Author Topic: How did you end up on the Bore? (Read 5051 times)

Cerveza mas fina · « **on:** March 06, 2014, 06:40:03 AM »

For me Admiral Viscen told me about the Bore <3

Olivia Wilde Homo · « **Reply #1 on:** March 06, 2014, 07:01:28 AM »

The first time I saw The Bore was sometime in 2006 when people here would post links on GAF (before they were quickly removed). I thought it was another OA offshoot since most of the people I saw posting were OA regulars. Since I got bored of OA years ago, I left and didn't think much of it since OA spinoff boards lasted maybe a few months at most.

I came back in late 2007 when there was cross board drama with ParticleReality/Green Man/Shark Johnson. I forget the particulars but it was something about raising money to get his sister a DS I think. Some people on GAF suspected a scam and some posts here were linked there. So I went back. I found that most of the OA regulars were gone and I saw some funny threads and some funny posts made by Drinky Crow, who was notorious for rustling the jameses of many Nintards around that time. I saw a lot of gaffers I liked and respected like Drinky Crow, White Man, Patel, cloudwalking, PD, AdmiralViscen, lyte edge, and Himuro posting here. There was also that hilarious Gerstmann thread that is in the archives which sealed the deal, so I registered. The Bore no longer had that "OA Spinoff Shithole" vibe and had more of the old school GAF (199X to 2007) vibe. At the time, sp0rsk was doing his very best to shit all over the gaming section and GAF was filling up with /b/tards. It seemed like a nice alternative to the increasingly dropping standards of discourse on GAF.

Himu · « **Reply #2 on:** March 06, 2014, 07:01:41 AM »

Was on gaf irc in July 06. Willco pm's me on irc and is like hey man you're cool I am making a new site cuz gaf is getting lame join up. So I did.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #3 on:** March 06, 2014, 08:10:55 AM »

I heard about how all the cool people who got banned from GAF posted here so I came here.

T-Short · « **Reply #4 on:** March 06, 2014, 08:28:55 AM »

Don't even remember

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #5 on:** March 06, 2014, 08:45:39 AM »

The great Master Shake invited me.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #6 on:** March 06, 2014, 08:46:16 AM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on March 06, 2014, 08:45:39 AM

The great Master Shake invited me.

pbuh

MCD · « **Reply #7 on:** March 06, 2014, 08:48:15 AM »

Thank you, Lager.

Admiral Viscen reported.

king of the internet · « **Reply #8 on:** March 06, 2014, 09:26:14 AM »

It was whispered about in some thread on GAF. This place (or the GAF thread, specifically) was a lot nastier back then. I miss it.

CatsCatsCats · « **Reply #9 on:** March 06, 2014, 09:38:14 AM »

Joined the gameshark forums in order to find out if they were going to make one for GameCube. Became involved enough with that community I was in their irc channel all the damn time which was eventually hosted on the same server as GAFs. Joined GAF, was a first responder to the Drinky Puppy thread, ties to that eventually led me here shortly after this place was created, never looked back to GAF.

Barry Egan · « **Reply #10 on:** March 06, 2014, 09:40:11 AM »

I don't remember exactly, but I do know that the Chris Benoit thread is what made me a believer.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #11 on:** March 06, 2014, 09:41:07 AM »

Shout outs to everyone who endured the great icon wars of 2006-2008

Ichi, Shake, Cheebs...liquor for the homies

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #12 on:** March 06, 2014, 10:14:00 AM »

Some GAF thread talking about "those other places". After that I just Googled around till I found The Bore and Opa.

Tasty · « **Reply #13 on:** March 06, 2014, 10:18:02 AM »

Quote from: Great Rumbler on March 06, 2014, 08:10:55 AM

I heard about how all the cool people who got banned from GAF posted here so I came here.

Same. It was a June 2011 thread, a "very happy GAF history lesson" that I can't even find anymore. Maybe t was deleted.

Yulwei · « **Reply #14 on:** March 06, 2014, 10:25:35 AM »

One of my alts got banned back in 2008 and I remembered someone from here had been heavily alluding to the evil bore on gaf. I made an account here back then, but I forgot my login info and didn't bother making a new accnt until just last year.

Positive Touch · « **Reply #15 on:** March 06, 2014, 10:26:19 AM »

the early days of this place kind of sucked, with opa-style douchebaggery and even less posting than we have now. eventually more people joined and the bitching got more fun to read, and that's when I started visiting more often

hampster · « **Reply #16 on:** March 06, 2014, 10:33:35 AM »

I found my way here after googling for old borecast episodes

Yulwei · « **Reply #17 on:** March 06, 2014, 10:34:54 AM »

Quote from: Mary Tyler Whore on March 06, 2014, 07:01:28 AM

The first time I saw The Bore was sometime in 2006 when people here would post links on GAF (before they were quickly removed). I thought it was another OA offshoot since most of the people I saw posting were OA regulars. Since I got bored of OA years ago, I left and didn't think much of it since OA spinoff boards lasted maybe a few months at most.

I came back in late 2007 when there was cross board drama with ParticleReality/Green Man/Shark Johnson. I forget the particulars but it was something about raising money to get his sister a DS I think. Some people on GAF suspected a scam and some posts here were linked there. So I went back. I found that most of the OA regulars were gone and I saw some funny threads and some funny posts made by Drinky Crow, who was notorious for rustling the jameses of many Nintards around that time. I saw a lot of gaffers I liked and respected like Drinky Crow, White Man, Patel, cloudwalking, PD, AdmiralViscen, lyte edge, and Himuro posting here. There was also that hilarious Gerstmann thread that is in the archives which sealed the deal, so I registered. The Bore no longer had that "OA Spinoff Shithole" vibe and had more of the old school GAF (199X to 2007) vibe. At the time, sp0rsk was doing his very best to shit all over the gaming section and GAF was filling up with /b/tards. It seemed like a nice alternative to the increasingly dropping standards of discourse on GAF.

2006 is when I joined gaf and yeah I remember hating sp0rsk but now I can't even remember why.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #18 on:** March 06, 2014, 10:36:00 AM »

Quote from: Yulwei on March 06, 2014, 10:34:54 AM

Quote from: Mary Tyler Whore on March 06, 2014, 07:01:28 AM
The first time I saw The Bore was sometime in 2006 when people here would post links on GAF (before they were quickly removed). I thought it was another OA offshoot since most of the people I saw posting were OA regulars. Since I got bored of OA years ago, I left and didn't think much of it since OA spinoff boards lasted maybe a few months at most.

I came back in late 2007 when there was cross board drama with ParticleReality/Green Man/Shark Johnson. I forget the particulars but it was something about raising money to get his sister a DS I think. Some people on GAF suspected a scam and some posts here were linked there. So I went back. I found that most of the OA regulars were gone and I saw some funny threads and some funny posts made by Drinky Crow, who was notorious for rustling the jameses of many Nintards around that time. I saw a lot of gaffers I liked and respected like Drinky Crow, White Man, Patel, cloudwalking, PD, AdmiralViscen, lyte edge, and Himuro posting here. There was also that hilarious Gerstmann thread that is in the archives which sealed the deal, so I registered. The Bore no longer had that "OA Spinoff Shithole" vibe and had more of the old school GAF (199X to 2007) vibe. At the time, sp0rsk was doing his very best to shit all over the gaming section and GAF was filling up with /b/tards. It seemed like a nice alternative to the increasingly dropping standards of discourse on GAF.

2006 is when I joined gaf and yeah I remember hating sp0rsk but now I can't even remember why.

http://sp0rsk.ytmnd.com/

demi · « **Reply #19 on:** March 06, 2014, 10:37:01 AM »

Quote from: Joe Molotov on March 06, 2014, 10:14:00 AM

Some GAF thread talking about "those other places". After that I just Googled around till I found The Bore and Opa.

<3

Reb · « **Reply #20 on:** March 06, 2014, 10:51:33 AM »

Googled around because it took months for my account to be approved on GAF.
Ended up never really posting there.

lordmaji · « **Reply #21 on:** March 06, 2014, 10:59:13 AM »

MUPEPE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WanderingWind · « **Reply #22 on:** March 06, 2014, 11:09:27 AM »

PD. Something about more dark skinned honeys over here.

Bascially a bunch of lies

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #23 on:** March 06, 2014, 11:28:02 AM »

WhiteMan invited me back in 2006.

Takao · « **Reply #24 on:** March 06, 2014, 11:47:44 AM »

I got banned on GAF, and then I somehow got here.

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #25 on:** March 06, 2014, 11:49:01 AM »

someone probably told me about the place. don't remember who.

helios · « **Reply #26 on:** March 06, 2014, 11:56:34 AM »

Atra invited me

Positive Touch · « **Reply #27 on:** March 06, 2014, 12:10:07 PM »

Quote from: Rebiak on March 06, 2014, 10:51:33 AM

Googled around because it took months for my account to be approved on GAF.
Ended up never really posting there.

lmao same thing happened to me. I never really posted over there because it was such a pain in the ass just to get registered. who has a months-long queue to get into a forum?

headwalk · « **Reply #28 on:** March 06, 2014, 12:15:31 PM »

puddles set off my username google alert about a dozen times a day so i figured why not.

Momo · « **Reply #29 on:** March 06, 2014, 12:17:37 PM »

Google.

Interestingly enough, I stop posting for a couple of months and lo and behold I get promotions at work and like 4 new IT certifications.

Momo · « **Reply #30 on:** March 06, 2014, 12:19:05 PM »

Also I only stayed here cause I found out Oscar was Segata, else I would have bolted week one.

So yes, blame Segata.

magus · « **Reply #31 on:** March 06, 2014, 12:26:39 PM »

something about being feed with gaf and needing another place to write long winded rants about why nintendo sucks

Tasty · « **Reply #32 on:** March 06, 2014, 12:34:20 PM »

Quote from: Momo on March 06, 2014, 12:17:37 PM

Google.

Interestingly enough, I stop posting for a couple of months and lo and behold I get promotions at work and like 4 new IT certifications.

I thought you left here forevers?

Momo · « **Reply #33 on:** March 06, 2014, 12:38:24 PM »

Yes and no, I'll never post as much as I did before, but I'll still post for a couple of days every couple of months

Tasty · « **Reply #34 on:** March 06, 2014, 12:44:46 PM »

Steve Contra · « **Reply #35 on:** March 06, 2014, 12:45:55 PM »

Himu

Mupepe · « **Reply #36 on:** March 06, 2014, 01:00:34 PM »

Himu invited me. I was still pretty bitter about my GAF ban and OA was the more rebellious faction so I stayed there for awhile until I realized how fucked up OA was and how wet and cozy this place was.

nudemacusers · « **Reply #37 on:** March 06, 2014, 01:04:41 PM »

I was told this was the best place to trade nude pics with other men.

demi · « **Reply #38 on:** March 06, 2014, 01:07:54 PM »

It is

ToxicAdam · « **Reply #39 on:** March 06, 2014, 01:19:41 PM »

Willco (RIP) invited me over here.

Purple Filth · « **Reply #40 on:** March 06, 2014, 01:23:15 PM »

heard there was another splinter forum and decided to check it out.

sent an email, got access, been here ever since

G The Resurrected · « **Reply #41 on:** March 06, 2014, 02:10:06 PM »

Jewco invited me via IRC message.

StealthFan · « **Reply #42 on:** March 06, 2014, 02:25:48 PM »

I saw someone mention thebore on GAF back in 2012, so I googled that shit and found this place. Tried trolling at first but it was half assed and this place isn't really populated so I stopped (

). It grew on me so I stayed.

I went to OPA back in '06.

Raban · « **Reply #43 on:** March 06, 2014, 02:37:18 PM »

pretty sure himu told me about this place when I was waiting for my GAF membership to go through. I signed up in '06 and didn't come back until I got banned from GAF about a year later. It's been a love/hate relationship since then, but I think there's only love left these days

Rufus · « **Reply #44 on:** March 06, 2014, 03:00:04 PM »

Somehow found my way to it when it was still Evilbore, but didn't register or lurk then. Years go by, and I see the Borecast pop up on GAF. Eventually the penny drops and I find my way to this place. Registerd fairly recently after lurking a bit, so here I am.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #45 on:** March 06, 2014, 03:24:38 PM »

Tried to google 'NeoGAF is gay' but accidentally put in 'gay NeoGAF is'; this was the first hit.

I think Demi invited me, if I recall.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #46 on:** March 06, 2014, 05:45:05 PM »

#ga IRC

sigh, so much time wasted in there

and here

Steve Youngblood · « **Reply #47 on:** March 06, 2014, 05:53:19 PM »

I don't really remember when I first learned about EvilBore. I was around on GAF back in Aught Six, but wasn't really prolific or active enough to really be up on any of the drama in terms of following that a splinter forum was being created. When we're going back that far, things just kind of blend together, but I feel like I knew that this place existed around maybe Aught Eight or so? I remember lurking briefly and seeing some of the old names from GAF, and then after a brief while just kind of forgetting about it. Why not register? It just didn't seem like the thing to do. "Hey folks! It's me! That guy you don't know from GAF!"

I think a Google search sometime in 2010 or 2011 directed me here and I was like "oh yeah, that place." At that point, I think I lurked for a few months semi-regularly, and then finally registered an account. It's a magical tale, I know.

etiolate · « **Reply #48 on:** March 06, 2014, 06:57:28 PM »

wilco messaged me on irc about a new forum he was starting up

Rman · « **Reply #49 on:** March 06, 2014, 06:59:00 PM »

Google search.

benjipwns · « **Reply #50 on:** March 06, 2014, 07:12:17 PM »

Short version: fap drift from http://www.horsesemenshots.com/

spoiler (click to show/hide)

which if it wasn't for, I wouldn't have spent that year in college

[close]

doctavius bonbon · « **Reply #51 on:** March 06, 2014, 07:26:08 PM »

green man told me about it shortly after this video:

(pretty sure fistful was the pilot)

saw lots of chill posters here so i figured i would join.

Atramental · « **Reply #52 on:** March 06, 2014, 07:31:01 PM »

My memory is rather shitty but I'm pretty sure that Wrath got me acquainted with EvilBore.

I also recall hearing about it on WYL (lol) when I was there for a very brief amount of time.

G The Resurrected · « **Reply #53 on:** March 06, 2014, 07:33:32 PM »

Quote from: etiolate on March 06, 2014, 06:57:28 PM

wilco messaged me on irc about a new forum he was starting up

So funny how things turned out right? We stayed and he left... oh and yeah that other thing that happened.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #54 on:** March 06, 2014, 09:07:52 PM »

Quote from: CajoleJuice on March 06, 2014, 05:45:05 PM

#ga IRC

sigh, so much time wasted in there

and here

#ga IRC lol. Jobber's 24/7 job

Steve Youngblood · « **Reply #55 on:** March 06, 2014, 09:13:13 PM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on March 06, 2014, 09:07:52 PM

Quote from: CajoleJuice on March 06, 2014, 05:45:05 PM
#ga IRC

sigh, so much time wasted in there

and here

#ga IRC lol.

It's still there! As is an evilbore chat room that nobody bothers to use save for game conferences.

etiolate · « **Reply #56 on:** March 06, 2014, 09:33:40 PM »

#ga was fun for awhile. It felt a little like the bore does in that it would riff on loony posts. Then it turned into a teacher's pet hangout.

Himu · « **Reply #57 on:** March 06, 2014, 09:39:07 PM »

amazes me most of the same folks are in #ga from ten years ago. I drop by now and then, but I'm a different person now.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #58 on:** March 06, 2014, 10:00:20 PM »

Quote from: Joe Molotov on March 06, 2014, 10:14:00 AM

Some GAF thread talking about "those other places". After that I just Googled around till I found The Bore and Opa.

Pretty much how I found it. All the GAF posters I liked reading were here, and Willco too I suppose.

nudemacusers · « **Reply #59 on:** March 06, 2014, 10:28:25 PM »

Quote from: Steve Youngblood on March 06, 2014, 05:53:19 PM

I don't really remember when I first learned about EvilBore. I was around on GAF back in Aught Six, but wasn't really prolific or active enough to really be up on any of the drama in terms of following that a splinter forum was being created. When we're going back that far, things just kind of blend together, but I feel like I knew that this place existed around maybe Aught Eight or so? I remember lurking briefly and seeing some of the old names from GAF, and then after a brief while just kind of forgetting about it. Why not register? It just didn't seem like the thing to do. "Hey folks! It's me! That guy you don't know from GAF!"

I think a Google search sometime in 2010 or 2011 directed me here and I was like "oh yeah, that place." At that point, I think I lurked for a few months semi-regularly, and then finally registered an account. It's a magical tale, I know.

I think we all know why you're here

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Author Topic: How did you end up on the Bore? (Read 5051 times)