CAA: Christian Anime Alliance

I think we need to make Ashley write us something about the history of CAA. How she got the idea, put it together, and how it went from a small board to a huge board with over 2,300 members. all that stuff.

>"< Yes Ashley! I believe you owe us an explanation.... *folds arms* >-.-<.... >^^< lol. joking!

umm i think i read something about it somewhere once before but i forget where and what it said so yes Ashley please do give us a new piece of history...thanks

i demand an explanation on the birth of caa!

Looks like it's time for the monthly "How did CAA get started?" thread.

In the beginning, God created HTML....

BIG TIME ROTFL!!!! you guys are so funny!!

yes..Ashley..give us some fact about caa..NOW!! JK!

Ashley do not feel presured to write anything up on the history of CAA. By all means write something up if you want to, but i expect you're too busy to write too much. Having said that a history on CAA would be quite intresting. Again do not feel pressured into writing the history of CAA.

CDLviking wrote:Looks like it's time for the monthly "How did CAA get started?" thread.

lol no kidding!

Uh oh Ashley...the fans are clammoring.

It's a good thing I saved my reply the last time I answered this question.

Alright, August 2001 is when I first had the idea. It was inspired by a line I read in a Gilbert Morris book. I don't exactly remember the quote, but it did get me thinking about anime and how could I bring that area of my life under God's control. I had been on the internet for some time now and I was aware of little "cliques"; basically just small sites with a list of names. That's what CAA originally started out to be, a huge webring of Christian anime fans. For the first three months, it was very slow--there was only one other name on the list besides mine, and that was from my shinto-dabbling friend who felt sorry for me. Like the pilgrims, that "first winter" was pretty hard on me, and I nearly gave up on the idea. But for some reason (hindsight is a wonderful thing) I kept it alive. Slowly, word got around and more people joined. That next february or so, we had enough members to consider creating a group at MSN Groups-a small, free and very basic forum. Again, I cannot emphasize how small we were back then--there were maybe at tops 10-15 people that posted frequently. Archan (Josh) was the member I felt the closest to, so I made him assistant manager for when I was gone/busy with school work to help keep an eye on things. Shortly before that, Gypsy joined and brought along with her Aaron and Shatterheart (though under different names). When I was on a break from CAA, a fight broke out and Shatterheart made a very, very bold stand for what he believed was right. When I returned, I was taken aback by his post--just the confidence, the biblical-based argument, and the humility with which he said what he did. I immediately emailed him and asked if he would consider joining the staff with me. Thus, Shatterheart is the oldest staff member. ^^ After that, somehow we ended up talking to each other on the chat built in, and then I got to know Gypsy and Aaron really well too (we ended up becoming friends outside of CAA and to this day remain closer than siblings).

So we stayed at MSN, slowly growing day by day. We had lots of good memories tied up in that place, sort of like the couple that looks back fondly on their first apartment. No, it wasn't perfect, but it was home. Gypsy joined the staff too as we got bigger. By Christmas 2002, we had really outgrown the msn groups forum and were considering a forum like the one we have here. Shatterheart and I spent countless nights trying to upgrade the forums to “ikonboardâ€

Such a beautiful story.... :::sniff:::
Good history with only room to grow...

XD Now... the future of CAA... ^^

Stickied, since I'm sure someone will ask again. ^_^

Good call...

wow! that's soooo cool! i just want to say if it hadn't have been for this place i think i would have fallen into a lot of bad things. thanks!

Seems like only yesterday BOB? was running around Asking Riana to help him fix a multiple account messup caused by MSN....*laughs* Old Skool right here baby. \m/

huh?

Jeremiah 29
11 For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD , "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

I think someone has had their hand in this place.

i just wanna say...

Thank God for CAA.

Peace out, folks.

Omg, that's a great story. Absolutely fantastic. I'm really glad I'm apart of this now.

Yeah Lets all make ashley right a master thesus on the history of CAA!

What a cute story. SHATTERHEART! You rock! And Ashley, I really want to thank you for going through all that to get this. I luv ya!!!!!
( Shatterheart doesn't get a hug ^__^;;; )

Hey! You forgot a part! "then on October 6, 2004 one of the most awesomist people joined the site, Dragon Master!" JK JK! No really thats awesome! Thank you Ashley and all other admins and mods for making this such a cool place!

That is so cool! ^___________^
CAA is so awesome...*hugs CAA*

(chuckles) Shatterheart IS going old skool. Well...I might as well, too...

(b)(b)(b)(b)(b)(b)(b)(b)(b)(b)(b)(b)

Root beers all around!!!

Hard to believe I was member #50-some-odd on that old MSN board...*sigh*..good times...good times...

Wow, really cool to hear how this board got started. I'm still a complete newbie here, but already I'm feeling more and more at home. May CAA continue to grow! ^^

WAAAHHH that was so amazing!