fiestaturbo.com

[AdrianFRST]

Went live on April 27th 2001. If you're wondering what it looked like back then, the answer is pretty much the same. The forums have changed three or four times but the main site hasn't been redone. It's looking a little dated but I reckon it's aged remarkably well.

In the 10 years since April 2001 I have:

- Changed jobs seven times (and been at my current one seven years, so six jobs in three years!)
- Bought only three cars
- Sold four cars
- Bought eight bicycles
- Sold no bicycles
- Moved house twice
- Rented a flat then bought a house
- Attended no weddings
- Attended one funeral

After all the stuff that's changed in the past 10 years this site has been a constant. I've visited pretty much every day since it started and seen a lot of people come and go!

I wanted to reel off some impressive statistics but numerous server swaps etc means I have no idea the total number of hits/page views or suchlike. The forum stats are on the main page so I guess the only huge number I can mentuion is running costs to date: circa £20,000!

Who else is still here from day one?

[snake]

urm, think i have been on it from nearly the start? just checked my posts and my first one was 19 May 2000????? or is that for .co.uk site???

In that time i have moved from oxford to exeter to london to exeter to oxford and now in hereford!

Rented loads of houses but we now own one

still have the rs!

been with stace for almost 8 years who i met through a meet i arranged though this site! who has now just passed her test aged 23!!!!

Have a girl aged 5 very shortly! and a boy now 3!

Had lots of jobs, now back at fords!

Oh by the way ade i still have the engine that you had (paul maybe had) that had 17 miles written on the cam cover! its now being removed (with 17 miles on it still after rebuilding it!) and its going into markfrsts westfield

[Tweek]

Amazing how time flies. I've not been around from the start but I've pretty much lived on here for the last 6 years

[RSGeorge]

Still new to the forum but here's to another 10 years ;d

[Ollie]

Just realised I've been on here nearly 9 years.

Happy Birthday FiestaTurbo.com!

[jayrs]

20k , jesus

im still here after 7 years, i remember how i found the site, i was looking to buy a second FRST and the guy on ebay linked me to this site for more pictures as he was a member, i joined, and im still here going strong, maybe too strong considering the post count

still, its been good, its still good, met new people made new friends and all that, and the recaro fiesta that i belive was what made you start this site ade, is still going strong also, and thats seen some changes over the years, and as you know (or i think ya do) is seeing more change as im currently restoring it for clark

[- Danny Boy -]

snake

Posts: 5502
Joined: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am
Location: Oxfordshire,UK

What the?

[Tweek]

I think that was down to a database problem once which then reset the joined date?

[trecoll]

User registration dates are stored in the database as something called a unix time stamp. It counds the number of seconds since Thu Jan 01, 1970. So those users have a 000000 timestamp on their account for whatever reason

Interstingly (or not ) Unix Time Stamp is usable all the way up to January 19, 2038 03:14:08 UTC when the binary version of the number will be 1111111111 (Its 32 bit so cannot get any longer)



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[snake]

I think it was down to server change or the change from .co.uk to .com, sure someone will remember why its like that

[andymac]

Something like that. .co.uk was live from September '99.

I think the date issue happened during phpBB updates when transitioning from one version to another. Probably was the case that the old versions didn't record the joining date so when the database schema was updated the default value would have been zero. All supposition as was so long ago I can't recall.

[rsfiestaturbo]

Happy Birthday!

[AdrianFRST]

Oh by the way ade i still have the engine that you had (paul maybe had) that had 17 miles written on the cam cover! its now being removed (with 17 miles on it still after rebuilding it!) and its going into markfrsts westfield

It was my engine, but I was storing it at Paul's. About time it got used!

the recaro fiesta that i belive was what made you start this site ade

Yep, this is the reason we are all here:

Interstingly (or not ) Unix Time Stamp is usable all the way up to January 19, 2038 03:14:08 UTC when the binary version of the number will be 1111111111 (Its 32 bit so cannot get any longer)

Not a problem here. It's an integer field in the db, so good for a few million years yet.

I think the date issue happened during phpBB updates when transitioning from one version to another. Probably was the case that the old versions didn't record the joining date so when the database schema was updated the default value would have been zero. All supposition as was so long ago I can't recall.

It was the transition between the old UBB system to phpBB back in 2001. UBB didn't store registration dates so they are set as zero in the database, which then gets interpreted as Jan 1970 by PHP. I've changed my reg date manually as I know exactly when I set the board up.

There are 549 members who were on the old UBB board. I guess I could change the reg dates for them all to April 2001, but I'm not about to attempt that at this time of night!

[AdrianFRST]

snake

Posts: 5502
Joined: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am
Location: Oxfordshire,UK

What the?

I've just found the old member files, so I've updated snake's to the correct date.

In the unlikely event you can remember what time you registered I can change that too!

[AdrianFRST]

been with stace for almost 8 years who i met through a meet i arranged though this site!

I think you're one of a few who have hooked up through the site:

Paul and Claire
Mark and Louise (I think?)

Must be a couple more too?

[jayrs]

how the car has changed since then, look it it now you wouldnt think it was that car

[JamieFRST]

Been here a fair few years now, used to come on everyday but not so much now.

Found the site in 2000 but didn't know about bb's back then so didn't join right away, decided to lurk in the back ground instead

I remember it used to get some serious traffic about 7 years ago when I was at college, forum was so busy it was almost like real-time chat.

Happy Birthday ft.com

[Smo]

I also joined while at college end of 2002 I think, and my god, it used to take up my 'boring' time while I was sitting in programming and database sessions

Like Jamie said, there used to be soooo much going on, there was always something new to read on every refresh, and so many interesting projects too

Random was fantastic, or Off Topic rather, as it all used to be one if I remember(?), so much funny stuff

[JamieFRST]

Can remember the night at Phatmans party when ade gave into mounting pressure to setup the random forum Some of the first posts are Phil Candy Show™ material.

[Capri]

Well I for one will always have a huge debt to pay to Fiestaturbo.com. If I'd never joined up here, I wouldn't be doing the great job I'm lucky enough to do today. Without Fiestaturbo.com, I'd never have gotten into the wider Ford enthusiasts' scene. I'd therefore never have joined FordSport - and, therefore, never have ended up editing the FordSport club magazine. I'd probably therefore never have met Dave Moore, done work experience on Performance Ford and then ended up taking the spot working on PF which was made vacant by his departure in 2009. In other words, Fiestaturbo.com was essential to the start of my career - without it, I'd probably be working for a software company writing user manuals and daydreaming about the day, one day, when I might just end up writing about cars. Thank you, Ade, and thank you Fiestaturbo.com

[snake]

been with stace for almost 8 years who i met through a meet i arranged though this site!

I think you're one of a few who have hooked up through the site:

Paul and Claire
Mark and Louise (I think?)

Must be a couple more too?

yep mark and lou and now live down the road from them lol, not sure about anyone else!

Phantman partys were legend!! and so were southend cruises back in the days!

[Fraggle]

Happy birthday fiesta turbo.....xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Am new an Really glad i joined here(Bet others aint so though )Best ford site on the net ...

Congrats to the founding fathers and all involved with its conception..best idea a person or persons could ever have starting a site as Sweet as this,,saved my back an my motor's butts a good few time's this site,,:D

AND HERE'S TOO ANOTHER DECADE...(if i aint banned before then )...xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

[heeman10]

I didn't know the forum was born on the same date as all great people of the world!

Happy 10 years FT.com, the online soap opera has brought thrills and spills, and some superb friendships, shows and cars. Go team FT! Probably the most constant thing in my life during the 8.5 years I've been on here! Thanks to FT.com, I built what will probably be the most special car I'll ever own. RIP L474 LEC, you were fantastic

Well done Ade x

[MK2 Jamie]

been with stace for almost 8 years who i met through a meet i arranged though this site!

I think you're one of a few who have hooked up through the site:

Paul and Claire
Mark and Louise (I think?)

Must be a couple more too?

Nomad and Jony

[Tweek]

been with stace for almost 8 years who i met through a meet i arranged though this site!

I think you're one of a few who have hooked up through the site:

Paul and Claire
Mark and Louise (I think?)

Must be a couple more too?

Nomad and Jony

Mega Lolz

[jonyb4]

were set to renew our vows this month

happy birthday FT.com

its been my constant through the last 2 and half years, may many more come too.



ade fair play for sticking so much effort and my god all that money into it, thank you

[~S1~]

I did have an early account named simply Paul Roberts that I think was one of the original 1969/1970 accounts, twas about a year or so earlier than my current account.

[~nomad~]

been with stace for almost 8 years who i met through a meet i arranged though this site!

I think you're one of a few who have hooked up through the site:

Paul and Claire
Mark and Louise (I think?)

Must be a couple more too?

Nomad and Jony

[Nikki_S]

been with stace for almost 8 years who i met through a meet i arranged though this site!

I think you're one of a few who have hooked up through the site:

Paul and Claire
Mark and Louise (I think?)

Must be a couple more too?

Me and Tony met through FT.com and have since married and had 2 babys. I have made some fantastic lifelong friends through this site.
and have some wicked memories! Heres to 10 more fab years!!

[fiestakingfisher]

yea, me and Mark met thru here over 8 yrs ago My first post on here was 25 Jan 2001. Old skooooooooooool hahaha

[fiesta boy]

i was on .co.uk hence the 1970 think mine 99/200 as i hadent even got a licence when i joined still had a mk3 fiesta though lol

[MotorcyclesFish]

Andy and Cat are another FT love story.

I can't believe I've been on here for 8.5 years either! It's crazy how time flies - I have a lot of my best mates thanks to this site and the friends of friends I've met thanks to FT.com

Awwww big hug!

[Fezzy Turbo]

Happy Birthday FT.com

I just checked my posts ..... 4th Oct 2000 was my first post asking what colour were the std injectors on a FRST

So i was an old .co.uk user ..... oh how time flies when your messing about with cars.

Last 10 years:
changed job once, been with the same company for 9 1/2 years
bought and sold a Fiesta ST
bought a mk2 Focus RS
bought a flat
got engaged ....... ended that
travelled the world a bit

and still got my FRST

[AW3K]

i Joined:29 Apr 2001 00:00

wow i've been here a long time

congrats to ft for being here so long,

ft partly influenced me to create fiestaguides.co.uk which has been around since April 2005

quite scarey about the costs tho


keep it up

AW3K

[chumkila]

Happy 10th Birthday fiestaturbo.com !!

Looking at my joining date, it appears I've been on the forums for all but 9 days since it's inception as a .com and well what can I say... we've had some fun hey. Lots of laughs both on here and MSN, at meets, shows and random late night visits to other ft.com members places of abode

I've met lots of people and seen many come & go, and must admit this has been the friendliest forum I've been involved with (and there have been a few I can tell you ). Glad to see everyone doing well and Ade, sir you are a gentleman & scholar. This site has changed and affected many lives, bringing together like-minded individuals that I am proud to call friends.

The Fiesta is still in my ownership and maybe one day will make a special appearance at a few shows.

Seeing all these oldskool peeps makes me want to begin a posting frenzy

Last but not least I bid thee all (in infamous words)...

RSpec'


P.S. We need a reunion b!tches!