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Happy 14th Anniversary Seibertron.com!!!

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Thursday, June 26th, 2014 11:13AM CDT

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It's hard to believe it's been 14 years, my fellow Seibertronians, since June 26th, 2000. That was the day that I launched Geocities.com/G1archive, which would become Seibertron.com just 3 short months later. Seibertron.com started out as a Transformers screen capture archive thanks to the release of various G1 episodes on VHS tapes from Rhino. Sometime around September 11th, 2001, our initial forums launched using the old UBB Boards. Since that time, our community has flourished and continues to grow.

The past 14 years here on Seibertron.como has brought many of us together as friends (and some would even say as a family), helped many fans find that elusive toy that has evaded their collections, provided a wealth of knowledge to all of us over the years thanks to the amazing volunteer staff and our regular contributors, and has been a regular source of entertainment in various ways. I look back at the last 14 years and think about how much has changed in our world and with the Transformers fandom since then, and I can't help wonder what the next 14 years will bring.

Thanks to all of you who have made Seibertron.com your online Transformers home. I'm using tonight's premiere of Transformers Age of Extinction to celebrate Seibertron.com's 14th Anniversary with a few of my closest friends. I hope many of you will also get together with your friends and family and enjoy yet another iteration of the Transformers brand that has brought us all together.

And on that note ... transform and roll out, my fellow Seibertronians!

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Re: Happy 14th Anniversary Seibertron.com!!! (1585935)
Posted by RhA on June 26th, 2014 @ 11:15am CDT
Congratulations, Ryan. This is one of my favorite sites.
Re: Happy 14th Anniversary Seibertron.com!!! (1585937)
Posted by steve2275 on June 26th, 2014 @ 11:19am CDT
hooray for 14 years :grin: :D :DANCE: :BOWDOWN:
Re: Happy 14th Anniversary Seibertron.com!!! (1585941)
Posted by Mkall on June 26th, 2014 @ 11:40am CDT
Congratulations Seibertron!
Re: Happy 14th Anniversary Seibertron.com!!! (1585946)
Posted by Rodimus Prime on June 26th, 2014 @ 11:51am CDT
Yeah, it's hard to believe. :lol: And I've been around all but a few months of it! (I actually joined in early 2001, despite what the current sign-up date says. Thanks, multiple board crashes! :D Those were the days...

I do miss the screen caps, though. (Unless you have them and I just can't see them...?)
Re: Happy 14th Anniversary Seibertron.com!!! (1585947)
Posted by Seibertron on June 26th, 2014 @ 11:53am CDT
Rodimus Prime wrote:Yeah, it's hard to believe. :lol: And I've been around all but a few months of it! (I actually joined in early 2001, despite what the current sign-up date says. Thanks, multiple board crashes! :D Those were the days...

I do miss the screen caps, though. (Unless you have them and I just can't see them...?)


Screen caps are on my list of things to return to at a later date. They've been MIA after a couple of server crashes took them out. You probably won't miss the original images anyways since they were 320x240 instead of the high res images we are used to today that would be 1980 pixels wide. :D
Re: Happy 14th Anniversary Seibertron.com!!! (1585950)
Posted by mooncake623 on June 26th, 2014 @ 11:57am CDT
Congratulations!
Re: Happy 14th Anniversary Seibertron.com!!! (1585953)
Posted by RK_Striker_JK_5 on June 26th, 2014 @ 12:00pm CDT
Happy birthday to one of my favorite sites, and congratulations! :D :D
Re: Happy 14th Anniversary Seibertron.com!!! (1585954)
Posted by leokearon on June 26th, 2014 @ 12:03pm CDT
Congratulations and here's to the next 14 years

Re: Happy 14th Anniversary Seibertron.com!!! (1585959)
Posted by ScoutBumblebee on June 26th, 2014 @ 12:12pm CDT
Happy birthday, Seibertron! It's a pleasure to participate in this site. Thanks for all you do, Seibertron (the guy)! :grin:
Re: Happy 14th Anniversary Seibertron.com!!! (1585961)
Posted by Black Bumblebee on June 26th, 2014 @ 12:14pm CDT
So, when are you going to bring back the "Before there was Carly..." section, eh? (I kid, I kid...)
Re: Happy 14th Anniversary Seibertron.com!!! (1585963)
Posted by Seibertron on June 26th, 2014 @ 12:17pm CDT
Black Bumblebee wrote:So, when are you going to bring back the "Before there was Carly..." section, eh? (I kid, I kid...)


Unfortunately, "Before Carly There Was ..." section won't ever return. :(

Humorously enough though, the section is still on the site, just in a hidden directory along with all of those old UK comic scans that were long since removed from public viewing. :D
Re: Happy 14th Anniversary Seibertron.com!!! (1585965)
Posted by No One on June 26th, 2014 @ 12:17pm CDT
hAppy bDay *<{8O)
Re: Happy 14th Anniversary Seibertron.com!!! (1585966)
Posted by Dead Metal on June 26th, 2014 @ 12:23pm CDT
Congratulations!
:D
Re: Happy 14th Anniversary Seibertron.com!!! (1585968)
Posted by Megatron Wolf on June 26th, 2014 @ 12:25pm CDT
Im glad to say ive been using this site almost since day one, this was my main stop to snag TF screen caps back in the day. Congrats on 14 years and cant wait to see what happens in the next 14
Re: Happy 14th Anniversary Seibertron.com!!! (1585969)
Posted by Lord Madhammer on June 26th, 2014 @ 12:26pm CDT
Hey guys, just wanted to stop by to say congratulations. Love the site, I check it daily.
Re: Happy 14th Anniversary Seibertron.com!!! (1585976)
Posted by Gallifreyan Autobot on June 26th, 2014 @ 12:55pm CDT
Happy birthday greetings from me :D :lol:
Re: Happy 14th Anniversary Seibertron.com!!! (1585981)
Posted by Va'al on June 26th, 2014 @ 1:11pm CDT
Well done to you, to us and everyone involved! :D
Re: Happy 14th Anniversary Seibertron.com!!! (1585982)
Posted by welcometothedarksyde on June 26th, 2014 @ 1:11pm CDT
Here's to another 14 years then! Pretty convenient that the age of the website is pretty much just the last two digits of the AD year :-?

Seibertron wrote:
Black Bumblebee wrote:So, when are you going to bring back the "Before there was Carly..." section, eh? (I kid, I kid...)


Unfortunately, "Before Carly There Was ..." section won't ever return. :(

Humorously enough though, the section is still on the site, just in a hidden directory along with all of those old UK comic scans that were long since removed from public viewing. :D


What exactly is "Before Carly?"
Re: Happy 14th Anniversary Seibertron.com!!! (1585983)
Posted by Fuhzimota on June 26th, 2014 @ 1:12pm CDT
:APPLAUSE: Thanks Ryan, for allowing all the rest of us make your little corner of the internet our online home. My brother began ranting about this great website he had stumbled across years ago, ran by fans like us. I was (and still am) impressed with community as a whole, as you said, it does feel like an extended family here. To this day, Seibertron is my first stop of the day on the good ol' interwebs, and I look forward to the next 14 years. :BOWDOWN: WRECKERS, COMBINE TO FORM - um, nevermind....
Re: Happy 14th Anniversary Seibertron.com!!! (1585986)
Posted by ScottyP on June 26th, 2014 @ 1:19pm CDT
How appropriate that it's on movie release day! Congrats, and I'm looking forward to the next many years to come :PEACE:
Re: Happy 14th Anniversary Seibertron.com!!! (1585993)
Posted by Rodimus Prime on June 26th, 2014 @ 1:39pm CDT
Are you thinking about doing something for the 15th anniversary next year? Like The Big Broadcast of 2002 back in the day? :D Or are there too many conventions to go to this time of year?
Re: Happy 14th Anniversary Seibertron.com!!! (1585994)
Posted by Rodimus Prime on June 26th, 2014 @ 1:41pm CDT
welcometothedarksyde wrote:What exactly is "Before Carly?"


If you're too young to remember or hadn't been around, maybe you should not be...enlightened. Image
Re: Happy 14th Anniversary Seibertron.com!!! (1585995)
Posted by OptimalOptimus2 on June 26th, 2014 @ 1:45pm CDT
Wow! Congratulations Mr. Seibertron. I've been on this site since 2006. Your toy galleries made me the ultimate fan. Keep up the great work and toy galleries! ;)^
Re: Happy 14th Anniversary Seibertron.com!!! (1586001)
Posted by lonrac on June 26th, 2014 @ 2:41pm CDT
Congrats and cheers to your years of dedication

:BOWDOWN: :BOWDOWN:

the site goes from strength to strength,
Re: Happy 14th Anniversary Seibertron.com!!! (1586004)
Posted by dreadwing95 on June 26th, 2014 @ 2:51pm CDT
congrats and happy anniversary. been a member for a short time and ive getting most of my tf news hear for a few years. thanks for everything!
Re: Happy 14th Anniversary Seibertron.com!!! (1586005)
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on June 26th, 2014 @ 2:52pm CDT
Congratulations bro. Seibertron has always been one of, if not the first page I check every day. It was a gateway to many wonderful things out across the internet. I honestly don't think WOJM? would've happened if I didn't find Seibertron.com first.

Before there was Carly... I was innocent ;)
Re: Happy 14th Anniversary Seibertron.com!!! (1586008)
Posted by Grendelspyce on June 26th, 2014 @ 3:23pm CDT
Congrats, guys! Keeping a site running for 4 years is a difficult task, to say nothing of 14! I love the sense of community here as well as the excellent reporting and galleries. Here's to another 14!
Re: Happy 14th Anniversary Seibertron.com!!! (1586015)
Posted by Ravage XK on June 26th, 2014 @ 3:40pm CDT
Happy Anniversary! Drinks for everyone!!
Re: Happy 14th Anniversary Seibertron.com!!! (1586023)
Posted by MightyMagnus78 on June 26th, 2014 @ 4:24pm CDT
Happy Birthday! ;)^
Re: Happy 14th Anniversary Seibertron.com!!! (1586025)
Posted by Tigertrack on June 26th, 2014 @ 4:31pm CDT
Happy Anniversary to the site, e man, the myth, and the legend. You've accomplished much and experienced much. Here's to 14+ more!
Re: Happy 14th Anniversary Seibertron.com!!! (1586026)
Posted by Va'al on June 26th, 2014 @ 4:31pm CDT
WAIT WAIT WAIT WAIT.

This means the site's a teenager now. That explains a lot.

( :P )
Re: Happy 14th Anniversary Seibertron.com!!! (1586034)
Posted by Jedi Kermit on June 26th, 2014 @ 5:06pm CDT
The Before Carly section, I miss it. =P~ My favorite layout was the G1 box art off to the side of the screen. I've been visiting this site since 2001. This is my main source of Transformers news. It has been a great ride so far. From the G1 screen captures to the excellent database and to the largest photo toy archive, this place is awesome. I've even had my first read of all the original G1 comics on this site. I congratulate Ryan and his volunteer staff for their hard work.

(P.S. Hey Ryan, Can you pm or email me those hidden links to the Before Carly and comics?? :-$ ........... )
Re: Happy 14th Anniversary Seibertron.com!!! (1586052)
Posted by budmaloney on June 26th, 2014 @ 6:37pm CDT
Happy Birthday Seibertron.com! :DANCE:

Although I lurk lots and don't post much, I've been a huge fan of this site from way back. Since I was 10. That puts it around 2001. I would go regularly through the galleries and the energon pub regularly. As Jedi Kermit mentioned, I remember the before Carly days. Some very hot girls as I recall...(I would also like to see them, for umm, ahem...nostalgia purposes). Where I lived we barely had Transformers airing, Seibertron was how I sought the information.

Seibertron.com is my home for anything Transformers. You have been putting so much effort into improving it. I remember you moved your php forum into the website somehow (a forward thinking move in web design). You had the heavy metal wars. It was always active with such an amazing and helpful community. I love this place! Actually back in 2002, about the time Halo was a thing, I remember making a geocities website called TFHQ. It was inspired by Seibertron. (I know there is a TFUHQ now, but it's not me). It was the first time I made a website.

Thanks Ryan for making this wonderful website and community. Even though I don't know you, you have impacted me and how I interact with the hobby of Transformers significantly.I wish you nothing but the best of the best for the coming years.
Re: Happy 14th Anniversary Seibertron.com!!! (1586079)
Posted by LiKwid on June 26th, 2014 @ 8:52pm CDT
Congrats Bossman.. Heres to many more brother..bring on the pepsi and Jim beam!
Re: Happy 14th Anniversary Seibertron.com!!! (1586080)
Posted by Nemesis Destron on June 26th, 2014 @ 8:56pm CDT
>:oP .... :KREMZEEK: Cheers to you Ryan and Seibertron.com, and many many more!!! :DANCE: :VEHI:
Re: Happy 14th Anniversary Seibertron.com!!! (1586094)
Posted by Whisper on June 26th, 2014 @ 10:14pm CDT
[/lurk]

14 years eh? Time flies and all that. :D

Glad to see things are still going strong here, great work all round guys! :PEACE:
Yes, that includes you too Dingoboy...heheh

[lurk]
Re: Happy 14th Anniversary Seibertron.com!!! (1586096)
Posted by ausbot on June 26th, 2014 @ 10:30pm CDT
Well done this is my third, no second favorite site about giant transforming robits. (just kidding definitely third.) All kidding aside this has always been my go to site for all things transformers, thanks.
Re: Happy 14th Anniversary Seibertron.com!!! (1586100)
Posted by triKlops on June 26th, 2014 @ 10:43pm CDT
Congrats Seibertron; here's to many more! :APPLAUSE:
Re: Happy 14th Anniversary Seibertron.com!!! (1586101)
Posted by Convoy on June 26th, 2014 @ 10:58pm CDT
Happy Anniversary!
I have to say, after all this time, this is the one site I still check regularly.
I have to thank Mr. Yzquierdo for his hand made creation.
The Seibertron photo galleries have helped me decide on purchasing many a Transformer.
This is the only site I actually allow to display ads.
I don't want to have to pay for Seibertron.com but I'm not saying I wouldn't.
Before Carley was fun while it lasted. I don't like being tempted to hack my favorite web site so thank goodness for the Wayback Machine.
As a tribute I started playing Heavy Metal War again.
That game, most importantly, taught me not to rely on "the cloud." It's pretty easy on level zero these days. Almost too easy.

Good luck and have a pleasant tomorrow.


Edit: Optimus helps Spike up the ladder. Update or delete?
Re: Happy 14th Anniversary Seibertron.com!!! (1586104)
Posted by Madeus Prime on June 26th, 2014 @ 11:21pm CDT
Here's to another 14!!
Re: Happy 14th Anniversary Seibertron.com!!! (1586105)
Posted by Samsonator on June 26th, 2014 @ 11:35pm CDT
Crazy how the time flies, isn't it? I'm coming up on my 11th anniversary as a member, and by the time I got here, it was already a busy place. Great job Ryan!
Re: Happy 14th Anniversary Seibertron.com!!! (1586115)
Posted by President-prime on June 27th, 2014 @ 12:06am CDT
Happy anniversary. Thanks for the many wonderful heads ups and sometimes funny posts:)
Re: Happy 14th Anniversary Seibertron.com!!! (1586158)
Posted by Kup98ss on June 27th, 2014 @ 6:01am CDT
I've been with you from the begining. Your site is checked by me every day. I shouldn't have waited so long to join the forums. October 2001. Keep up the great work. :BOWDOWN: and thanks ;)
Re: Happy 14th Anniversary Seibertron.com!!! (1586164)
Posted by Burn on June 27th, 2014 @ 6:24am CDT
We are so old ...

Whisper wrote:[/lurk]

14 years eh? Time flies and all that. :D

Glad to see things are still going strong here, great work all round guys! :PEACE:
Yes, that includes you too Dingoboy...heheh

[lurk]


Don't make me ban you. I can do that now.
Though that is one good looking signature you have there.
Re: Happy 14th Anniversary Seibertron.com!!! (1586181)
Posted by Madeus Prime on June 27th, 2014 @ 8:51am CDT
Sorry, what is this before Carly thing? :???:
Re: Happy 14th Anniversary Seibertron.com!!! (1586186)
Posted by Rated X on June 27th, 2014 @ 9:43am CDT
Happy birthday. I only been here since 2007-2008 so somebody please enlighten me as to what exactly the "before carly" section was ?
Re: Happy 14th Anniversary Seibertron.com!!! (1586189)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on June 27th, 2014 @ 10:00am CDT
Madeus Prime wrote:Sorry, what is this before Carly thing? :???:


That was one of the more... *ahem* mature portions of the site. It had photos of girl models with names that were plays on Transformer names. The name "Before Carly" stems from Spike's girlfriend in the original series.

It even featured a .gif of poor Bumblebee... :oops:

To get a good idea of what was up, I'd suggest checking the Manly Thread in General Discussion, it has photos of similar nature.
Re: Happy 14th Anniversary Seibertron.com!!! (1586201)
Posted by kuhlio on June 27th, 2014 @ 11:09am CDT
Congrats Ryan!! I can't remember when Seibertron hasn't been a mainstay in my internet diet... I do have to say that I love how many peope are very much at a loss for the "Before Carly" section... but it makes sense considering that the site is now 14 and would quite enjoy that section!
Re: Happy 14th Anniversary Seibertron.com!!! (1586207)
Posted by Madeus Prime on June 27th, 2014 @ 11:37am CDT
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Madeus Prime wrote:Sorry, what is this before Carly thing? :???:


That was one of the more... *ahem* mature portions of the site. It had photos of girl models with names that were plays on Transformer names. The name "Before Carly" stems from Spike's girlfriend in the original series.

It even featured a .gif of poor Bumblebee... :oops:

To get a good idea of what was up, I'd suggest checking the Manly Thread in General Discussion, it has photos of similar nature.


Ah, so just boys being boys, understandable. ;)
Re: Happy 14th Anniversary Seibertron.com!!! (1586222)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on June 27th, 2014 @ 12:52pm CDT
Madeus Prime wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Madeus Prime wrote:Sorry, what is this before Carly thing? :???:


That was one of the more... *ahem* mature portions of the site. It had photos of girl models with names that were plays on Transformer names. The name "Before Carly" stems from Spike's girlfriend in the original series.

It even featured a .gif of poor Bumblebee... :oops:

To get a good idea of what was up, I'd suggest checking the Manly Thread in General Discussion, it has photos of similar nature.


Ah, so just boys being boys, understandable. ;)


Some girls were quite hot last I remember. This is a married one talking here ;)

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