Re: How did you find out about the C4/Flaming Bails forums?

by philcric Wed 17 Nov 2010, 16:27

vilkrang wrote:I actually can't remember how I stumbled on C4 forum. Think I was just randomly browsing. I found FB from C4.

Ditto.

by eowyn Wed 17 Nov 2010, 16:54

Basil wrote:I started posting on a few other C4 fora and then I stumbled on the Cricket Forum - it's been all downhill ever since.

I remember you on the Time Team forum, Bas. I found the original Cricket Forum from there. Those were pre-regitration days and you could call yourself anything back then.

by Basil Wed 17 Nov 2010, 17:38

eowyn wrote:
Basil wrote:I started posting on a few other C4 fora and then I stumbled on the Cricket Forum - it's been all downhill ever since.

I remember you on the Time Team forum, Bas. I found the original Cricket Forum from there. Those were pre-regitration days and you could call yourself anything back then.

Ah yes - the old Time Team Forum. I remember some memorable scraps on there - mainly to do with Metal Detecting and SeaHenge.

by Guest Wed 17 Nov 2010, 18:49

DJ_Smerk wrote:I looked it up myself.

No really, I actually SEARCHED for a cricket forum.

So did I, and found this joint.

by Zat Wed 17 Nov 2010, 20:40

c 2001 ABC forum ---> There was discussion about the C4 forum ---> I joined up to see what it was about ---> ABC forum folded, so C4 became the 'Forum Wanderers' temporary home.

by horace Wed 17 Nov 2010, 22:32

hmnn...like many other abc posters I was led to C4 by the light of zimmy's burning cross, once the abc forum karked it

by Henry Wed 17 Nov 2010, 22:44

And yet who is the Aussie forummer who has sooked off and barely been seen for the last six months?

I notice he still browses this place as he's entered a team into the dream team competition.

by Henry Wed 17 Nov 2010, 22:55

I personally like to watch cricket on tv by myself (don't have much choice as not many of my friends like cricket), and watching it late at night also means I don't have to battle for the tv with some tart who would rather watch 'Beauty and the Geek'.

Watching West Indies tours from Aus is ideal for me.

by Gary 111 Thu 18 Nov 2010, 00:03

Found it on the C4 website when they had the cricket rights - about 2003 I think. Didn't post much initially, or indeed lately. And slacked off a bit in the middle. But apart from that, good times.

by LeFromage Thu 18 Nov 2010, 00:06

Don't recall how I stumbled across C4, but I went "online" at about the same time as 4 started broadcasting cricket in '99, so they probably subconsciously guided me to their forum through Dermot Reeve's maniacal stare or something.

I found the Flaming Bails lurking in a dark corner of my nightmares.

by Zat Thu 18 Nov 2010, 01:03

Henry wrote:I notice he still browses this place as he's entered a team into the dream team competition.

The originator of the comp emailed several people directly inviting them to join. Zimi was on that list.

by Blackadder Thu 18 Nov 2010, 01:25

Zat wrote:c 2001 ABC forum ---> There was discussion about the C4 forum ---> I joined up to see what it was about ---> ABC forum folded, so C4 became the 'Forum Wanderers' temporary home.

Likewise

by G.Wood Thu 18 Nov 2010, 06:27

skully wrote:Zimmy told a bunch of us ABCers about the joint. Blame him for the Convict invasion.

I introduced skully to the ABC forum so I do have a lot to answer for

by skully Thu 18 Nov 2010, 06:58

Henry wrote:I personally like to watch cricket on tv by myself (don't have much choice as not many of my friends like cricket), and watching it late at night also means I don't have to battle for the tv with some tart who would rather watch 'Beauty and the Geek'.

Watching West Indies tours from Aus is ideal for me.

What an odd post in this thread. scratch

G.Wood wrote:
skully wrote:Zimmy told a bunch of us ABCers about the joint. Blame him for the Convict invasion.

I introduced skully to the ABC forum so I do have a lot to answer for

True enough. Cool

by spangler Thu 18 Nov 2010, 07:59

I found it when I was searching for catigorical proof that T>>>>>>L

by Demelza Thu 18 Nov 2010, 08:16

The One wrote:from the c4 website c. 2000

Same here. My son found it and he registered me around 2004, I think it was.

by lardbucket Thu 18 Nov 2010, 11:18

Henry wrote:And yet who is the Aussie forummer who has sooked off and barely been seen for the last six months?

I notice he still browses this place as he's entered a team into the dream team competition.

I sent him an invite.

How did I get here? Well, I found C4 from the ABC forum, whcih I'd stumbled into a couple of years earlier, after noting 'forum' in the left hand margin whilst checking scores on the ABC site and wondering 'what's that'. The first thing I noticed was a seemingly never-ending battle betweeen Taily and Fred to have the last word on any subject you care to name, with Dr Wolfboofer chipping in with capitalised obscenities and exclamation marks on his good days. At some stage Taily told me about C4; principally that everyone on C4 was an absolute arsehole. I thought she must be exaggerating. Anyway I joined up, well before the big invasion, and was an occasional poster, although I couldn't work out what was going on most of the time. After mostly lurking for a while, I posted, was noticed, was ridiculed ... shrugged that off, and nothing's really changed since.

and taily was right ...

by taipan Thu 18 Nov 2010, 11:25

Can't remember taily from before the invasion.

by lardbucket Thu 18 Nov 2010, 11:27

I have no idea whether she was posting at that stage. She and Eyes_Only were familiar with the place and particularly incensed by a poster calling himself Anil. He was gone by the time I joined.

by taipan Thu 18 Nov 2010, 11:29

Can't remember him.

Anyway I was on the old SuperSport forum when someone mentioned C4. Think it would be about Dec 2002.

by WideWally Thu 18 Nov 2010, 11:34

lardbucket wrote:I have no idea whether she was posting at that stage. She and Eyes_Only were familiar with the place and particularly incensed by a poster calling himself Anil. He was gone by the time I joined.

So Taily doesn't like that chap?

by Henry Thu 18 Nov 2010, 12:06

skully wrote:
Henry wrote:I personally like to watch cricket on tv by myself (don't have much choice as not many of my friends like cricket), and watching it late at night also means I don't have to battle for the tv with some tart who would rather watch 'Beauty and the Geek'.

Watching West Indies tours from Aus is ideal for me.
What an odd post in this thread.

Oh bugger. I must have been a bit drunk and posted on the wrong thread.

by taipan Thu 18 Nov 2010, 12:22

Henry wrote:
skully wrote:
Henry wrote:I personally like to watch cricket on tv by myself (don't have much choice as not many of my friends like cricket), and watching it late at night also means I don't have to battle for the tv with some tart who would rather watch 'Beauty and the Geek'.

Watching West Indies tours from Aus is ideal for me.
What an odd post in this thread.

Oh bugger. I must have been a bit drunk and posted on the wrong thread.

A 10 year p!ss up?

by Blackadder Fri 19 Nov 2010, 22:03

lardbucket wrote:I have no idea whether she was posting at that stage. She and Eyes_Only were familiar with the place and particularly incensed by a poster calling himself Anil. He was gone by the time I joined.

Ahhhh memories of Anil the resident subi on the ABC, makes the ones on here seem sane and reasonable. Shocked

by Gary 111 Fri 19 Nov 2010, 22:22

Is everyone here from the C4 forums, or has there been any new recruits since Flaming Bails began?

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