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starman · Dec 21, 2007, 03:31 PM

Damn, I completely forgot about the whole NewsFactor thing. Funny, I was reading those threads and I saw myself in my old building where I first read them. Good find.

xi_hyperon · Dec 21, 2007, 04:53 PM

Who wouldn't miss all the KellyHogan threads? Good times.

andi*pandi · Dec 21, 2007, 05:31 PM

oh robert plant conundrum, that was the name of the thread! ah.

sek929 · Dec 21, 2007, 06:37 PM

Newsfactor <shudder>

feathers was a great poster in his day too.

I also remember the first day the lounge opened....NN has never been the same.

Person Man · Dec 21, 2007, 06:45 PM

Originally Posted by starman

Damn, I completely forgot about the whole NewsFactor thing. Funny, I was reading those threads and I saw myself in my old building where I first read them. Good find.

I remember when the NewsFactor thing happened. I was in Germany at the time, and reading the forums in a CyberCafe.

besson3c · Dec 21, 2007, 07:11 PM

What was KellyHogan all about?

besson3c · Dec 21, 2007, 07:12 PM

So, NewsFactor affiliated with MacNN and wanted to control everything? Is that the gist of what happened?

imitchellg5 · Dec 21, 2007, 07:24 PM

Yes.

Kerrigan · Dec 21, 2007, 08:30 PM

Going through that Newsfactor thread, I noticed that in 2001, 'NN nerds all sounded like they were living in the 19th century.

Originally Posted by cheerios

Sir, I am curious, what ARE the rules, as you see them?

Originally Posted by zach4mac

Mr NFR- You sir are too heavy handed for my tastes.

Originally Posted by Dogma

Kindly remove your signature pic. I'm not puritan, nor (as many of my posts atest) adverse to bad language, but you're overstepping the line with that.

Originally Posted by Cipher13

I will not forgive nor forget. He will be tarred, feathered, drawn and quartered

irunat2am · Dec 21, 2007, 08:32 PM

Originally Posted by MacinTommy

Who was the guy that got "arrested" for not paying child support or something and his "uncle" got on a posted how he was arrested and all the people that had sales with him were out of luck?

Ahahahaha. I haven't been here TOO long, but that was within a couple months after I joined. Good times.

EDIT: http://forums.macnn.com/89/macnn-lou...2007-arrested/ TA-DA!

xi_hyperon · Dec 21, 2007, 10:07 PM

Originally Posted by besson3c

What was KellyHogan all about?

Oh man. Do a search on him in the archives. *That* was entertainment.

Jawbone54 · Dec 21, 2007, 10:28 PM

I've been registered since March, 2005, but I've only been posting consistently for a little over a year. I probably missed 90% of the good stuff.

This place seemed more exciting 6 months ago, it seems, but there's already been a thread about that.

DeathToWindows · Dec 21, 2007, 10:43 PM

The scary thought is that I joined the forums right after getting my iMac (back in '99).. and that I've been around to watch since then.

Considering how young and stupid I was back then, I don't ever want to see any of my early posts... I know I was an opinionated little bugger back then who thought he knew rather more than I actually did at the time.

Jawbone54 · Dec 21, 2007, 10:50 PM

You need 8 years to find something you said to be embarrassing?

Maybe I'm just an idiot, but I'm embarrassed by things I said last week.

Buckaroo · Dec 21, 2007, 10:57 PM

Originally Posted by adamfishercox

Yeah, whatever ended up happening with that thread?

Originally Posted by MacinTommy
Who was the guy that got "arrested" for not paying child support or something and his "uncle" got on a posted how he was arrested and all the people that had sales with him were out of luck?

I believe that thread got locked. I can't remember, but I seem to remember there was something screwy about the thread.

Buckaroo · Dec 21, 2007, 10:59 PM

Oops, I see now that it wasn't locked.

Jawbone54 · Dec 21, 2007, 10:59 PM

What was the suicide thing about?

Chuckit · Dec 21, 2007, 11:07 PM

Originally Posted by xi_hyperon

Oh man. Do a search on him in the archives. *That* was entertainment.

Remember when the platform was sliding into the fire pit and I said "Goodbye" and you were like "No way!" and then I was all "We pretended we were going to murder you"? That was great.

Ghoser777 · Dec 21, 2007, 11:51 PM

I miss Hannah...

Timo · Dec 22, 2007, 12:21 AM

Originally Posted by andi*pandi

oh robert plant conundrum, that was the name of the thread! ah.

best thread evar, along with l'ignorante's happy place.

Stogieman · Dec 22, 2007, 12:49 AM

I miss some of the members that no longer post here.
Misha
Philzilla
Juan Valdez
Chris v
Chris h
Fat Berry
thePurpleGiant
PowerBook Dude
Wiggles

Some of my all time favorite threads.
Guess the MacNN Member - The illustrations by thePurpleGiant made that thread gold.
Damn Bill Gates for his rugged good looks - The first of many Photochop threads
Spliffdaddy bragging about his PC made from copper pipes. Hillbilly Technologies indeed.

And of course the Olympic Gymnast (Carly). A legendary thread here at MacNN.

Favorite feuds on this forum:
Ca$h vs. Wlonh
MacNN vs. OCN
NewFactor Admins vs. MacNN users lead by Cipher

starman · Dec 22, 2007, 12:54 AM

I have some others that are no longer safe for NN. They were funny back then, but they wouldn't be welcome today.

starman · Dec 22, 2007, 01:00 AM

OMGWTFBBQ.net

AKcrab · Dec 22, 2007, 01:04 AM

Originally Posted by Stogieman

Fat Barry

Maybe misspelling his name will bring him back.
(Great list, btw.)

IceEnclosure · Dec 22, 2007, 03:58 AM

Fat Barry, quite a swell fellow indeed. Always ready to throw down some fresh donuts and root beer.

And yes, I used to chill on l'ignorante's porch on occasion as well. good times

Peter · Dec 22, 2007, 11:17 AM

IceEnclosure · Dec 22, 2007, 11:48 AM

that timeline is a little messed

Peter · Dec 22, 2007, 12:56 PM

Quite.
Found it on an old domain, along with minitimeline.jpg
goood times.

I'll try and find the .psd so we can actually put it in order.

cube-dude · Dec 22, 2007, 02:10 PM

Originally Posted by Stogieman

I miss some of the members that no longer post here ... Misha

A gentleman and one helluva mod. He was dismissed during the NewsFactor debacle and joined MacMinute, right?

Cold Warrior · 04:38 PM

I found this with Misha's name on it from 2003, in reference to the NFN and his departure:
MacNN/NewsFactor (historical note), and MacMinute's origin [Archive] - Mac Forums

Face Ache · Dec 22, 2007, 11:11 PM

Originally Posted by starman

They were funny back then, but they wouldn't be welcome today.

Kinda like me, eh?

subego · Dec 22, 2007, 11:43 PM

Originally Posted by Cold Warrior

I found this with Misha's name on it from 2003, in reference to the NFN and his departure:
MacNN/NewsFactor (historical note), and MacMinute's origin [Archive] - Mac Forums

I totally forgot about Gorgonzola (who's mentioned in the post).

Whatever happened to him(her)?

Big Mac · 12:14 AM

Gorgonzola's still around as an admin, I think. He's just not an active poster.

That's a fun graphic above. Who made it? starman?

V · Dec 23, 2007, 12:08 AM

Originally Posted by starman

OMGWTFBBQ.net

OHHH! Which NN members were behind that? Don't remember well, went there a couple of times...

I'm surprised nobody mentionned the first great religion/atheism war. Endless number of thread with endless posts of endless sizes.

The Lounge was in fire!

Cold Warrior · Dec 23, 2007, 12:16 AM

Things got ugly in the lounge before the pol-war lounge was created.

Mastrap · Dec 23, 2007, 12:23 AM

Originally Posted by V

OHHH! Which NN members were behind that? Don't remember well, went there a couple of times...

That was LE and Philzilla. The board kind of collapsed in the end but other stuff grew from the wreckage and is alive and well to this day.

xi_hyperon · Dec 23, 2007, 11:00 AM

Originally Posted by Chuckit

Remember when the platform was sliding into the fire pit and I said "Goodbye" and you were like "No way!" and then I was all "We pretended we were going to murder you"? That was great.

Oh, come now. That was great stuff. I'd love to put KH and abe in a thread and let them have at it.

analogika · Dec 23, 2007, 11:12 AM

Originally Posted by Face Ache

Kinda like me, eh?

Teh funny needed brain context, which is mostly gone from these boards now.

Face Ache · Dec 23, 2007, 07:23 PM

Originally Posted by analogika

Teh funny needed brain context, which is mostly gone from these boards now.

I was referring to the "enemies" I've made in the mod squad.

Being funny around here these days is like running in the 1936 Olympics.

torsoboy · Dec 23, 2007, 08:18 PM

I can't remember his name, but there was one member that *always* defended the Islamic suicide bombers, etc. He was constantly saying that what they were doing was justified, and saying that the rest of the world was in the wrong. He wrote a thread about leaving and not coming back because everyone was against him.

It was a happy day when he left for good. Seems like it has been a year or two since that happened.

Shaddim · Dec 23, 2007, 08:24 PM

Logic?

and no one has mentioned me in this thread, **** you all.

Kerrigan · Dec 23, 2007, 08:55 PM

Logic? The Organ Guy?

Shaddim · Dec 23, 2007, 09:06 PM

Spheric Harlot was the organ guy, wasn't he?

Kerrigan · Dec 23, 2007, 09:15 PM

Yes, I think so. It's been a while so I'd forgotten.

Does anyone know what Kevin was banned for?

Shaddim · Dec 23, 2007, 09:22 PM

No idea, I asked a couple days ago and no one said anything.

imitchellg5 · Dec 23, 2007, 09:22 PM

There was a large thread about it in the feedback forum. Basically ban evasion, and posting a thread so bad it had to immediately be deleted. Also he's been in contact with members here via AIM trying to stir up strife.

sek929 · Dec 24, 2007, 01:10 PM

Basically, Kevin is the new Rob.

torsoboy · Dec 24, 2007, 01:59 PM

Originally Posted by Shaddim

Logic?

and no one has mentioned me in this thread, **** you all.

I thought it was Logic, but then I did a search for him and it seems that he has been posting pretty recently so then I thought I must be wrong. If he came back and is posting again he has changed his style quite a bit.

imitchellg5 · Dec 24, 2007, 02:19 PM

Originally Posted by sek929

Basically, Kevin is the new Rob.

That is sort of what it seems like lately. The annoying thing is that Kevin was so inconsistent. He could be agreeable one minute, then a total opposite person the next.

sek929 · Dec 24, 2007, 05:18 PM

That's why I have no problem with him. This whole banned business just shows that Kevin doesn't always practice what he preaches.