Them what happened?
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What happened in year 1 of the forums?
What features did they have when it first opened up?
There should be a section on trolling, how it developed and changed over time on chess.com, and the trolls that defined each era of trolling (cheater_1 - ? - ? - ? ... - Daeth - macer75).
I don't know, I think we should start in the beginning first
Is there any member who's been here pretty much all of the site's years?
U might wanna check this out chessdex:
http://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/chesscom-staff, post #4
Ok that tells of the early years. What happens next?
Also, artfizz seems experienced
O, and while you're at it, take a look at posts #9 AND 10 on that thread. Pretty funny.
Yes, I saw it
What happened after year two
We need a member who was here since the beginning who can help us
Like what?
Feb 23, 2014
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There were various movements throughout the history of Chess.com, including the bongcloud wave, the pancake/waffle riddle, and the squirrel rave.
I like soccer
Feb 23, 2014
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#17
Gigi-Oldman wrote:
The forums were once happily in the state of nature, populated by noble savages.
Adam, pawns were born free yet are everywhere in chains. (Attributed to Soltis, but probably predates him.)
trysts wrote:
There were various movements throughout the history of Chess.com, including the bongcloud wave, the pancake/waffle riddle, and the squirrel rave.
Can you explain all of them? I am not familiar with them
Feb 23, 2014
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chessdex wrote:
trysts wrote:
There were various movements throughout the history of Chess.com, including the bongcloud wave, the pancake/waffle riddle, and the squirrel rave.
Can you explain all of them? I am not familiar with them
Sure. Briefly, the bongcloud wave appears to have been an opening invented by a Chess.com member. Since the opening requires that the players be high, Chess.com was able to obtain advertising revenue from NORML and the magazine, High Times, as well as various food services. From this revenue Chess.com was able to add colours to their originally black & white web pages.
The pancake/waffle riddle became the first unsolved problem in Chess.com history. For nearly two years Chess.com members refused to play chess at all, puzzling over which breakfast item was better. An abundance of diverse toppings, including various syrups and fruits, did not make things easier. It remains a mystery to this day if there is a reasonable solution.
The squirrel rave happened because squirrels are just cute, no matter what anyone says
We need to make a history book! Start contributing right here in this thread!
We will start when it was first created