History of cerb?

[Guest S****r]

Have just been wondering what the history of cerb is. I am pretty much a newcomer here (about six months). When did this site start, and how has it changed over time? Does anyone who knows care to share? I am sure I am not the only one here who is curious.

 

Thanks in advance!

[Phaedrus 209521]

I vaguely recall hearing that it started as a chat forum on EC, and became popular enough that it was spun off into a separate site. But that's about all I know, and I may be wrong. I'd be interested to find out too!

[DukeSSk 3430]

Mod would most probably know.

[Phantom 5310]

Well it all started when Gorg etched a picture of Jaja on the cave wall followed by 4 stars.

7000 years later, the invention of the written word, the invention of the internet and soon cerb became as it is today. I might be missing a few details in between. Hopefully the mod can fill those in. :D

[Guest S****r]

Very funny!

[conquistador 18487]

al gore invented it....lol.

[hank1364 576]

Bill Clinton started Cerb and he is the mod. Since leaving the Presidency and with Hillary engaged with politics, (as a senator and now as secretary of state) he has plenty of time to pursue his hobbies. Bill only likes to see the positive things in women. Therefore, no negative comments allowed on Cerb.

[Boomer 33202]

It's been here for 10-15 years, and like any of the new boards struggled at first. There was a lot of competition from two popular chat boards at the time. There was Lylas run by Christine and a second one (name escapes me) run by a lady who I believe owns Hands from Heaven. They were very popular because they were run by two strong women who managed them very well, they finally ceased because they were costly to run and I suspect tiring and time consuming to be run on a personal basis. Seems to me that CERB really came into it's own in the last five years when it's character changed. No negativity was a new thing and the advertising with the girls able to put up an album with their profiles.

 

Probably made a difference when it was commercialized, Lylas was folded into Escorts Canada which is linked I believe to CERB

[Nicolette Vaughn 294340]

Cerb started in 2006. It got off to a slow start but because Ottawa didnt have its own board, it looked as though most hobbyists and SPs from Ottawa gravitated towards here. I left the business for a couple of years and when I came back, it had a much bigger following.

[explorer69 3513]

Kudos to Christine/Joyful Spirit who started Lyla's list. It revolutionized the industry. terb and cerb owe a lot to Lyla and her pioneering.

[Kubrickfan 12836]

I remember when I first joined in 2008 (after being a member of the other board for about 6 mos to a year) that there was a lot of shilling on the site ... some of the members had to kind of keep an eye on things as you would get some really biased stuff on here. Moderation of cerb was very different back then IMO.

 

The "no negative comments" apporach started after a major dust-up on a few different threads sometimes around 2010 if I remember correctly. Its undoubtably has had a postiive effect on cerb by making many of the ladies more comfotable posting. On the other hand, if can get more than a bit politically correct at times, so it always a good idea to get your info. from more than one source, but cerb certainly seems to be the place to be, especially for the Ottawa folks.

[Guest *ig*a**]

I remember I first found Cerb by accident in 2005 I lurked for about a year and joined originally in 2006 under the Bigdog. I agree with Kubrickfan that back then it was different a little more free speech and not as much politeness as it is today. I had to leave Cerb for awhile for personnel reasons but then reamerged in 2010 as Bigdawg. Same name as before just different spelling.

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