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Offline JC Denton

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on: July 27, 2002, 11:04:25 pm
I'm not asking for a terribly long history here, but I don't care if I get one. :D

I'm more curious as to where the idea for the name came from.
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Offline Knight Templar

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Reply #1 on: July 27, 2002, 11:26:52 pm
who wouldn't get the idea to bring a ****load of nerds together to squabble of what their idea of useless posting is yet "reward/dignify" members with large post counts. :wink:  :D :D
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Offline Black Wolf

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Reply #2 on: July 28, 2002, 02:12:07 am
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How did HLP get its name?
”Hard Light Productions” is a name stemming from the term “Hard Light” - which is basically a light projection that is solid (ie. It can be touched). “A dream given form,”, to appropriate a popular sci-fi series. For us, HLP - the concept behind the website and the community it holds - is a sign of things to come. A projection, a slice of the future.


Very First topic in the FAQ. (it's on the main page, right above the forums link)
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Offline TheVirtu

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Reply #3 on: July 28, 2002, 02:26:17 am
...Ahem nevermind
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Offline CP5670

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Reply #4 on: July 28, 2002, 12:18:52 pm
There is a little bit of information about the history of HLP on The Array, last I checked.
 

Offline Top Gun

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Reply #5 on: July 28, 2002, 02:13:12 pm
The VBB, which was Voltion's official bulletin board and the Hub of the Freespace community, started deteriorating due to a lack of moderation and the sheer number of morons FPS games and PS2 games attract. HLP replaced Ross 128 (an older fan site) and the VBB as the central discussion forum for modding, rendering and discussion prompted by the VBB's demise.
 

Offline Fineus

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Reply #6 on: July 28, 2002, 02:52:19 pm
I wouldn't say HLP was a replacement for Ross 128, R128 was like VW - a mixed bag of stuff from mods to missions to news and so on. HLP started off with the sole aim of mods and soon after - renders.

Setekh and I originally came up with it over ICQ when we realised that there was a lack of support for the casual modder on the VBB - I think the loss of the VBB really helped HLPs growth as it forced a large user base on us, which made it work well.

And the rest as they say - is history.
 

Offline an0n

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Reply #7 on: July 28, 2002, 02:54:54 pm
And the Warpstorm FUBAR incident caused a lot of new people/lurkers to sign up. And now they've become a seedy underclass used to carry heavy loads.
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Offline Knight Templar

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Reply #8 on: July 28, 2002, 03:13:48 pm
Dude, you guys, you know what all this means......... WE NEED A HLP DAY!!  

When's HLP's B-day anyways?
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Offline SlipStream

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Reply #9 on: July 28, 2002, 03:49:35 pm
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......... WE NEED A HLP DAY!!


Why not. where would the hub of the freespace comunity be now?



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Offline LtNarol

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Reply #10 on: July 28, 2002, 04:26:33 pm
[glow=blue]
FSW
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Offline Knight Templar

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Reply #11 on: July 28, 2002, 04:37:49 pm
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FSW


:lol: :lol: :lol:
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Offline Levyathan

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Reply #12 on: July 28, 2002, 04:43:45 pm
When, exactly, did the VBB stop existing? Was there some sort of official announcement from Volition to explain this decision? Because now there's just a dead link to the forums in their site.
 

Offline elorran

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Reply #13 on: July 28, 2002, 05:18:21 pm
I think it was about autuam/winter time last year (2001) when VBB closed down, though I'm not 100% sure since I was never a member of those particular boards.
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Reply #14 on: July 28, 2002, 06:02:40 pm
17th of april 2002 i think... correct me if im wrong.  It was a friday though, i know that for sure.  Get you callender out.

I was a member for about a month...

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Offline WMCoolmon

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Reply #15 on: July 28, 2002, 06:09:44 pm
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Originally posted by LtNarol
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FSW
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Every one may be registered there, but no one posts there :p
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Reply #16 on: July 28, 2002, 06:39:19 pm
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Originally posted by Knight Templar
Dude, you guys, you know what all this means......... WE NEED A HLP DAY!!  

When's HLP's B-day anyways?


look at my reg date... sometime around that time
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Offline Blue Lion

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Reply #17 on: July 28, 2002, 06:48:59 pm
January 7th
 

Offline Mr. Vega

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Reply #18 on: July 28, 2002, 08:14:35 pm
Words ought to be a little wild, for they are the assaults of thoughts on the unthinking.
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Offline CP5670

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Reply #19 on: July 28, 2002, 08:34:51 pm
...with the nuclear reactor cake. :D
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