Timeline

This is the LEGO Message Boards Timeline. New things which happen to the Message Boards are added here by year.

1999-2000

 * The Message Boards are created, but are in a limited Beta Testing phase.
 * Some people who worked for LEGO join the Beta Testing. The MBs are not yet made available to the public.

2001

 * The Message Boards are officially established and now available to the public.

2005

 * The Message Boards are updated.
 * The Great Migration occurs.
 * KRRouse, the first Maniac retires.

2008

 * The Agents Forum is added.
 * Upgrade to LEGO ID. Some users lose their accounts during the switch.
 * The Club pages forum is deleted.

2009

 * The Power Miners Forum is added.


 * A Space Roleplay subforum is added to the Space Police Forum.


 * The LEGO Board Games Forum is added.
 * The Exo-Force Glitch occurs.
 * The Mars Mission Forum is moved to the Classics Forum

2010

 * The Exo-Force Subforum in the Classics Forum is deleted.
 * The Mars Mission subforum in the Classics Forum is deleted.
 * The City Forum is added.
 * The Hero Factory Forum is added followed by a Roleplay Subforum.
 * The Racers Forum gets a Roleplay Subforum, which is soon deleted.
 * The Minifigures Forum is added.
 * The Kingdoms Forum is added.
 * The Harry Potter Forum is added followed by a Roleplay Subforum.
 * The Ben 10 Forum is added.
 * Genralaustin becomes Maniac.
 * JohnnyNeutron becomes Maniac.
 * Rock-o-Ages becomes Rank X.
 * December - There is a Mod Party.

2011

 * There is a Mod Party
 * The Ninjago Forum is added followed by a Roleplay Subforum.
 * The Poll Room is locked at 1,272 pages.
 * Dude777477 becomes the second user to get to Rank X.
 * Cr9 becomes Maniac.
 * Alemas becomes Maniac.
 * The Cars Forum is added.
 * The Pirates of the Caribbean Forum is added followed by a Roleplay Subforum.
 * The Pirates Forum is moved to the Classics Forum, and becomes a Subforum.
 * Roleplays start to be accepted in the Classics Forum, which leads to a Roleplay Subforum.
 * Micahstone becomes Maniac.
 * Legostudios34 becomes Maniac.
 * Michaelyoda becomes Maniac.
 * April 28 - There is a MOD Party.
 * A Kingdoms roleplay sub-forum is added.
 * The Master Builder Academy Forum is added.
 * The Default Avatar Glitch occurs.
 * The Default Avatar Glitch is fixed.
 * CaptainBrickmaster becomes Maniac.
 * The Alien Conquest Roleplay Subforum is added.
 * The Mods officially announce two new subforums in the Message Boards Forum on July 16; The Brick Boards and MB Help. The Mod Party subforums are removed.
 * Wertys761 becomes Maniac.
 * Marcel77799 becomes the first German user to get Maniac.
 * GenralAustin becomes the third user to get to Rank X.
 * Eragon3443 becomes Maniac on August 1st.
 * The Agents Forum is moved to a subforum of the Classics Forum on August 2nd.
 * The Pirates Subforum in the Classics Forum is deleted on August 2nd.
 * Guacamole1998 becomes Maniac on August 2nd.
 * LEGO Legend is finally made in replacement of Rank X on August 3rd.
 * Alemas became the 4th Legend on August 23rd.
 * The LEGO.com Games Forum was moved to being a Subforum of the LEGO.com Forum on September 13th.
 * Genralaustin announces his retirement on September 28th.
 * Selucia becomes Maniac on October 3rd.
 * The Ben 10 Forum, Indiana Jones Forum, Power Miners Forum, and the Space Police Forum were moved to being subforums of the Classics Forum on October 8th.
 * Eagleeyedan2 becomes Old Timer on October 11th.
 * Riolu777 becomes the 18th Maniac on the 4th of November.
 * Diglett809 becomes the 19th maniac on the 5th of November.
 * The LEGO Universe Closing subforum became a forum on the 5th of November.