My theory: Netphoria's sense of community (G-Board) will collapse within one year. - Page 3

beef curtains · 12-03-2003, 05:09 PM

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Originally posted by Nimrod's Son
It is my understanding that it was once that way, but that changed once the board went to vBulliten, at which time only certain members had access rights.

Later, Andrew asked for donations and one of the "rewards" was forum access.

It didn't start out as an en eliteness thing, but Glenn and Andrew put their tainted hands on it...

useful idiot · 12-03-2003, 05:20 PM

i've been posting here way to long.

MisterSquishyHalo · 12-03-2003, 05:28 PM

Is posting here more than 3 years considered newbie or old school?

Orchestra · 12-03-2003, 06:46 PM

Hey, forum 9 was never an elite community. It was just a bunch of losers who had enough time on their hands to figure out how to manipulate a ubb addy bar. Then people PAID to get in and it turned into a gongshow. I think this is an attempt to go back to the old forum 9. Let the whackyness begin.

funnygeezus · 12-03-2003, 06:50 PM

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Originally posted by Orchestra
Hey, forum 9 was never an elite community. It was just a bunch of losers who had enough time on their hands to figure out how to manipulate a ubb addy bar. Then people PAID to get in and it turned into a gongshow. I think this is an attempt to go back to the old forum 9. Let the whackyness begin.

hold on, what?

june33 · 12-03-2003, 06:58 PM

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Originally posted by severin
samsa's leaving was kind of a turning point in my opinion

it was for me as well.

MisterSquishyHalo · 12-03-2003, 07:07 PM

samsa...she was kinda crazy yes?

meow · 12-06-2003, 02:30 PM

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Originally posted by Orchestra
Hey, forum 9 was never an elite community. It was just a bunch of losers who had enough time on their hands to figure out how to manipulate a ubb addy bar. Then people PAID to get in and it turned into a gongshow. I think this is an attempt to go back to the old forum 9. Let the whackyness begin.

Hey, I was one of those losers that figured out how to manipulate a ubb addy bar.

spa ced · 12-06-2003, 02:32 PM

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Originally posted by MisterSquishyHalo
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AmazingDisgrace · 12-17-2003, 03:33 PM

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Originally posted by Mr. Rhinoceros
You know how long i've been here? Three years. Every year people talk about people leaving and how much the board sucks now etc etc etc. Every year we have a batch of newbies that band together and become the majority of the community and in the face of that old members decide the board sucks or they have lives that are more important than maintaining contact with friends they made on the internet and they bolt.

Lucas McDermott used to be one of the highest profile members of the community before he left on his mission. Now he barely even posts. He used to bitch about how shitty the board got and how all the newbies (me, never_nohen, the SL,UTs, Vincent, many others) were taking over. It's a basic fact of internet communities.

Shut up and quit being faggots.

I don't even post under "Amazing Disgrace" anymore. I think it's funny that some other dude posts under that username. You guys seem to like him better than you like me, so it's all good.

Affectation · 12-17-2003, 03:36 PM

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Originally posted by meow

Hey, I was one of those losers that figured out how to manipulate a ubb addy bar.

You're still a fucking noob, bitch.

Honest Opinion Man · 12-17-2003, 06:13 PM

The whole Forum 9 thing never made any sense to me. If you want to talk with people closer to you than what the General Chat Board affords you, then you should probably use a phone, or at very least, AIM.

I've been lurking/posting here for since 99 and see if I care about which board is which. I can still observe and smile and be amused regardless of what person is doing it. It won't decrease my enjoyment of this place.

meow · 12-17-2003, 06:40 PM

well, after studying netphoria for an actual purpose, I can see its downfall approaching.

12-17-2003, 08:35 PM

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Originally posted by meow
well, after studying netphoria for an actual purpose, I can see its downfall approaching.

Shut the fuck up.

meow · 01-14-2004, 01:49 PM

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Originally posted by Mr. Rhinoceros

Shut the fuck up.

I JUST BLEW YOUR MIND

lawson · 01-14-2004, 02:17 PM

the history:

the whole reason it was considered 1337 was because of the manipulating the address bar as was said. and all it took was noticing that the general chat board was forum 7, and changing it to 9 and noticing it was an open forum that no one new about. then when andrew updated the message board and added new forums, there was no more forum 9, so he or some mod made one and tried their best to give access to those people that had found and posted on the old one. of course the old board was gone so it amounted to guessing and discretely asking, and a few people managed to slide their name in that hadn't posted before. but big deal, we had our forum 9 back anyway.

then andrew needed to raise money for a new server, and while we certainly could have sold access to krazee, selling access to forum 9 seemed more kosher. and for those that don't know, the old skool forum 9 was barely posted on- i mean like 3 threads a day except for the plusones, and the newer one that has twice as many people on it doesnt get that much more attention! my point is a forum 9 or even a new 1337 forum 9 would have no effect on the general chat board.

krazee i only used your name cause your fiasco was around the same time. many netphorians far outrank you in hoedom now

ammy · 01-14-2004, 02:19 PM

GODDAMN this is old, what ever happened to pruing the fucking boards?

Amazing Disgrace · 01-14-2004, 03:12 PM

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Originally posted by AmazingDisgrace

I don't even post under "Amazing Disgrace" anymore. I think it's funny that some other dude posts under that username. You guys seem to like him better than you like me, so it's all good.

Poor kid.

Nimrod · 01-14-2004, 03:49 PM

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Originally posted by PhantomFM
the history:

the whole reason it was considered 1337 was because of the manipulating the address bar as was said. and all it took was noticing that the general chat board was forum 7, and changing it to 9 and noticing it was an open forum that no one new about. then when andrew updated the message board and added new forums, there was no more forum 9, so he or some mod made one and tried their best to give access to those people that had found and posted on the old one. of course the old board was gone so it amounted to guessing and discretely asking, and a few people managed to slide their name in that hadn't posted before. but big deal, we had our forum 9 back anyway.

then andrew needed to raise money for a new server, and while we certainly could have sold access to krazee, selling access to forum 9 seemed more kosher. and for those that don't know, the old skool forum 9 was barely posted on- i mean like 3 threads a day except for the plusones, and the newer one that has twice as many people on it doesnt get that much more attention! my point is a forum 9 or even a new 1337 forum 9 would have no effect on the general chat board.

krazee i only used your name cause your fiasco was around the same time. many netphorians far outrank you in hoedom now

So everyone stumbled upon it with no one telling them the URL or how to find it? I find that quite hard to believe.

KrazeeStacee · 01-19-2004, 01:03 AM

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Originally posted by Nimrod
So everyone stumbled upon it with no one telling them the URL or how to find it? I find that quite hard to believe.

It happened.

And either you have an incredible capacity for knowledge, or it's just sad how much you know about/have invested in this board considering you've not been here very long at all.

funnygeezus · 01-19-2004, 02:39 AM

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Originally posted by Nimrod
So everyone stumbled upon it with no one telling them the URL or how to find it? I find that quite hard to believe.

obviously there was some direct telling of friends and the like, but really not much. mostly it was:

1) people did know about it, it's not like it came out of nowhere. it was one of the leftovers from andrew's "2000 forums in 2000" campaign, the daily news to be specific. think what the war board would be like during peace time. it was really slow and most of the posts were really long idealogical rants and/or arguments (you would have loved it

). anyways, when pakula axed the new boards he didn't do it right and anyone who had made a link right to the daily news board (aka. sorry motherfuckers) found it with ease. also anyone at all ubb-savy might have thought to check the forum ids of the forums andrew was deleting. this explains the initial membership of forum 9. at first, there were multiple unlisted forums (i know 7 and 9 were among them, so it follows that 8 was aswell, but don't quote me on it). andrew eventually caught on to his mistake and properly deleted the misbegotten hell-holes. in the interest of being a cool cat, andrew left one there for those who were having fun with the hidden forums, and a legend was born.

2) it was the days of ubb. we're talking a zero-privacy "who's online" page. we could see the mods posting in the employees lounge and we could see forum9ers at work. since the board was just as slow back then as it is now, it wasn't a huge issue, but a nice few got in like that.

3) there were occasional general chat slips. usually by people who noticed the board via the "who's online" page, then posted "WHAT THE FUCK IS FORUM 9" on the general chat. other times, a member decided to spice things up by outing forum 9 on the gen-chat. these incidents were usually dealt with quickly and before much damage was done.

we managed to maintain a faily exclusive membership for a surprisingly long time with NO security measures whatsoever. they were good times, but eventually everyone and their mom knew about the board and the password was implemented to restore 1337ness. in time, that lost its effectiveness too and forum 9 really sucked for a while. then vbulletin, and it's superior private forum technology came to save the day. then donation reared its ugly head. and that is the end of the tale, there is nothing more to tell.

tear stained glass · 01-19-2004, 02:43 AM

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Originally posted by Nimrod
So everyone stumbled upon it with no one telling them the URL or how to find it? I find that quite hard to believe.

I did it. Out of boredom. There was also a forum 10, but most people never posted on it.

useful idiot · 01-19-2004, 03:34 AM

http://esoterism.com/nostradamus/nostradamus.jpg

Nimrod's Son · 01-19-2004, 03:37 AM

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Originally posted by KrazeePumpkin

It happened.

And either you have an incredible capacity for knowledge, or it's just sad how much you know about/have invested in this board considering you've not been here very long at all.

No, I just understand humans and technology, and the 1*** didn't = 2.

KrazeeStacee · 01-19-2004, 11:39 AM

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Originally posted by Nimrod's Son
No, I just understand humans and technology, and the 1*** didn't = 2.

Nevermind.

Mason R Butler · 01-19-2004, 12:04 PM

Hey, is that Slug?

obscured01 · 01-19-2004, 12:27 PM

I don't think it will. I hasn't in the past several years netphoria's been around.

And I think the whole f9 thing is kinda stupid.

12-03-2003, 05:20 PM	#62
useful idiot Ownz Location: pa Posts: 653	i've been posting here way to long.

12-03-2003, 05:28 PM	#63
MisterSquishyHalo Apocalyptic Poster Location: seattle, wa, usa Posts: 3,964	Is posting here more than 3 years considered newbie or old school?

12-03-2003, 06:46 PM	#64
Orchestra Minion of Satan Posts: 7,776	Hey, forum 9 was never an elite community. It was just a bunch of losers who had enough time on their hands to figure out how to manipulate a ubb addy bar. Then people PAID to get in and it turned into a gongshow. I think this is an attempt to go back to the old forum 9. Let the whackyness begin.

12-03-2003, 07:07 PM	#67
MisterSquishyHalo Apocalyptic Poster Location: seattle, wa, usa Posts: 3,964	samsa...she was kinda crazy yes?

12-17-2003, 06:13 PM	#72
Honest Opinion Man Demi-God Location: Long Island, Manhattan Posts: 305	The whole Forum 9 thing never made any sense to me. If you want to talk with people closer to you than what the General Chat Board affords you, then you should probably use a phone, or at very least, AIM. I've been lurking/posting here for since 99 and see if I care about which board is which. I can still observe and smile and be amused regardless of what person is doing it. It won't decrease my enjoyment of this place.

12-17-2003, 06:40 PM	#73
meow Netflix Me Location: Human Skull! Posts: 27,712	well, after studying netphoria for an actual purpose, I can see its downfall approaching.

01-14-2004, 02:17 PM	#76
lawson Apocalyptic Poster Location: raleigh Posts: 4,176	the history: the whole reason it was considered 1337 was because of the manipulating the address bar as was said. and all it took was noticing that the general chat board was forum 7, and changing it to 9 and noticing it was an open forum that no one new about. then when andrew updated the message board and added new forums, there was no more forum 9, so he or some mod made one and tried their best to give access to those people that had found and posted on the old one. of course the old board was gone so it amounted to guessing and discretely asking, and a few people managed to slide their name in that hadn't posted before. but big deal, we had our forum 9 back anyway. then andrew needed to raise money for a new server, and while we certainly could have sold access to krazee, selling access to forum 9 seemed more kosher. and for those that don't know, the old skool forum 9 was barely posted on- i mean like 3 threads a day except for the plusones, and the newer one that has twice as many people on it doesnt get that much more attention! my point is a forum 9 or even a new 1337 forum 9 would have no effect on the general chat board. krazee i only used your name cause your fiasco was around the same time. many netphorians far outrank you in hoedom now

01-14-2004, 02:19 PM	#77
ammy yer mom Posts: 23,180	GODDAMN this is old, what ever happened to pruing the fucking boards?

01-19-2004, 03:34 AM	#83
useful idiot Ownz Location: pa Posts: 653	http://esoterism.com/nostradamus/nostradamus.jpg

01-19-2004, 12:04 PM	#86
Mason R Butler walks among us Location: MNUSA Posts: 7,768	Hey, is that Slug?

01-19-2004, 12:27 PM	#87
obscured01 Minion of Satan Location: DFW Tejas Posts: 9,693	I don't think it will. I hasn't in the past several years netphoria's been around. And I think the whole f9 thing is kinda stupid.