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

[Passion]

Didn't he turn up on here at some point?

I think someone said he lives in the YouTube comments section now.

 

[RedBirdie]

Didn't he turn up on here at some point?

Probably. He's been on various boards of the years, seeking to feed his ego.

 

[rlayt]

He called Shawn a swan? That guy?

 

[ArnoldRimmer]

He called Shawn a swan? That guy?

The one and same, though I think it was poor spelling rather than likening her to a swan.

 

[FrolovasDoubleLayout]

Marco! He was hilarious. He is the only human on the planet who can stump Google Translate with his spelling of things. He created his own gymnastics language!

 

[Annie]

I was on Gymworld for a while and met quite a few of the members, especially the French. I was a moderator during the Athens Olympics. I learned so much from that forum! I distinctly remember an Italian member called Marco who kept adoring Khorkina and Olaru.

 

[MaryClare]

I was on Gymworld for a while and met quite a few of the members, especially the French. I was a moderator during the Athens Olympics. I learned so much from that forum! I distinctly remember an Italian member called Marco who kept adoring Khorkina and Olaru.

I remember you!

 

[Denn]

I think the AOL forum was my first. I was denn333 there I am pretty sure. I don't even remember my screen name on some of the other places, such as GymWorld. But maybe it was the same? I fee like I used Gogean on one site, just to be funny, because so many people disliked her back then. (History has been more forgiving of her though!)

With this current forum (back when it was called WWGym), I went with my name and I am glad.

Related: When this forum hits 20 years (2 years from now), we need to do something special! Not a lot of online forums have lasted that long!

 

[Big_rock_show]

I started on GymWorld around 2002 under the handle AprilDaisy. I remember a very young MaryClare, among people like Rafiki and Marco. I loved how the forum was divided into countries, and there was a media section which was my favorite!

Around 2004 I started GymnasticsAvatars.com because I was really into graphic design and was getting a lot of requests for custom made avatars. In or around 2012 I moved it to Facebook and let it die because avatars are kind of a thing of the past

Then I also did some graphic design at GGMB and worked closely with Abomb to make headers for all the competition. Behind the scenes, I would listen to Doc Marten talk about how big of a tyrant Abomb was, and I found that to quickly be true! I almost got banned because I said I liked Carly Patterson, but I officially got banned when I mentioned that I went to church. Luckily (I think it was RedBirdie?) steered me over to WWGym around that time so I was more than happy to find a less-hostile gymnastics group. And it’s been amazing ever since!!

ETA: I totally forgot that I helped create graphics for some of the gymnasts for their personal websites in the 2004 era! Specifically Sarah Shire, Sarah DeMeo, and another girl I can’t think of at the moment

 

[RedBirdie]

You made me a Chellsie Memmel avatar waaaaaaaaaay back in the day!

 

[Kara]

Started on AOL where some weirdo named Ray was convinced I was Dominique Moceanu, lol.

 

[Big_rock_show]

You made me a Chellsie Memmel avatar waaaaaaaaaay back in the day!

Yessss!!!

 

[GoldyGopher]

You made me a Chellsie Memmel avatar waaaaaaaaaay back in the day!

Me too!!! Of her butt bounce in her floor!

 

[Big_rock_show]

Me too!!! Of her butt bounce in her floor!

I remember that one too!!!

 

[mle]

I started on GymWorld around 2002 under the handle AprilDaisy. I remember a very young MaryClare, among people like Rafiki and Marco. I loved how the forum was divided into countries, and there was a media section which was my favorite!

Around 2004 I started GymnasticsAvatars.com because I was really into graphic design and was getting a lot of requests for custom made avatars. In or around 2012 I moved it to Facebook and let it die because avatars are kind of a thing of the past

Then I also did some graphic design at GGMB and worked closely with Abomb to make headers for all the competition. Behind the scenes, I would listen to Doc Marten talk about how big of a tyrant Abomb was, and I found that to quickly be true! I almost got banned because I said I liked Carly Patterson, but I officially got banned when I mentioned that I went to church. Luckily (I think it was RedBirdie?) steered me over to WWGym around that time so I was more than happy to find a less-hostile gymnastics group. And it’s been amazing ever since!!

ETA: I totally forgot that I helped create graphics for some of the gymnasts for their personal websites in the 2004 era! Specifically Sarah Shire, Sarah DeMeo, and another girl I can’t think of at the moment

I wonder if that is why the GGMB banner never changed again after a certain point.

 

[Kittentoes]

OOBness! I miss those days. The GTTC, Vanessa's blog, ShanFan, The Hub, and various fantasy gymnastics sites.

 

[Kittentoes]

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.

I'm pretty sure my local PO thought I was running a porn business.

 

[Big_rock_show]

I wonder if that is why the GGMB banner never changed again after a certain point.

lol could be! Thats what they get for their cruelty!

 

[Annie]

I remember you!

Me too! And I just realised Marco was already mentioned by someone else

 

[RichardL]

I was also the webmaster for a few gymnasts' personal websites (when I was like 14 years old lol) in the wake of Atler's website being so popular. I remember I would be on AIM with these "famous" gymnasts working on their little bios and online diaries. What a time to be alive.