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Post by J'Dinkalage Morgoone on Mar 11, 2021 22:04:11 GMT -5
J'Dinkalage Morgoone No, that wasn’t me, but the name sounds familiar. My original username was @lilman. Some of my fellow mods might remember a story I told of losing a rap battle on the Freestyling.com message boards when I was 13. Lol well that was the catalyst for me leaving there and spending more of my time here in the summer of ‘02. Little did I know that WF would ultimately win out in the forum wars of my adolescence. The paths we take in life, amirite? weird, i thought that was you for some reason. i posted hundreds of posts i regret here the last 15+ years lol
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Post by CM Poor: DeepFigureValue on Mar 14, 2021 12:20:19 GMT -5
I remember browsing figure sites as a kid in the late ‘90s, ordering from Ringside for the first time in early ‘01, and then sometime in mid-‘02 I signed up here under a different account. I didn’t post regularly until late ‘04 after I got back into collecting Jakks figures. There have been periods where I’ve drifted in and out, but for the most part, I’ve considered this my home base. The positive experiences far outweigh the negatives. I’ve gotten to know most board members by their usernames, avatars and post habits. I can’t think of any other site I’ve belonged to for that length of time. It’s really kind of remarkable that the look of the boards hasn’t changed all that much in almost two decades. I don’t know where I’d go to find that same source of comfort if WF ever went belly-up. Werent you 3lephunk or something like that? We traded about 15 years ago lol I think I sent a rocky paulie figure lol 3lephant still posts from time to time I think. Whatever happened to Hollywood Asia, the guy who went to all the Gators games in a Gators colored Hogan getup? I liked him. Is he still here posting right under my nose with a different user name?
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Post by J'Dinkalage Morgoone on Mar 14, 2021 14:02:39 GMT -5
Werent you 3lephunk or something like that? We traded about 15 years ago lol I think I sent a rocky paulie figure lol 3lephant still posts from time to time I think. Whatever happened to Hollywood Asia, the guy who went to all the Gators games in a Gators colored Hogan getup? I liked him. Is he still here posting right under my nose with a different user name? forgot about that guy
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Post by Yayo on Mar 14, 2021 21:26:19 GMT -5
Since around series 5 of the RA series, but that was under a different account
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Post by JCLS on Mar 14, 2021 22:04:37 GMT -5
Only 18 years, somethin light
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Post by layzie on Mar 14, 2021 22:24:12 GMT -5
as long as my
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Post by Hollywood Asia on Mar 15, 2021 11:51:58 GMT -5
ComeBackKid era (2002-2007) Hollywood Asia era (2007- current)
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Post by layzie on Mar 16, 2021 0:20:13 GMT -5
like april/may 2004...got my ass deleted for god knows why did something stupid in 07 & then like the coward i am begged the admins to have my posts restored <3
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Post by Mr. Show on Mar 16, 2021 4:32:52 GMT -5
I remember finding this site somehow around the time the prototypes for RA1 came out, but didn’t actually join until February 2004. I remember those first few years here were a lot of fun. A LOT of active posters at the time, and all the different kliques and factions. The Inner Circle with their different sigs every few weeks, with all their faces photoshopped in them. I wish I still had the ones that Maladroit made of me, him, and Droopy. Or could remember the name of our little klique. But yeah, tons of fun back then. Then there was the whole Sparky the Hedgehog controversy haha.... I still check the boards every now and again, but obviously I haven’t posted a lot over the last 10 years or so.
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Post by cage on Mar 18, 2021 8:59:56 GMT -5
Which year was the peak of the site?
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Post by k5 on Mar 18, 2021 10:09:49 GMT -5
Which year was the peak of the site? 2002 to 2008 or 2009 would be my take
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Post by The Lion's Den on Mar 18, 2021 13:12:55 GMT -5
Which year was the peak of the site? 2002 to 2008 or 2009 would be my take Definitely these years. I didn't collect action figures or watch much wrestling anymore but still was on here because it was so active. I'm glad this board has stood the test of time though.
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Post by cage on Mar 18, 2021 18:18:21 GMT -5
That settles it. If I could go back to any year it would have to be 2002.
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Post by BoJack Hogan on Mar 19, 2021 14:16:51 GMT -5
I’ve been here since shortly after the beginning. I’ve posted a ton, done a good number of transactions via the classifieds. Other than that I’ve never been super interactive or made any friends. I’ve had some spats over the years, but somehow avoided the ban hammer. I thought I’d have been long gone by now (especially since at one time I had the 99% warning bar). I’ve had extended sabbaticals, but the pandemic got me back into figures hardcore to the point that I also started my own (amateur) YouTube channel out of boredom. I remember many of the craziest threads and happenings, but I have always been a background presence.
With regard to the long-haulers, I’m probably among the most forgettable, but that was kind of by design. Lots of fun memories though, some of which may not be accurate. I remember the ECW thread heads had this really cool graphic with a drawing of Christian, Regal, and a few others, but the only two members I remember were The Future and Deuce and Domino. I also have some vague memories of these nuts spamming the board by adding weird code that was supposed to be a virus, and calling themselves the Ultimod. At one point I think there was a primitive sort of crowdfunding campaign to get someone to make a Randy Savage head to fit RAs (obviously before Mattel). The finished product looked awful, but sadly Mattel’s efforts generally haven’t been much better. Is the ‘ball straight call’ guy still here? I still say that in jest after all these years.
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Post by J'Dinkalage Morgoone on Mar 19, 2021 21:36:28 GMT -5
I’ve been here since shortly after the beginning. I’ve posted a ton, done a good number of transactions via the classifieds. Other than that I’ve never been super interactive or made any friends. I’ve had some spats over the years, but somehow avoided the ban hammer. I thought I’d have been long gone by now (especially since at one time I had the 99% warning bar). I’ve had extended sabbaticals, but the pandemic got me back into figures hardcore to the point that I also started my own (amateur) YouTube channel out of boredom. I remember many of the craziest threads and happenings, but I have always been a background presence. With regard to the long-haulers, I’m probably among the most forgettable, but that was kind of by design. Lots of fun memories though, some of which may not be accurate. I remember the ECW thread heads had this really cool graphic with a drawing of Christian, Regal, and a few others, but the only two members I remember were The Future and Deuce and Domino. I also have some vague memories of these nuts spamming the board by adding weird code that was supposed to be a virus, and calling themselves the Ultimod. At one point I think there was a primitive sort of crowdfunding campaign to get someone to make a Randy Savage head to fit RAs (obviously before Mattel). The finished product looked awful, but sadly Mattel’s efforts generally haven’t been much better. Is the ‘ball straight call’ guy still here? I still say that in jest after all these years. Ava did that head, i think she also did a owen hart Heres the head. I personally think it was pretty great Attachment DeletedAttachment Deleted
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Post by finnbalor1 on Mar 20, 2021 23:57:02 GMT -5
4 years
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Post by Sully© on Mar 22, 2021 22:26:44 GMT -5
18 years in May crazy. HBreakid2K brought me here also, amazing work.
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Chillary since day one ish
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Post by The Real Chillary on Mar 24, 2021 4:41:43 GMT -5
2002 was when I originally found my way here. I especially remember seeing the Tough Enough 2 prototypes.
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Post by cage on Mar 24, 2021 16:54:36 GMT -5
I only remember the recent Tough Enough, I wasn't a wrestling fan early enough to watch the older ones.
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Post by Focalin on Mar 28, 2021 22:22:17 GMT -5
2003 checking in <3
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