How it started / How it's going

[webny99]

If you've spent any time at all on the internet recently, you're probably already aware of this:
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/10/15/style/how-it-started-meme.html
It has provided a bit of fun, hope, positivity, and connectivity in a in a year lacking all of the above.

[thspfc]

How it started: https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?action=mlist;sort=registered;start=0
How it's going: https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=27400.msg2523352#msg2523352

[kphoger]

How it started: https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?action=mlist;sort=registered;start=0
How it's going: https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=27400.msg2523352#msg2523352

Apparently, I just don't get it.

[webny99]

How it started: https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?action=mlist;sort=registered;start=0
How it's going: https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=27400.msg2523352#msg2523352

Apparently, I just don't get it.

I guess I don't particularly understand the significance of those two pages, either.
If it was an actual normal (perhaps even iconic) thread started by an early user, to complement the current fictional thread, that would make more sense.

[renegade]

Apparently, I just don't get it.

I'm with ya there.

[thspfc]

How it started: https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?action=mlist;sort=registered;start=0
How it's going: https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=27400.msg2523352#msg2523352

Apparently, I just don't get it.

I guess I don't particularly understand the significance of those two pages, either.
If it was an actual normal (perhaps even iconic) thread started by an early user, to complement the current fictional thread, that would make more sense.

Sorry?

[webny99]

How it started: https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?action=mlist;sort=registered;start=0
How it's going: https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=27400.msg2523352#msg2523352

Apparently, I just don't get it.

I guess I don't particularly understand the significance of those two pages, either.
If it was an actual normal (perhaps even iconic) thread started by an early user, to complement the current fictional thread, that would make more sense.

Sorry?

You'll have to explain your post first.
Then I'll decide if I should clarify, or just delete that post entirely 

[thspfc]

How it started: https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?action=mlist;sort=registered;start=0
How it's going: https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=27400.msg2523352#msg2523352

Apparently, I just don't get it.

I guess I don't particularly understand the significance of those two pages, either.
If it was an actual normal (perhaps even iconic) thread started by an early user, to complement the current fictional thread, that would make more sense.

Sorry?

You'll have to explain your post first.
Then I'll decide if I should clarify, or just delete that post entirely 

It doesn't matter to me. I don't care if you delete your post. Really, it's not hard to understand. If you don't like it then that's your preference and I respect that.

[webny99]

I guess I don't particularly understand the significance of those two pages, either.
If it was an actual normal (perhaps even iconic) thread started by an early user, to complement the current fictional thread, that would make more sense.

Sorry?

You'll have to explain your post first.
Then I'll decide if I should clarify, or just delete that post entirely 

It doesn't matter to me. I don't care if you delete your post. Really, it's not hard to understand. If you don't like it then that's your preference and I respect that.

Well, there was three people that said they didn't get it, but if you don't want to clarify, I respect that, too.

[vdeane]

You can make that four.  What does a Fritz Owl-ish proposal in Fictional Freeways have to do with a listing of the oldest members?

[thspfc]

I guess I don't particularly understand the significance of those two pages, either.
If it was an actual normal (perhaps even iconic) thread started by an early user, to complement the current fictional thread, that would make more sense.

Sorry?

You'll have to explain your post first.
Then I'll decide if I should clarify, or just delete that post entirely 

It doesn't matter to me. I don't care if you delete your post. Really, it's not hard to understand. If you don't like it then that's your preference and I respect that.

Well, there was three people that said they didn't get it, but if you don't want to clarify, I respect that, too.

It's exactly what it looks like. The forum started, then many years later the forum has posts like that. Granted, I have nothing against this forum or any of its members. Idk if anyone was offended/unhappy over this, but if so, I apoligize.

[webny99]

I guess I don't particularly understand the significance of those two pages, either.
If it was an actual normal (perhaps even iconic) thread started by an early user, to complement the current fictional thread, that would make more sense.

Sorry?

You'll have to explain your post first.
Then I'll decide if I should clarify, or just delete that post entirely 

It doesn't matter to me. I don't care if you delete your post. Really, it's not hard to understand. If you don't like it then that's your preference and I respect that.

Well, there was three people that said they didn't get it, but if you don't want to clarify, I respect that, too.

It's exactly what it looks like. The forum started, then many years later the forum has posts like that. Granted, I have nothing against this forum or any of its members. Idk if anyone was offended/unhappy over this, but if so, I apoligize.

OK, that's fair. All I was saying is maybe an old original thread from 2009 would've made more sense for "how it started", rather than a listing of the original members.

[thspfc]

I guess I don't particularly understand the significance of those two pages, either.
If it was an actual normal (perhaps even iconic) thread started by an early user, to complement the current fictional thread, that would make more sense.

Sorry?

You'll have to explain your post first.
Then I'll decide if I should clarify, or just delete that post entirely 

It doesn't matter to me. I don't care if you delete your post. Really, it's not hard to understand. If you don't like it then that's your preference and I respect that.

Well, there was three people that said they didn't get it, but if you don't want to clarify, I respect that, too.

It's exactly what it looks like. The forum started, then many years later the forum has posts like that. Granted, I have nothing against this forum or any of its members. Idk if anyone was offended/unhappy over this, but if so, I apoligize.

OK, that's fair. All I was saying is maybe an old original thread from 2009 would've made more sense for "how it started", rather than a listing of the original members.

Got it.

[jeffandnicole]

How this thread started: "Let's have some fun!"

How this thread is going:  A shitshow.

[vdeane]

It's exactly what it looks like. The forum started, then many years later the forum has posts like that. Granted, I have nothing against this forum or any of its members. Idk if anyone was offended/unhappy over this, but if so, I apoligize.

I suspect the forum has had posts along those lines for longer than you'd suspect.  Look up the Immigration Freedomway at some point (the most amazing thing about it is that part of the proposed route actually did get designated I-2).  And, of course, there was Voyager's Cosmic B'bar.

Actually, some of the current games remind me of the old Forum Games section that existed back in the Voyager era.  Guess the Highway never returned, though.

[Scott5114]

I suspect the forum has had posts along those lines for longer than you'd suspect.  Look up the Immigration Freedomway at some point (the most amazing thing about it is that part of the proposed route actually did get designated I-2).  And, of course, there was Voyager's Cosmic B'bar.

Actually, some of the current games remind me of the old Forum Games section that existed back in the Voyager era.  Guess the Highway never returned, though.

There was quite a lot of stupidity in the first iteration of the forum. When it was rebooted and agentsteel became admin, he deleted most of the games threads because he hated them with a burning passion (most of them were pretty stupid, to be fair). I have no memory what Voyager's Cosmic B'bar was–maybe someone could remind me?–although I remember agentsteel holding it up as an example of the profound stupidity of the type (and so it was deleted with great vigor).

For a while, no games at all were allowed, and would get locked or deleted whenever they were posted. After Alps took over as admin, we started lightening up on it, and on-topic games were allowed again.

[vdeane]

Apparently it was for general chatting.  Archive.org doesn't have much, but they do have the main index and board main pages archived.  The OP of each thread can be viewed via the hovertext on each thread name.
https://web.archive.org/web/20090122033957/aaroads.com/forum

And yeah, I had to go all the way back because it didn't take long for Voyager to require people to be signed in to view the forum at all.