[Extreme Civilization] The Australian Rainbow Parrot has always been here!Author: JEFFI CHAO HUI WU Time: 2025-7-28 Monday, 1:03 PM ········································ [Extreme Civilization] The Australian Rainbow Parrot has always been here! ——A literary miracle spanning twenty years The Australian Rainbow Lorikeet has always been here! From the old forums to the digital leap of the National Library. Many friends have recently asked, "Is the Australian Rainbow Parrot still around?" My answer is always firm—it's not only still here, but it's also entering the world's view in a brand new way. An overseas Chinese literary association founded 21 years ago has not only never ceased its activities but is also about to be officially and permanently collected by the National Library of Australia, becoming a rare phenomenon in the history of global Chinese literature. What we are doing now is not a review, but rather initiating a true "digital leap." From the forum in 2004: the lonely persistence of phpBB version 2001. Remember the era in 2004 when Chinese online culture was just starting? We built the "Australian Rainbow Parrot International Writers' Association" forum on the then most stable phpBB 2001 version framework. This version is still running today—at a time when AI can already write novels, our old system continues to operate stably, becoming a living "museum of the times." This is not only a commitment to technology but also a steadfastness to culture. It has never migrated, never interrupted, and to this day maintains a stable page structure, an independent domain, and accommodates over 20 years of original works, communication records, author information, and international interactions. We do not rely on commercial advertisements, nor do we engage in SEO; we only let content and time speak for themselves. Permanent Collection: The National Library of Australia has confirmed the inclusion. The National Library of Australia's Trove system has officially collected works related to the "Australian Rainbow Parrot International Writers' Association" and will soon include the digitized version of the complete set of 20 issues of the historical quarterly. Each quarterly issue and each selected work will have a unique retrieval number, becoming formal literature in the National Library's document database, accessible long-term to global researchers, readers, and future digital archaeologists of civilization. This means that any author whose work has been published in those 20 issues of the quarterly journal will automatically receive a national literature number for their work, which will be permanently public, citable, and searchable. This is not an ordinary website, nor is it an ordinary magazine, but a formal archiving action of a global digital civilization archive. For 20 Years: A Rare Chinese Literary Document System Worldwide! You may not know that globally, there are almost no other Chinese literary organizations that can continuously publish over 20 issues of a quarterly journal, operate for more than 20 years, self-publish in a grassroots manner, and ultimately be archived in national libraries. Some writers' associations have long been silent; some forums have already closed; some publications have ceased; and some platforms have turned into commercial social tools, reduced to traffic-oriented entities. However, "Australian Rainbow Parrot" is the only literary platform that has maintained its independence and originality throughout the transition from the forum era to the AI era, and from print publications to digital documents. Scarce Structure: An organization with a quadruple platform structure. Structurally, the "Australian Rainbow Parrot" is an extremely rare "quadruple literature platform" combination in today's global context: 1. BBS Forum (phpBB architecture, launched in 2004 and has been running ever since) 2. Print Quarterly (started in 2005, a total of 20 issues published) 3. Electronic Digital Literature (to be gradually converted and uploaded starting in 2024) 4. National Library Trove Collection System (to be fully included soon) These four systems not only span different technological eras, but are also independent yet mutually supportive, forming a globally rare grassroots literary ecology database. Independence and Openness: Completely Non-commercial, Open Inclusion All activities of the Australian Rainbow Parrot have never relied on government funding, commercial advertising, or external capital. The platform is entirely maintained by the founder and core members, with no membership fees, no commercial thresholds, and only the quality, originality, and cultural contribution of the works serving as selection criteria. Currently, we are producing high-quality PDF versions of all historical quarterly issues. Once completed and uploaded, all selected works will be presented in the format of national literature, truly realizing the combination of folk creation × national collection × digital permanence. Future Extension: From quarterly to weekly, from literature to civilization leap. We are not just inheriting. "Australian Rainbow Parrot" is entering a new stage of "digital civilization reconstruction"—the "Era Leap" electronic weekly project has been launched, covering dozens of fields including 【literature】【philosophy】【martial arts】【science】【communication】【photography】【education】. All articles will be integrated into the Trove National Collection System and published with an official ISSN number. The author structure will expand from "Literary Pen Society" to "Global Chinese Creators Union." In other words, "Rainbow Parrot" is transitioning from a literary organization to a new generation "future civilization content engine." We may not be in the mainstream spotlight, but we have always been here! We are not a traffic platform, nor a popular app, and we will not flood social media algorithms with recommendations. But when you enter the literature system of the National Library of Australia, when future readers search for "21st Century Chinese Original Structural Samples," there will always be an entrance that says: Australian Rainbow Parrot International Writers' Association, National Library of Australia Collection Number: XXXXXXXXXX We have always been here — it's just that you haven't had the chance to look back. Source: http://www.australianwinner.com/AuWinner/viewtopic.php?t=697058 |