HitStickTaylor21 Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 Question, as a mod or staff member of the board, is that your job? I mean that as a full-time, paying position, or is it something you generously volunteer your time to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IHOPSkins Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 (edited) Pioneers here Blazed Home for the Skin Crazed Amber liquid Raised Founding Fathers Praised Thank You Edited January 30, 2010 by IHOPSkins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyeG Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 I remember when I 1st got a PC and I did a search for the "redskins" and clicked on extremeskins.com it became the only site I would visit. I USED TO GET MY INFO FROM THE WASHINGTONPOST site. Not no more. My how time flies. :dallasuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumbo Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 Question, as a mod or staff member of the board, is that your job? I mean that as a full-time, paying position, or is it something you generously volunteer your time to? It's a non-monetary compensation form of payback for past sins against humanity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumbo Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 (edited) I remember when I 1st got a PC and I did a search for the "redskins" and clicked on extremeskins.com it became the only site I would visit. I USED TO GET MY INFO FROM THE WASHINGTONPOST site. Not no more. My how time flies. :dallasuck Yup, I was a west coaster reading WaPO for news and talking to a few guys in their little sports board when I started lurking here in 2003 and reading the news section. By '04 I was so addicted to bubbba's tireless efforts posting all the redskins news I ever dreamed of, and loved reading the corps group of solid posters that I joined (and I never was a guy to do chat, any instant messenger stuff, or hang out on other boards of any kind). A year later they asked me to be a mod and now I know the truth is it was because they hated me. Edited January 30, 2010 by Jumbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARK PHILLIPS Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 Thanks guys for the history...very interesting. I'm glad to be a member of EXTREMESKINS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark The Homer Posted January 30, 2010 Author Share Posted January 30, 2010 My story - I had been on the Redskins newsgroup since '99, lurked here once in a blue moon in '03 and '04. Finally registered in March '05 only because I wanted to access the database to look up some jersey numbers. I had no intention of hanging out here. Get the database info I need and book. That was my plan. But it sucked me in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mardi gras skin Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 Excellent write up, thanks for that. I joined in 2000, member #69 I think, and I didn't know half the stuff in this article. I mostly remember how great it was getting away from the TSN boards...and Art's sharp tongue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mardi gras skin Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 Here's a way to take a look at what the site has looked like over the years: http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.extremeskins.com That's awesome! I forgot all about the boom box! http://web.archive.org/web/20010401154138/http://www.extremeskins.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Die Hard Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 (edited) VBportal 3.0 http://web.archive.org/web/20030202182555/http://www.extremeskins.com/ Fan Map: http://web.archive.org/web/20030202075648/www.extremeskins.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=NS-IncludePage&file=fanmap Roster Database (look familiar?) http://web.archive.org/web/20030223132749/www.extremeskins.com/modules.php?op=modload&file=sort_result&name=roster http://web.archive.org/web/20040208152931/www.extremeskins.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=roster&file=search_u Front Office Database: http://web.archive.org/web/20040208142448/www.extremeskins.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=frontoffice&file=search_u Draft Database: http://web.archive.org/web/20031203022551/www.extremeskins.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=roster&file=draft_u Games Database: http://web.archive.org/web/20040403224052/www.extremeskins.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=games&file=gamesearch_u -- Does the design look familiar at all?!?! And anyone else notice that the "year" variable in the pull-down menu only goes up to 2004... and another website hasn't had any updates since 2004? Go figure. Edited January 30, 2010 by Die Hard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mardi gras skin Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 That was beautiful. I wish I could remember who it was who invited me here over from TSN, so I could thank him. I remember Art pimping it on the TSN board as a general invite...I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark The Homer Posted January 30, 2010 Author Share Posted January 30, 2010 (edited) DH - I already have some of that stuff in the OP that I added this morning. Some I don't though. And check out the graphics on this bad boy from Oct 2003: http://web.archive.org/web/20031020103842/http://www.extremeskins.com/ Would Bang have done that? It has a Bang look about it. THANKS Edited January 30, 2010 by Mark The Homer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinpride1 Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 Thanks for all the hard work guys!!I've been here since January 2005!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Die Hard Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 DH - I already have some of that stuff in the OP that I added this morning. Some I don't though. THANKS And for the record..... thanks for finishing this project. I had so many on the go at any given time..... it's easy to see how this project could consume one's life. And my attention span limit is at about 5 years.... then I like to move onto something new My dream when I left.... was that I hoped that the staff would care as much for the site as I did.... that they would take ownership in the project... and take it above and beyond where I did. That's how I made peace with the decision. ES.com was such a huge endeavor... it simply couldn't have been done by 1 person. And when you take on a project on this magnitude... you don't think about the logistics. But to be a huge success.... takes a lot of money... and a lot of help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Die Hard Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 DH - I already have some of that stuff in the OP that I added this morning. Some I don't though. And check out the graphics on this bad boy: http://web.archive.org/web/20031020103842/http://www.extremeskins.com/ THANKS And the "Pick'em Contest" and "The Man" contest.... both popular contests which were eventually automated. So many great features.... so much blood, sweat, tears... so much useful code.... gone to rest into the internet wasteland. Sad reminder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Die Hard Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 Would Bang have done that? It has a Bang look about it. Yes, he did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark The Homer Posted January 31, 2010 Author Share Posted January 31, 2010 And for the record..... thanks for finishing this project. ... It's been my pleasure. It was fun! And thank YOU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsHokieFan Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 I really miss the kick ass portal page that we used to have. So many great features Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Die Hard Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 It's been my pleasure. It was fun! And thank YOU. And to be fully thorough, the story wouldn't be complete without the backstory behind the official ExtremeSkins tailgate.... for which you need to speak with Pez/Huly. I think that's an important part of the site history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark The Homer Posted January 31, 2010 Author Share Posted January 31, 2010 Hear that Pez? Huly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark The Homer Posted January 31, 2010 Author Share Posted January 31, 2010 (edited) Here's Bang's Joe Gibbs Intro in full glory, sound included - click the link then click the gold Click To Begin http://web.archive.org/web/20040125154755/http://extremeskins.com/ I'm putting that in the OP right now... Edited January 31, 2010 by Mark The Homer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Brown #43 Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 I still recall the time my then-girlfriend (now wife) and I bumped into Blade and Die Hard at the stadium store at FedEx, back when I was a new member of this site. I think I was even wearing my Extremeskins t-shirt at the time! It was very exciting to meet the guys who were responsible for the site. This must have been back in 2002-- Spurrier's first season in DC. I came on board here right about when Spurrier was hired--around the time all the "GatorSkins" fans became members of Extremeskins. How excited they were to have a chance to root for their Gator heroes in the NFL. Interesting time that was here on ES. Anyway, Mark, nice job--thanks for putting this together. One of the downsides of the explosion of the site is the lack of touch so many have with the "homey" feel of the old days, and also the lack of knowledge of the contributions of so many who helped make this site what it is. I wonder how many here know that back in the day, the members would voluntarily contribute money to help the mods keep the site up. But change is a part of life, and through many changes, this site has remained a great place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fansince62 Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 I have witnessed a great deal, been confided in a great deal, and accumulated (saved) extensive data (much of it quite salacious, provocative, and downright “OMG”, involving many “big names”) for an insider tell-all that I will release when I am done on ES. :evilg: I believe everything but salacious! promise to publish your "Game Change"?....:laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Die Hard Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 I have witnessed a great deal, been confided in a great deal, and accumulated (saved) extensive data (much of it quite salacious, provocative, and downright “OMG”, involving many “big names”) for an insider tell-all that I will release when I am done on ES. :evilg: Fortunately, Jumbo joined the staff AFTER I left But I don't live with regrets.... and I stand by anything I've ever said and done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 (edited) Mark, thanks for putting this together. I was there with Die Hard and Art at the TSN boards and joined Extremeskins, as member #33 I think, after receiving an invite from Die Hard. I knew some of the history but not the technical stuff or all of the blood, sweat and tears that went into it. Hail to Tony, Eric and all the other guys who have kept it going. Talk about a Labor of Love.... I still have all of my Extremeskins gear. I'll have to dig out my pic of me in my Extremeskins tee and cap next to the Cog Train on the summit of Pikes Peak in February of 2008. I think it was about 30 below up there that day. Cold as all get out but I had to represent. Edited January 31, 2010 by Jimbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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