People often ask how GS came about so here’s some interesting bits on the history of GS.
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In the words of Muzna:**
GS was not conceptualized by all three of us. Azkar was working on a project that required him to do some research on Pakistan. He found very little info on the web so decided to launch his own personal website (i.e. pak.org) that provided general info about the country. I happened upon the site in one of my own online searches and left some feeback in the comments section. Others visiting the site also left comments and some of these turned into threaded discussions.
Someone came along and criticized something… me being totally pro-Pakistan hammered them (what else is new?). Azkar noticed and sent me what looked like a “form letter” inviting me to moderate a discussion board that he would launch. I laughed it off with, “I’ll bet you say that to all the girls 
” … (okay, okay…so there were no such smilies back then). He followed up with a less formal letter and explained his vision for the site/portal (yes Azkar was way ahead of the rest even then).
X2 and azkar knew each other from IRC (I was there but don’t recall interacting with them. I was a good girl on IRC unlike these two :D) so he showed up on the board and off we went.
And yes it was around '96 that we started. This year we will celebrate our 15th anniversary iA.
In the words of X2:
This is accurate.
Some additions- Azkar and I talked back when he was working on the pak.org idea, but while he was working on that I had been busy with err other stuff so did not help out except for some brainstorming.
Except that I was not member#3 or so, I was not active in 96 or 97, it was 98 when I joined. Initially the plan was to just mess around and pick on people, and I had not told Azkar who I was, I dont remember how but between Azkar and Muzna they figured out who I was, and the days of my ghunda gardee ended. I was also not one of the first people banned because I showed up after the site had been up and running, all that was done by Azkar and Muzna, I was not even around.
Muzna was the first director of GS, they asked me to take it over but being sust al wajood I said no, and recommended Sabah.
The folklore version in my mind is that when azkar set up GS and logged on the first time he saw a welcome post by me.
Lastly, Azkar and I did not get along on IRC, always clashed. His term for me was mufta admin, because I had no technical skills, did not even set up or host my bot or anything. however being the most sociable of the admin group I was usually doing the public stuff. I usually did not bother with him, he was one of the admins, we did not talk much
oh yes here is another factoid, Azkar and I went to the same school as kids, I was a few years ahead, and am fairly certain I had beaten him up back then. no thats folklore..we were in the same school, I was a few classes ahead but I was not a bully and never beat anyone. although i had even azkar believing that I was among the monitors at school that beat him 
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In the words of some of our oldest members:
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http://www.paklinks.com/gs/all-views/304830-reunion-of-guppies-from-the-90s.html
http://www.paklinks.com/gs/all-views/437784-10-years-at-gupshup.html
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Interesting tidbits:**
Phatima was our youngest ever mod (15 year old). She was appointed a Cafe moderator by Ehsan uncle who was the director back then.
TLK bhai used to moderate the religion forum. Apparently, he was “more fun” in his modless/directorless days. He even received an infraction from Phatima in Cafe. :hehe:
Sweeftie has been our youngest CM so far.
Saby used to be a GS admin a few years back.
Muzna and X2 had connected in 1995 on something completely unrelated to IRC or GS, and realized much after joining GS that they had run into each other before.
This is how pak.com looked like in 1998 and
Wayback Machine
This is how paklinks.com looked like in 2000
Wayback Machine
This is how GS Looked like in 2005 first time:
Feel free to share any other interesting stuff, everyone!
