Maikeru Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 Appreciate all of the answers may not be known; any responses would be great.  1) When was it set up? 2) Who set it up? 3) Why did they give it such a generic name that doesn't give any indication it's a wrestling fan board? 4) What are some of the funniest threads in history to check out? 5) How many unique visitors does it get per month? Has this figure increased or declined in recent years? 6) Which user has the most posts in history? 7) Who are some of the better known wrestlers that have posted in the past? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members mim731 Posted May 11, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted May 11, 2017 1) 1941, Nazi Germany 2) Use the questions thread 3-7) See 2) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members JNLister Posted May 11, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted May 11, 2017 1) When was it set up?/2) Who set it up? Moo could probably answer this best, but IIRC, it was a merger between three different forums in 1999. The database then screwed up so everyone had to reregister in September 2001. 3) Why did they give it such a generic name that doesn't give any indication it's a wrestling fan board? Not sure, but possibly it was a compromise between multiple forum names. 4) What are some of the funniest threads in history to check out? Take a look through the Gold forums at the bottom of the main page. 5) How many unique visitors does it get per month? Has this figure increased or declined in recent years? No idea, though one webstats site says traffic is up 25% over the past year. 6) Which user has the most posts in history? IanDrewDiceClay on 20,472. 7) Who are some of the better known wrestlers that have posted in the past? Earthquake used to post now and again. Grado posted as a fan as TheLostScot back in the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 According to the leaderboard, Ian has 24,533 posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted May 11, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted May 11, 2017 It blows my mind that ive been knocking around this place for 16 years. I've been visiting this place on a daily basis for nearly half my life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PowerButchi Posted May 11, 2017 Moderators Share Posted May 11, 2017 I'm second with 17,372 posts. Fuck me that's a lot. I reckon the first 10,000 or so were knocked out double quick too. Probably over 3 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maikeru Posted May 12, 2017 Author Share Posted May 12, 2017 10 hours ago, mim731 said: 1) 1941, Nazi Germany 2) Use the questions thread 3-7) See 2) Questions thread is not, in my view, the best place for a series of questions around a central theme that's likely to be of interest to many and lead to a wider discussion worthy of a thread in itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members mim731 Posted May 12, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted May 12, 2017 Fair enough. I disagree, but each to their own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamura Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 I remember when I first heard about this place back in the early 2000s I was told the url was something like wrestlingukfanforum.com or something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members LaGoosh Posted May 12, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted May 12, 2017 I was always under the assumption that this place grew out of the old FWA message board. I'm pretty sure that's how I found it. Am I remembering wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Wretch Posted May 12, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted May 12, 2017 When I found this place in the summer of 2001, it was on wrasslinedge.com/ukff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Dem Wanz Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 Earthquake, as in John Tenta used to post here? What?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members JNLister Posted May 12, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted May 12, 2017 18 minutes ago, LaGoosh said: I was always under the assumption that this place grew out of the old FWA message board. I'm pretty sure that's how I found it. Am I remembering wrong? The FWA board was hosted/incorporated here at one point, in a separate section like we have for Off- Topic. It made sense as the suspicion was about a third of posters here were FWA trainees under fake names. On the post count, it took me ages to find. Is the 20,000 for Ian just the on-topic ones. (And who remembers when off-topic posts weren't counted at all?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted May 12, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted May 12, 2017 11 minutes ago, JNLister said: On the post count, it took me ages to find. Is the 20,000 for Ian just the on-topic ones. (And who remembers when off-topic posts weren't counted at all?) I think it's all. If you look at the top 10, there's a few in there who hardly post on-topic. I've been a reader of the forum since about late 2001 - on and off. Can't remember if I came through PowerSlam or just searches on AltaVista! Took me a couple of years to sign up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Statto Posted May 12, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted May 12, 2017 17 minutes ago, Otto Dem Wanz said: Earthquake, as in John Tenta used to post here? What?! He did, but not a huge amount. Chris Hamrick did as well, for a bit (when he was working for FWA semi-regularly). Didn't know off-topic posts counted towards your count now? TIL something, I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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