So who out there can say for sure, without a doubt, how long breaktime has been around? By my calculations we are in the 9th year! Let me know what you think.
Another question: This going to be the 6th or 7th Breaktime fest?
Just curious really -Mark
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Hey Mark, I remember that Sean Messenger was SYSOP when I first landed in the fall of '98...check the pay records<G>
Yes I took over the forums a year or so after Sean.
There was a thread in the tavern recently where this was discussed to some degree.
I'm thinking I signed up somewhere around 1996 in the pre WebX days. I don't kow how long it had been around before that.
But when I signed up, it was already thriving and had a reputation for being a good source of construction info.
Pretty sure BT began after Knots, and I was loggin on to that in '95. Maybe even '94.
Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks
There is no cure for stupid. R. White.
Couldn't have been any earlier than 96 that is when taunton.com came into existence. That was why I am asking because we know Taunton.com turns 10 this year we where wondering if Breaktime was also.
Ahhh yes. I was in limbo for awhile relocating to a new state..it would be '96.
I remember Michael Dresdner had a finishing open forum on Sun. Nites. Kinda like a Q and A type deal.
Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks
There is no cure for stupid. R. White.
See this is why I asked the question, because the talk around here was I think it was in ... or I remember it in...
I want hard solid evidence so that in 90 years we can celebrate the centennial of Breaktime... :)
I doubt I'll make the party (g)
Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks
There is no cure for stupid. R. White.
You going to Tipifest?
If only I got a quarter everytime he was aked that ;-)
Yeah, me too..then I COULD afford to go..LOL
Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks
There is no cure for stupid. R. White.
Can't swing it this year. Wife has a HUGE Italian family reunion/wedding end of July in Fla. That uses up all my travel money for the yr. And If I don't go, I am a dead man.
Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks
There is no cure for stupid. R. White.
next time then... -M
Was there a blurb in FHB announcing the site or how did the word get out that there was a Breaktime in the first place?
That's part of the history I am looking for. I am hoping that some of the "old timers" can fill in some of the blanks. The other cool thing would be to get some of the original posters back to reveal some of this history. To bad we don't have the oldest threads... The archives only go back as far as 1999.
how did the word get out
In my case, wrote a letter to FHB editor in the late '90s asking a question, answer was to ask the question on 'breaktime', which is how I found it. No column in FHB on BT then yet.
BTW, never did get a good answer to the question on chemical reactions for etching on interior of insulated glass windows, lotta BS though <G> .
Just found this interesting tidbit... Check it out. The first iteration of Breaktime, as best I can tell, this dates it to June of 1997.http://web.archive.org/web/19970623192123/www.taunton.com/fhdisc/
Mark ,
all I know is I first came here in Dec. of 1998. Had just gotten computerized, The site was listed in the mag. then.
Are you going to Tipifest? Vince Carbone
Hey Vince,
Yes I am, you headed that way? If so we will have to tip one back, or 2 or ... -M
No help here from me as I came one in the spring of 98 and by accounts that looks like around 1/12 years after the fact there abouts . Good luck . Ive asked the question my self several times and read the question a lot more.
The only ones Im thinking about now that I know that are still alive and in another forum is Big Ed from Dallas and Sony. The rest that I know that are left are pretty well here . I dont know about Fred and I dont know anyone who does. AJ should be somewhere, lol. You should have their records.
Tim
I remember it as being that color, then it changed to WebX.
Long ago, I coulda built a dozen houses in the time I've wasted here since.
Joe H
Hey Mark, here's a fact, I tuned into BT because of a sidebar in issue 119, pg 73...happy backtracking<G> I need a dump truck, baby, to unload my head
<<how long breaktime has been around? >>
Do you work for the magazine?
If you do, it would seem you would have better access to this info.
than we would <G>
Actually I work for Taunton Interactive, which is the group that supports all things web. The problem is that in the very early days we "hosted" the forums here at Taunton with some form of home grown system but the folks that created that are long gone. I have "only" been with the web team for 5 1/2 years so Breaktime was here when I got involved. I am just trying to figure out who was here in the very beginning and if they know when that was.What it looks like is that it has been around since the spring of 1997. Unless someone can tell me otherwise that is the date I am going with. Which means that next year is the 10th anniversary.
'but the folks that created that are long gone.'Sounds like it might be worth making some phone calls to chase down a few individuals of historical personage. :o)
Haven't you done a BT search where it ask about time frame for the search. One of the selections is: "from the beginning of time".
Mark,
10 yr anniversary?
Bigger closet to tap, no?
Get Kevin to commit, he's gotta come for this.
What does he say, wanna start a petition?
thanksA great place for Information, Comraderie, and a sucker punch.
Remodeling Contractor just outside the Glass City.
Quittin' Time
Maybe the next Fest should be in Newton, CT then.
Hey Calvin,
So wheres my shirt from last years fest? Didn't I raid the closet enough to get one? :)Kevin is not going, I asked. But Brian and Justin are going and I know Justin is doing his best to raid the FH closet. I have already emptied the marketing closet of as much "stuff" as I could get my hands on and I will be bringing that along. So we going to partner up for some shoe slinging? I have my shin guards ready this time...
Brother Mark.
Your surprise is coming with us to L.I. This way there's no excuse for not showing up.
We can partner up, if you'd not be better off with Joyce. And of course, Team Stewart must at least slay a couple of those NY teams, so I'll have to bench you for the lovely wife.
thanks.A great place for Information, Comraderie, and a sucker punch.
Remodeling Contractor just outside the Glass City.
Quittin' Time
You can have my shrt from last year. It's got some gravy stains in it that won't come out, but it's yours if you want it.
All the girlies say that I'm really kind of fly for a white guy.
Edited 7/6/2006 6:29 pm ET by Gunner
That's what Bill Clinton said about Monica Lewinski's dress, "Gravy stains".I'm a genie in a bottle.
Watch it pally!
All the girlies say that I'm really kind of fly for a white guy.
You used bold, and underlined.
Next comes the guns.I'm a genie in a bottle.
He's still gotta get through italics and colored fonts first.
Rasta Honky is packing the car.
All the girlies say that I'm really kind of fly for a white guy.
Hey Mark - long as we're on the subject...how many unique users does Breaktime currently have?Justin Fink - FHB Editorial
Your Friendly Neighborhood Moderator
Both of us.
Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks
There is no cure for stupid. R. White.
<from the beginning of time".>Yeah, i've done that search and all yeah get is a pictureof this guy named piffin <G>
I've been here since the fall of 97. Soon after the forum went from the orange, brown, tan and white to the webX blue, white and yellow.
I was just to the right of Piffin, out of the pic and computer illiterate (computers: known as knots in a rope back then, knots were equal spaced and 2 cubits apart. My cave was 10 knots x 22 knots x 6 knots H).
I've been here since 1998, Adirondack Jack, Blue Eyed Devil, Mike Smith, Ed GACC and Sonny Lycos were some of the big names then if I recall correctly. Piffin joined shortly after that and since then has outposted me about 20 to 1.
By rough approximation I might average an hour here a day. Over the last 8 years that is about 3000 hours. Holy cow I need to get a life! Just kidding, I've learned plenty here to justify the time spent. Maybe one of these days I'll even make it to a fest.
Mike Maines
Based on those numbers Piffin has spent 60,000 hours here. Wow.
I'm sure it was earlier than June '97 (but I may be wrong)....I thought I came on in '96....i know for sure Pete Draganic and Blue were here, and there was a history....I'm pretty sure that there had already been at least one server crash with a lot of stuff wiped out. I know when I came on there was an archive that went back a ways to search.
What's the running count on Fests? I was #2, after Pete.Cabinetmaker/college woodworking instructor. Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.
You forgot Joe Fusco.
With the other guys you mentioned there was always a flame or two burning back then.
Dave
I'm sure I forgot lots of guys. Joe Fusco and Ken Drake had lots of cool discussions on roofing that were way over my head.
There was the infamous Larry...and the precursor to Larry, whose name I forget...maybe Richard?
Splintergroupie was around a lot more back then it seemed.
Every time the board changes or a Regular breaks free it seems like things will never be the same, but eventually it always comes back to feeling like home.
Joe posted in this thread yesterday.
Tipi fest 06. I'm getting wood.
What thread? We need to get him to come to Andy's. I, for one, would enjoy meeting him. I need a dump truck, baby, to unload my head
This thread. Yea Joe is a legend here. I'd love to meet him too.
http://forums.taunton.com/tp-breaktime/messages?msg=75753.29
Tipi fest 06. I'm getting wood.
Guess I oughta be be a little more specific...Joe Fusco...not that any ol' Joe ain't welcome...I wouldn't mind meetin' JoeH either../ I need a dump truck, baby, to unload my head
That is Joe Fusco. Joe H isn't Joe Fusco. The post I linked to is Joe Fusco. He goes by just Joe now.
Tipi fest 06. I'm getting wood.
Welp, I'm striking out on it. Tell you whut, invite him, he's got a lot on the ball, he's got a great offspring in Danielle, I would like to shake his hand. I need a dump truck, baby, to unload my head
I'll work on it.
Tipi fest 06. I'm getting wood.
I'm late to this thread, but...
In issue 120 (Dec. '98/Jan. '99), page 6:
"Since the beginning, Fine Homebuilding has been one long conversation....Over the past year that same conversation has evolved on-line through "Breadtime," the discussion group on our Web site (finehomebuilding.com)."
How many Fests? Depends on how you count them.
PeteFest, 2000
CaperFest, 2001
TexFest, 2002
QuakeFest, 2003
RhodeFest, 2004
RiverFest, 2005
But there was also ReckoFest, WolvieFest, HoosierFest and probably one or two others....
In terms of the annual Fest, I count it as six. TipiFest is seven. Your mileage may vary.
Rich Beckman
Another day, another tool.
Since the beginning, Fine Homebuilding has been one long conversation....Over the past year that same conversation has evolved on-line through "Breadtime," the discussion group on our Web site (finehomebuilding.com)."
That would be something to do with Fine Cooking?
Joe H
"That would be something to do with Fine Cooking?"LOL! I just got around to reading the post after posting. I caught that right away, but since you already posted on it I don't believe I should be changing it!Oh well....Rich BeckmanAnother day, another tool.
""Breadtime," ... ...That would be something to do with Fine Cooking?"
It's whatever you knead it to be...
-Jazzdogg-
"Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and go do that, because what the world needs is people who have come alive." Gil Bailie
Breadtime? Sounds like a half-baked idea to me...
Got a rise out of you, eh.
At Breadtime bad puns would likley be the yeast of your problems.
-Jazzdogg-
"Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and go do that, because what the world needs is people who have come alive." Gil Bailie