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let it all go at once, not piece by piece, but like a whole bucket of stars dumped into the universe
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Post by Syko Nachoman on Nov 16, 2022 9:42:04 GMT -8
I was in fifth or sixth grade and discovered some video game forum (a stand-alone site, not on ProBoards). I annoyed everyone with my stupid jokes and spam. This experience was so fulfilling to me that I began seeking out other video game forums on which to also be annoying. One of them was a ProBoards forum, and I liked the design and features and decided to create my own forum on which I could reign supreme. That was 21 years ago, or 2/3 of my life. Good times.
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Post by PAGAN WOLF on Dec 18, 2022 23:02:42 GMT -8
I was a member of a Tarot forum which was shut down after 20 years.
This forum was ideal for people learning divination.
I decided to build my own forum, so people can learn spirituality from my personal experiences.
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Bob
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Post by Bob on Dec 23, 2022 9:56:05 GMT -8
what are your earliest memories of forums. were they on proboards or somewhere else? first forum I ever joined was a kids forum for news and current events. it was only open in the evening after school between 4 and 8 PM. enjoyed it a lot. (I was around 9 or 10, and used it for a good few years) what about you? For me it's the GameFAQs forums. I was pretty active there once upon a time (2000-2002ish), and it's actually what lead me to ProBoards around 2002. One of the members on GameFAQs was advertising his forum RPG, which was a PB forum. I followed the link at the bottom to create my own, to see what this was all about. And that introduced me to the support forums. I don't think I actually signed up here for support, but because I saw how active this place was and it was centered around a product I was getting into (my own forum). Ended up being pretty active, for better or for worse, here for quite a long time before stepping back.
Incredible to realize we're talking 20 years already.
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When the world says, "Give up," Hope whispers, "Try it one more time."
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Post by coolcoolcool on Dec 23, 2022 16:16:51 GMT -8
I forgot my password to coolcoolcoolcool and had to create a new account.
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Post by Zenlethic on Dec 30, 2022 22:30:01 GMT -8
Back around late 2001, I discovered that AOL had video game discussions where people posted a message, and others could respond to it. Topics could be made as well, which are the same thing as threads on these forums. That was the first thing I ever posted on that resembled a message board. But I didn't have to sign up to post on it, since I already had my AOL account to post with.
The first forum I had to sign up for was in 2004, when I started posting on separate boards from the AOL communities.
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Post by ukschalke on Jan 4, 2023 5:26:31 GMT -8
schalke forum (football)
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Post by dinoson2 on Jan 7, 2023 20:22:45 GMT -8
GameFaqs, 1999 was my earlier interaction with forums perse, but for communities as a whole, that would be Yahoo GeoCities in 1997,
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James [a_leon]
I feel a strong desire to XSS a cookie from Peter.
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Post by James [a_leon] on Jan 16, 2023 17:29:02 GMT -8
We had a lot of really talented people come through the coding area of SSD. WebworldX, Peter, Hechizero, Nadim, California (such a tragic story), Cheater, Infinite, Mouser, Cheater. I mean, there was me too, but I never thought I was nearly as talented as any of those folks. I can't remember if Uchiha Sasuke was ever a mod. There was also Chris. I can't remember his username from the day (cdude or something like that), but he had SZ (studio zero, maybe?) and was and still is an incredibly talented coder. It's what he made his career and he did well in college with computer science and playing football in....Kansas I think. Somewhere in the heartland of America. My friends and I back in about 03 wanted to start a "club" that wasn't on MSN messenger. This somehow lead me to Proboards where I signed up for our first forum. Once I set the forum up, I had no idea how to customize it which led me to PBS, and eventually to Solid Snake Designs. After getting lost in the coding databases there I befriended Thom who was known as Nadim in those days, and began frequenting his forum Zanmato Design. A good 5 years of my life was spent daily on Proboards, and I made a lot of friends, most of whom we've all lost contact over the years, but every once in a while I pop in here to stroke my nostalgia a bit. For me, it was the GameWinners forums. Making signature ASCII art and all things pokemon, before somehow getting linked to ProBoards. Was definitely 2002 for me and didn't really join here until 2003. what are your earliest memories of forums. were they on proboards or somewhere else? first forum I ever joined was a kids forum for news and current events. it was only open in the evening after school between 4 and 8 PM. enjoyed it a lot. (I was around 9 or 10, and used it for a good few years) what about you? For me it's the GameFAQs forums. I was pretty active there once upon a time (2000-2002ish), and it's actually what lead me to ProBoards around 2002. One of the members on GameFAQs was advertising his forum RPG, which was a PB forum. I followed the link at the bottom to create my own, to see what this was all about. And that introduced me to the support forums. I don't think I actually signed up here for support, but because I saw how active this place was and it was centered around a product I was getting into (my own forum). Ended up being pretty active, for better or for worse, here for quite a long time before stepping back.
Incredible to realize we're talking 20 years already.
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Wesley2005
Eh + M + H
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Post by Wesley2005 on Jan 18, 2023 7:12:43 GMT -8
what are your earliest memories of forums. were they on proboards or somewhere else? first forum I ever joined was a kids forum for news and current events. it was only open in the evening after school between 4 and 8 PM. enjoyed it a lot. (I was around 9 or 10, and used it for a good few years) what about you? My earliest memory is when I stumbled on the new v3 of ProBoards and was completely fascinated! I loved the feeling of belonging and still do to this day. I don't post as much, but I remember it as the "social media" of the time. It was awesome. And still is to some degree!
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Post by Combo on Apr 5, 2023 18:24:52 GMT -8
We had a lot of really talented people come through the coding area of SSD. WebworldX, Peter, Hechizero, Nadim, California (such a tragic story), Cheater, Infinite, Mouser, Cheater. I mean, there was me too, but I never thought I was nearly as talented as any of those folks. I can't remember if Uchiha Sasuke was ever a mod. There was also Chris. I can't remember his username from the day (cdude or something like that), but he had SZ (studio zero, maybe?) and was and still is an incredibly talented coder. It's what he made his career and he did well in college with computer science and playing football in....Kansas I think. Somewhere in the heartland of America. My friends and I back in about 03 wanted to start a "club" that wasn't on MSN messenger. This somehow lead me to Proboards where I signed up for our first forum. Once I set the forum up, I had no idea how to customize it which led me to PBS, and eventually to Solid Snake Designs. After getting lost in the coding databases there I befriended Thom who was known as Nadim in those days, and began frequenting his forum Zanmato Design. A good 5 years of my life was spent daily on Proboards, and I made a lot of friends, most of whom we've all lost contact over the years, but every once in a while I pop in here to stroke my nostalgia a bit. For me, it was the GameWinners forums. Making signature ASCII art and all things pokemon, before somehow getting linked to ProBoards. Was definitely 2002 for me and didn't really join here until 2003. For me it's the GameFAQs forums. I was pretty active there once upon a time (2000-2002ish), and it's actually what lead me to ProBoards around 2002. One of the members on GameFAQs was advertising his forum RPG, which was a PB forum. I followed the link at the bottom to create my own, to see what this was all about. And that introduced me to the support forums. I don't think I actually signed up here for support, but because I saw how active this place was and it was centered around a product I was getting into (my own forum). Ended up being pretty active, for better or for worse, here for quite a long time before stepping back.
Incredible to realize we're talking 20 years already. Chris yeah, CD, wow. Hard to believe it was that long ago. Cali was such a great fellow as well, such a shame. You were (are) more talented than you give yourself credit for as well.
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