OS Site History.....

[TheShizNo1]

So, I read this:

For me, personally, it's Steve and Clay to start. Two of the most influential people in the history of the site.

You absolutely have to think of fossen and SDrotar, the tag team of the news early on.

BK also a lock to me. Makes a ton of impact on this site without having a mod/admin tag.

BDoughty simply for the amount of times he has made me laugh coming back from the original melt down. He gets it. He'll never get the recognition for getting it, but he does.

Sully gets a ton of credit from me, as well.

Poster wise - go look through the history of Acid and Longhorn (now Beantown) in their hay days. I really thing changing his name to Beantown makes him lose a lot of credit, but they were the tag team when it came to posting around here for a long time.

As it comes to 'slider guys' or 'roster guys', it's obvious that Knight is the one that stands out. Guy transformed roster making from a hobby to an art form. Guys like Jarrodd, charter04, and people like that remind me of the next up and coming class taking over for the 'specialists' when it comes to these type of things.

I know I'm missing people. fishepa initiated to me as an admin, and had so many great ideas that I ran with that he may never know that he gave me. There are just too many things that happen in the background that a lot of people don't see that make this site great.

...and that made me think of this:

Your post in the hall of fame thread got me thinking, and that's an awesome thing.


You bring up stuff I'm genuinely curious about: How the site got up and running? What was it like at first? What made the people you mention so special (Beantown and Clay)? Hell, Idk who Clay even is. I love the site and the site itself is kind of a big deal. It'd be nice to maybe get a time line and maybe interviews for people that were around early or had a big impact on the growth. People like rags to ritches kind of stories. And you give props to those that have been there.

If this already exist, never mind to all of that and keep up the good work. Sorry for typos, I get lazy with my proof reading.

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So those of you that have been around, shed some light if you don't mind. I joined in 2007 and stayed strictly in the 2K football and basketball sections. I don't think I even came to the neighborhood section until around 2009/10. In case anyone wanted to know that.

[Kearnzo]

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I can't say much for exactly how the site started, but I still remember Shredder messaging me on (I believe) the IGN game boards. The site was pretty small back then, but the community was incredible.

But like I said, I don't remember much more than posting in the early days, as I was at the ripe age of 14 when Shredder invited me here.

The biggest thing to me was the strong sense of comraderie here, much unlike any other board I had been around. It started small, and quite a few people who were around in the beginning stuck around for a long time, and some are still here. The mods have always been top notch and friendly, and have done an excellent job of keeping the site professional.

[dickey1331]

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I've always wondered some of those same questions.

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The thing that I love the most about this community is that we always stick together in a certain aspect. There are always guys around from the old days imparting their wisdom onto the new minds that just recently joined. I was thinking about this the other day when I logged on and I saw my registration date. I said to myself "Damn it's gonna be my sixth year here? I still feel like it's my first".

OS has this amazing ability to connect people. More so than I have seen on any other forum.We all know certain things about each other and I'm glad we are able to share everything.

Lets be honest here on what Forum could you hear a story of a guy getting invited on Doctor Phil concerning his relationship? How about the certain story involving a guys wife and her Fat Sister? Or a Forklift truck simulator? I swear This only happens on OS. And as soon as we see a reference like that we start dying of laughter. At the same time we're able to share personal stories about our families' struggles and dark periods of our life.

As far as I know I've never met a single member from OS in real life. However I feel like I legitimately know some of you guys and I've never had that feeling before from an internet community. At this point I'm rambling so I'll close it up. This place has a long, vast history and I hope we keep adding to it.

[Hooe]

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I seem to remember something about Steve not being the original owner of Operation Sports, but it didn't really begin to take off until the previous owner sold it to him and he (along with those working with him) ran with it.

[mgoblue]

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I seem to remember something about Steve not being the original owner of Operation Sports, but it didn't really begin to take off until the previous owner sold it to him and he (along with those working with him) ran with it.

It was a bit before me, but I think someone named Craig (or something similar) owned OS before Steve.

[Majingir]

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I joined this site cause of MVP Baseball 2005(yet another good thing that came out of that game! Honestly,MVP Baseball 2005 even to this day I'd say was my fave sports video game ever. I had so much fun playing it,especially that arcade mode with the hitting stuff,and not to mention it had greatest soundtrack ever(which is why I love that MLB The Show has custom soundtracks,so I can add it in))


I was on a site called "FanFareGames" and it was basically just a sports site for "CAPs" of NBA Live and MVP Baseball. Back before online roster updates were available, so people had to manually create the players in the game and then post the formulas online in text form.

I think the site was shutting down or just becoming less active, so I tried finding a new site to join to get the CAPs and all that, and it lead me to this.

Speaking of which...Was anyone from here apart of "FFG"? I remember years ago someone from that site messaged me on here,but I don't believe I've really ever messaged anyone from that site since. I was one of the more active people on that site,and for the small NHL section they had, I was one of the only people who used to post stuff there

[SPTO]

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It was a bit before me, but I think someone named Craig (or something similar) owned OS before Steve.

Yeah I seem to remember someone else owning the site. That was a little before my time. It seems Steve took over the ownership. IIRC he actually BOUGHT the site.

[KingV2k3]

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I'm pretty sure my original join date was 2002 and my original handle was KingV2k2...

I intended to change every year, until I found out my post count would reset, so I bailed on that "one and done" style in 2003...

As part of the "mass migration" from Madden Mania, I got tipped to this place over there and just started spending more and more time here...then that place ceased to exist...so...

My original "mission" here was AP Madden slider threads, which I hosted for years... until around the end of the PS2 era...

That's when the floodgates opened around here and there was a new form of of newbie "level bias", which resulted in a few too many "I CAN BEAT THE CPU BY 50 ON ALL MADDEN" types of posts...

The quality of analytic discourse regarding gaming was more in evidence then, simply because of reduced "numbers"...

It's still here, just harder to find and keep rolling on topic...

What I miss most was the "freewheeling" type of back and forth that was allowed before the 2 TOS (I think it was 2) crackdowns...both by necessity, but once again dictated by those increased "numbers"...

The C (for instance) has become a legend for his acerbic wit, but back then almost everybody was "C Lite" like, and it was a LOT of fun...

Still love it / will never leave it / have no beef with the way things HAD to change...but it's a VERY different vibe since the early days that I recall...

Then again, I really old...so what the heck do I know?

[PadresFan]

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Apologies to TheShiz... Should have made the posts in here rather than the Off-Topic thread... But I will go into more detail here...

I have been here for 11 years and I am familiar with all the posters previously listed. Since I was MIA here for a 3-4 year period (would have to look at my post history for exact years), I am not very well-known, if at all. My post count surely does not reflect how many years I have been here. I began here as a lurker and in a way, still am today. I wish I could add more about previous posters but I really can't recall.

Although, I do wish I was more active over time especially during those 3-4 years. It would have been nice to reach out to OS with some of life's obstacles such as a going through a break-up from longterm relationship due to her cheating on me, dealing with the stresses of a new career and finding out my dad had colon cancer among others things as well. Another support system would have made those times a little easier...

I am glad to be a part of OS and have the opportunity to check in everyday due to Tapatalk. I have made new friends and continue to be proud of other members as they make their way through life and its challenges.
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If you know about names and things like

pol
Pdiddypop
MuffinMcfluffin
Programmed2Kill
SportsorDeath
SportsmanTO - The first OS intellectual lol
Bdunn
The "can I get a pink name" story
The thread Steve went off on a poster
How we used to get early game screens from Steve instead of IGN or facebook
The mass celling by Clay_OS
The "Carmelo tried to steal my girlfriend" thread
The Everything Else forum
The Babe forum
If you can remember most of those things you're probably a vet on OS

[Heroesandvillains]

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If you know about names and things like

pol
Pdiddypop
MuffinMcfluffin
Programmed2Kill
SportsorDeath
SportsmanTO - The first OS intellectual lol
Bdunn
The "can I get a pink name" story
The thread Steve went off on a poster
How we used to get early game screens from Steve instead of IGN or facebook
The mass celling by Clay_OS
The "Carmelo tried to steal my girlfriend" thread
The Everything Else forum
The Babe forum
If you can remember most of those things you're probably a vet on OS

The Classic Threads could use a bump, 23!

If these aren't in there already, please share.

[TheShizNo1]

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I know none of that.

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[TracerBullet]

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I've seen the Everything Else forum before. Dookie used to post some scary stuff in there.

[Knight165]

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The contributor only forums!


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