Since 2006-2007 for me. I was a teenager (15-16) when I was started.
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Shawn Gossman
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I remember the original BBS. The ones that worked using dialups networks. Never did it myself though.
When I started making forums, phpBB1 was available. Then phpBB2 came along and it was amazing... until you added plugins to it, then it took hours to add a simple plugin because it was all by hand.
Eventually went to vBulletin 3.X series. After vb4 and all the drama that came with that, I moved onto other free ones like MyBB and SMF.
Got on the XenForo bandwagon from the start and that's mainly what I use now.
I do have a vb6 forum though and it's kind of neat! I'm also using MyBB, SMF, and phpBB3 as well. I want to get used to all the platforms available! Well, most. Invision is a bit expensive.
Before forums, I was on WebTV and then my first PC (dialup days), I made a lot of custom HTML static sites.
Now for websites, I'm all WordPress, baby!
When I started making forums, phpBB1 was available. Then phpBB2 came along and it was amazing... until you added plugins to it, then it took hours to add a simple plugin because it was all by hand.
Eventually went to vBulletin 3.X series. After vb4 and all the drama that came with that, I moved onto other free ones like MyBB and SMF.
Got on the XenForo bandwagon from the start and that's mainly what I use now.
I do have a vb6 forum though and it's kind of neat! I'm also using MyBB, SMF, and phpBB3 as well. I want to get used to all the platforms available! Well, most. Invision is a bit expensive.
Before forums, I was on WebTV and then my first PC (dialup days), I made a lot of custom HTML static sites.
Now for websites, I'm all WordPress, baby!
I myself launched my first forum shortly after I first discovered them - probably around 2009-10 when I would've been 12-13 years old, or perhaps even a year or so before that.
Of course, the first few forums I setup were nothing more than "tests" and seeing what I could do with them - which of course at the time with my age and experience wasn't a lot. However, it didn't take long before I began administering/moderating/working on forums that were small but thriving communities, and it was at 13-14 that I created the forum that would "take off" for me. So, it's certainly never too early to begin.
I've been involved with forums one way or another for the best part of 15 years now (on and off) and it's one of my favourite pastimes on the internet for sure.
Of course, the first few forums I setup were nothing more than "tests" and seeing what I could do with them - which of course at the time with my age and experience wasn't a lot. However, it didn't take long before I began administering/moderating/working on forums that were small but thriving communities, and it was at 13-14 that I created the forum that would "take off" for me. So, it's certainly never too early to begin.
I've been involved with forums one way or another for the best part of 15 years now (on and off) and it's one of my favourite pastimes on the internet for sure.
InMyOpinion
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I created my very first forum back when I was 16 (I'm 32 now). I created a few more after that but then took more of a decade break. Now I'm back and I'm about to open my forum to the public, I'm excited =)
How were forums different back then compared to now?
Ravenfreak
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I've been managing communities since 2009. Back then I had no clue what I was doing though. :V I feel like at times I still don't but I know a lot more than I did now than then of course!
