Soccerpulse Refugees

[TelmoEsteves24]

5 minutes ago, frstplce said:

Actually, Male, ages 15-25. That was the majority of the SoccerPulse visiting audience. I haven't paid so much attention to that lately, because the sample numbers are far lower now. I was right in the middle of that demographic at 18 when SoccerPulse launched in 2002. But I guess in 15 years the Internet has evolved quite a bit, though not all for the better IMO. 

As for Reddit, I do browse occasionally. But the structure is kind of a mess. It's really the worlds biggest, more disorganized forum. I think it's sadly resulted in a lot less discussion overall, as you have a few people who do post something of significance while everyone else settles for a "like" or thumbs up.

What I enjoyed the most in SoccerPulse (apart from the video section which what made me sign up in the first place), was the variety - there was so many users from all around the world. I think I had my 15 or 16 back then, now I'm currently 23y. As non english speaker, finding a Portuguese community there was a big thing for me and the forum was very well organized as well.

[John Flushing]

Several points in response to this overall topic:

1) If I consume an In N Out Burger within the next one thousand years, then I will post the photograph(s) in these forums. I have not forgotten the discussions I had with such people as Quintus, Carl Monday, Dreamlander, Peace, Rita, Pexbo, Scout F.C., Why Did I Change My Name, LearnGFX, etcetera on such topics as the New York City Football Club, bagels, Boxing Day football matches, internet streaming, and the Golden Gate Bridge.

2) A lot of medical breakthroughs we take for granted today (eradicating smallpox, repairing a torn A.C.L, Tommy John surgery, etcetera) were considered impossibilities hundreds of years ago, thus the reason I might still be alive at the age of 600.

3) I recently obtained a V.C.R., which enables me to watch football after the game has been played.

4) I used the V.C.R. to tape the Champions League Final, and during a commercial, someone tapped on the glass inside of my T.V. set, and asked me if I was watching the game on the iPhone Seven. It was a commercial for the iPhone Seven.

5) I don't know anything about smartphones and I don't want to know, thus the reason I was watching the recording of the Champions League Final through my V.C.R.

6) People used to ask me regularly if I ever made posts about football, and the answer to that question is yes. This post here in the Lounge is an example of such a post.

Edited July 18, 2017 by John Flushing
Aubrey de Gray says that we will live to be one thousand.

[Seia3a]

I am so nostalgic now and very touched. So much memories in soccerpulse forums , it was the greatest ever soccer forums and the members were very active and like one family , the best thing was the community. Can't believe 8 years had passed now ! The Video section used to be my favorite. I have always showed up here on soccershouts asking how we could contribute and come with ways to make soccershouts the next soccerpulse , but I think soccerpulse was a special case that can't be replicated again in this era as so much stuff has changed including the Internet communication platforms and the great active contributers to soccerpulse (whom I am still in touch with some) grew up now and have other life duties to take care of.  RIP soccerpulse. One of the remarkable milestones of my youth.

[frstplce]

There are really only a small number of forums left, in all subjects, that continue to be very large and active. Had SoccerPulse not shut down, I believe it would have continued to be one of those larger boards.

This should bring back some memories: https://web.archive.org/web/20080729224125/http://www.soccerpulse.com/forum/