[2] In April 2002, Elbakin.net renewed its forum by setting up a phpBB engine to deal with the increase in Internet traffic.
[2] In 2004, the permanent editorial board of the website changed: Emmanuel Chastellière was the only remaining active founding member, and several new editors joined the team.
Its aim is to promote the fantasy genre, mainly with the website Elbakin.net but also by other means, especially participation in festivals.
[5] In June 2009, Elbakin.net took part in two study days organised by the Paris 13 University about fantasy in France with the participation of an editor of the website in a round table.
[9] In September 2010, the website celebrated the tenth anniversary of its founding,[1] and on this special occasion published words of encouragement from several well-known figures in French fantasy, including the authors Alain Damasio, Pierre Pevel, Jean-Philippe Jaworski and Fabrice Colin, and academics like Vincent Ferré.