The Official history of aggiefans.com

[blackgloves]

For those that built or know the whole story on how this place got started.... do tell

id like to know old stories of this place too

X-members
old posts...

anything interesting

[Pumchavas28]

The one x-member that must be told about is Cali......:laugh:

[blackgloves]

The one x-member that must be told about is Cali......:laugh:


he or she was around for about the first week or so then left shortly after

I remember someone saying he got mad over the weekend then bounced. I missed the thread though

[Pumchavas28]

He was a sip who felt compelled to give a fairwell speach on an Aggie Site as to why he would no longer post...

God forbid you say 1 thing positive about A&M or 1 thing negative about tu.....

[PJAggiegrrl]

Calihornia, right?

[Pumchavas28]

Yup....

[TwelfthAG]

The Aggiefans.com idea began on March 25, 2005 on the website http://aggies.proboards28.com.
The first logo:
http://www.aggiefans.com/users/twelfthag/AggieBannerminusRev.gif

It was started by the poster known as vlyrock. The first mod was TexAg2006(TwelfthAG). The first poster was Drago. Others who helped get it started: EconAg05, EKGill, polish, DefenseScout , TxAg32, texag005, forestgump, Loftin, Slotback , and MarylandAG

Admin: Vlyrock
First Moderator: TwelfthAG
Second Moderator: EconAg05
Third Moderator: jagowar
Forth Moderator: BigJohn

Many names were considered for this new site:

First Poll:
Texasaggiesfans.com (41%)
Aggiefans.com (25%)
Aggiespeak.com (0%)
Armyfight.com (0%)
Aggiesforever.com (0%)
12thmanspirit.com (16%)
Aggieboards.com (0%)
Texasaggieland.com (16%)

Runnoff Poll:
Aggiefans.com (64%)
Texasaggiesfans.com (7%)
12thmanspirit.com (7%)
Texasaggieland.com (21%)

AggieFans.com opens April 15, 2005.

First AggieFans logo (2005):
http://www.aggiefans.com/forums/images/misc/aggieFansLogo.gif
First 50 members at Aggiefans.com:
Vlyrock*, I8bevo, MarylandAG, TexAg2006*, EconAg05*, Loftin, EKGill, natevlyrock, AggieFrog, Slotback, UncleRico, TxAggie05, Third Aggie , Ralf_Lawrence, yourlordarileus , polish, kag2520 , tummer , HornFromAggyland, jhix366 , GPaggie, WreckingCrew, TxAg32, texag005, soreal, Lonnie75, Rob03, jb93 , SpursFan, El Mariachi, Hardon for Texags, gobears , REK , Scuba Steve, dre1222, SlashDG91, The Donger, CoolaidWade96, Ag2006, Gil, aggie0083, CHHS_Aggie, StructuralPoke, TAMU98AG, RNUOVR , kellyb94, Aglaw, APHIS AG, Gen. Washington, shagbird
(* = Moderator)

Revised First logo:
http://www.aggiefans.com/forums/images/misc/top_banner/classicstylebanner.gif
This site look can still be viewed by selecting the "Classic (2005)" theme at the bottom of the screen.

Second Aggiefans Logo (2006)
http://www.aggiefans.net/users/twelfthag/background.png

This site look can still be viewed by selecting the "Maroon (2006)" theme at the bottom of the screen.
Third Aggiefans Logo (2007)
http://www.aggiefans.net/users/twelfthag/bannermaroon.png
This site look can still be viewed by selecting the "Maroon (2007)" theme at the bottom of the screen.


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[Pumchavas28]

:rep:

[blackgloves]

I like the first logo

[TwelfthAG]

I glad we went with "aggiefans.com" as the site name. Some of those others are pretty bad in retrospect.

[blackgloves]

I glad we went with "aggiefans.com" as the site name. Some of those others are pretty bad in retrospect.


I was thinking the same thing when i saw the projected names

aggiefans is PERFECT

the non "aggies" feel at home here im sure

where as texags slams anyone that doesn't have a ring and so forth

[TwelfthAG]

Plus it's fits in with all the other *fans.com sites. (hornfans, baylorfans, soonerfans, texastechfans...)

[blackgloves]

Plus it's fits in with all the other *fans.com sites. (hornfans, baylorfans, soonerfans, texastechfans...)



tru...tru tru dat!

[whitelightnin_23]

what happened to econag???:huh:

[blackgloves]

what happened to econag???:huh:

yeah theres a few on that link that have big posting numbers and are no longer posting? :spy:

[whitelightnin_23]

econ was a mod...and then is no longer with us...

Did he have a "car wreck" like Christopher on the Sopranos???

[TwelfthAG]

econ was a mod...and then is no longer with us...

Did he have a "car wreck" like Christopher on the Sopranos???

Last Activity: 05-16-2007 09:47 PM

I guess he's around, just doesn't post.

[whitelightnin_23]

I guess he's around, just doesn't post.

hmm...
does he still have mod privileges? maybe he goes back & spell checks old posts...and edits them...

[tjdavis27]

Biker Fox!!!

[blackgloves]

is he still a "mod"?

My services are ready SIR

[Loftin]

Plus it's fits in with all the other *fans.com sites. (hornfans, baylorfans, soonerfans, texastechfans...)

That's originally why I voted against "AggieFans.com." I wanted something original. In hindsight, AggieFans was the better choice.

[jagowar]

yeah almost all of those choices now look quite bad.... aggiefans really is compact (compared to the others). and on the internet compact is easier to remember.

[bobcatfan06]

I remember going to TexAgs to try to talk about the Bobcats/Aggie game and getting slammed for even trying to talk football. Came over here and you guys did nothing but welcome me and some other Bobcat faithful with open arms and wanted to talk football with us. I know some of you expected a 50 point win but things turned out a little different, huh? J/K. Guess I just felt the need to stick around for some reason.

[Loftin]

I remember going to TexAgs to try to talk about the Bobcats/Aggie game and getting slammed for even trying to talk football. Came over here and you guys did nothing but welcome me and some other Bobcat faithful with open arms and wanted to talk football with us. I know some of you expected a 50 point win but things turned out a little different, huh? J/K. Guess I just felt the need to stick around for some reason.

We are united in our dislike of Texas University.

[Dustin00whoop]

:mad: Thanks for spoiling it, White! I'm two episodes behind on the Sopranos!

[whitelightnin_23]

:mad: Thanks for spoiling it, White! I'm two episodes behind on the Sopranos!

:laugh::laugh::laugh:
I knew I would get someone...

Jim Rome killed it for me. Just passing on the love.

[bobcatfan06]

We are united in our dislike of Texas University.

Amen to that.

[Slotback]

I remember stumbling across a thread on TexAgs that lasted for only a very short time that linked up to ProBoards or something like that. I signed up that day.

That evolved to Aggiefans.com

[Loftin]

I remember stumbling across a thread on TexAgs that lasted for only a very short time that linked up to ProBoards or something like that. I signed up that day.

That evolved to Aggiefans.com

Me too.