how did you find about Oprano?

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one of the respondent will get a valuable gift for helping us tracking the traffic flow to Oprano

[dantheman]

you told me :cdance:

[Peaches]

I don't even remember, lol!

Back in the days when Michael was at topniche and it was a password site, I was there. But I can't for the life of me remember who told me about ynotpondniche (or whatever it was then, hehehe). :unsure:

[sextoyking]

Serge,

I think it was you who told me about it..

:)

[Forest]

some board with a funny name

ynottoppond i think

[Robert]

Been a ghost in the machine for awhile. Here's my trail -

C.O.N.D.O.M. / T.W.A.T.S.
Netpond / G.F.Y
Netsurprise
Netpond
Oprano / G.F.Y


:okthumb:

[TheEnforcer]

I do believe I saw Mike arguing with someone about ynottoppond and checked it out and followed from there... :okthumb:

[Anthony]

Mike made mention of it or someone did on Netpond about ynottopond or whatever its name was. The rest as they say is History.

[drunkdollars]

From netpond for sure

[steves]

From Webfathers board.

[laura99]

My husband told me about it.

[Dianna Vesta]

Lady Law

:unsure:

[Ironhorse]

What? Oprano is universally renowned, that's how!

But really I think Topniche or Voltar's board

[PornoDoggy]

I honestly can't remember if it was AllofEm or Tom's Newbie Booster - I know I started posting because Torone invited me.

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Originally posted by PornoDoggy@Jun 6 2003, 02:54 PM
I honestly can't remember if it was AllofEm or Tom's Newbie Booster - I know I started posting because Torone invited me.
PD, it wasn't AOE...
don't bullshit, I remember it was Torone,
NOBODY came here from AOE...

[PornoDoggy]

Now, Serge, you asked how people HEARD about Oprano. I started posting as a result of an invitation by Torone. I had been lurking off and on before that.

[sarettah]

I found it way back when I was working for ODC...

I found all the various boards by finding a board and then following links all over the frigging place....

It was all in the name of research :)

I do not know the various paths I used to get places... Usually just started with a google or Yahoo search and then went from there....

I lurked all the boards back then and hardly ever posted anything....

After ODC I was off the bopards for a while, then slowly started getting back in...

I found you again when all the folks came over from VNWR to wish you a happy 100,000th post I think....

:)

[MikeW]

ynottoppond ;-)

:yowsa:

[photogregg]

my buddy at Tom's newbie board told me...lurked for awhile watching all the crazy ass antics until I realized I wanted to be part of them.

[sinsin]

Serge, you and Mike announced the opening of Oprano in your Netpond posts. Soon after this happened, you flew off to Europe, and Meat said you were trying to shut down Netpond from a mysterious source in Bulgaria or Russia.

Remember this Mike???? The good ole days!
========================
Mike

Circumstansces...everyone knows its personal with Serge and I, you know
full well that how I have no time or patience with how he likes to do
business...

His reverse phsycology lines of crap about how he used to cheat everyone
dont work with me, and suprises me it does in fact work at all...

Im not insinuating anything at all regarding the presents, I just pointed
out that we HAVE been getting some presents over the last 2 weeks...

We traced the first to a bot in Russia

We traced the second to somewhere in Nice France

Im sure its purely coincidental that Serge is currently visting Nice in
France and allways brags about his Russian webmaster friends and I know he
would never stoop to something this LOW.

I most definatly wasnt pointing fingers thats for sure:)

You will need luck simply because he is your partner thats all I meant:)


Meat
Sun Aug 5 05:33:21 2001 - 195.232.18.2 - message #154406
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What was the opening date for Oprano?
:rokk:

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Originally posted by sinsin@Jun 6 2003, 03:52 PM


What was the opening date for Oprano?
:rokk:
Can I brake a cherry???
;-)))
Serge
Mon, 09 Jul - 18:46:30 12.89.184.169 Post #: 1

[Turner]

ynottoppond which I got from netpond I think... :agrin:

[sinsin]

Maybe I am sick, but I enjoyed the battles between Oprano and Netpond. GFY hadn't quite gotten off the ground two years ago, and Oprano was the hot board.....an untreaded board, I might add. Everywhere you look there are threaded boards. I'm still stuck in a time warp, because I enjoyed the old boards. Sure, I've gotten use to all the changes, but certain webmasters became known because of the un-threaded boards.

I'm looking forward to what Robin will do with Oprano. I hope you are going to give him a lot of freedom. Go Robin! :bjump: :bjump: :bjump:

[Vick]

MikeAI couldn't find many with balls/brains (or maybe stupidity) to debate with him on various issues so if I recalled correctly Mike and Billy started ynottoppond for fun (just look at the name) and to have a place to express some issues with no BS and nothing owed to sponsors who might be "questionable" (much like the current Oprano)

A lot of Ynottoppond was Billy, Mike, Don of Onique and a few others (maybe Dravek) and Billy and I spent a lot of time talking about the sewer/drainage systems of NO and even more time about food

From there Serge was in the position to move from a regular poster at Netpond (he may have had some ideas that might not have been well received by the new owners of Netpond, I wasn't the fly on the wall so I can't say truthfully)

Serge then paired with Mike and ...... Oprano was born and history was made

The name Oprano was choose partially because how easily it rolled off the tongue, obviously there were other reasons

How did I get here .... from being a ynottoppond regular and friendships with Mike, Billy and Serge and wanting to be a little fish in the big pond

Little fish in big ponds feed better than big fish in little ponds

Now you know how I got here and some of my take on the Oprano story
Aren't you sorry you asked? B)

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From there Serge was in the position to move from a regular poster at Netpond (he may have had some ideas that might not have been well received by the new owners of Netpond, I wasn't the fly on the wall so I can't say truthfully)
******************************

yeap...I wanted $5000 a month for SSS, Inc because I need business medical insurance and SSS, Inc was making whoapping $300 a month in those days
;-)))

if we get lucky,
Oprano should get to $5000 a month in about 3 years, so we are on the right track!
;-)))

[voodooman]

Serge Birbrair,

June of 2001

Icq

[Opti]

Lisa made me do it

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Originally posted by Opti@Jun 6 2003, 07:01 PM
Lisa made me do it
Lisa is IT!
;-)))

[Almighty Colin]

Oprano has always been here. We're all a part of Oprano. Oprano flows through us. It guides us, directs us, hides us, dissects us. Oprano is. I have always known it.

[Menace]

Originally posted by steves@Jun 6 2003, 01:57 PM
From Webfathers board.
same

[Lisa]

Originally posted by Opti@Jun 7 2003, 11:01 AM
Lisa made me do it
Well I think that's the ONLY time you've ever done what I've told you to do. :P

Have to try bossing you around again sometime... :nyanya:

For me, I'm pretty sure it was a post on Netpond re YnotTopPond, which then morphed into the Oprano we now know and love (via a very much missed flat board). :awinky:

[RichC]

I mis typed sopranos.com :huh:

whatever happened to the ...

The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who in the name of charity and goodwill shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother's keeper and a finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon thee.

thingy?



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[Hell Puppy]

ynot -> c.o.n.d.o.m. project -> netpond -> ynottoppond -> oprano

[Timon]

Ynot HO => 3 years of emptyness => Oprano

[HoneyBlond]

Originally posted by Serge_Oprano@Jun 7 2003, 06:58 AM
NOBODY came here from AOE...

hehum.. (clearing throat )


Aaah I did...
:okthumb:


As a Footnote for ppl with feet:
Oprano was also recommended reading when I first started, as the place to get an idea of the business.



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[cj]

ynot --> condom/netpond --> oprano

it feels like only yesterday!

[JerryW]

ynot -> C.O.N.D.O.M -> Netpond -> Ynottoppond -> oprano

I guess I've been stalking Serge :ph34r:

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Originally posted by JerryW@Jun 7 2003, 07:58 AM
ynot -> C.O.N.D.O.M -> Netpond -> Ynottoppond -> oprano

I guess I've been stalking Serge :ph34r:
I didn't know my dick has so many followers
;-))))

gives hope to all of us 3 inchers!
;-)))

[XXXPhoto]

Your goat told my goat... :rolleyes:

[Bad Boy Rob]

I followed one of your posts on GFY where you linked into a page on Oprano.

People dont need to buy webmaster advertising they just need Serge bringing the people in!

[Mike AI]

Welcome to Oprano BBR, I was checking out your sites... they look good. I like the simple tour design.

How are they converting for you? Any plans for a PPS program?

[Bad Boy Rob]

Originally posted by Mike AI@Jun 7 2003, 10:49 AM
Welcome to Oprano BBR, I was checking out your sites... they look good. I like the simple tour design.

How are they converting for you? Any plans for a PPS program?
Thanks for the priase on the sites. They are converting realy well. We will probably do a PPS program but we can only really go to $25 per sign up at first with CCBill doing the checks. We dont use any consoles so the surfer can return easy to the site they left. We are going to be continually optimising the tours over the next few months plus adding another 6 sites, one per week starting tomorrow. They will all be in that style as it seems to be doing well.

[Mike AI]

BBR - I think a fair $25 per signup can be done right. Especially if you are not charging and arm and a leg to the surfer ( and without exit consoles).

When you do a $25 PPS, let me know, we can send you some traffic!

[Bad Boy Rob]

Originally posted by Mike AI@Jun 7 2003, 12:05 PM
BBR - I think a fair $25 per signup can be done right. Especially if you are not charging and arm and a leg to the surfer ( and without exit consoles).

When you do a $25 PPS, let me know, we can send you some traffic!
I thought $25 was fair with no consoles. Flynt Digital do the same. The great thing is that we can do it via the CCBill system and not run at a loss.

Thanks for the help! BTW are you mates with KC from paycounter? Also did you write the script for DirectNic (and own the company).

[Mike AI]

BBR, KC is a good friend of mine.

I do own a small part of DirectNIC, though I have no day to day contact over there....

And I could barely program back in the BASIC days.... luckily for DirectNIC, we have an amazing team of programers....

:D

[Nickatilynx]

Ynot pissed off Mojo and Serge
I promised Serge no censorship at CONDOM/Netpond if he posted.(No money)
I sold Netpond.(general knowledge) ;-)
Serge told me he was starting a board.(hence member No9)
I had a noncompete.Needed somewhere to call home.
Pitched my tent here :)



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Originally posted by Nickatilynx@Jun 7 2003, 03:28 PM
Ynot pissed off Mojo and Serge
I promised Serge no censorship at CONDOM/Netpond if he posted.(No money)
I sold Netpond.(general knowledge) ;-)
Serge told me he was starting a board.(hence member No9)
I had a noncompete.Needed somewhere to call home.
Pitched my tent here :)
Nick...you and Anthony were our inspiration!

we owe you for that!

[Nickatilynx]

we owe you for that!


How much in free ads? ;-))))))

john at oprano will be sent my contact details on Monday.

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Originally posted by Nickatilynx@Jun 7 2003, 03:42 PM
we owe you for that!


How much in free ads? ;-))))))

john at oprano will be sent my contact details on Monday.
Nick,
how would I look if I VIOLATE myself what I been telling YOU never to do????

NO FREEBIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

;-))))

[Nickatilynx]

Had to ask. :)

Even though a kick in the bollocks is the correct response ;-))))

[sarettah]

Originally posted by sarettah@Jun 6 2003, 03:12 PM
I found it way back when I was working for ODC...

I found all the various boards by finding a board and then following links all over the frigging place....

It was all in the name of research :)

I do not know the various paths I used to get places... Usually just started with a google or Yahoo search and then went from there....

I lurked all the boards back then and hardly ever posted anything....

After ODC I was off the bopards for a while, then slowly started getting back in...

I found you again when all the folks came over from VNWR to wish you a happy 100,000th post I think....

:)
Ok, I went back and looked.... It was'nt the 100,000th that I first posted for.... it was Oprano's birthday :)

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Happy Birthday Oprano...

From us lurkers :)

sarettah
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[Opti]

Originally posted by Lisa+Jun 7 2003, 12:51 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Lisa @ Jun 7 2003, 12:51 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteBegin--Opti@Jun 7 2003, 11:01 AM
Lisa made me do it
Well I think that's the ONLY time you've ever done what I've told you to do. :P

Have to try bossing you around again sometime... :nyanya:

[/b][/quote]

wow just that 1 time! scary to imagine how many times I must of been disobedient then! :nyanya:

You wanna boss me around?... hmmm, ok then, it does sound like I've been very bad :devil:

[Lisa]

You'll keep. :)

[Cassie]

the eric thread made me read more and peaches pugs made me join :)

[Trev]

YNOT ---> C.O.N.D.O.M ---> Netpond ---> Oprano

Heard about this place on Netpond and VNWR on the same day came over to the old flat board to check it out and never stopped lurking here since. :D

[WC Support]

Brian from Webmaster Commerce sent me

[kath]

I started posting in January after seeing the lovely Lady Law & Serge @ Internext....and Suze promised me totally immunity and protection from the evils that lurked here...lol

Now - of course - I know and love most of the evils who lurk here and am happy to call this a home away from home...

How did I find out about it??? An asshole that I used to know showed me the site and said, "Look what Serge is doing now...tisk tisk tisk..." Realizing much later that this person was indeed an asshole I decided that anything they didn't like MUST be something good. I became an avid lurker that same day...

But ultimate thanks goes to Suze for getting me to post! :wnw:

[cj]

Kath, any clues as to who that asshole was?!
are we allowed to take guesses?!

:biglaugh:

[kath]

cj -

It probably wouldn't take too many guesses... Fortunately I've been blessed with a great group of friends, a large influence of respectable aquaintances and only a small dose of assholes. That narrows things down quite a bit. lol

But hey, to quote my favorite saying, "everything is educational." We are the sum of all our experiences - the good and the bad. Even the assholes can teach us in their own special way...

:groucho:

[cj]

Originally posted by kath@Jun 10 2003, 01:50 AM
But hey, to quote my favorite saying, "everything is educational." We are the sum of all our experiences - the good and the bad. Even the assholes can teach us in their own special way...

:groucho:
I couldn't agree more!

I think the assholes are more valuable ... they make us appreciate those who aren't ;-)

I've always thought I was lucky to meet my quota of assholes early in my career ...

[Angus]

Opti told me :)

Hiya CJ.

[cj]

hey spunky butt!!

'bout time you dropped by!

:bwave:

[amacontent]

It came to me in a dream. When I woke up I was in front of my computer logged into www.oprano.com . I kept typing SERGESERGESERGESERGESERGESERGESERGESERGE, I couldnt figure it out..
Weird man.

[Torone]

Remember when the big flap happened at Netpond?