Past Gymnastics Message Board Memories- Which was your first message board?

[mle]

I never was part of AOL, but I was on an email listserve, which is how I found oobness. Also I remember GGMB banning lurkers; I was scared it would happen to me, but I posted barely enough.

I started on the listserv too, but I can't remember what it was called. Someone else mentioned it awhile back though. I did read the AOL boards, but I don't remember much from those. I definitely lurked on OOBness, GGMB/GymScoop, and a little bit on WWGym.

 

[Laura722]

I never was part of AOL, but I was on an email listserve, which is how I found oobness. Also I remember GGMB banning lurkers; I was scared it would happen to me, but I posted barely enough.

I used to lurk (not post), and I think this is when I got the boot.

 

[esta]

I don’t believe that OOBN had anything to do with GGMB, other than there being a crossover of users.

Yep. GGMB began with the late Doc Marten.

 

[Puffin]

I have followed gymnastics since 1972 and Olga. From around 1976 to 1990 I used to go to all of those Soviet displays in London and the Champions All spring competitions that were used as a warm up for Euros or as a competition for new juniors. There were also the pre-Christmas competitions (Coco-Cola/Kraft) that I also tried to get to. I saw many of the greats of that era either competing on in the displays.

My first gym forum was Gymworld until it was overtaken by the Dina scandal - I then moved through several others including GGMB until I found this forum.

 

[KorbutFan]

Does anyone remember Dan’s gym-media forum and chat room from the early 00s?

 

[wishfulgoddess]

I remember how I used to get so excited about spending 3 days downloading 1 old gymnastics video from... I think it was called the hub. Damn, I wish I had access to the hard drive of the computer I had at that time.

 

[rlayt]

The Hub was awesome. Our Rafiki was one of the people who started it.

 

[L_R]

I remember how I used to get so excited about spending 3 days downloading 1 old gymnastics video from... I think it was called the hub. Damn, I wish I had access to the hard drive of the computer I had at that time.

I downloaded tons from that hub .

 

[RichardL]

I remember in the dial-up days of the 90s waiting hours just to download Boginskaya's vaults from the 1988 Olympics. The idea of YouTube would've blown my mind.

 

[rlayt]

I remember the first time i tried to watch streaming video. Try. I’m surprised my computer didn’t throw sparks.

 

[esta]

Let’s not forget ShanFan’s plethora of gifs!

 

[hav12gym31]

I started with Outofbounceness then moved to GGMB and gymworld. The hub was amazing. I am always thankful that Rafiki started that

 

[Onyxrose81]

Twitter: @kmkeirns
Tumblr: @freifraufischer
Reddit: u/freifraufischer

That explains so much. Yeah, she’s super rude and condescending on Reddit. I had to disengage with her before I got banned. She thinks she knows everything, even though she hasn’t been watching gymnastics for long and missed so many things.

But I started with OOBN, then GGMB and Gymworld also.

 

[JoseM]

Anyone else remember OOBness?

I began at OOBNess. I was José M there, and here too. I was José-PR at WWGym.

José M.

 

[Concorde]

My online gymnastics life in order of joining:

1. OOBN (around 1999 U.S. Nationals)
2. Gymn-L Distribution list (late 1999 / early 2000)
3. GGMB (late 2000 / early 2001)
4. GymWorld (2002)
5. / 6. WWGym / TAAF (both 2006, but I can't remember which was first of the two)
7. Reddit (late 2022)

 

[Sasha]

OOBNess was my first forum too, probably sometime around 1998 or 1997. That was a time - I was very young and didn't know how to internet yet (though I'm not sure anyone really did at that point). I can't remember if I subscribed to Gymn-L, or if I just heard so much about it that I feel like I did.

I peaced out of gymnastics from about 2001-2008, then joined IGF. Lived through the drama of Nastia vs. Shawn, Komova vs. Douglas. Joined wwgym around 2009, and TAAF at some point. Never was part of GGMB - I didn't qualify for membership and was never sad about it.

Peaced out of the sport for another five year or so in the mid 2010s, found my way back around 2018. IGF was dying and I couldn't remember my TAAF password. Went back to wwgym till it exploded. Then joined the FB page, then came here. Voila.

 

[Seyonne]

I’ve been everywhere you have. I swear I’m not stalking you!

It’s weird and wonderful that so many of us have been posting side-by-side for decades. We’re like old war buddies.

 

[mle]

My online gymnastics life in order of joining:

1. OOBN (around 1999 U.S. Nationals)
2. Gymn-L Distribution list (late 1999 / early 2000)
3. GGMB (late 2000 / early 2001)
4. GymWorld (2002)
5. / 6. WWGym / TAAF (both 2006, but I can't remember which was first of the two)
7. Reddit (late 2022)

Oh, Gymn-L was one the the lists I was on - but was there another earlier one?

 

[irichluck21]

Not really a message board, but there was the Gymn Tape Traders site. I did trade a few VHS back in the late 90s/early 00s.

 

[MaryClare]

Oh, Gymn-L was one the the lists I was on - but was there another earlier one?

There was Yahoo Groups