*Thank You to Ian & the Mods!*

[patchick]

FWIW the date you joined is logged in your posts, maybe you lurked before that tho...

The date you joined is in your profile…unless you’ve been here so preposterously long that you predate the current forum software, which launched on September 13, 2004.

I left the board for several years when I decided I had to go cold turkey on football, and was amazed at how many familiar names I found when I returned this year. A community indeed!

 

[Brotherblues]

I live many states away where there aren’t many Pats fans, so I’ve always appreciated having someplace to come and talk about the team. Thanks to everyone who has made this place what it is.

I live a few countries away. Can't exactly talk Pats around the water-cooler at work, much less go to any games.

I am very grateful for this little corner of the internet.

 

[Love The Drake]

The date you joined is in your profile…unless you’ve been here so preposterously long that you predate the current forum software, which launched on September 13, 2004.

I left the board for several years when I decided I had to go cold turkey on football, and was amazed at how many familiar names I found when I returned this year. A community indeed!

I remember Nem, Mrs Bruschi, I think she used to give a really good camp report post a lot of photos really was helpful.

My memory is failing me as I’m in my 40s, combined with a stress of a fractured marriage and stressful job lol.

I wish I could recall other standout posters from then.

 

[Love The Drake]

I’d love to see archived posts I know that would
Jog the memory.

 

[signbabybrady]

I remember Nem, Mrs Bruschi, I think she used to give a really good camp report post a lot of photos really was helpful.

My memory is failing me as I’m in my 40s, combined with a stress of a fractured marriage and stressful job lol.

I wish I could recall other standout posters from then.

I actually give Mrs B and even Ian partial credit however minute it might be for the way news is covered these days. For better or worse lol.

They weren't the first bloggers or whatever and I think we'd have got to the current state either way. But someone had to get things going and I think this sight and moreso the way Mrs B covered training camp impacted the way local reporters did too and then the Boston Sports market was/is very much is part of real journalistic trends.

Thanks Ian

 

[StockingAnarchyNumber12]

How have I almost been here almost a decade at this point?

 

[Patjew]

The date you joined is in your profile…unless you’ve been here so preposterously long that you predate the current forum software, which launched on September 13, 2004.

I left the board for several years when I decided I had to go cold turkey on football, and was amazed at how many familiar names I found when I returned this year. A community indeed!

I am proud to be in that “preposterously long” cohort.

And I’m very glad that you’re back here!! I too have taken some breaks, but I am much more whiny about it.

 

[Bill Lee]

I’d love to see archived posts I know that would
Jog the memory.

Archive.org to the rescue, a snapshot of this site right as you joined, 2013-01-14:

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Note this site loads slowly, give it time to dig that far back in time!

I remember Nem, Mrs Bruschi, I think she used to give a really good camp report post a lot of photos really was helpful.

I didn't fine NEM in the list of users online at that time. I do recall Mrs. Bruschi tho.

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My memory is failing me as I’m in my 40s, combined with a stress of a fractured marriage and stressful job lol.

If your life curve follows mine, by the time you're in the 60s two out of three of these problems will be gone, but I forget which ones.

I wish I could recall other standout posters from then.

From the links above, here's who was online when the snapshot was taken:

Deus Irae, Patsbacker, PatsFanSince74, captain stone, Creative Username, Danny, Claremonster, The Dynasty, Mack Herron, BradyMoss812, Peachhead, Patriot 37, Ununcle, CityOfChampions, brady77, Kevin, MossWelkowski, xmarkd400x, randomk1, Wolfpack, kirjtc2, coramccool, TyronePoole, pherein, Drewski, jmt57, JMC00, DarrylS, BananaRepublican, PatsfanGlo, Digit, Big-T, A.C Vegas, MoneyFX, BennyBledsoe, juxtapoz15, Brady_12, Don Kipines, sambam94, The Gr8est, mayoclinic, jcdavey, Marqui, wizwor, aluminum seats, II Jangles II, Harry Boy, buile, sturmrider, h0c2000, Bella*chick, Luxusdk, mrscruff, Joker, Cassanova792, invasian, patsinthesnow, bruinator, Disco Volante, jnug, captain insano, JDot, robbomango, hikeeba, Aldogg, BSR, BigMike, JR4, Keyser Söze, Gene In Montana, Tai Mai Shu, Jimke, PatsDeb, Badluck, E1Downey, Criptonite, Batman, AndyJohnson, Hamar, j_cuff, NG Pats Fan, pdangle, hodgey, PatriotsInGA, Modest, ExiledBostonPat, RelocatedPatFan, xlcjw72, BoTown, Calciumee, DEVIOUS 1, Patriots Nation NY, Mike the Brit, PatriotDynasty_12, thenepatsrule, Mrs.PatsFanInVa, IcyPatriot, SVN, BradyFTW!, manxman2601, JJDChE, DJango, drew4008, Merril Hoge's Tie Knot, DaBruinz, Perfection08, Fixit, stelfans, Dingleberry, Elijah, HowardRoark, Patjew, parthasas, convertedpatsfan, I.M. Fletcher, upstater1, JonVaughnTD, chicowalker, andrewgarrr, Ian, jbb9s, Jackson 2, ArchAngel007, Teapot, groundgame, DolphinsX72, Uncle Rico, PatriotPat, puffyme, sandy

List of donors also should indicate prominent members:

Annual PatsFans.com Donations: 40yrpatsfan, 4quarters, augustapatsfan, ausbacker, Beecke, BelichickFan, bevster, BigMike, blackglass3, Bradyfan 75, BradyFTW!, Brady_12, bruschifan1, buile, Calciumee, cartmen, Chris- Coppell,TX, cincipatsfan, convertedpatsfan, coramccool, cstjohn17, ctpatsfan77, dalero, DarrylS, Demolition Man, Doonan24, Dragda, FlyboyPatsFan, GAC660, goalkeepr, goheels22002, Gwedd, jb5474, jczxohn1, jimache, JudyPatFan, juxtapoz15, KellyR, Leave No Doubt, LoisDenominator, Mark Morse, MassPats38, Michael, N.Eman, ne5patsfan4, NePatriots, nescott, Nikolai, Number Cruncher, Onedaful, Patjew, Patriotic, Pats Fanatic, Patters, PittPatriot, psychoPat, Rainy-Day Patriot, rdsister, rjw, ryanvt77, sc293, ScottieC, Siegfried_Farnon, SteveKiner, tmracht, TruthSeeker, Tunescribe, Zachary

Non-Recurring One Year PatsFans.com Supporter Donations: Alyfoley, Aßßynormal, Beverly Boys, Brady_to_Moss, dannydyn, edzo44, ForThoseAboutToRock, Frezo, Ghost of Ben Dreith, Horace's Ivories, Jackson 2, JRCII, Mack Herron, MassPats38, Mike in 333, mrscruff, mtbykr, oceanmistcool, parthasas, Patjew, PatriotsFan86, resdubwhite, rlcarr, robbomango, sc293, SloMotion, SoCal Pmen, Tbird100636, TomPatriot, Zeus

 

[Bill Lee]

The date you joined is in your profile…unless you’ve been here so preposterously long that you predate the current forum software, which launched on September 13, 2004.

I left the board for several years when I decided I had to go cold turkey on football, and was amazed at how many familiar names I found when I returned this year. A community indeed!

Wayback Machine has snapshots going back pretty damn far:

Saved 4,421 times between April 18, 2001 and October 6, 2025.

 

[Ian]

FWIW the date you joined is logged in your posts, maybe you lurked before that tho...



Mine says March 2012 and don't really recall NEM, though I might have just let his posts go over my head back then.



Like all good relationships, once you commit to one you forget all the others.



IDK, would also like to know.

I think around December of 2000 is when the original board came online, which was hosted by a friend of mine who has since passed. I moved to my own server after a crash of his server in December of 2005.

 

[Bill Lee]

I think around December of 2000 is when the original board came online, which was hosted by a friend of mine who has since passed. I moved to my own server after a crash of his server in December of 2005.

Gotta thank your wife for putting up with that damn loud server in the bedroom all these years!

J/K...

I did know a guy who had a VAX server in his bedroom years ago, but fortunately he was single.

 

[raduray]

Hello, this is just a dumb but heartfelt post to express my appreciation and gratitude for the hard work that @Ian (dude's a Saint in my book) and the Mods put into making this the best gosh darn sports board on the planet. I know I can speak for countless others when I say the experience at other team message boards/ forums does not even sniff the hint of Air that PatsFans.com is encompassed by. These other sites are boring, lifeless, inorganic nonsense tunnels. Sure, PF has plenty of nonsense, but its handled in a reasonable manner/time, which certainly can't be said about other forums. I also think we forget how awesome PF is and take it for granted sometimes.

The enjoyment I receive from this site has been great over the years and I really do encourage anyone who visits this site regularly to support to help this great team continue the crazy background stuff that goes into running and continuously improving a site like this. Thank you for your time!

As the Patriots decamp to New Orleans, be careful about calling Ian a Saint. But yeah, everything else.

 

[Ian]

Gotta thank your wife for putting up with that damn loud server in the bedroom all these years!

J/K...

I did know a guy who had a VAX server in his bedroom years ago, but fortunately he was single.

lol, server isn’t here, it’s on a managed dedicated server. Although, I’m pondering finally doing my own. With everything sort of collapsing ad-wise, it may make more sense cost wise and I think I finally know enough to handle anything that might come up.

 

[Love The Drake]

Archive.org to the rescue, a snapshot of this site right as you joined, 2013-01-14:

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Note this site loads slowly, give it time to dig that far back in time!



I didn't fine NEM in the list of users online at that time. I do recall Mrs. Bruschi tho.

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If your life curve follows mine, by the time you're in the 60s two out of three of these problems will be gone, but I forget which ones.



From the links above, here's who was online when the snapshot was taken:

Deus Irae, Patsbacker, PatsFanSince74, captain stone, Creative Username, Danny, Claremonster, The Dynasty, Mack Herron, BradyMoss812, Peachhead, Patriot 37, Ununcle, CityOfChampions, brady77, Kevin, MossWelkowski, xmarkd400x, randomk1, Wolfpack, kirjtc2, coramccool, TyronePoole, pherein, Drewski, jmt57, JMC00, DarrylS, BananaRepublican, PatsfanGlo, Digit, Big-T, A.C Vegas, MoneyFX, BennyBledsoe, juxtapoz15, Brady_12, Don Kipines, sambam94, The Gr8est, mayoclinic, jcdavey, Marqui, wizwor, aluminum seats, II Jangles II, Harry Boy, buile, sturmrider, h0c2000, Bella*chick, Luxusdk, mrscruff, Joker, Cassanova792, invasian, patsinthesnow, bruinator, Disco Volante, jnug, captain insano, JDot, robbomango, hikeeba, Aldogg, BSR, BigMike, JR4, Keyser Söze, Gene In Montana, Tai Mai Shu, Jimke, PatsDeb, Badluck, E1Downey, Criptonite, Batman, AndyJohnson, Hamar, j_cuff, NG Pats Fan, pdangle, hodgey, PatriotsInGA, Modest, ExiledBostonPat, RelocatedPatFan, xlcjw72, BoTown, Calciumee, DEVIOUS 1, Patriots Nation NY, Mike the Brit, PatriotDynasty_12, thenepatsrule, Mrs.PatsFanInVa, IcyPatriot, SVN, BradyFTW!, manxman2601, JJDChE, DJango, drew4008, Merril Hoge's Tie Knot, DaBruinz, Perfection08, Fixit, stelfans, Dingleberry, Elijah, HowardRoark, Patjew, parthasas, convertedpatsfan, I.M. Fletcher, upstater1, JonVaughnTD, chicowalker, andrewgarrr, Ian, jbb9s, Jackson 2, ArchAngel007, Teapot, groundgame, DolphinsX72, Uncle Rico, PatriotPat, puffyme, sandy

List of donors also should indicate prominent members:

Annual PatsFans.com Donations: 40yrpatsfan, 4quarters, augustapatsfan, ausbacker, Beecke, BelichickFan, bevster, BigMike, blackglass3, Bradyfan 75, BradyFTW!, Brady_12, bruschifan1, buile, Calciumee, cartmen, Chris- Coppell,TX, cincipatsfan, convertedpatsfan, coramccool, cstjohn17, ctpatsfan77, dalero, DarrylS, Demolition Man, Doonan24, Dragda, FlyboyPatsFan, GAC660, goalkeepr, goheels22002, Gwedd, jb5474, jczxohn1, jimache, JudyPatFan, juxtapoz15, KellyR, Leave No Doubt, LoisDenominator, Mark Morse, MassPats38, Michael, N.Eman, ne5patsfan4, NePatriots, nescott, Nikolai, Number Cruncher, Onedaful, Patjew, Patriotic, Pats Fanatic, Patters, PittPatriot, psychoPat, Rainy-Day Patriot, rdsister, rjw, ryanvt77, sc293, ScottieC, Siegfried_Farnon, SteveKiner, tmracht, TruthSeeker, Tunescribe, Zachary

Non-Recurring One Year PatsFans.com Supporter Donations: Alyfoley, Aßßynormal, Beverly Boys, Brady_to_Moss, dannydyn, edzo44, ForThoseAboutToRock, Frezo, Ghost of Ben Dreith, Horace's Ivories, Jackson 2, JRCII, Mack Herron, MassPats38, Mike in 333, mrscruff, mtbykr, oceanmistcool, parthasas, Patjew, PatriotsFan86, resdubwhite, rlcarr, robbomango, sc293, SloMotion, SoCal Pmen, Tbird100636, TomPatriot, Zeus

Holy crap I remember all these posters now. Some blasts from the Past. I was on when this site first launched I have to go back to find my old username my iPhone is not loading a thing lol. I would love to see it from the beginning find my old usernames years prior. But thank you for this I remember starting off on the messageboard on Patriots.com and getting those Patriot weekly papers that and Sunday ticket was a godsend.

 

[WhatJustHappened]

lol, server isn’t here, it’s on a managed dedicated server. Although, I’m pondering finally doing my own. With everything sort of collapsing ad-wise, it may make more sense cost wise and I think I finally know enough to handle anything that might come up.

I'll definitely help with the hardware purchase, Lotsa fast ram, and NVME with crap HDD's as a backup.
I'm an AMD Guy, that may cramp some folks....but whatever....
I've been here a lot longer than it says, forgot passwords/ different computers.
This place has ALWAYS been awesome (minus 1 crazy woman that's not here anymore).

Thanks Ian and Crew!

 

[Mike the Brit]

I left the board for several years when I decided I had to go cold turkey on football, and was amazed at how many familiar names I found when I returned this year. A community indeed!

And very good it is to have you back!

 

[WhatJustHappened]

And very good it is to have you back!

Was SHOCKED when I saw her post. Brewski shows up once in awhile as well.

 

[patchick]

I am proud to be in that “preposterously long” cohort.

And I’m very glad that you’re back here!! I too have taken some breaks, but I am much more whiny about it.

I returned just before the draft this year, and in the few months since I managed to injure my arm so I couldn't type for weeks, then was laid out by a concussion, then came down with COVID for the first time. The universe seems to be shouting "STAY AWAY FROM FOOTBALL YOU FOOL," but I'm not listening.

 

[PancakeBlockPaul]

@mike_usagisan and @ErniesPinkStripes nailed it. Feel exactly the same way as them. Thanks to all those involved in the site! And those that aren’t involved, even more so. You are what makes this place great.

 

[raduray]

lol, server isn’t here, it’s on a managed dedicated server. Although, I’m pondering finally doing my own. With everything sort of collapsing ad-wise, it may make more sense cost wise and I think I finally know enough to handle anything that might come up.

What ads? I don't see any on the forum. I always wondered why you didn't have any, particularly for the non-supporters.