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cricketluva
Square Leg
Joined: 09 April 2005
Location: Australia
Posts: 432
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Topic: Old School Members Posted: 18 July 2007 at 11:51am |
Hey, does anybody know much about the older members that were on this forum?
When I first joined, I didn't really post, but I remember reading a lot of comments from the old crew - "the bird", "vize" "saadadvanced7" and the like...
I know Sledger and JP are still here - and have been here forever too..
Also, could anybody (I'm assuming someone like -JP-) tell me about the origins of the forum. How it all started and that..
Cheers
Jon
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See you later Gilly! Thanks for the memories!
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-JP-
Manager
Joined: 21 January 2005
Location: United Kingdom
Posts: 6232
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Posted: 18 July 2007 at 11:57am |
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Those three members pop in from time to time, but you're right, apart from Cricket World staff members (of which I am now one), only Sledger and myself are consistently posting who were registered in 2005/early 2006.
This forum itself was started in November 2005 as part of Cricket World®'s ever-continuing expansion. First foray into being more interactive.
There was an earlier forum, but it was very different, more like a comments page on a blog and that had a lot of problems with abuse and such like, which was why CW decided to go with a more up to date forum.
We've undergone a few changes since then, obviously myself, Sledge and Clobber being taken on board to oversee things and a whole rebuild in November along with the site.
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cricketluva
Square Leg
Joined: 09 April 2005
Location: Australia
Posts: 432
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Posted: 18 July 2007 at 12:00pm |
Yeh, I was a member back in April 2005 and it was so much different, and I popped in from time to time back then.
I referred the site to my mate Mik and he joined when the site became more modern.
I must say though, there really were like one or two comments a whole day sometimes - if not none back then.
I have seen many forums online - this is probably far and away the best. It is organised well, and with the addition of more moderators it has been cleaned up well - and also looks good.
It also looks like the bias we had before, particularly with South Asian members is not that present, thanks to filtering, and there are so many UK members now who regularly comment!
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See you later Gilly! Thanks for the memories!
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Clobber
Captain
Joined: 03 January 2006
Posts: 8838
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Posted: 18 July 2007 at 12:24pm |
Originally posted by cricketluva
I referred the site to my mate Mik
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schizophrenia is a terrible thing
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cricketluva
Square Leg
Joined: 09 April 2005
Location: Australia
Posts: 432
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Posted: 18 July 2007 at 12:33pm |
Originally posted by Clobber
Originally posted by cricketluva
I referred the site to my mate Mik
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schizophrenia is a terrible thing
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Do not accuse me of such mental illnesses. I have met a few people in my time working and also being a patient in a hospital with this illness.
Please do not loosely use this term,
I am not miniwarney - I went to school with him, he is 3 or 4 yrs younger than me, my friend's little brother. I speak to him a lot, he is good to me. Why do you constantly assume that I am him - we have similar views but that means nothing.
For God's sake. Ask Sledger even.
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See you later Gilly! Thanks for the memories!
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Monty
Opener
A batsman's worst nightmare
Joined: 02 June 2007
Location: England
Posts: 2493
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Posted: 18 July 2007 at 1:11pm |
Originally posted by cricketluva
I am not miniwarney - I went to school with him, he is 3 or 4 yrs younger than me, my friend's little brother. I speak to him a lot, he is good to me. Why do you constantly assume that I am him - we have similar views but that means nothing.
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it says on his mamber profile that he is 47 it says on yoursyour 27 
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Flavia et Cornelia sedebat sub arbore!!! Oh My goodness!!
Sitting under a tree!
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bondy
Middle-Order Batsman
Joined: 10 December 2006
Location: New Zealand
Posts: 4976
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Posted: 18 July 2007 at 1:16pm |
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Good one Graham!
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Monty
Opener
A batsman's worst nightmare
Joined: 02 June 2007
Location: England
Posts: 2493
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Posted: 18 July 2007 at 1:19pm |
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are you 12?
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Flavia et Cornelia sedebat sub arbore!!! Oh My goodness!!
Sitting under a tree!
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bondy
Middle-Order Batsman
Joined: 10 December 2006
Location: New Zealand
Posts: 4976
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Posted: 18 July 2007 at 1:21pm |
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Yes, yes I am.
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Good one Graham!
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MP12
Middle-Order Batsman
Joined: 24 April 2006
Location: Australia
Posts: 4221
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Posted: 18 July 2007 at 1:35pm |
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Clobber's five, there's a big future ahead for him!
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Clobber
Captain
Joined: 03 January 2006
Posts: 8838
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Posted: 18 July 2007 at 2:07pm |
Originally posted by cricketluva
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I am not miniwarney - I went to school with him, he is 3 or 4 yrs younger than me, my friend's little brother. I speak to him a lot, he is good to me. Why do you constantly assume that I am him - we have similar views but that means nothing.
For God's sake. Ask Sledger even. |
In the immortal words of William Shakepeare - "the miniwarney doth protest too much, methinks"
Edited by Clobber - 18 July 2007 at 8:32pm
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dips_december
Number 3 Batsman
The next greatest left arm spinner
Joined: 31 March 2006
Location: India
Posts: 5230
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Posted: 19 July 2007 at 5:05am |
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Yes I think we have lost a few members but the good thing is that the forum is still the same. New members keep popping up everyday which is good for the forum.
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cricketluva
Square Leg
Joined: 09 April 2005
Location: Australia
Posts: 432
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Posted: 19 July 2007 at 7:53am |
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Meh.. think what you want. I cannot tell you what to think.
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See you later Gilly! Thanks for the memories!
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cricketluva
Square Leg
Joined: 09 April 2005
Location: Australia
Posts: 432
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Posted: 19 July 2007 at 7:59am |
Originally posted by Monty
Originally posted by cricketluva
I am not miniwarney - I went to school with him, he is 3 or 4 yrs younger than me, my friend's little brother. I speak to him a lot, he is good to me. Why do you constantly assume that I am him - we have similar views but that means nothing.
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it says on his mamber profile that he is 47 it says on yoursyour 27  |
No, he is like 22 or 23... younger brother of my mate in year 12.
Probably jusy joking, not everybody puts details on the web.
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See you later Gilly! Thanks for the memories!
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Kerm
Wicket-Keeper
Joined: 03 September 2006
Posts: 1168
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Posted: 19 July 2007 at 11:37am |
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One person in particular I seem to remember always posting intelligently and amusingly was Clapo when I first came here but havent really seen him around at all recently.
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Kerm
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spin wizard
Opening Bowler
The world’s next great spinner
Joined: 21 January 2006
Location: Saint Vincent
Posts: 9453
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Posted: 19 July 2007 at 4:22pm |
Yep Kerm, he was a terrific poster! I Hope he didn't get a heart attack when he heard the 2 meastros decided to call it a day.
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In troubled times, being philosophical helps a great deal, it helps you to remain sane and not do any further damage.
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Clobber
Captain
Joined: 03 January 2006
Posts: 8838
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Posted: 19 July 2007 at 4:35pm |
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Clapo moved onto another cricket forum as he got sick of the number of muppets we had on this forum at the time. Happily we've got rid of most of those now.
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wolves f c1
First Slip
Joined: 04 May 2007
Location: United Kingdom
Posts: 929
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Posted: 19 July 2007 at 8:37pm |
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I joined way after the class of early 2006, but why was MiNiWaRnEy banned? and saadadvanced7 hasn't posted recently - anyone know why?? (sorry if mods don't want to answer the first question - just say and I'll edit it out)
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800 posts WOOT!!!!!!!
di£kinson is a cheating, lieing scumbag!
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Monty
Opener
A batsman's worst nightmare
Joined: 02 June 2007
Location: England
Posts: 2493
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Posted: 19 July 2007 at 10:07pm |
yeah i was wondein about that havin only joined in june
while lookin back miniwarney looked such a lively guy and saadadvsnced seemed popular
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Flavia et Cornelia sedebat sub arbore!!! Oh My goodness!!
Sitting under a tree!
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-JP-
Manager
Joined: 21 January 2005
Location: United Kingdom
Posts: 6232
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Posted: 19 July 2007 at 10:55pm |
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MiNiWaRnEy was banned for persistent rule breaking. End of.
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Sledger
Captain
Dickenson can marry my mother-in-law !
Joined: 08 August 2005
Location: South Africa
Posts: 15694
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Posted: 20 July 2007 at 9:43am |
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That's enough of that - closed.
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Mental disintegration works for me !!
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