What happened to Posterogs

Posterogs was a community-built database of gigposters — a Discogs for gigposters, where the unit catalogued is a print run rather than an image. It went offline with the rest of the -ogs sites, but the database was kept, and it is back here as the gigposters catalog.

What happened to Posterogs?

It went offline a few years ago, along with Bookogs, Filmogs, Gearogs and Comicogs. Nothing contributed was deleted; it is the foundation of the catalogs here.

Is the Posterogs data gone?

No. The gigposters catalog holds about 38,000 posters, 30,000 subjects — the bands and artists the posters are for — and more than 6,000 venues, with around 52,000 images.

Is ctlgs a Discogs for gigposters?

That is the idea. A poster is not one object: the signed and numbered edition of 100, the unsigned second run and the promo version are three things, and a collector means a specific one. ctlgs gives each its own entry, with its printer, dimensions, run size and whether it is signed — then records which one you own, in what condition.

ctlgs is not connected to Discogs. It is a separate site, built by the people who were on Posterogs.

Are variants and second printings separate entries?

Yes, and that is the point of cataloguing this way. If two posters differ in a way a collector would pay a different price for — run size, signature, numbering, paper, colourway — they are separate entries, each linked to the same band and show. See variants and limited editions.

Is my old collection still there?

Not automatically. Ask on the forum with your old Posterogs username and your contributions, collection and wantlist get attached to your new account.

Do I need a new account?

Yes. Sign in with a forum account at forum.ctlgs.org; one account covers both. Old passwords do not carry over.

What about the other -ogs sites?

Bookogs is back as the books catalog, Filmogs as home video, Comicogs as comics, and Gearogs as hi-fi and music gear. The guides have a page for each.