Ab History

[Tilly2]

What was the first ever question on AB?

[Slapshot]

3Across what do you call a website that I can get crossword answers A????RB???

[aelmpvw]

sorry slapshot, crossword quick solver comes up with no matches ...

[boxtops]

If you click on their avatar, that person hasn't posted since 2000.

[jno]

it was very sad, boxtops, he only lived for a minute.

[boxtops]

Happens to a lot of people, jno, especially if they post in Russian, or put up photos asking us to rate them!

[sandyRoe]

I didn't read the question properly. It asks for the first ever question and not your first question. Sorry

[andy-hughes]

I looked at the '2000' AB, and got a real rush of nostalgia - especially when I clicked on the Music section and saw all the feature material I worked on back in the day.

[jno]

very true, boxtops, he was probably trying to sell copies of the Mona Lisa.

[AB Editor]

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Arts-and-Literature/Question1.html

[andy-hughes]

Ab Editor - I remember that when the site went 'live', it was obviously not a good idea for it to be blank, so each Section Producer was asked for a series of random questions - with answers - for their own section, and these were posted simultaniously on the first dau.

So, there is no definitive 'First Question' because everyone's section had Questions on it when the site started up.

[jno]

typical, two of the first three answers identical, both plagiarised without attribution. No wonder no Best Answer was awarded. And then the fighting and swearing started and everyone had to be thrown out.

[aelmpvw]

:-) jno

[Tilly2]

Thanks for explaining, andy. What changes have you seen since those early days?

[jno]

when they submitted their copy, they had to have a man walking in front of them waving a red flag.

[Tilly2]

Was the red flag to warn about upcoming swear words?

[jno]

it was to warn of an internet revolution

[Tilly2]

Ah! The internet combustion engine. I see.