Knights and Merchants.net Forum

Hello there.
I noticed I have Knights and Merchants in my Steam library, I don't know when I got it but I know I got it for free. Never played it, but I saw a video of GamerZakh playing it, the remake version it seems, and it got my attention. Google brought me here, and I ask you:

What is this place? What can you tell me about this community? When did it start and when did you join? I love getting into obscure forums and getting to know their history. Can you help me with that?

Thank you.

Not to defer (welcomed) traffic from this site, but maybe if you ask your question on Discord (where there is a lot more activity nowadays), you will get an answer. https://discord.com/channels/338733130565287936/338733130565287936.