially for those who may have missed it or are newer to the community. We thought it would be helpful for everyone to get a better sense of who we are and how DDPCshares came to be.
DDPCshares was founded around 13 years ago by ~Vamp, who is both the "owner" and our tech guru. He is based in Eastern Canada. When I first joined as a member all those years ago, there were a few people already sharing codes alongside ~Vamp. The one who really stood out was ~Pink. She officially brought ~Blondie on board a little over 11 years ago. ~Pink left about 8 years ago due to family obligations.
It was ~Pink who gave ~Vamp his name/handle. She would always tease him saying he was like a “Vampire” cuz he never slept. Although he mainly stays behind the scenes, he was and pretty sure still is a workaholic keeping the #1 code sharing page DDPC up & running!! (Thanks ~Pink for this history memory.)
~Blondie invited her much younger sister, ~Rhapsody, to join. Sadly, she passed away during the COVID pandemic. Many of you may remember when we shared that news. About six years ago, we welcomed our beloved night owl, ~Luna. (Yes, I did take a short retirement, but let's just pretend that never happened!)
Over the years, a few others have come and gone, but those of us still here have stuck around for the long haul. ~Blondie spends her summers on the East Coast of the U.S. and winters on the West Coast to be close to family. ~Luna is based in the Central Time Zone.
Although none of us have ever met in person, we consider each other close friends. Both ~Luna and ~Blondie absolutely love what they do here, and it shows in their dedication.
Thanks to everyone, new and longtime members alike for being part of the DDPCshares family. We are so glad you are here.
edit by Vamp:
Notable mentions:
D6B9D --co founder and main developer had to be let go due to scheduling conflicts. Welcome to return in the future.
Zelda --one of the original forum moderators with the first year, lasted 3 months
Rhapsody --Code poster that passed. May she rest in peace
Memnquez --temp hire during our hostgator fiascos
KittyKat-- social media handler 6 month tenure
Hosts:
Hostgator: Absolutely terrible all around, rented their biggest server and surprised we didn't burn the data center down as it was cooking well over 100% usage for months all day every day, limited to no support, had no other hardware options. Complete nightmare all around. We wouldn't return if the servers were free
BIgScoots: Current host provider, excellent service and prompt 24/7 support. Ability to grow on the fly when resources are maxing. We have zero intentions of ever moving hosts. Cannot speak highly enough of them. 100% well worth the expense. Moving hosts is an all day headache and they helped navigate this the entire way.