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Re: 8000 For The DON (wow)
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11/26/04 01:32 PM
11/26/04 01:32 PM
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California
The Italian Stallionette
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Geoff, Congrats to a great leader, a nice guy and a friend.  I think this would be a great thread to give Geoff the third degree on the "beginnings" of the GF BB. :p Now's the time to find out everything you ever wanted to know about the BB..."The early years" :p Here's my questions: 1. Obviously your love of The GF films initiated it, but when/how did you get the first inspiration to start a site like this and how long did it take you to set it up? 2. How did it come about that you met/asked SC to be Consigliere? 3. Are you surprised at how successful it is? 4. I assume you were the first person to post. Do you remember what your first post was? 5. Have you ever considered "discontinung" this site? Sure hope not. 6. Were you just blown away when TB first joined and gave you such challenging competition on GF knowledge???? 7. Does any one topic/thread stand out as the most unusual? TIS
"Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind. War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today." JFK
"War is over, if you want it" - John Lennon
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Re: 8000 For The DON (wow)
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11/26/04 01:41 PM
11/26/04 01:41 PM
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Joined: Jul 2001
Posts: 31,335
New Jersey, USA
J Geoff
The Don
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The Don
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Thanks, DE NIRO -- tho I only had 7983 when you started this  TIS, I'll answer your questions for #8000 (unless there's something to bitch and cry about in the sports thread!  )
I studied Italian for 2 semesters. Not once was a "C" pronounced as a "G", and never was a trailing "I" ignored! And I'm from Jersey!  lol Whaddaya want me to do? Whack a guy? Off a guy? Whack off a guy? --Peter Griffin My DVDs | Facebook | Godfather Filming Locations
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Re: 8000 For The DON (wow)
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11/26/04 10:59 PM
11/26/04 10:59 PM
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Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 395
california
Tom
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Capo
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Is it possible for someone to have more posts than you?That would be pretty funny, you'd have to make them like Don#2 er something.
"Well at first like everybody else I, I was a soldier."
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Re: 8000 For The DON (wow)
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11/27/04 01:03 AM
11/27/04 01:03 AM
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Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 1,886
Folsom Prison
DonFerro55
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Well, when you do get there, congrats Don. Thanks for running a great site. Enjoy your left over turkey!
Doc
And you liar, teller of tall tales: you trample all the Lord's commandments underfoot, you murder, steal, commit adultery, and afterward break into tears, beat your breast, take down your guitar and turn sin into a song. Shrewd devil, you know very well that God pardons singers no matter what they do, because he can simply die for a song.
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Re: 8000 For The DON (wow)
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11/27/04 02:19 AM
11/27/04 02:19 AM
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Joined: Jul 2001
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New Jersey, USA
J Geoff
The Don
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I think I'll just "pull a Cam" and stop posting at 7999! :p
I studied Italian for 2 semesters. Not once was a "C" pronounced as a "G", and never was a trailing "I" ignored! And I'm from Jersey! lol Whaddaya want me to do? Whack a guy? Off a guy? Whack off a guy? --Peter Griffin My DVDs | Facebook | Godfather Filming Locations
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Re: 8000 For The DON (wow)
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11/27/04 02:31 AM
11/27/04 02:31 AM
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Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 839
Elmwood Park, Illinois
YoTonyB
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Neighborhood Guy
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JG...if anything, you are prolific!
Your post count aside, congratulations on creating an exceptional on-line community.
You're the pope...and this is your cathedral!
tony b.
"Kid, these are my f**kin' work clothes."
"You look good in them golf shoes. You should buy 'em"
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Re: 8000 For The DON (wow)
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11/27/04 03:05 AM
11/27/04 03:05 AM
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Posts: 924
toronto
mr. soprano
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congrats don. this is a great site and i've definatly been enjoying reading what's on here for two years, and being a member for one.
"strange things happen all the time, and so it goes and so it goes. and the book says, 'we may be through with the past, but the past is not through with us'" - MAGNOLIA
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Re: 8000 For The DON (wow)
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11/27/04 03:16 PM
11/27/04 03:16 PM
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Double-J
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Originally posted by Beth E:
I think this is called premature congratulations. I swear, it doesn't happen to me!  --- Geoff - sure, you think you're all special with Waldo avatars and such. Bloody prick, moderating and such. 8000 posts? 7,000 are probably telling MMM or GSMD to shut the fuck up. :p
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Re: 8000 For The DON (wow)
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11/27/04 05:41 PM
11/27/04 05:41 PM
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Joined: Jul 2001
Posts: 31,335
New Jersey, USA
J Geoff
The Don
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The Don
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For my 8000th post, I'd just like to say thanks to you all (well, 99% of you :p ) for making this "thing of ours" such a great forum! I've always strived to keep this unlike most other forums where things are constantly out of control. I'm glad we attract good people, for the most part! So thank YOU! Now, onto my homework assignment: Originally posted by The Italian Stallionette:
1. Obviously your love of The GF films initiated it, but when/how did you get the first inspiration to start a site like this and how long did it take you to set it up? I started The Godfather Trilogy and Scarface (1983) sites in 1995 because I was passionate about these films (and anything Pacino) and at the time there were no other sites on the WWW about them. As I told Joel Gibbs on the radio show in 2002, when I got on the WWW I looked for sites about these films, but none existed, so I created them myself. A few months later I started a mailing list, which is still going strong, tho not nearly as active as this. Soon thereafter I started a message board, which after some time changed formats (twice I think) before arriving at this one in 2001. The previous board to this one became overrun with annoying ads, and was pretty simple in structure. I didn't spend a lot of time there, but many old-timers did. SC another others were active on there, so when I switched to the UBB I got plenty of feedback (that I ignored! lol) -- the old board was black, and this one white, but I think they've since gotten used to it! 2. How did it come about that you met/asked SC to be Consigliere? SC had proven to be a reliable and "perfect" person from the old board to help me moderate this one. I have yet to be disappointed, and really appreciate his fine efforts! We had never met in person until a couple years ago. He was too big and strong looking for me to ever think of taking it away from him! 3. Are you surprised at how successful it is? I am more surprised that most of the members the past 3+ years have been overwhelmingly mature, intelligent people as compared to most other boards. Of course, we've had our share of "undesireables" yet I feel SC and I have done a decent job keeping them in check. But when you think about it, this board is pretty small compared to General Interest boards that have 10s of thousands of members... 4. I assume you were the first person to post. Do you remember what your first post was? My first post most likely was a "welcome to the new board" post. 5. Have you ever considered "discontinung" this site? Sure hope not. Hell, no. But, I do plan on either moving it to a new host, or, changing the software again to make it more efficient... 6. Were you just blown away when TB first joined and gave you such challenging competition on GF knowledge???? Once Turbull joined, I had no more reason to return to the serious discussions! Besides, after spending years talking about all that stuff before on the mailing list (when it was really active), I was just argued-out for the most part, and tried to just provide the facts on the site without having to repeat myself. But Turnbull (and others) know more about all this than I do, so I try to stay out of it! 7. Does any one topic/thread stand out as the most unusual? Most unusual? I think anything Vercetti posted the first few months was most "unusual" -- to say nothing about his discussion of his veiny ass problem! And I can't not mention "Uzi's Ruminations" nor the original "Melting Pot" threads! And then there was Mr. Sixer... and the thread where we tried to "broke" some type of record... CamillusDon's "Last Post" was a shocker, but then someone screwed it up by accidently posted with that account! lol Then there are the other Most Noteworthy BB Events of 2003 that Plaw posted. And the What We Look Like thread is great, including the original Mama Corleone Is Dead one. (Incl. the start of the whole "Waldo" thing! lol) And had it not been for Fantasy Sports threads, I'd only have maybe half as many posts! But the threads that will always be the most memorable to me would be Don Cardi's 9/11 experience and his follow-up . Very moving! Anyway, I could probably go on forever. I'm sure others will share their own memories as well. But I will leave you with my favorite pic of myself, from when I visited South Park! 
I studied Italian for 2 semesters. Not once was a "C" pronounced as a "G", and never was a trailing "I" ignored! And I'm from Jersey! lol Whaddaya want me to do? Whack a guy? Off a guy? Whack off a guy? --Peter Griffin My DVDs | Facebook | Godfather Filming Locations
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Re: 8000 For The DON (wow)
#81412
11/27/04 05:52 PM
11/27/04 05:52 PM
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Posts: 15,058
The Slippery Slope
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Now that it's official, allow me to add a few words.... This is a great site, and I am thankful for it. Silly as it may sound, it's truly become a part of my life, and I am quite appreciative for that. You do a helluva job, and I am proud to include you, and the rest of the people I've had the pleasure of meeting because of you, as true friends. Keep up the good work, Geoff. Here's to you and 8,000 more: 
"Difficult....not impossible"
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