The History of The Bore as Chronicled by the Historians of The Bore

[Uncle]

I appreciate this thread

I knew about the bore for years before the shower goblin event but it was talked about in hushed tones at GAF like it was "that bad site" where everyone had a grudge against lore and for some reason had this mental image that it was like going to 4chan or various other nasty internet haunts

3: Who were some of the best, and worst, members?

nothing summons a person harder than when they know their presence bothers you

but in general I liked everyone, or at least didn't want to dislike anyone, including kristoffer and great rumbler

4: Are there any members who suddenly stopped posting that you miss?

stufte was not a "prominent old school bore user" as far as I know, but he was a really cool dude, notably he was briefly on resetera and users there tried to go to his boss to get him fired, probably for using the bore
http://www.thebore.com/forum/index.php?topic=45221.0

etoliate seemed interesting, he was mostly before my time and I don't dispute that his ban for posting shock images of the horrors of war was probably legit but even so

5: What were some of the most memorable posts/topics?

quite a few of these for me but they're all post-shower goblin and usually tied up in era drama as well so that's not representative of the bore itself

like the Black Chamber Cyberpunk debacle

or the death of Cream
http://www.thebore.com/forum/index.php?topic=45483.msg2404369#msg2404369
http://www.thebore.com/forum/index.php?topic=45505.msg2404734#msg2404734

6: Were there petty arguments on The Bore that spiralled out of control and led to internal drama?

yes