sleepingsusurrus Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 Does anybody out there know how gradcafe got started? Who gathered all these people? Preferably in the form of old wise tales, madrigals, Odyssean and the like W.Churchill and Le Chat 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yanaka Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 I like this topic. Le Chat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevTheory1126 Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 Keeping this up! Come on moderators, jump on in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warelin Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 @TakeruK @fuzzylogician @rising_star @Eigen Can they have some help here please? sleepingsusurrus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TakeruK Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 I joined years after it started, sorry! I think rising_star was one of the first users (joined 6 years before me!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzylogician Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 Yeah, I think you want to hear from @rising_star. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eigen Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 IIRC, Rising_Star and BGK started this together, but that was before my time (I joined in '09). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepingsusurrus Posted February 1, 2017 Author Share Posted February 1, 2017 Thanks guys!! 12 hours ago, fuzzylogician said: Yeah, I think you want to hear from @rising_star. and @bgk, could you help us out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rising_star Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 I don't have much time right now but I'll be honest and say that neither I nor bgk are the real reason this site was started. It began with the results survey, which initially involved people emailing (I think, I really can't remember) their results in and then manually updating a spreadsheet that was posted online. That method of even having a place where people could find results came from a LiveJournal community called applyingtograd. Then came the idea of having a place for discussion, which was originally broken down into broad areas, like "City Guide", "Social Sciences", "Humanities", etc. I think @bgk took it over within a year or two of it getting started and made lots and lots of changes in terms of forum software, hosting, etc. due to his computer science skills. Oh, and this all dates back to spring 2006, I think. If there are specific things you're interested in, ask and I'll try to remember. TakeruK, stereopticons and jmillar 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepingsusurrus Posted February 1, 2017 Author Share Posted February 1, 2017 34 minutes ago, rising_star said: I don't have much time right now but I'll be honest and say that neither I nor bgk are the real reason this site was started. It began with the results survey, which initially involved people emailing (I think, I really can't remember) their results in and then manually updating a spreadsheet that was posted online. That method of even having a place where people could find results came from a LiveJournal community called applyingtograd. Then came the idea of having a place for discussion, which was originally broken down into broad areas, like "City Guide", "Social Sciences", "Humanities", etc. I think @bgk took it over within a year or two of it getting started and made lots and lots of changes in terms of forum software, hosting, etc. due to his computer science skills. Oh, and this all dates back to spring 2006, I think. If there are specific things you're interested in, ask and I'll try to remember. Thank you!! I would be interested if anyone remembers or knows of the idea-making process.. how did it become cafe-themed, what did the creator(s)/ @bgk think of how it was taking off and watching from *afar* but no worries if this is too much to dig into, thought it would be a nice way to go about waiting for my app results I'll work my magic with what I've got.. for the story in meter.. stay tuned! stereopticons 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopefulPhD2017 Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 I have always wondered this. LiveJournal! I forgot about that. Things change quickly online. Great thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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