What Is The History Of These Forums?

[+ Avalon]

When were they created? Who created them? & etc..

[+ Charlie]

Short answer: They were created by the original owner of this site, the late and much lamented Hooboy, in 1999.

[+ Avalon]

Short answer: They were created by the original owner of this site, the late and much lamented Hooboy, in 1999.

 

Thank-you!

 

I was wondering because some bios say they have been a member since 31 December 1969.

[mike carey]

I was wondering because some bios say they have been a member since 31 December 1969.

It's been explained somewhere before, the default start time of the underlying program for the forum is 0000 hours UTC on 1 January 1970, and some bios don't have an actual start date so default to that time and date. If you are in the US when you read them it shows up at what your local date would have been then, and that would be 31 Dec (as it would have been 1900 EST etc on that day). If I look at those same bios I should see 1 Jan 70 as that day had already started here at 0000 UTC.

[+ Avalon]

It's been explained somewhere before, the default start time of the underlying program for the forum is 0000 hours UTC on 1 January 1970, and some bios don't have an actual start date so default to that time and date. If you are in the US when you read them it shows up at what your local date would have been then, and that would be 31 Dec (as it would have been 1900 EST etc on that day). If I look at those same bios I should see 1 Jan 70 as that day had already started here at 0000 UTC.

 

Thank-you!