Happy 10th birthday (???)

[Northland]

I believe the Forum is celebrating it's 10th birthday/anniversary this month .
Maybe today ??

[Frog]

More like April 1, but under the original name, norwb.com. A few days later, this was posted, and the rest, as they say, is history.
http://www.theshirtboard.com/index.php/topic,18.0.html

[BP]

Guys, what did norwb.com stand for?

[Croft]

Has it been 10 years since the $h!t show at the other forum , I'm getting too old.

[Frog]

Guys, what did norwb.com stand for?

Ten years ago, there was a takeover of a company that also ran a very popular industry forum. One particular fellow contracted to help in the "transition" usurped the forum for his own plaything, and tool of vengeance against its former owner and other industry actors with whom he had issues. The word "trainwreck" does not do it justice. He then also spread this animosity to any other industry forum that would have him.
This place was established to offer a peaceful alternative promising an area free from him, and trying to never even mention the name (or initials) of the beast again.
The original name  was really just a temporary place holder, designed to offer instant recognition as a place free from the vitriol and turmoil that followed him and his horde.

[inkman996]

Its been long enough and he has left the industry completely for his mattress company. His name was asdf.

Hell its been so long now Rich Hoffman has retired.

[Frog]

* Just for the record, his actual name still remains on the list of censored/substituted words. That was one of the commandments handed to us on Mount Squeegee.
"Though shalt not even utter the true name of the beast lest the Eden you have been given become tainted."

[3Deep]

The only thing this guy that I thought was good was face down a racist nasty artist and run that person off an old forum, some of you might remember some may not, what a storm back then ....But hey Happy 10th!!!!! and many more

[inkman996]

Guys, what did norwb.com stand for?

Ten years ago, there was a takeover of a company that also ran a very popular industry forum. One particular fellow contracted to help in the "transition" usurped the forum for his own plaything, and tool of vengeance against its former owner and other industry actors with whom he had issues. The word "trainwreck" does not do it justice. He then also spread this animosity to any other industry forum that would have him.
This place was established to offer a peaceful alternative promising an area free from him, and trying to never even mention the name (or initials) of the beast again.
The original name  was really just a temporary place holder, designed to offer instant recognition as a place free from the vitriol and turmoil that followed him and his horde.

Yea I see that now, a bit silly if you ask me.

[mk162]

The only thing this guy that I thought was good was face down a racist nasty artist and run that person off an old forum, some of you might remember some may not, what a storm back then ....But hey Happy 10th!!!!! and many more

Was is that Brad/SickGraphx guy?  I vaguely remember that.  The only thing I remember from that guy is when he told someone to mix chemicals that would have killed them.

[Homer]

that sumbitch came to my shop once....he just showed up.... I wanted to buy a 10 color Falcon I think and Don Fenno was contacted by the nameless mattress salesman and messed up my deal, or something like that. I just remember being pissed 

I remember that Sic graphics guy haha, dude was intense.

Whatever happened to Preston? there were a bunch of dudes from back in the day.

[inkman996]

that sumbitch came to my shop once....he just showed up.... I wanted to buy a 10 color Falcon I think and Don Fenno was contacted by the nameless mattress salesman and messed up my deal, or something like that. I just remember being pissed 

I remember that Sic graphics guy haha, dude was intense.

Whatever happened to Preston? there were a bunch of dudes from back in the day.

Killer and Preston I believe have both passed away.

Yep Sic Graphics was something special. Remember his icon image clear as day

[Dottonedan]

that sumbitch came to my shop once....he just showed up.... I wanted to buy a 10 color Falcon I think and Don Fenno was contacted by the nameless mattress salesman and messed up my deal, or something like that. I just remember being pissed 

I remember that Sic graphics guy haha, dude was intense.

Whatever happened to Preston? there were a bunch of dudes from back in the day.

Killer and Preston I believe have both passed away.

Yep Sic Graphics was something special. Remember his icon image clear as day

Johnny (Killer Graphics) did pass sadly. But I do think that Preston is still out and about. I had seen something posted by him just a month ago, but one never knows. Could aha passed within a months time.


The original reason or not wanting to even mention his name is because we didn’t want to be added to or give him any more air time to any SEO. No association.

[inkman996]

that sumbitch came to my shop once....he just showed up.... I wanted to buy a 10 color Falcon I think and Don Fenno was contacted by the nameless mattress salesman and messed up my deal, or something like that. I just remember being pissed 

I remember that Sic graphics guy haha, dude was intense.

Whatever happened to Preston? there were a bunch of dudes from back in the day.

Killer and Preston I believe have both passed away.

Yep Sic Graphics was something special. Remember his icon image clear as day

Johnny (Killer Graphics) did pass sadly. But I do think that Preston is still out and about. I had seen something posted by him just a month ago, but one never knows. Could aha passed within a months time.


The original reason or not wanting to even mention his name is because we didn’t want to be added to or give him any more air time to any SEO. No association.

Really wow. I distinctly remembering something about Preston. Was it a major health episode?

[Frog]

that sumbitch came to my shop once....he just showed up.... I wanted to buy a 10 color Falcon I think and Don Fenno was contacted by the nameless mattress salesman and messed up my deal, or something like that. I just remember being pissed 

I remember that Sic graphics guy haha, dude was intense.

Whatever happened to Preston? there were a bunch of dudes from back in the day.

Last I heard, he had licked both heart and cancer problems.

Killer and Preston I believe have both passed away.

Yep Sic Graphics was something special. Remember his icon image clear as day

Johnny (Killer Graphics) did pass sadly. But I do think that Preston is still out and about. I had seen something posted by him just a month ago, but one never knows. Could aha passed within a months time.


The original reason or not wanting to even mention his name is because we didn’t want to be added to or give him any more air time to any SEO. No association.

Really wow. I distinctly remembering something about Preston. Was it a major health episode?

I think that at some point I read that he had suffered and he had licked both heart and cancer problems.