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Topic: When did collectSPACE start?
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Tykeanaut
Member Posts: 2212
From: Worcestershire, England, UK.
Registered: Apr 2008
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posted 09-27-2010 03:03 PM
   
I apologise if I should know this or it is mentioned somewhere and I haven't seen it. But when did this fantastic forum begin please?Over the few years I have been a member it's been a truly fantastic way of chatting with like-minded people all over the world. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42981
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 09-27-2010 03:24 PM
collectSPACE debuted July 20, 1999, on the same day as the 30th anniversary of Apollo 11 and, by coincidence, the same day that Space.com came online, too.You can read about some of the history of this site as part of its Wikipedia entry... |
Philip
Member Posts: 5952
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 09-28-2010 10:00 AM
Yep and "in the beginning" you didn't have to register if I recall correctly... |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42981
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 09-28-2010 10:29 AM
Registration was always required to post. The first members date to the first day the forums opened in November 1999. |
garymilgrom
Member Posts: 1966
From: Atlanta, GA
Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 09-28-2010 02:19 PM
NEATO that you are in Wikipedia Robert. Congratulations! |
Rob Joyner
Member Posts: 1308
From: GA, USA
Registered: Jan 2004
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posted 09-28-2010 09:14 PM
Robert, is there a way to tell in which order members registered? This has the makings of a unique cS lapel pin idea. You, of course, would be designated "cS1"! |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42981
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 09-28-2010 09:21 PM
There is, and there's been long time plans for "first 100" group pins... |
Philip
Member Posts: 5952
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 09-29-2010 05:03 AM
The number of posts might give an indication about the time one has been cS forum member. That pin is a great idea...collectSPACE.com how it used to be; try the WayBackMachine. |
Tykeanaut
Member Posts: 2212
From: Worcestershire, England, UK.
Registered: Apr 2008
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posted 09-29-2010 09:21 AM
As I posted awhile ago, it would be nice if we could all purchase pins. Maybe gold coloured for the 'first 100' and silver for the rest of us? |
MarylandSpace
Member Posts: 1336
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Registered: Aug 2002
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posted 09-29-2010 10:17 AM
Count me as one of the first 100 "lurkers." |
MarylandSpace
Member Posts: 1336
From:
Registered: Aug 2002
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posted 09-29-2010 10:19 AM
Also, what about a black 3" jacket patch for our jackets? |
GACspaceguy
Member Posts: 2474
From: Guyton, GA
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 09-29-2010 11:29 AM
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Originally posted by MarylandSpace:
Count me as one of the first 100 "lurkers."
Mee too, I have been here from the start. |
tegwilym
Member Posts: 2331
From: Sturgeon Bay, WI
Registered: Jan 2000
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posted 09-29-2010 04:25 PM
Same day as Space.com. I forgot about that site! |
sts205cdr
Member Posts: 649
From: Sacramento, CA
Registered: Jun 2001
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posted 09-29-2010 07:46 PM
I still have my space.com t-shirt that I got when I joined, along with a short-lived subscription to Ad Astra. I'd pretty much forgotten about the site, too...
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music_space
Member Posts: 1179
From: Canada
Registered: Jul 2001
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posted 09-30-2010 02:15 AM
Yeah, I just returned to the space.com after months of neglect. They have neat videos. |
Aztecdoug
Member Posts: 1405
From: Huntington Beach
Registered: Feb 2000
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posted 09-30-2010 04:39 PM
I find it difficult to recall my life before collectSPACE now...  ------------------
Kind Regards Douglas Henry Enjoy yourself and have fun.... it is only a hobby!
http://home.earthlink.net/~aztecdoug/ |
Hart Sastrowardoyo
Member Posts: 3445
From: Toms River, NJ
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 09-30-2010 04:55 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Aztecdoug:
I find it difficult to recall my life before collectSPACE now...
"Everybody, let's welcome Hart to our fold!""Hi, Hart!" "Before collectSPACE, my life... my life was one of disarray. My partner left me because I kept getting scammed buying Gagarin forgeries, and amassed three hundred Lisa Nowak signed photos, thinking they'd be a good investment. Heck, I thought it was Louis Armstrong, or maybe Lance Armstrong that was the first man on the moon. I even believed for real that a star could be named after me. "But now, now I have seen the light - no pun intended. I know now not to ask 'How do you go to the bathroom in space', and that a meaningful encounter with an astronaut or cosmonaut can be just as exciting as getting a signature. "I am a cSer...." (written in jest) |
Tykeanaut
Member Posts: 2212
From: Worcestershire, England, UK.
Registered: Apr 2008
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posted 10-10-2010 03:34 PM
Please can we have some pins to buy? |
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