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'''BLSafetyNet''' (also known as '''BLS''') was a short-lived [[message board]] started by [[Anson]] in December 2002. Soon after launch it became an area where posters who were disgruntled with [[BoyChat]] were able to create and carry out agendas against [[Free Spirits]] and BoyChat at will. While Anson did not create his board with that specific purpose in mind he did allow [[Pokemon]] to become a moderator who then began to use the forum for his own agenda. The board quietly closed on 16 January 2004, about a year after it began. In his closing message, Anson expressed disappointment in how his project had turned out.
'''BLSafetyNet''' (also known as '''BLS''') was a short-lived [[message board]] started by [[Anson]] on December 21, 2002.<ref>[http://www.blsafety.net/register.php BLSafetyNet Registration Page] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20030621204026/http://www.blsafety.net/register.php Web Archive 2003-06-21 20:40:26]). Page indicates 6 month anniversary date, and thus the start date.</ref> Soon after launch it became an area where posters who were disgruntled with [[BoyChat]] were able to create and carry out agendas against [[Free Spirits]] and BoyChat at will. While Anson did not create his board with that specific purpose in mind he did allow [[Pokemon]] to become a moderator who then began to use the forum for his own agenda. The board quietly closed on January 16, 2004, about a year after it began. In his closing message, Anson expressed disappointment in how his project had turned out.<ref>[http://www.blsafety.net/gallery.php?gal=3 BLSafetyNet closure notice] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20040215132847/http://www.blsafety.net/gallery.php?gal=3 Web Archive] 2004-02-15 13:28:47).</ref>
 
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Revision as of 05:31, 14 February 2020

BLSafetyNet (also known as BLS) was a short-lived message board started by Anson on December 21, 2002.[1] Soon after launch it became an area where posters who were disgruntled with BoyChat were able to create and carry out agendas against Free Spirits and BoyChat at will. While Anson did not create his board with that specific purpose in mind he did allow Pokemon to become a moderator who then began to use the forum for his own agenda. The board quietly closed on January 16, 2004, about a year after it began. In his closing message, Anson expressed disappointment in how his project had turned out.[2]

References

  1. BLSafetyNet Registration Page (Web Archive 2003-06-21 20:40:26). Page indicates 6 month anniversary date, and thus the start date.
  2. BLSafetyNet closure notice (Web Archive 2004-02-15 13:28:47).

External links

Snapshots of BLSafetyNet from the Internet Archive Wayback Machine: