Sternfannetwork's Wikipedia listing
We were contacted by one of the editors at Wikipedia and were told that the sternfannetwork listing was being tampered with, and if it was one of us, to please stop. No one from the Howardshrine family was responsible for the tampering I assured her. This morning, I saw the latest entry linked on superfansonline and some of the super fans there thought that this new entry was also the result of a tampering, possibly by a disgruntled former SFN member (there are hundreds now, and more each day) After reading the entry, I disagree. I believe that this account of the history of the SFN cesspool is about as positive of a spin one of the SFN rats could write without out and out lying, and surprisingly it is fairly accurate.(except for the computer hacking part)
Do you agree with this SFN Wikipedia entry? Send your comments to howardshrine@aol.com. Send my your version of what you think the SFN Wikipedia listing should look like and we will post them here.
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Stern Fan Network (SFN) is a popular Howard Stern fan internet forum. Even before Stern launched his two channels on Sirius Satellite Radio the Stern Fan Network had become very popular to not only the fans, but the show's staff as well. Members of the site have become frequent guests on Howard 100 News and the Superfan Roundtable.
Stern was quoted in January of 2006 as saying he was, "off the Stern Fan Network". Stern had recently been critical of the forum's increasing number of negative topics. Despite this, Stern continually brings up topics he reads on the SternFanNetwork and has claimed he is “addicted" to reading it (saying that it is 'like crack').
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History
The Stern Fan Network was created in 2000 by Mutt. Mutt is what is considered a "super fan" of Howard. He started the website with no prior web design experience and has used the experience to learn and evolve.
Initially, SFN consisted of a relatively small community of Howard Stern fans. This first phase of SFN encompassed the years 2000 and 2001, a period referred to as "SFN 1." Its growth during that time can be attributed in part to show regular Joey Boots, one of the earliest SFN members, winning the "Pornoween" contest, and the appearances of Crazy Cabbie, which generated a now-defunct "ihatecabbie.com" website that was linked to SFN. Unlike today's SFN, during the SFN 1 phase, virtually all SFN members were familiar with one another. There were no "SFN Supporters" who donated money to the site in order to obtain full posting privileges and custom avatars. Mutt allowed regular users to customize their own avatars simply by emailing them to him.[1] However, in August 2001, Mutt was forced to shut down SFN because of the computer hacking activities of three members. In September 2001, shortly after the 9/11 attacks, Mutt reopened SFN. However in December of 2001, the site shut down again, and did not re-open until March 2002.[2]
In May 2002, the "SFN 2" phase began. This period, which ran until approximately mid-2004, saw an ever-increasing number of members. SFN 2 ushered in what was then called "SFN VIP" status, which allowed users to "support" the site by giving a small donation via PayPal, in return for which the user was allowed to upload attachments to their posts, upload a custom avatar, use private areas of the board, and send private messages.[3]
In mid-2004, around the time that Stern announced that a message board would be created on his website, howardstern.com[4], SFN experienced another period of growth due to the interest generated by Stern in using message boards to talk about his show. Thus began the "SFN 3" phase. It was during this phase that the process of temporarily banning users to the "Time Out" forum began.[5] Site rules against criticizing the increasing number of show regulars who used SFN or harrassing female members, which had been unevenly enforced before at best, were now regularly enforced.[6] Users sent to "time out" who continued their misbehavior were given "dead accounts." Other users who committed particularly egregious violations frequently "got the gay," which meant that they were banned and any attempt by them to access the site led to their being redirected to a page loaded with gay pornography with an accompanying loud audio file that announced that the user was looking at such pornography.
SFN's fourth phase began simultaneously with Stern's move to SIRIUS Satellite Radio in January 2006. Stern's acknowledgement of the site on his show led to a doubling of the number of users, many of whom had been former posters on the by-then defunct Howard Stern Bulletin Board on howardstern.com. This influx of membership led to a number of criticisms that SFN had become much what the Howard Stern Bulletin Board was, in that posts on the front page of the site's main forum, General Chatter, slipped to the back pages within minutes of the time they were posted. Another criticism was of the new users running up post counts to previously unheard of numbers, often by just posting smiley faces, random pictures, pointless and/or content-less messages, or posting just for the sake of posting or to grab attention. To keep matters under control and to avoid the fate that befell the Howard Stern Bulletin Board, Mutt and his staff had to rigorously enforce the site rules. According to Joey Boots, the forum moderator who is Mutt's top "enforcer" mod, "a site has to have an asshole like me keeping order . . . this place runs smooth."[7]
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Stern on SFN
Stern brought up that he was reading the Stern Fan Network and that many of the posters were criticizing the fact that he’s rerecording his old bits. Stern went on to claim that he’ll never visit the web site again, adding that, although reading about himself is usually his greatest pleasure, he can’t deal with negative comments. Fred Norris then mentioned that he can’t believe some of the people on the site refer to themselves as “fans” of the show when all they do is complain. Norris added that “the idiots” on the Stern Fan Network are dictating what Stern thinks, and that he shouldn’t let their remarks get to him. When Stern warned Norris that he was going to get nailed on The Stern Fan Network because of his remarks, Norris responded that he didn’t care what the posters wrote about him.
Source
(UPDATE: hahaha oh,ok. Bob Thorney, former mod of SFN who was wrongly banned for life because Joey Boots doesn't like him, sent me what was posted BEFORE someone fixed the entry.)
The Stern Fag Network was created in 2000 by Mutt. Mutt is what is considered a "super fag" of Howard. He started the website with no prior web design experience and has used the experience to learn and evolve. Eventhough the site design sucks horribly to this day.
Initially, SFagN consisted of a relatively small community of Howard Stern fans. This first phase of SFagN encompassed the years 2000 and 2001, a period referred to as "SFN 1." Its growth during that time can be attributed in part to show regular Joey "I suck cock" Boots, one of the earliest SFagN members, winning the "Pornoween" contest, and the appearances of Crazy Cabbie, which generated a now-defunct "ihatecabbie.com" website that was linked to SFN. Unlike today's SFN, during the SFN 1 phase, virtually all SFN members were familiar with one another. There were no "SFN Supporters" who donated money to the site in order to obtain full posting privileges and custom avatars. Mutt allowed regular users to customize their own avatars simply by emailing them to him.[1] However, in August 2001, Mutt was forced to shut down SFN because of the computer hacking activities of three members. In September 2001, shortly after the 9/11 attacks, Mutt reopened SFN. However in December of 2001, the site shut down again, and did not re-open until March 2002.[2]
In May 2002, the "SFagN 2" phase began. This period, which ran until approximately mid-2004, saw an ever-increasing number of members. SFagN 2 ushered in what was then called "SFN VIP" status, which allowed users to "support" the site by giving a small donation via PayPal, in return for which the user was allowed to upload attachments to their posts, upload a custom avatar, use private areas of the board, and send private messages.[3]
In mid-2004, around the time that Stern announced that a message board would be created on his website, howardstern.com[4], SFN experienced another period of growth due to the interest generated by Stern in using message boards to talk about his show. Thus began the "SFN 3" phase. It was during this phase that the process of temporarily banning users to the "Time Out" forum began.[5] Site rules against criticizing the increasing number of show regulars who used SFN or harrassing female members, which had been unevenly enforced before at best, were now regularly enforced.[6] Users sent to "time out" who continued their misbehavior were given "dead accounts." Other users who committed particularly egregious violations frequently "got the gay," which meant that they were banned and any attempt by them to access the site led to their being redirected to a page loaded with gay pornography with an accompanying loud audio file that announced that the user was looking at such pornography.
SFagN's fourth phase began simultaneously with Stern's move to SIRIUS Satellite Radio in January 2006. Stern's acknowledgement of the site on his show led to a doubling of the number of users, many of whom had been former posters on the by-then defunct Howard Stern Bulletin Board on howardstern.com. This influx of membership led to a number of criticisms that SFN had become much what the Howard Stern Bulletin Board was, in that posts on the front page of the site's main forum, General Chatter, slipped to the back pages within minutes of the time they were posted. Another criticism was of the new users running up post counts to previously unheard of numbers, often by just posting smiley faces, random pictures, pointless and/or content-less messages, or posting just for the sake of posting or to grab attention. To keep matters under control and to avoid the fate that befell the Howard Stern Bulletin Board, Mutt and his staff had to rigorously enforce the site rules. According to Joey "I suck cock" Boots, the forum moderator who is Mutt's top "cock sucking" mod, "a site has to have an asshole like me keeping order . . . this place runs smooth." Botom line: SFN bans anyone who crosses the ever asshol-like Mod's. You will "get the gay" which is so lame it almost should not be mentioned. Mutt also seems top think he is part of the show and Howard put him in his place last week - bring your fucking wife to a show summit - you ass - then tell howard how to market his channels - brilliant! Duchebag![7]
[edit]Stern on SFN
Stern brought up that he was reading the Stern Fag Network and that many of the posters were criticizing the fact that he’s rerecording his old bits. Stern went on to claim that he’ll never visit the web site again, adding that, although reading about himself is usually his greatest pleasure, he can’t deal with negative comments. Fred Norris then mentioned that he can’t believe some of the people on the site refer to themselves as “fags” of the show when all they do is complain. Norris added that “the idiots” on the Stern Fag Network are dictating what Stern thinks, and that he shouldn’t let their remarks get to him. When Stern warned Norris that he was going to get nailed on The Stern Fag Network because of his remarks, Norris responded that he didn’t care what the posters wrote about him.
Do you agree with this SFN Wikipedia entry? Send your comments to howardshrine@aol.com. Send my your version of what you think the SFN Wikipedia listing should look like and we will post them here.
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Stern Fan Network (SFN) is a popular Howard Stern fan internet forum. Even before Stern launched his two channels on Sirius Satellite Radio the Stern Fan Network had become very popular to not only the fans, but the show's staff as well. Members of the site have become frequent guests on Howard 100 News and the Superfan Roundtable.
Stern was quoted in January of 2006 as saying he was, "off the Stern Fan Network". Stern had recently been critical of the forum's increasing number of negative topics. Despite this, Stern continually brings up topics he reads on the SternFanNetwork and has claimed he is “addicted" to reading it (saying that it is 'like crack').
[edit]
History
The Stern Fan Network was created in 2000 by Mutt. Mutt is what is considered a "super fan" of Howard. He started the website with no prior web design experience and has used the experience to learn and evolve.
Initially, SFN consisted of a relatively small community of Howard Stern fans. This first phase of SFN encompassed the years 2000 and 2001, a period referred to as "SFN 1." Its growth during that time can be attributed in part to show regular Joey Boots, one of the earliest SFN members, winning the "Pornoween" contest, and the appearances of Crazy Cabbie, which generated a now-defunct "ihatecabbie.com" website that was linked to SFN. Unlike today's SFN, during the SFN 1 phase, virtually all SFN members were familiar with one another. There were no "SFN Supporters" who donated money to the site in order to obtain full posting privileges and custom avatars. Mutt allowed regular users to customize their own avatars simply by emailing them to him.[1] However, in August 2001, Mutt was forced to shut down SFN because of the computer hacking activities of three members. In September 2001, shortly after the 9/11 attacks, Mutt reopened SFN. However in December of 2001, the site shut down again, and did not re-open until March 2002.[2]
In May 2002, the "SFN 2" phase began. This period, which ran until approximately mid-2004, saw an ever-increasing number of members. SFN 2 ushered in what was then called "SFN VIP" status, which allowed users to "support" the site by giving a small donation via PayPal, in return for which the user was allowed to upload attachments to their posts, upload a custom avatar, use private areas of the board, and send private messages.[3]
In mid-2004, around the time that Stern announced that a message board would be created on his website, howardstern.com[4], SFN experienced another period of growth due to the interest generated by Stern in using message boards to talk about his show. Thus began the "SFN 3" phase. It was during this phase that the process of temporarily banning users to the "Time Out" forum began.[5] Site rules against criticizing the increasing number of show regulars who used SFN or harrassing female members, which had been unevenly enforced before at best, were now regularly enforced.[6] Users sent to "time out" who continued their misbehavior were given "dead accounts." Other users who committed particularly egregious violations frequently "got the gay," which meant that they were banned and any attempt by them to access the site led to their being redirected to a page loaded with gay pornography with an accompanying loud audio file that announced that the user was looking at such pornography.
SFN's fourth phase began simultaneously with Stern's move to SIRIUS Satellite Radio in January 2006. Stern's acknowledgement of the site on his show led to a doubling of the number of users, many of whom had been former posters on the by-then defunct Howard Stern Bulletin Board on howardstern.com. This influx of membership led to a number of criticisms that SFN had become much what the Howard Stern Bulletin Board was, in that posts on the front page of the site's main forum, General Chatter, slipped to the back pages within minutes of the time they were posted. Another criticism was of the new users running up post counts to previously unheard of numbers, often by just posting smiley faces, random pictures, pointless and/or content-less messages, or posting just for the sake of posting or to grab attention. To keep matters under control and to avoid the fate that befell the Howard Stern Bulletin Board, Mutt and his staff had to rigorously enforce the site rules. According to Joey Boots, the forum moderator who is Mutt's top "enforcer" mod, "a site has to have an asshole like me keeping order . . . this place runs smooth."[7]
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Stern on SFN
Stern brought up that he was reading the Stern Fan Network and that many of the posters were criticizing the fact that he’s rerecording his old bits. Stern went on to claim that he’ll never visit the web site again, adding that, although reading about himself is usually his greatest pleasure, he can’t deal with negative comments. Fred Norris then mentioned that he can’t believe some of the people on the site refer to themselves as “fans” of the show when all they do is complain. Norris added that “the idiots” on the Stern Fan Network are dictating what Stern thinks, and that he shouldn’t let their remarks get to him. When Stern warned Norris that he was going to get nailed on The Stern Fan Network because of his remarks, Norris responded that he didn’t care what the posters wrote about him.
Source
(UPDATE: hahaha oh,ok. Bob Thorney, former mod of SFN who was wrongly banned for life because Joey Boots doesn't like him, sent me what was posted BEFORE someone fixed the entry.)
The Stern Fag Network was created in 2000 by Mutt. Mutt is what is considered a "super fag" of Howard. He started the website with no prior web design experience and has used the experience to learn and evolve. Eventhough the site design sucks horribly to this day.
Initially, SFagN consisted of a relatively small community of Howard Stern fans. This first phase of SFagN encompassed the years 2000 and 2001, a period referred to as "SFN 1." Its growth during that time can be attributed in part to show regular Joey "I suck cock" Boots, one of the earliest SFagN members, winning the "Pornoween" contest, and the appearances of Crazy Cabbie, which generated a now-defunct "ihatecabbie.com" website that was linked to SFN. Unlike today's SFN, during the SFN 1 phase, virtually all SFN members were familiar with one another. There were no "SFN Supporters" who donated money to the site in order to obtain full posting privileges and custom avatars. Mutt allowed regular users to customize their own avatars simply by emailing them to him.[1] However, in August 2001, Mutt was forced to shut down SFN because of the computer hacking activities of three members. In September 2001, shortly after the 9/11 attacks, Mutt reopened SFN. However in December of 2001, the site shut down again, and did not re-open until March 2002.[2]
In May 2002, the "SFagN 2" phase began. This period, which ran until approximately mid-2004, saw an ever-increasing number of members. SFagN 2 ushered in what was then called "SFN VIP" status, which allowed users to "support" the site by giving a small donation via PayPal, in return for which the user was allowed to upload attachments to their posts, upload a custom avatar, use private areas of the board, and send private messages.[3]
In mid-2004, around the time that Stern announced that a message board would be created on his website, howardstern.com[4], SFN experienced another period of growth due to the interest generated by Stern in using message boards to talk about his show. Thus began the "SFN 3" phase. It was during this phase that the process of temporarily banning users to the "Time Out" forum began.[5] Site rules against criticizing the increasing number of show regulars who used SFN or harrassing female members, which had been unevenly enforced before at best, were now regularly enforced.[6] Users sent to "time out" who continued their misbehavior were given "dead accounts." Other users who committed particularly egregious violations frequently "got the gay," which meant that they were banned and any attempt by them to access the site led to their being redirected to a page loaded with gay pornography with an accompanying loud audio file that announced that the user was looking at such pornography.
SFagN's fourth phase began simultaneously with Stern's move to SIRIUS Satellite Radio in January 2006. Stern's acknowledgement of the site on his show led to a doubling of the number of users, many of whom had been former posters on the by-then defunct Howard Stern Bulletin Board on howardstern.com. This influx of membership led to a number of criticisms that SFN had become much what the Howard Stern Bulletin Board was, in that posts on the front page of the site's main forum, General Chatter, slipped to the back pages within minutes of the time they were posted. Another criticism was of the new users running up post counts to previously unheard of numbers, often by just posting smiley faces, random pictures, pointless and/or content-less messages, or posting just for the sake of posting or to grab attention. To keep matters under control and to avoid the fate that befell the Howard Stern Bulletin Board, Mutt and his staff had to rigorously enforce the site rules. According to Joey "I suck cock" Boots, the forum moderator who is Mutt's top "cock sucking" mod, "a site has to have an asshole like me keeping order . . . this place runs smooth." Botom line: SFN bans anyone who crosses the ever asshol-like Mod's. You will "get the gay" which is so lame it almost should not be mentioned. Mutt also seems top think he is part of the show and Howard put him in his place last week - bring your fucking wife to a show summit - you ass - then tell howard how to market his channels - brilliant! Duchebag![7]
[edit]Stern on SFN
Stern brought up that he was reading the Stern Fag Network and that many of the posters were criticizing the fact that he’s rerecording his old bits. Stern went on to claim that he’ll never visit the web site again, adding that, although reading about himself is usually his greatest pleasure, he can’t deal with negative comments. Fred Norris then mentioned that he can’t believe some of the people on the site refer to themselves as “fags” of the show when all they do is complain. Norris added that “the idiots” on the Stern Fag Network are dictating what Stern thinks, and that he shouldn’t let their remarks get to him. When Stern warned Norris that he was going to get nailed on The Stern Fag Network because of his remarks, Norris responded that he didn’t care what the posters wrote about him.
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