THANKSGIVING is a fitting ending day - please read

Discussion in 'On The Field' started by Orangeblood, Oct 27, 2014.

  1. evil horn

    evil horn 100+ Posts

    was here at the very beginning. was a great source of "home" while living in NYC, and when 9/11 happened provided a lot of comfort. met some really cool folks in real life via this site, too.

    bye, hornfans!

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  2. EuroHorn

    EuroHorn 2,500+ Posts

    Someone needs to tell AsDs it's ok to come out of his bunker
    The Link
     
  3. Wulaw Horn

    Wulaw Horn 1,000+ Posts

    I met wheeler in 1998 in aimes Iowa and started posting here because of him. Posted here for 12 years I guess and tried to hang on for the longest time even after quality poster after quality poster left. The reason was purely nostalgia. For a while this board was the best thing that ever lived. Read thru my "warnings" just now (was never banned) and just shake my head at how absurd and inane the majority of them were for. Congrats on having the best website I've ever seen before or since for about three or four years. Shame on you for ruining it for no good reason.
     
  4. Michael Knight

    Michael Knight 1,000+ Posts

    serious case of stockholm syndrome
     
  5. huge

    huge 250+ Posts

    Piling on is what ******* do so I will just say vaya con dios.
     
  6. I_Live_In_OK

    I_Live_In_OK 500+ Posts

    It's about time. No point keeping this place alive. When you've got one ad for months and have front page topics spanning back years, then the site needs to be put down.

    I was around 15 when I joined just to search for a rival fanbase to shoot nonsense. Ended up liking the topics, wit, and humor more than I expected. Then the mods and owners decided to grow an iron fist, invoke North Korea type of death-grip on the flow of information, and run 99 percent of the quality posters somewhere else. Fast forward a few years later to today and I read this announcement. HornFans is dead. An inevitable conclusion. In the spirit of things, the mods will probably comb through this thread and erase all traces of opinions that don't paint this site in a favorable light.
     
  7. We'reTexas

    We'reTexas 25+ Posts

    Came here almost 15 years ago. This was a great community from 2000-2005, and was a large part in why I ultimately decided to go to UT. In a sense, I grew up on this board - coming back here brings back memories from my childhood I haven't recalled in over a decade. It's a shame what happened here.
     
  8. LibertyValance

    LibertyValance < 25 Posts

    Wow!!. This is kind of a shock but not really I guess. Kinda like when an old pet dog finally dies. You know its coming but its still a shock when it happens. This used to be my favorite site. Still would be if it were more active. Shaggy is an embarrassment. Right now I don't have a favorite website anymore. I just go to the other UT websites to obtain new information. They wouldn't be so bad except for all the senseless bitching, griping and personal attacks that are so rampant. Horn Fans was, and I guess still is, the most civil UT site, at least in my opinion. I will miss it.

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  9. ATX_HORN

    ATX_HORN 25+ Posts

  10. jt09

    jt09 500+ Posts


     
  11. houstonearlers

    houstonearlers 100+ Posts

    Posted here a lot in the early aughts. Never banned. Warned a few times. Over moderation killed this board and ran off all the quality posters.
     
  12. TXHookem

    TXHookem 1,000+ Posts

    Gotta be honest... I thought y'all shut down about 3-4 years ago.
     
  13. judgroybeanbag

    judgroybeanbag 500+ Posts

    Adios. Thanks for the mammaries.
     
  14. 40 ACRZ

    40 ACRZ 100+ Posts

    Thanks for all y'all's efforts. I'll truly miss the site!!! I'll buy you a beer in Feb!
     
  15. achooloco

    achooloco 100+ Posts

    i'll take freedom of speech over false civility anyday. i joined in 1999 when i went to school in RI and needed a connection to Austin; in rode HF to save the day. for that, thank you. But this site has been an embarrassment the last few years and in its treatment of its best posters. surprised i never got banned, i'm a jerk too, guess i was never that important. Anyway, thanks for the memories but can't say I'll miss what this place has become. See ya on the other side.
     
  16. Bottlecap

    Bottlecap 250+ Posts

    I remembered my password!
     
  17. drew corleone

    drew corleone 25+ Posts

    This post just makes me miss LFZ.
     
  18. Branyon

    Branyon 500+ Posts

    Thanks for hosting our community for so many years.

    Nice to see so many folks checking in to say goodbye. I don't know a single poster personally, but certainly recall their contributions and insights - some very knowledgeable and thoughtful people whose postings I will miss.

    This site has been one of the best for Texas sports news, particularly the "minor" sports. There is no alternative site.

    It will be tough to keep in focus without periodic visits from Bill in Sinton and all the others, including the friendly Aggie Proposition Joe.

    Adios.
     
  19. 2003TexasGrad

    2003TexasGrad Son of a Motherless Goat

    All I can say is that I am uphauled by this news. Been visiting Hornfans since 2000 or 2001 and it always been my favorite message board. I am always impressed with the discussions, especially in the West Mall, and the discussion never turns into a full on pissing contest. Everyone speaks their mind without losing it, or at least name calling, and that will be sorely missed.
     
  20. Wulaw Horn

    Wulaw Horn 1,000+ Posts

    Me too my friend, me too.
     
  21. TahoeHorn

    TahoeHorn 1,000+ Posts

    Thank you Katy and Robert!

    It is a sad day.
     
  22. Jive_Turkey

    Jive_Turkey 1,000+ Posts

    RIP Hornfans.

    this is my 18,387th post. probably the first one in years. anybody have the most recent tallies on the most prolific posters in HF history? i'd like to see where i stand now.
     
  23. Macanudo

    Macanudo 2,500+ Posts

  24. Mitch Cumsteen

    Mitch Cumsteen 250+ Posts

    Was such a great place and I wasted way too much time here.Thanks for everything.

    Bob in Houston -- thank you for only warning me and not banning me when I called Yao Ming a 7'6" vagina about a decade ago. You're the best.

    Also, since this place is going away, is it okay to post about sex now?
     
  25. 1leggedduck

    1leggedduck 1,000+ Posts

    Thank you for the time and trouble you've invested over the years. This forum helped me relax a little and have some perspective when forming opinions about college sports, and football in particular.

    I truly hope you enjoy the time you will no longer be investing in this site.
     
  26. Macanudo

    Macanudo 2,500+ Posts

  27. accuratehorn

    accuratehorn 10,000+ Posts

    Never know what will popup on HornFans, even now.
     
  28. kevwun

    kevwun 1,000+ Posts

  29. LonghornCatholic

    LonghornCatholic Deo Gratias

    Now that's a sweet toaster! [​IMG]
     
  30. GhostOfTomJoad

    GhostOfTomJoad 500+ Posts

    I'm glad I discovered people here many years ago that I now consider to be great friends. And am thankful that I still converse with them frequently on other forums. This place ended up being similar to an Arkie State or SDSU coaching job: a springboard to bigger & better things.

    Peace, love, Hook 'em. And "Corso is a Penis."
     

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