Archive.org delivered up this little tidbit and I thought I would share - just to illustrate how far we (as a community of members more than a website) have come in a couple of years:

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We're Growing
Posted by: BallKingdom on Tuesday, October 07, 2003 - 03:24 AM
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We've hit over 50 members now, and I sure hope the growing is not complete. We've also gotten hits up greatly! The site is finally becoming large, and I see it growing with every passing day. Here it is, the 7th, and I've already used 1GB of my bandwidth, might need that increased pretty soon. At times we have 9 or 10 people online at the same time, with 15 being the highest I've personally seen it. The forums are doing good. In all, we are getting larger. I can't wait till we hit 100 members. Looks like the site is doing good.


BPOM
Posted by: BallKingdom on Monday, October 06, 2003 - 03:43 AM
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The first Ball Python of the Mpnth contest has just started! Start submitting your photos asap, it closes on the 30th. Click here to read the rules and requirements. Enjoy the contest, lets hope it all goes well.