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'''PbNation''' is an English language [[vBulletin]] v3.6.2 [[paintball]] forum. PbNation also includes a paintball field and store directory, a collection of product reviews, a [[consumer-to-consumer]] paintball equipment marketplace, a paintball industry news section, and a paintball [[Video hosting service|video content sharing site]]. All of the content is user generated. Although site is focused on the sport of [[paintball]], it also hosts a large "Small Talk" section where paintball players discuss topics that are not directly paintball related. |
'''PbNation''' is an English language [[vBulletin]] v3.6.2 [[paintball]] forum. PbNation also includes a paintball field and store directory, a collection of product reviews, a [[consumer-to-consumer]] paintball equipment marketplace, a paintball industry news section, and a paintball [[Video hosting service|video content sharing site]]. All of the content is user generated. Although site is focused on the sport of [[paintball]], it also hosts a large "Small Talk" section where paintball players discuss topics that are not directly paintball related. |
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Revision as of 20:52, 29 July 2009
Type of site | Internet forum |
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| Created by | Adolf Rieker (not Ed) |
| URL | http://www.pbnation.com |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Required |
PLEASE VISIT TECHPB.COM
PbNation is an English language vBulletin v3.6.2 paintball forum. PbNation also includes a paintball field and store directory, a collection of product reviews, a consumer-to-consumer paintball equipment marketplace, a paintball industry news section, and a paintball video content sharing site. All of the content is user generated. Although site is focused on the sport of paintball, it also hosts a large "Small Talk" section where paintball players discuss topics that are not directly paintball related.
Splat Magazine awarded PbNation the 2007 "Paintball Web Site of the Year" and credits PbNation for having "played a larger role in the expansion of paintball knowledge than practically any other source in history."[1] SplatXD awarded PbNation the"Paintball Website of the Year" and said, "For as big as our sport is, our media for the most part is poorly produced, has extremely limited reach and does nothing to expand the visibility of the game. PbNation not only smashes all those limitations, they get more visitors per month than practically all of other forms of paintball media combined. With content that is almost 100% user-driven, they've created a community unlikely to ever be challenged in scope or scale."[2]
According to Forbes, PbNation is the "number one paintball fan site",[3] and the Chicago Tribune called it the "ultra popular paintball website" and listed becoming involved in PbNation as number one in their "Tips for Going Pro" about becoming a professional paintball player.[4] Press Enterprises cites PbNation as "the leading paintball forum, helping facilitate everything from equipment reviews to discussions on the world's best paintballers to the organization of games."[5]
Small Talk
Small talk, or ST, is the active non-paintball discussion forums on PbNation.
Current size
Splat Magazine credits the site with having more traffic than all other paintball websites combined.[1] As of July 4th, 2009, the site has Posts: 56,832,893 Threads: 2,935,403 Members: 475,421 PBNation is the largest sports forum, and the 14th largest forum overall on the internet.
Users
Registration is free and users with free accounts have access to standard features such as forum posting, private messages, B/S/T access and the ability to search when there are less than 1800 registered members online. Users paying a subscription fee are called Annual Supporting Members (ASM) and gain access to extra features such as 24/7 search, increased Private message (PM) capacity, larger avatar, access to a private forum, no wait between posts, and free Gold Ups.
Terminology and culture
PbNation has influenced paintball culture and even invented its own terminology which has in turn invaded the real life paintball scene. Awkward-looking shooting styles such as "Serving Tea" where a paintball player shoots out the left side of his or her bunker using the right hand and the "chicken wing" where a user lifts their off-hand elbow up so it is horizontal or even above the player's shoulder were lambasted on the site to the point where names were invented that stuck. The dodgy emoticon is associated throughout paintball with PbNation and has come to signify doubt, disbelief or an outright untruth.
Partners
PbNation is partnered with KEE Action Sports, Eclipse, and the new 7-man league, the USPL. Each of these companies is given their own forum, and when a USPL event is taking place, they get a forum at the top of the website devoted to discussion of the event.
Awards
Splat Magazine awarded PbNation the 2007 "Paintball Web Site of the Year" and credits PbNation for having "played a larger role in the expansion of paintball knowledge than practically any other source in history."[1]
SplatXD awarded PbNation the"Paintball Website of the Year" and said, "For as big as our sport is, our media for the most part is poorly produced, has extremely limited reach and does nothing to expand the visibility of the game. PbNation not only smashes all those limitations, they get more visitors per month than practically all of other forms of paintball media combined. With content that is almost 100% user-driven, they've created a community unlikely to ever be challenged in scope or scale."[2]
References
- ^ a b c "2007 SPLAT Awards". Splat Magazine Awards. February 12, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-05.
- ^ a b "2008 SPLATXD Awards". Best of Splat Awards Issue. January 5, 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-05.
- ^ Brown, Erika (October 15, 2007). "The Mixologist". Forbes.com. Retrieved 2008-10-05.
- ^ Tsouderos, Trine (March 13, 2008). "Paintball: It's a lifestyle - Pro players live, breathe the sport". Chicago Tribune.
- ^ "Paintball takes Inland area by storm". story on Jungle Island Paintball Park. June 19, 2007. Retrieved 2008-10-08.