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CSUPYLFAN:
I hope this topic is okay to post.  Forgive me and lock it if it's not...

About when did ATGS (which evolved to this forum) start, and what is some of the history behind it?  (Who formed it, what motivated he/she to form it--in additon to game shows, of course.  Was it around before Internet popularity exploded?).

Just curious, really.  I have an interest in online communities from a historical standpoint, especially this one...

dzinkin:
[quote name=\'CSUPYLFAN\' date=\'Dec 16 2003, 12:02 AM\'] I hope this topic is okay to post.  Forgive me and lock it if it's not...

About when did ATGS (which evolved to this forum) start [/quote]
 Well, at least I can answer this question... November 17, 1993.  Here's a link to the first ATGS post.

http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&...K5%40netcom.com

 - David

gameshowguy2000:
And it's been 10 years since its debut.

I learned something about ATGS that I never learned about before: It's an unmoderated newsgroup, which explains all the trolls and swearing and stuff of that mature nature.

Speaking of mature, those trolls aren't mature. Here, we're mature. ATGS was an un-mature group. This is more mature, and that's a reason why I am so glad to be here, 10 years after ATGS's debut.

You guys glad to be here and away from ATGS after 10 years of immaturity?

Casey Buck:

--- Quote ---And it's been 10 years since its debut.
--- End quote ---
10 years and 1 month. And actually, the newsgroup could have been formed weeks, or even months before that first post.


--- Quote ---I learned something about ATGS that I never learned about before: It's an unmoderated newsgroup, which explains all the trolls and swearing and stuff of that mature nature.
--- End quote ---
It took you this long to figure that out?


--- Quote ---You guys glad to be here and away from ATGS after 10 years of immaturity?
--- End quote ---
I'll let you answer that question yourself.

DrJWJustice:
I gotta answer yes and no to being glad about the maturity level here.  On the one hand, it's great that we don't have to pick through messages to see which are legitimate and which aren't.  On the other hand, I did have a fondness for "Who Wants to Be a Moronionaire."

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