Happy 5th Birthday ToonForum!

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Happy 5th Birthday ToonForum!

Post by skalpel » Wed Feb 01, 2017 9:16 am

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<divom> <divax> <divadance> Happy 5th Birthday <divadance> <divax> <divom>
After more than 22 million pageviews, 800 000 posts, 1490 users posting an average of 428 posts every day across 8029 different threads, ToonForum celebrates its fifth birthday. So here's a massive thanks to Cal for keeping the place running at the expense of his own free time. A thanks to all the mods who do the same thing. And a thanks to all TF members for showing up every day to post the sort of inane s**** which distracts us all from the quickening second hand of the clock, pirouetting its way towards our empty, regret-filled deaths.

There have been a lot of changes over five years, not in the least from this place being largely off topic **** epitomised by the QWOP Tuna thread, Forum Mafia, and the Flash League (I can't believe all of that s*** was within the first two months, what the f*** were we doing with our lives?) into a quality place to talk about football. Thanks to Cal this is now probably the only forum in existence that actually looks good on a mobile phone. It has automated Facebook and Twitter feeds, its a popular stopping place for fans of other teams, and it hasn't crashed in years.

Well done to everyone who has made this place what it is.

Here's some obligatory ~ nostalgia ~ images:
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Top Posters (most prolific, non-moderator)
1. The Rock Lobster - (Inactive for 6 months, still retains title)
2. Jaiston -
3. Yacob -
4. Bodacious Benny ^ (New entry into top 5)
5. ALF v

Top Cities
London (16.42%)
Newcastle-Gateshead (13.90%)
Manchester (1.72%)
Leeds (1.39%)
Birmingham (1.34%)

Top Countries
UK (79.37%)
USA (4.90%)
Australia (1.28%)
Ireland (1.27%)
Germany (0.98%)

Here's some old TF Birthday threads:

1st Birthday
2nd Birthday
3rd Birthday


And here's a link to the Thread Goldmine if you haven't been arsed to scroll down in years:
Thread Goldmine

Why not share some of your most important life memories (which will of course be TF related, lets face it) in this thread?

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Re: Happy 5th Birthday ToonForum!

Post by asbo » Wed Feb 01, 2017 9:30 am

I don't like the football, I miss the off-topic **** days. <wah>

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Re: Happy 5th Birthday ToonForum!

Post by skalpel » Wed Feb 01, 2017 9:48 am

AbsolutelyGlorious wrote:I don't like the football, I miss the off-topic **** days. <wah>
Golden days <rose>.

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Re: Happy 5th Birthday ToonForum!

Post by Duke » Wed Feb 01, 2017 10:25 am

Bring back the banners <mob>
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Re: Happy 5th Birthday ToonForum!

Post by overseasTOON » Wed Feb 01, 2017 10:36 am

5 years <ohnoes>

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Re: Happy 5th Birthday ToonForum!

Post by ALF » Wed Feb 01, 2017 12:26 pm

What a 5 years it's been.

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Re: Happy 5th Birthday ToonForum!

Post by PTAO? » Wed Feb 01, 2017 12:42 pm

f***ing hell

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Re: Happy 5th Birthday ToonForum!

Post by Chappy » Wed Feb 01, 2017 1:20 pm

I like the stats in the other threads.

ALF = Arsenal <laugh>
It’s the noise, the passion, the feeling of belonging, the pride in your city.

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Re: Happy 5th Birthday ToonForum!

Post by asbo » Wed Feb 01, 2017 1:28 pm

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/footba ... Villa.html

Almost seven years since the five year plan to emulate Aston Villa. They've delivered on that and then some:

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Re: Happy 5th Birthday ToonForum!

Post by skalpel » Wed Feb 01, 2017 1:57 pm

Chappy wrote:I like the stats in the other threads.

ALF = Arsenal <laugh>
He's slipping <ohnoes>.

Top Posters (most prolific, non-moderator)
1. The Rock Lobster -
2. Jaiston -
3. Yacob -
4. Bodacious Benny ^ (New entry into top 5)
5. ALF v

Top Cities
London (16.42%)
Newcastle-Gateshead (13.90%)
Manchester (1.72%)
Leeds (1.39%)
Birmingham (1.34%)

Top Countries
UK (79.37%)
USA (4.90%)
Australia (1.28%)
Ireland (1.27%)
Germany (0.98%)

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Re: Happy 5th Birthday ToonForum!

Post by Duke » Wed Feb 01, 2017 2:01 pm

Surely me and MultipleJesuses account for more than 1.34% of posts <wenger>

I demand a recount <fist>
I dunno

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Re: Happy 5th Birthday ToonForum!

Post by skalpel » Wed Feb 01, 2017 2:05 pm

Duke wrote:Surely me and MultipleJesuses account for more than 1.34% of posts <wenger>

I demand a recount <fist>
Belfast, right? The stat is for traffic to the site rather than posts (not sure if posts would be possible without a forum census - which sounds like a hilarious idea in itself).

I'm afraid you're at a pitiful 0.62%. Advertise TF in your neighbourhood and see what happens by next year <roll>.

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Re: Happy 5th Birthday ToonForum!

Post by asbo » Wed Feb 01, 2017 2:10 pm

What are the top search terms now?

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Re: Happy 5th Birthday ToonForum!

Post by Colback's Orange Tufts » Wed Feb 01, 2017 2:10 pm

TF is five, does that mean we all need to go school and learn how to write dead propa?
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Re: Happy 5th Birthday ToonForum!

Post by Duke » Wed Feb 01, 2017 2:11 pm

skalpel wrote:
Duke wrote:Surely me and MultipleJesuses account for more than 1.34% of posts <wenger>

I demand a recount <fist>
Belfast, right? The stat is for traffic to the site rather than posts (not sure if posts would be possible without a forum census - which sounds like a hilarious idea in itself).

I'm afraid you're at a pitiful 0.62%. Advertise TF in your neighbourhood and see what happens by next year <roll>.
<grim>
I dunno

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Re: Happy 5th Birthday ToonForum!

Post by Colback's Orange Tufts » Wed Feb 01, 2017 2:11 pm

skalpel wrote:
Duke wrote:Surely me and MultipleJesuses account for more than 1.34% of posts <wenger>

I demand a recount <fist>
Belfast, right? The stat is for traffic to the site rather than posts (not sure if posts would be possible without a forum census - which sounds like a hilarious idea in itself).

I'm afraid you're at a pitiful 0.62%. Advertise TF in your neighbourhood and see what happens by next year <roll>.
That would be brilliant and distributing in equal measures
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Re: Happy 5th Birthday ToonForum!

Post by Chappy » Wed Feb 01, 2017 2:11 pm

skalpel wrote:
Duke wrote:Surely me and MultipleJesuses account for more than 1.34% of posts <wenger>

I demand a recount <fist>
Belfast, right? The stat is for traffic to the site rather than posts (not sure if posts would be possible without a forum census - which sounds like a hilarious idea in itself).

I'm afraid you're at a pitiful 0.62%. Advertise TF in your neighbourhood and see what happens by next year <roll>.
If that's the case maybe London is so high as we have a lot of Palace fans stalking the website <scratch>
It’s the noise, the passion, the feeling of belonging, the pride in your city.

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Re: Happy 5th Birthday ToonForum!

Post by Duke » Wed Feb 01, 2017 2:11 pm

I demand a forum cencus.
I dunno

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Re: Happy 5th Birthday ToonForum!

Post by asbo » Wed Feb 01, 2017 2:14 pm

ToonForum has slipped right down the Google rankings for "slut playing badminton" <grim>

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