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Clark Addison · 03-19-2008, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by UtahDan

The size we are at right now over here is optimal. With too many people there is much more anonymity and much more license to be extreme. Here's to CG not getting any more popular.

I agree that too big is bad, but I think CG still has room to grow. I think if there were another 5 to 10 "superposters" (guys who like to post 5 to 20 times a day), and another 20 ro 40 guys like me who post once or twice a day, the board would easily absorb it, and there would be a nice rounding out of thoughts.

MikeWaters · 03-19-2008, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Clark Addison

I agree that too big is bad, but I think CG still has room to grow. I think if there were another 5 to 10 "superposters" (guys who like to post 5 to 20 times a day), and another 20 ro 40 guys like me who post once or twice a day, the board would easily absorb it, and there would be a nice rounding out of thoughts.

when the site was only 40% as big as it is now, we absorbed a bunch of cb refugees, and everyone was very upset and worried that it would change things.

Didn't really happen.

The key to this site is the key to a democracy: moral citizens who aren't afraid to step and and do and say the right thing.

(prisons are good too).

scottie · 03-19-2008, 09:46 PM

A friend of mine (Jim Swarthout on this board) introduced me to BYU message boards in 2000. I can't remember the name of it, but the first one I posted on was a low traffic site run by some grouchy old guy, then on to cougartalk, then byuboard and now here. I'm done with cougarboard, but these are some of the moments I remember most there:

Kugrmaniac challenging WYO to a fight, wanting to meet at a Buger King in Evanston, Wyoming.
Chris Burgess' older brother is a close friend of mine and I introduced him to byuboard in summer of 2000 and he loved it, for a short while anyway. Later I deeply regretted that decision because of the bitter things BYU fans would post about Chris starting fall of '00, his first season at Utah. For awhile I would send El Jefe messages asking him to remove posts, which he would do, but I couldn't keep up. I was surprised David ended up committing to BYU.
Grapevine thought "crap" was the "c-word": http://www.cougarboard.com/noframes/...tml?id=1087032
Y'zGuy asking for money so that he could quit his job to live his lifelong dream of being a BYU football manager.
The alleged suicide of GayCougar.

MikeWaters · 03-19-2008, 09:49 PM

There was another dude that disappeared off the board, then a relative showed up and said "he died, he really loved this place, I thought I would check it out". His brother. Sort of sounded like a suicide, but we never found out.

SoCalCoug · 03-19-2008, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeWaters

There was another dude that disappeared off the board, then a relative showed up and said "he died, he really loved this place, I thought I would check it out". His brother. Sort of sounded like a suicide, but we never found out.

That was GayKugr.

jay santos · 03-20-2008, 04:25 AM

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Originally Posted by scottie

A friend of mine (Jim Swarthout on this board) introduced me to BYU message boards in 2000. I can't remember the name of it, but the first one I posted on was a low traffic site run by some grouchy old guy, then on to cougartalk, then byuboard and now here. I'm done with cougarboard, but these are some of the moments I remember most there:

Kugrmaniac challenging WYO to a fight, wanting to meet at a Buger King in Evanston, Wyoming.
Chris Burgess' older brother is a close friend of mine and I introduced him to byuboard in summer of 2000 and he loved it, for a short while anyway. Later I deeply regretted that decision because of the bitter things BYU fans would post about Chris starting fall of '00, his first season at Utah. For awhile I would send El Jefe messages asking him to remove posts, which he would do, but I couldn't keep up. I was surprised David ended up committing to BYU.
Grapevine thought "crap" was the "c-word": http://www.cougarboard.com/noframes/...tml?id=1087032
Y'zGuy asking for money so that he could quit his job to live his lifelong dream of being a BYU football manager.
The alleged suicide of GayCougar.

a rare true laugh out loud LOL remembering the c-word fiasco. hilarious.

DrumNFeather · 03-20-2008, 12:41 PM

UtahDan introduced me to all these boards. I pretty much have him to blame/credit for some of the good and most of the bad things I've ever learned or done in my short 28 years on earth.

Mormon Red Death · 03-20-2008, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by UtahDan

There was a time when Utefans was the best message board out there. For a long time it was much more like here, much better than CB. That was before Crimson went of the deep end. That was before the success of the UM years drew in SO many idiots. The size we are at right now over here is optimal. With too many people there is much more anonymity and much more license to be extreme. Here's to CG not getting any more popular.

I agree I started at Utefans in 2000 (Ann Arbor Ute). My brother in law utahby5 (not to be confused with utah by 5) introduced me. He also introduced Two Utes to the board as well. I still post there every once in awhile however I prefer cougarguard's format (how the posts are categorized) ... Someone on utefans could have a great post in the morning only to have it buried by 3Pm with 100 other posts of Crimson telling people to lick his balls and 200 posts about Mrs Cummard's vigilante antics.

UtahDan · 03-19-2008, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Brian

cougartalk as Teeth. got kicked off after a while.
Then only CB, and CG

The teeth posts were great.

Sincerely, Wally

jay santos · 03-19-2008, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Brian

cougartalk as Teeth. got kicked off after a while.
Then only CB, and CG

were you the "peace out" guy?

03-19-2008, 09:46 PM	#3
scottie Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Utah Posts: 525	A friend of mine (Jim Swarthout on this board) introduced me to BYU message boards in 2000. I can't remember the name of it, but the first one I posted on was a low traffic site run by some grouchy old guy, then on to cougartalk, then byuboard and now here. I'm done with cougarboard, but these are some of the moments I remember most there: Kugrmaniac challenging WYO to a fight, wanting to meet at a Buger King in Evanston, Wyoming. Chris Burgess' older brother is a close friend of mine and I introduced him to byuboard in summer of 2000 and he loved it, for a short while anyway. Later I deeply regretted that decision because of the bitter things BYU fans would post about Chris starting fall of '00, his first season at Utah. For awhile I would send El Jefe messages asking him to remove posts, which he would do, but I couldn't keep up. I was surprised David ended up committing to BYU. Grapevine thought "crap" was the "c-word": http://www.cougarboard.com/noframes/...tml?id=1087032 Y'zGuy asking for money so that he could quit his job to live his lifelong dream of being a BYU football manager. The alleged suicide of GayCougar.

03-19-2008, 09:49 PM	#4
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	There was another dude that disappeared off the board, then a relative showed up and said "he died, he really loved this place, I thought I would check it out". His brother. Sort of sounded like a suicide, but we never found out.

03-20-2008, 12:41 PM	#7
DrumNFeather Active LDS Ute Fan Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Nantucket : ) Posts: 2,566	UtahDan introduced me to all these boards. I pretty much have him to blame/credit for some of the good and most of the bad things I've ever learned or done in my short 28 years on earth.