Big Cliff Posted July 21, 2015 Report Posted July 21, 2015 I was recently emailing another member and made a comment that I had been a member since way back in the beginning. Then I got to thinking; when did it really start? As far back as I can remember I think I must have first found the site back around 1998 or 1999. I know we moved here in 2001 from Milton and I had been a member for at least a year or so at that point. Roy, T.J.? Anyone?
misfish Posted July 21, 2015 Report Posted July 21, 2015 It use to be the zoo. I thnk. I joined just after that. Got to be 15 years or a bit less I think.
Steve Posted July 21, 2015 Report Posted July 21, 2015 I think I came from the Zoo U Toronto Fishing board (anyone remember that one, late 90's, lol) to OF"N" in 2001 I believe. I think the OF"N" site started a year earlier? 2000? or was it 1999?
Steve Posted July 21, 2015 Report Posted July 21, 2015 October 13, 1999 web capture http://web.archive.org/web/19991013024359/http://ontariofishing.net/
misfish Posted July 21, 2015 Report Posted July 21, 2015 2006,,,,,,,, Somethings still the same Hockey NF fisher1 12 198 Nov 17, 2006, 8:12pm by fisher1
Steve Posted July 21, 2015 Report Posted July 21, 2015 with further digging I'm getting the date of August 6, 1999?
Big Cliff Posted July 21, 2015 Author Report Posted July 21, 2015 It would be really nice to have T.J. (or someone) give us the history. Might even be nice if it was a part of the site with it's own heading. "The history of OFC". Saddly we have lost a lot of good people over the years, thankfully we do have some of them listed in our site, never to be forgotten!
Big Cliff Posted July 21, 2015 Author Report Posted July 21, 2015 Thanks Steve that is really helpful!
misfish Posted July 21, 2015 Report Posted July 21, 2015 with further digging I'm getting the date of August 6, 1999? I find though, you cant get into the whole forums. Wonder if we can get to see some old pictures? That would be cool.
Steve Posted July 21, 2015 Report Posted July 21, 2015 a major blast from the past.....you will see some members here back then there. https://web.archive.org/web/19980212161632/http://www.zoo.utoronto.ca/FUN/fish.html
lew Posted July 21, 2015 Report Posted July 21, 2015 Here's a link back to 2002 which is when I joined up. http://web.archive.org/web/20020402153808/www.ontariofishing.net/cgi/messageboard/view.pl
misfish Posted July 21, 2015 Report Posted July 21, 2015 Thats cool I see some back then and still here as well. 1 Staff Member, 44 Members, 35 Guests. Most users online was 115, Apr 10, 2006, 1:19pmcharlesn, Camp Chef, Terry, RH, Chrispy, Grouper Trooper, Fish4Life, Mike Pike, craig, Jello, kitfisher, CamB, Fishnfiend, da9r, peps, Gman, Beans, thecraftyprince, fatdaddy,Lexxington, ketchenany, Kirk, blueaxela, bigfish1965, RangerGuy, Mr. Rain, boost, Steel28, seanik, Mepps, hopey007, 4weight, pameladallaire, FishHeadRic, dwc67, ohmz,rizzo, lovetofish, 1leggedangler, muskyfanatic, Nemo, Big Bass Rich, ptmpete, Fishface, hutdweller
Steve Posted July 21, 2015 Report Posted July 21, 2015 Oldest I can get a board image is March 26, 2001 http://web.archive.org/web/20010406141728/http://www.ontariofishing.net/cgi/messageboard/view.pl
porkpie Posted July 21, 2015 Report Posted July 21, 2015 Zoology board was around before OFC, that was Andy's old site. It ended when he retired from U of T. I found this place from that one. Have lurked ever since, really just started posting on here in the last 5 years, but read it since the beginning.
Big Cliff Posted July 21, 2015 Author Report Posted July 21, 2015 When did T.J. get involved (take it over)?
Cast-Away Posted July 21, 2015 Report Posted July 21, 2015 Wow this is pretty cool. Bigfish1965 was Rick O I believe. I to went from the zooboard to here
misfish Posted July 21, 2015 Report Posted July 21, 2015 (edited) FishHeadRic was a real cool dude. Hope he is doing well. Edited July 21, 2015 by Brian B
lew Posted July 21, 2015 Report Posted July 21, 2015 (edited) I'd never touched a computer in my life until 2002 and knew absolutely nothing about them, infact I had little interest in them. My wife had one though and I decided maybe I should see what it was all about. She showed me the basics and said I could probably find some stuff about fishing. I started putzing around and came across the "the real fishing" website and started following links.....although back then I had no idea what a link was. Eventually it led me to the OFC site and it seemed kinda interesting so I started reading it and decided this computer stuff was pretty good. Been hanging around ever since. And howcum everytime I type OF..."ENN"...it comes up as OFC ?? Edited July 21, 2015 by lew
Steve Posted July 21, 2015 Report Posted July 21, 2015 a legal reason from occurrences back in the day (at least I believe).
ketchenany Posted July 21, 2015 Report Posted July 21, 2015 They are just messin with you Lew! just like the Pam Am games, want see golf go to ANG which is in YOR and follow the P in a circle! Glad you stayed Yup holding that big hose doesn't need a puter lol
misfish Posted July 21, 2015 Report Posted July 21, 2015 (edited) I'd never touched a computer in my life until 2002 and knew absolutely nothing about them, infact I had little interest in them. My wife had one though and I decided maybe I should see what it was all about. She showed me the basics and said I could probably find some stuff about fishing. I started putzing around and came across the "the real fishing" website and started following links.....although back then I had no idea what a link was. Eventually it led me to the OFC site and it seemed kinda interesting so I started reading it and decided this computer stuff was pretty good. Been hanging around ever since. And howcum everytime I type OF..."ENN"...it comes up as OFC ?? I was pretty much the same Lew. It took me forever to get the ,posting the picture thing down back then. OMG, We had to type in the whole address link thing. What was it, [img/] insert image[img/] IT WAS SO FRUSTRATING. But look at what this place did. Family we never even knew we had. Edited July 21, 2015 by Brian B
Fisherman Posted July 21, 2015 Report Posted July 21, 2015 Thats cool I see some back then and still here as well. 1 Staff Member, 44 Members, 35 Guests. Most users online was 115, Apr 10, 2006, 1:19pmcharlesn, Camp Chef, Terry, RH, Chrispy, Grouper Trooper, Fish4Life, Mike Pike, craig, Jello, kitfisher, CamB, Fishnfiend, da9r, peps, Gman, Beans, thecraftyprince, fatdaddy,Lexxington, ketchenany, Kirk, blueaxela, bigfish1965, RangerGuy, Mr. Rain, boost, Steel28, seanik, Mepps, hopey007, 4weight, pameladallaire, FishHeadRic, dwc67, ohmz,rizzo, lovetofish, 1leggedangler, muskyfanatic, Nemo, Big Bass Rich, ptmpete, Fishface, hutdweller I wonder if some of the joining dates were lost when the board switched from OFC to OFC.
lew Posted July 21, 2015 Report Posted July 21, 2015 I was pretty much the same Lew. It took me forever to get the ,posting the picture thing down back then. OMG, We had to type in the whole address link thing. I had no clue how to post pictures either Brian and used to take my prints to some joint in Toronto called ...I think...computer cafe or something like that. They'd scan them and email them to Cory who in turn posted them on the board for me. My computer skills still haven't improved much since those days but at least now I can post the odd picture
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