BadmintonCentral 10th Anniversary

[Fidget]

The tenth anniversary of BC is nearly upon us.
It would be a good time for us to show our gratitude to the creators and caretakers of this wonderful forum.

Perhaps folks could contribute as to how BC has helped their game.
Or how they have made new friends, or have learned about different parts of the world through interaction with the BC community.

Could the veteran members give us the story of the origins of BC?
Maybe some of you have funny stories to share.

At the very least, it is time to say "thanks".:)

[chris-ccc]

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For us in Melbourne, Australia, Badminton Central has helped so many BCers throughout the world to play with us.

We, at our CCC Badminton Club, have received so many players from other countries migrating to or visiting Melbourne, that we are pleasantly and thankfully surprised.

Wishing Badminton Central "A Great 10th Birthday !!!".

:):):)
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[Sealman]

When is the exact date of BC's 10th Anniversary?

[Oldhand]

When is the exact date of BC's 10th Anniversary?

If I'm not mistaken, it's 24 December :)

[tanleels]

no wonder the "free" game, it's so nice of u guys to arrange it... how i wish i can play too...


If I'm not mistaken, it's 24 December :)

[george@chongwei]

no wonder the "free" game, it's so nice of u guys to arrange it... how i wish i can play too...
yeah, no wonder;):D:D:D
heheh

[Maz]

This is fantastic. Thanks to all creators and moderators...here's to another 10+ years! :)

[Danstevens]

Thanks to everyone who is/has been a part of BC. Happy 10th anniversary, Badminton Central!

[Oldhand]

no wonder the "free" game, it's so nice of u guys to arrange it... how i wish i can play too...
Everything in Badminton Central has been free and continues to be free :)
I'm taking just one leaf out of a great book.

[jchan04]

happy 10th anniversary.
i still think BC should make t-shirts to let forum members show their support

[cards_pro]

Wish Badminton Central a Happy Anniversary.

[chris-ccc]

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:D:D:D Today in Melbourne, Australia, we have arrived at December 24th. And I am in front of the computer at our Badminton Central site.

And I could imagine what kwun was doing 10 years ago. :D:D:D
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[kwun]

BadmintonCentral had a really humble beginning.

10 years ago today. I was sitting at my graduate student office while heavy snow was accumulating outside. I was supposed to be working on my research but instead I was dreaming about badminton. Since it was at night and freezing outside, nobody was available for a game. So instead I was trying to look for information on the internet. To my dismay, I found very little, and whatever I found, i did not like.

So I decided to build my own site. It was originally an information site and a review site, people came to BC for articles and links. BC really florished after I added a discussion forum. And the rest, as they say is history. Badminton fans from all over the world starting coming to BC, and we talked about every aspect of badminton imaginable. Later on we started the tradition of gathering in BC during big tournament, virtually hanging out with like-minded badminton fanatics.

BC originally was hosted on my desktop unix machine. The traffic was so light it was more than adequate. later on, we had expanded to a real hosted server and nowadays, BC is being handled by a 8-core super fast server.

Little did I expect the little website that I started will have more than 1 million posts and tens of thousands of people from all over the world visit us regularly. It was such an incredible experience esp when i get to know and meet badminton fans from all over the world.

BC is a community that will cease to exist if it were not for everyone who come here and share your thoughts. So thank you all for your continued support!

[george@chongwei]

BadmintonCentral had a really humble beginning.

10 years ago today. I was sitting at my graduate student office while heavy snow was accumulating outside. I was supposed to be working on my research but instead I was dreaming about badminton. Since it was at night and freezing outside, nobody was available for a game. So instead I was trying to look for information on the internet. To my dismay, I found very little, and whatever I found, i did not like.

So I decided to build my own site. It was originally an information site and a review site, people came to BC for articles and links. BC really florished after I added a discussion forum. And the rest, as they say is history. Badminton fans from all over the world starting coming to BC, and we talked about every aspect of badminton imaginable. Later on we started the tradition of gathering in BC during big tournament, virtually hanging out with like-minded badminton fanatics.

BC originally was hosted on my desktop unix machine. The traffic was so light it was more than adequate. later on, we had expanded to a real hosted server and nowadays, BC is being handled by a 8-core super fast server.

Little did I expect the little website that I started will have more than 1 million posts and tens of thousands of people from all over the world visit us regularly. It was such an incredible experience esp when i get to know and meet badminton fans from all over the world.

BC is a community that will cease to exist if it were not for everyone who come here and share your thoughts. So thank you all for your continued support!
we must thank you very much and merry christmas to you too, kwun:)
anyway, happy holidays guys!:)

[weeyeh]

Late comer to BC but... Happy Birthday and thanks for the great place to hangout.

[limsy]

happy 10th anniversary.
i still think BC should make t-shirts to let forum members show their support

totally agree...:D...

[limsy]

at 1st...we must thanks KWUN...THE FATHER OF BC...:D...bc is really a great website...top in world for me...:p...

2ndly...I AM PROUD TO BE ONE OF THE BCER...:D...I AM LIMSY IN BC...:D

wish bc will be top worldwide sport website IN 10 years time...:D...
mErry christmas...:D

hope all of us...bcer...can spur bc to hit another High...:D...

[limsy]

BadmintonCentral had a really humble beginning.

10 years ago today. I was sitting at my graduate student office while heavy snow was accumulating outside. I was supposed to be working on my research but instead I was dreaming about badminton. Since it was at night and freezing outside, nobody was available for a game. So instead I was trying to look for information on the internet. To my dismay, I found very little, and whatever I found, i did not like.

So I decided to build my own site. It was originally an information site and a review site, people came to BC for articles and links. BC really florished after I added a discussion forum. And the rest, as they say is history. Badminton fans from all over the world starting coming to BC, and we talked about every aspect of badminton imaginable. Later on we started the tradition of gathering in BC during big tournament, virtually hanging out with like-minded badminton fanatics.

BC originally was hosted on my desktop unix machine. The traffic was so light it was more than adequate. later on, we had expanded to a real hosted server and nowadays, BC is being handled by a 8-core super fast server.

Little did I expect the little website that I started will have more than 1 million posts and tens of thousands of people from all over the world visit us regularly. It was such an incredible experience esp when i get to know and meet badminton fans from all over the world.

BC is a community that will cease to exist if it were not for everyone who come here and share your thoughts. So thank you all for your continued support!

kwun...u is the realy important ppl in my life...:D...seriously...i love badminton even more...after i join bc...:D...

[suetyan]

Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to BC
Happy birthday to you!!!



Happy 10th anniversary to BC!!
BC is really a nice place to hang out for badminton lovers...
It is a forum that I must go everyday!
Thanks to all the administrators, moderators for their effort...
And thanks to all the members of BC for sharing news and photos..
Last but not the least, as what limsy mentioned, BC is the BEST forum I ever joined!!

[drifit]

not to miss to post in this thread..........:D

Happy Birthday to BadmintonCentral.com
million thanks to God that spark the idea to kwun and create BC.

Merry Christmas to everyone....:)

[gsloh]

BC's a truly awesome site; helping me (and I'm sure many others) rediscover my love for the game.

Happy 10th Birthday, and hope BC will see many other decades to come! Thanks to kwun and the mods for making it such a great site!

Also - Merry Xmas to all!

[ctjcad]

...and nowadays, BC is being handled by a 8-core super fast server.
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...i can imagine, 10 years from now, BC will be supported with a 16-core ultra super fast server...or wait, will that be a 32-core server??http://l.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons7/39.gif;)

[limsy]

...i can imagine, 10 years from now, BC will be supported with a 16-core ultra super fast server...or wait, will that be a 32-core server??http://l.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons7/39.gif;)

ok...we set the target now...at the end of 2009...we will have 70k thread...1250000post...and 50000 member...ok???minimum...;)

[limsy]

Last but not the least, as what limsy mentioned, BC is the BEST forum I ever joined!!

i sure...all of us will have same opinion on this...:D

[madbad]

Many congratulations to kwun and BC on its 10th anniversary. Many will admit BC an addiction, as evidenced by the avalanche of withdrawal posts after a shutdown. BC is livened by its melting pot of characters, and that's one of the things that keeps me coming back. Last and not least, BC is a place where friendships are made; even though we may not have met face to face, it feels like I've known some of you like close friends (you now who you are :p).

Thank you kwun and BC for keeping badminton on the front burner. Roll on the next 10.. :)

[george@chongwei]

Many congratulations to kwun and BC on its 10th anniversary. Many will admit BC an addiction, as evidenced by the avalanche of withdrawal posts after a shutdown. BC is livened by its melting pot of characters, and that's one of the things that keeps me coming back. Last and not least, BC is a place where friendships are made; even though we may not have met face to face, it feels like I've known some of you like close friends (you now who you are :p).

Thank you kwun and BC for keeping badminton on the front burner. Roll on the next 10.. :)
and i must thank you too for the ambulance service:D

[Oldhand]

Many congratulations to kwun and BC on its 10th anniversary. Many will admit BC an addiction, as evidenced by the avalanche of withdrawal posts after a shutdown. BC is livened by its melting pot of characters, and that's one of the things that keeps me coming back. Last and not least, BC is a place where friendships are made; even though we may not have met face to face, it feels like I've known some of you like close friends (you now who you are :p).

Thank you kwun and BC for keeping badminton on the front burner. Roll on the next 10.. :)

Why don't you admit that you're here just for the pictures of you-know-who? :D

[madbad]

Why don't you admit that you're here just for the pictures of you-know-who? :D

:D:D:D:D:D:D (don't know what you're talking about) :D:D:D:D:D

[madbad]

and i must thank you too for the ambulance service:D

You're welcome George. Trial period is over; it's user pay service from 2009 onwards. Looking forward to lots of business at the MO. :D:D

[mizivincible]

I joined lotsa automotives and recreational forums before this, but it doesnt get addicted compare to BC, I know Im a newbie but joining here I gained knowledge, experience, plus meeting up BC fellas and have session with upper level players, the most crucial thing is getting poised upgrading your "toys", definitely lotsa antidotes needed, and Im so grateful having all these. Thanks to all the admins, moderators and members who keep BC alive and hopefully BC will continue to serve us for years to come.

Happy Hatchday BadmintonCentral.

[abedeng]

Kudos to Kwun, and his team of moderators for initiating and strict policing of this forum. :D

Yup, generally the BC forum does overheat a lot, compared to other forums I am a member of ..........:eek:. Discussions turn to debates and sometimes arguments in a matter of minutes. Thank God I'm not a moderator. :p

But on the plus side, from this forum came great friendships. And from there, came countless planning and execution of BC gatherings all over the world. We got to know members who came from nations where badminton is not so popular, members with in-depth insiders knowledge, strong analytical minds and of course old-timers who could still vividly compare how the technology and times have changed the way the game is played.

Long live the forum, may it outlast us all ....... :D

[Pete LSD]

It's been ten years of continuous development! BC/BF has grown so much. Congrat to everyone who contributes to this great place. We, badminton addicts, have a home to release our daily fix :D.

[ctjcad]

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10 years ago today. I was sitting at my graduate student office while heavy snow was accumulating outside. I was supposed to be working on my research but instead I was dreaming about badminton. Since it was at night and freezing outside, nobody was available for a game. So instead I was trying to look for information on the internet. To my dismay, I found very little, and whatever I found, i did not like.
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..i think kwun was surfing the internet and saw these pics below and said to himself : "Are you kidding me?? Am i supposed to play badminton outside, in the dark & in this freakin' freezin' weather? They want me to freeze to death or what??"..;)..

But i also wonder, "What if kwun had settled in sunny California during that time? kwun probably would go & play; and maybe BC would have never been created"...hmmm..;)

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/62/209068025_757a2ec46a.jpg?v=0
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/1/187557487_ae5f5c2729.jpg?v=0
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/52/187557923_1986b25c18.jpg?v=0

No, but seriously, kwun, remember in the late 90s, the WWW or what we call now the internet was just starting/growing. I believe, the Age of the Internet didn't start til very late 80s to early 90s (it was used primarily for research w/special high-priced machines prior to that). Thus, understandably, infos on many things were still limited, let alone on badminton. Even U.S./California based FT badminton clubs, like SGVBC and OCBC (and maybe Bintang Club in NorCal) started about the same time, in the mid 90s.;)

[RedShuttle]

Kudos and many thanks :)

[limsy]

ok...we set the target now...at the end of 2009...we will have 70k thread...1250000post...and 50000 member...ok???minimum...;)

on current rate...everyday have an average of 35 register become bcer...at the end of 2009...bc will have atleast 53000 member...:eek:...

we wont hit 1250000 post by current average...hope tat...after china player return...bc will become more noisy...:D...

[K4mu1]

BadmintonCentral had a really humble beginning.

10 years ago today. I was sitting at my graduate student office while heavy snow was accumulating outside. I was supposed to be working on my research but instead I was dreaming about badminton. Since it was at night and freezing outside, nobody was available for a game. So instead I was trying to look for information on the internet. To my dismay, I found very little, and whatever I found, i did not like.

So I decided to build my own site. It was originally an information site and a review site, people came to BC for articles and links. BC really florished after I added a discussion forum. And the rest, as they say is history. Badminton fans from all over the world starting coming to BC, and we talked about every aspect of badminton imaginable. Later on we started the tradition of gathering in BC during big tournament, virtually hanging out with like-minded badminton fanatics.

BC originally was hosted on my desktop unix machine. The traffic was so light it was more than adequate. later on, we had expanded to a real hosted server and nowadays, BC is being handled by a 8-core super fast server.

Little did I expect the little website that I started will have more than 1 million posts and tens of thousands of people from all over the world visit us regularly. It was such an incredible experience esp when i get to know and meet badminton fans from all over the world.

BC is a community that will cease to exist if it were not for everyone who come here and share your thoughts. So thank you all for your continued support!

Wow... That's a great story for a great forum :D I'm late to congratulate kwun for his wonderful BC xD... Well, better late than never xD... Happy 10th anniversary!!! :cool::cool::cool:

[drop2it]

I - also ridiculously late - wish to thank and congratulate everyone who contributes to the continuing success of this forum. It is undoubtably the greatest tool I've found to improve my game, and it well compensates the fact that my workplace productivity has effectively dropped to zero. Forget productivity, Hurray for BC!

[thejym]

Congratulations and thanks to everyone who made BC what it is today! This site has been an amazing resource and a fun place to hang out.

[chris-ccc]

Congratulations and thanks to everyone who made BC what it is today! This site has been an amazing resource and a fun place to hang out.



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We need YOU to give us news about Badminton from your region as well. :):):)
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[kenny7_2006]

aww man, saw this way late... happy 10th anniversary to Badminton Central! albeit a month late... so sorry!

Its really been great here, since unlike other sports, this forum is my starting point for all things baddie! Really helped me alot, and learnt alot as well.. so happy 10th, and here's to 10 more and more!

[limsy]

ok...we set the target now...at the end of 2009...we will have 70k thread...1250000post...and 50000 member...ok???minimum...;)

we have 41950 member just after one month of 2009...the average new member register is more than 35...on this rate...we will have more than 53640 bcer at the end of the year...:eek:...

to hit 1250000 post at the end of the year...we will have to post an average of 556.69 a day...:rolleyes:...even i didnt login bc for few day during cny...when i come back...not much new post tat i nid to read...:crying:...

[ctjcad]

..we need you and George to donate, err, make that contribute about 250 posts a day, from now on (to achieve the 556.59 posts/day)....Sounds plausible??..:cool:;)

[limsy]

..we need you and George to donate, err, make that contribute about 250 posts a day, from now on (to achieve the 556.59 posts/day)....Sounds plausible??..:cool:;)

so...u think i just spaming in bc???:mad:...i can put my hand off...if u feel tat reading my post is a waste of time...:mad:

[ctjcad]

...this is what happens when even the smiley icons don't work...:(
Anyone calls your posts as spamming?
Since BC doesn't avg. that many posts/day, how to generate 556+ posts/day??
I was just teasing, limsy..;)...

[limsy]

...this is what happens when even the smiley icons don't work...:(
Anyone calls your posts as spamming?
Since BC doesn't avg. that many posts/day, how to generate 556+ posts/day??
I was just teasing, limsy..;)...

:p...i just joke about it...ya...someone complain me nid to eat his shoes to prevent starve to death...;)...its ok...relax...;)...

[Fidget]

Dear Limsy and ctjcad,

Instead of catfighting (which is entertaining enough:)), why don't you use this thread to let us relative newcomers know your stories.

eg How you got into badminton. Examples of how BC helped you develop. Great moments in BC history. Heck, maybe there is a BC love story you can tell us about. Or just any interesting badminton story that hasn't made it to some other thread.

Thanks in advance.:D

[ctjcad]

..telling all of our stories, at least myself, to y'all will require a heavy amount of censorship. Bleep here, bleep there.

...basically we all come here to be misunderstood, teased, have fun & for entertainment. If nothing else, we're here to entertain ourselves.:cool:

Okay, i need to go soon.......have a hot date waiting...;)

*limsy, you're getting clever ah with your posts/smileys (whose shoes u nid to eat mah??)..:p;)

[limsy]

[quote=Fidget;1083390 us relative newcomers know your stories.

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:eek:...how can u say so???we come in almost at the same time...ya know???;)

[Oldhand]

Dear Limsy and ctjcad,

Instead of catfighting (which is entertaining enough:)), why don't you use this thread to let us relative newcomers know your stories.

eg How you got into badminton. Examples of how BC helped you develop. Great moments in BC history. Heck, maybe there is a BC love story you can tell us about. Or just any interesting badminton story that hasn't made it to some other thread.

Thanks in advance.:D
Oh, this place abounds in love stories.

Just read through any thread that has 'plastic', 'Lee', 'Taufik', 'Lin' or 'Keat' in the title... and you can't miss the loving quarrels :(

[limsy]

*limsy, you're getting clever ah with your posts/smileys (whose shoes u nid to eat mah??)..:p;)

someone tat busybody after ants say me degrade player and coach...;)...

[george@chongwei]

wow, this thread had become super powerful:D

[ctjcad]

..how the early years of BadmintonCentral actually looked like, well, here are a few links to quench your interest (maybe these'll bring back some memories from kwun and a few of the original BC members)..;)

The Original, baby..
http://web.archive.org/web/20000816165007/www.badmintoncentral.com/badminton-central/

The Second Look..
http://web.archive.org/web/20010515202945rn_1/www.badmintoncentral.com/badminton-central/

The New & Improved Look....(btw, if you guys click on one of the links, it will bring you back to some of those original articles, which some of you have inquired their whereabouts. Well, they're still there!:cool:)
http://web.archive.org/web/20040819074221/www.badmintoncentral.com/badminton-central/

The "We Ain't Going Back to the 90s" Look..which has evolved to what we have now..
http://web.archive.org/web/20060110163621/www.badmintoncentral.com/badminton-central/

For more archive history on the changes, you can take a peek here:
http://web.archive.org/web/*http://www.badmintoncentral.com/

[koo_fan]

Hey Chris!Thanks for the effort.

It means something to me, perhaps other BCers too.

[demolidor]

I caught on during the 2nd look :cool:.

[Fidget]

Thanks Chris for that nice retrospective.
I liked the penultimate 2005 version the best....but that may only be because the headline was "Sony is King":D

The smooth masterpiece that is BC obviously took not only hammer and nail to build, but delicate awl and sandpaper to refine. Thanks again O Keepers of The Forum.

[limsy]

after 2nd month of 09...
we everyday have more than 37 new member register as bcer...
at this rate...we will have 53000++ at the end of 09...:)...

abt post count...the average to hit 1250000 is still 555.xxx...so...i think is unreachable...:(...better decrease the target to 1200000:)...

[krisss]

wow I underestimated badminton centrals size!!!

[limsy]

wow I underestimated badminton centrals size!!!

what is ur 1st estimate???:)

[george@chongwei]

wow, yesterday night during the final, Many people from all around the world reading and viewing the 2009 tournaments.on top of that, many bc members manage to log in to bc too. (excluded me as i didnt log in to bc that time):D
but unfortunately can't set another record.
here's some proof.

[stkis1]

I would like to suggest that kwun come up with a BC t-shirt for all members or print out the BC t-shirt and sell it to all members as a gesture of support towards BC, and it can also be a great souvenir. Just giving my 2 cent:).

[badwally]

I would like to suggest that kwun come up with a BC t-shirt for all members or print out the BC t-shirt and sell it to all members as a gesture of support towards BC, and it can also be a great souvenir. Just giving my 2 cent:).

Good idea. Also have userid printed on back of T-shirt and to be worn at every event we goto so we can find fellow BC'ers more easily.:D

[Destricto_Ense]

That's a nice idea, and would be a good way to perhaps help fund the running of BC.. but unfortunately getting good quality merchandise is a pretty tough thing to do - just ask moot.