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Topic: The History of the Forum?
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Douglas Meltzer
Moderator
Posts: 4554
From: New York, NY, USA
Registered: Jun 2003
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posted October 21, 2007 08:56 PM
I came across Brad's Forum in August of 2002, a few months after I got back into Super 8mm (after an almost 20 year leave of absence). I wish I could remember how I found it....was it a link, a search result....damn memory! There was such a wealth of information, particularly about projectors, which was important to me since I was looking to upgrade to something with larger reel capacity. I read about Elmos & Bauers & which models did what, and I was so glad that this site existed. I refer to that period as Forum I, since at the end of May 2003 something dreadful happened. The site disappeared! For days, concerned Forum members e-mailed each other, wondering if Brad had closed up shop.
On June 11, 2003 the 8mm Forum returned. Brad explained there was a major hardware failure on the server running the forum that killed everything, including the backup copy . All that knowledge (and all my brilliant posts) lost! There was a bright spot, though. Brad re-designed the site with a stylish new look and added the "8mm films for sale/trade/wanted", and "8mm equipment for sale/trade" sections. Also new was a link to Film-Tech's large collection of manuals and we even had a new place to hang out....The Chat Room.
Responding to Brad's request for help, Kevin Faulkner volunteered and was named moderator on January 27, 2005. I joined Mr. Elmo 4 days later. Kevin and I were flown to a super secret location and went through intensive moderator training for what seemed like months. Unfortunately, all that training was for naught. Our fellow members are such a great bunch of folks that mostly Kevin and I just use our super moderator powers to delete duplicate posts and move a thread from one section to another. What a terrific place!
Other notable dates in Forum history:
November 6, 2004- 16mm Forum added
November 7, 2004- General Yak section added
February 2, 2007- 9.5 Forum added
I'm still waiting to add a notable date.....when Mr. Milman sends in his member picture.
Doug
-------------------- I think there's room for just one more film.....
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