NamePros History (Pics included) 2003 [What NamePros Looked like '03]

[Sakura]

I found a website, the records websites histories what they look like since 1996.

My history report. My Prediction. My knowledge.

WARNING: I worked 2 hours making and studying this by just looking at the old forums of namepros provided by WBM, I only wrote it because i was really interested in NamePros history, and found a right site that made me research harder. NOTE: I ALSO FOUND A MISTAKE ON A POPULAR SITE. Very interesting article, thanks!

According to WayBackMachine, Namepros.com was registered on Aug 22, 2002. It wasn't Namepros today as you know, not just yet.
The page looked like this on Namepros.com :
CLick here for first namepros.com (not this namepros today) website recorded.
Nov 29, 2002, that weird Namepros site was the last of it. Until that is, our very honorable founder -RJ-, made NamePros..
On Feb 09, 2003 , WayBackMachine first recorded the Namepros site (which is NOT available, sorry.), in my prediction, i believe this was probably when namePros was created, or at least recorded into WBM.
Since the first namepros page couldn't be shown (i have no idea why), there is an earlier date that had been recorded. february, 20th, 2003!
Preview of the first available recorded Official namepros.com page/forum on February 20th, 2003

Newly recorded, yet MANY visitors, if you look at preview, you'll see the user stats:

Currently Active Users: 205 (63 members and 142 guests)
View Who's Online
Most users ever online was 265, 09-17-2004 at 10:41 AM.
-AD-, .edu, .net, activeco, andersdb, Anthony, armstrong, atotalstranger, beshopalula, budget, BuLLDoG, centurion, ChaChing, cjcjcj, darker, domaintalk, Duke, Dutch, dx3k, ekingz, forona, frenchy, GregP, Grrilla, hercules, HostBidder.com, identity_00, jaydons, jehnidiah, juanito, lind, madcamel, matrics, maxweb, McDope, McGyver270, MissFlora, netPH, NH-Benjamin, Omar, optimist, pascal, paxton, pkgadala, rentdn, Sabre Hosting, scriptjunkie, sellinbiz, smh7233, Sub, superprogrammer, SY4, ukdave, USTrader, valuehosted, vcp, WaveMail.com, WithBrains, wlspro, zestydomains*com, znegativo
Number of Active Users Today: 296
Number of Active Users Today
Most users ever online on a day was 533 on 09-06-2004. | The following members have already visited the forums today:
-AD-, -OutlawBiker-, -RJ-, .com, .edu, .net, 108, activeco, acts837, adill420, alexc, alien, all4cost, andersdb, Anthony, Archangel, Argos, argoss, ARIA, arminebusch, armstrong, atotalstranger, aww, backdraft, Banjo, bargaindomains, Bashar, Beachie, Ber|Art, beshopalula, besttoolbars, bigbobm, biggie, billinchina, billows, bizbj, BLazeD, bluensonic, [email protected], budget, BuLLDoG, centurion, cera, ChaChing, changejobs, ChrisVirtue, chriswalton74, cjcjcj, classifiable, cmos, Coastalguy, collieri, CommunityZ, contemptx, csmaster2005, daddypi, dajimbo, dalmuti, darker, davecalhoun, DavidH, dcmginc, derf9o9, digiNIC, dnell25, dn_bidder, Domainator, DomainEmpire.com, domainica, DomainOgre, domainSPOTLIGHT, domaintalk, Domainut, domplace.info, dotcommakers, dotNAMES, DotsAvenue, drmaximus, dropscripts, Duke, dusk, Dutch, dx3k, e39m5, edkhosting, ekingz, Elefekt, elequa, Ethan103, ExpireGuy, ezimedia, fancy_mobile, fantasia, Ferman, filth, fin, fixer, flex, flexiwebhost.com, fm9000, forona, frenchy, FULFREE, funpage, g0ldy, GamingHybrid, GCgirl4ever, geesh, Geetha, geoffe, GinaBean, GoldenDomains, GregP, Grrilla, Gydian, hanz, hartman, HellFear, hercules, HHDomains, hookah, HostBidder.com, identity_00, inogenius, Intense, InteractAsia, Ital, jamieharrop14, Jammer, JAY1, jaydons, jberryhill, jehnidiah, jim, jj2ii3344, johnny6, jon, Josh, jroy, jstep, jtm890, juanito, JustMe, jyfan, Kaaskop, keshe, Kfkm09, kid5150, Kjel, knarfmusik, KougarZ28, laskos, lind, logos, LordHaHa, lotsofissues, luke.d, Lurch McGlade, luxinterior, madcamel, magoori, ManicGirl, Martin Crepaz, Martin23, matrics, maximumhost, maxweb, McDope, McGyver270, mddv, Media.info, mediaspree, Mencus, Michau, MIDI, mikemba, Mike_Wiseman, milan, MissFlora, mrdotcom, mrigendrathapa, NameFactor, NameTower, ncchinh, neill@superams., netnexi, netPH, netrulon, NH-Benjamin, nickmadegames, nitronet, njsoccerstar, noxcel, nub, oceandesign, Omar, optimist, p7050, painperdu, pascal, paulc, pavsta, paxton, Phoog, phpman, piponiels, pkgadala, pl0p, planecrazy69, PolurNET, poochi, prince, Professer, Prosubmit, Prox, PS3Domains, Psystem, qadn, QBert, quadtree, qxh, ravan, redhippo, Redleg, rentdn, royen99, Ryan81, Sabre Hosting, samscripts, scriblesvurt, scriptjunkie, Secret Plague, Secure Yours, sellinbiz, Shaggy, shakez, SharkBite, Sharpy, Shi, shilmy, sibaong, silversurfer, simpson733, SirSpider, Slewey, slipondajimmy, smh7233, smullen, spikedo, steadler, Steve K, Stevie, Stinos, Sub, superdealchris, superprogrammer, suthra, swingryder, swirven, SY4, techxp, teclance, thebig7.co.uk, TheNetway, theparrot, THESTOKIE, TheWatcher, Tippy, Tjobbe, tlipsey, Toeki, ukdave, unholy1, UnusedDomains.com, USTrader, valuehosted, vcp, Velstras, vwblubug, walterk, Wanda, WaveMail.com, webspace, Webtwink, Werpon, westblock, wisconsin, wise, WithBrains, wlspro, wow!, xo, Zach, zestydomains*com, znegativo, ZoNe

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BUT WAIT, for some reason, on Mar 25, 2003 , namepros changed, I have no idea what had happened, but it seemed like NamePros was either attacked, or new owner, who knows, less thread, topics, replies. New logo:

PREVIEW OF FORUM ON MARCH 25TH 2003

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On Apr 07, 2003, there was a new change, but the page was not recorded, nor did it show an page.
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On further investigation, i found something was wrong, terrible wrong, well nt really, but look.

This page on April 11th 2003, showed an updated page, but it gave me clues. Could this be the real first namepros? It has signs of -RJ- there, lower threads, and the vbulletion version: vBulletin Version 2.2.9

This couldn't have been right, Could WayBackMachine messed up its order? Or has something happened during that period? It couldn't, the february stated 3.0.3 version.
WBM is either wrong, or something happened. (ask -RJ-, not me lol).

APRIL 11TH 2003 FORUM HERE
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May 22nd -- Not only have i found clues that WBM wasn't wrong, something DID happened to Namepros, or they mixed it up on accident. here i was going to investigate back to February.

Most Ever Online: 73 on 04-24-2003 at 11:58 AM. -- Namepros Stats


MAY 22ND 2003 FORUM

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-=Investigation of What happen to namepros=-

Going back to February 20th, WayBackMachine was wrong! haha i got proof!

If you looked down into the stats, it stated this: 09-17-2004 at 10:41 AM. 2004!, thats 1 year later WBM i'm going to sue you, j/k

WBM was wrong in order, but I guess we won't really know what namepros really looked like in the first forum ever, the earliest i can find is march. (Maybe -RJ- has a picture of his first forum?)

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NAMEPROS FIRST LIVE CHAT:

On Jun 12, 2003, I'd had found that Namepros first live chat was created, or at least recorded as a update. JUNE 12TH 2003 FORUM

With over hundreds and thousands of post on his forum in months! Good job -RJ-
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Jul 17, 2003 *

The new logo was created on namePros forum! A populated forum was continued.
JULY 17TH 2003 FORUM
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on Sep 30, 2003 , Namepros change the Templating to a resizeable bigger size instead of that small squishy forum i the early releases.


SEPTEMBER 30TH 2003 FORUM
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Another NEW logo from namepros:

Dec 21, 2003 , Template changed partially!
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Thanks for reading guys, this is all i see changes in 2003, i might go on 2004, but its time for me to go asleep.

If you want to take a look at namepros on December 31st 2003 click below:

FINAL LOOK ON NAMEPROS OF 2003/ December 31st 2003

i might continue 2004, but i'm too lazy right now haha.

I just like to share what i found, (someone probably already found about WayBackMachine.org and tried namepros, but nvr actually published it now =P)

Whatcha think of my super short article/log?

 

[RJ]

Hey Sakura, are you seeking a job as our site historian?

As your probably figured, the 2002 MLM site was not mine. The NamePros.com domain dropped and was a January 2003 catch at SnapNames. I traded programming services for it in March 2003.

The earliest archive is from February 12th when it was just 5 days old. Notice it's archived under the different domain name. Our site was launched on February 7th, 2003 as DomainViews.com.

http://web.archive.org/web/20030212163907/http://domainviews.com/

But this is another instance where Wayback is screwy. I didn't get the namepros.com domain until mid March, but the Feb 12th capture clearly shows a "Name Pros" logo on it. That's impossible. There was another forum using the namepros.com domain name between 2/17 and 2/22. The filename probably remained the same and Archive must have grabbed the images at a later date.

Here's an old history thread you might enjoy reading. "NamePros is 204 days old!"

Cheers and good investigative work,

RJ

 

[Broker]

Wow RJ, You and the team have come a long way in a pretty short period of time. Here's to much continued success (Insert Cheers smilie here)

 

[Coastalguy]

Love seeing all those familiar names from the past.

The good ole days,
ST

 

[BuLLDoG]

I remember it well! seems like yesterday

 

[italiandragon]

Thank you for this thread, it`s very nice and useful for who like me did not know NP at that time.

Congrats to RJ and all the staff for all they have achieved.

 

[PolurNET]

Me too, it seemed so small back then, things can change so quickly!

 

[Frikkle]

Haha, neat.

I like the new look much better though.

 

[dotman]

I remember RJ wnat to re-design the logo that days!
Well done RJ!

 

[Tassos]

i feel very old....

 

[Darkneoboi]

RJ, how did you get members so fast when you opened?

 

[RJ]

It wasn't so fast. It took 3 months to get our first 100 members signed up.