Oh wow... You're gonna make me think with this one aren't ya. I had to look back through some old posts to get this info. Man, I forgot how much things have changed, I just found a post in the mod section where we were scrounging for $35 to keep things going. Here goes. I apologize in advance if i've missed anyone, as it's been several years ago. If someone catches anything i've missed, feel free to add.
Who's idea was TSD?
I guess that would be me.
How did it get started?
A couple of our founding moderators were unhappy with the current options, and felt that we might be able to create something more in line with what we were looking for. In a nutshell, our goal was to create a more relaxed, and less refined atmosphere, more akin to say the local pub.
Who made the first post and when?
Here's the first publicly viewable thread. It's not much for reading, but it's full of excitement and naivety for what we would become. As some of you might notice, most of the thread was mods and future mods. I believe the first "civilian" would be sslstudio or DragonBoy.
Who were the founding members?
Sparky5693, Mama Bear, Trader Joe, Queen Of Blades
What were the original forum categories?
We were pretty close to what we have now, excluding:
Razor restoration, Head Shaving, Inside the Den, The Cookbook, Freebies and Wanted (they were contained within other sections)
What categories were tried but just didn't work out?
You know, we still have them now. Forum Auctions was once integral to TSD making it, as it was our only source of income. Since we got the store opened, this section has really lost it's use. I should probably consolidate out alternative methods section as well
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