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Pinoy Exchange (PEx) is a Filipino online message board community founded by Dr. Michael Nolledo a.k.a. "batanguliran" with help from close family members on July 12, 1999. As of December 10, 2007, PEX has over 22,616,578 posts made by 233,031 members, making it the largest message board in the country by far.

History

PEX was originally conceptualized by the New Jersey-based Dr. Michael Nolledo as an outlet for Filipinos to discuss and debate local issues. Hindered by geographical limitations, Michael enlisted the help of his brother Nix Nolledo a.k.a. Nix, his brother-in-law Marco Lucena a.k.a. marco (who was later replaced by Michael Palacios a.k.a. Mikoid as lead designer and technical consultant), and most importantly his nephew Jude Turcuato a.k.a. Kaboom! who helped generate interest by plugging the forum during televised UAAP basketball games in which he worked as a commentator.

Although the forum reached 2,000 members before the turn of the century it was not until Sprite's 2001 ad campaign that PEX enjoyed its highest exposure. As a result of the rapid increase in traffic, PEX upgraded its dated, CGI-based Ultimate Bulletin Board software to the more robust PHP-powered VBulletin and introduced "Premium Packages" in which subscribers gain added features.

Controversy

PEX routinely places advertisements (occasionally Flash-based) in various parts of the board in order to pay for their hosting bills, a fact that can't be underscored enough by constant "server busy" messages and downtime. Unfortunately this move elicited scorn from a select few who equated the ad-placements to greed and monopoly ^[1] although there have been many local Internet forums that have attempted to compete with PEX through the years such as the short-lived Rebelde who paid members for their contributions.

Other gripes concern features that are found in other message boards such as avatars and signatures that were available at one point but subsequently removed due to nagging bandwidth issues. ^[2] To address this, PEX introduced PEX Plus in 2001 that allows subscribers to make use of the aforementioned features in addition to search capabilities (a feature open to normal users nowadays) and exclusion from "server busy" messages; the service is currently in hiatus.

Forums on Pinoy Exchange

Sports and Recreation

Sports Center - Dedicated to the discussion of sports.
In The Zone - Added in 2004 to cut down the large percentage of basketball threads that used to dominate Sports Center. Hosts annual fantasy leagues each year with PEXFL (Pinoy Exchange Fantasy League) and B.A.N.O. (Basketball Association of New Owners) currently on its third and second year respectively.
Electronic Gaming - Console wars and debates as well as arcade and PC gaming.

Entertainment

Music and Radio - Music-related discussions.
Local Movies and TV

Celebrities- Forum for the latest news about local actors and actresses.
TV Programs - Forum about the programs on Philippine Television.
Movies - Forum about Filipino movies.
General Movies and TV - Forum about the local entertainment industry.

International Movies and TV - Topics on foreign films and television programs.
Anime and Manga - Dwelling place for otakus or those interested in anime and manga.

Atin Ito: Our Culture

Buhay Pinoy - General Pinoy talk.
Love, Courtship and Marriage

Principles, Practices & Preferences - Forum to talk about "your beliefs when it comes to love and how you translate them into action."
Dilemmas - Forum for discussing problems related to love and relationships.
Stories & Experiences - Forum for sharing stories and other personal experiences regarding love and relationships.
The Singles Scene - Dedicated to the single life, and for interacting with other singles. Two groups, namely the NSG (Next Singles Gimik) and Casa di Amore (formerly known as Singles' Couch), regularly hold eyeballs (or parties) to foster camaraderie among PExers.
Alternative Preferences - Forum to discuss homosexuality and other alternative relationships.
Intimacy & Passion - Forum for discussing sexuality and other forms of physical intimacy.

Family, Friends and Society

The Digital World

Technology Today - Computers, gadgets and non-game electronic device discussions.

Administrator's Forum

Announcements and Suggestions - User feedback, complaints and suggestions and forum announcements.

Moderators

As of February 26, 2007, there are 17 moderators.

References

External links

Pinoy Exchange.com

[1] Is PEX a monopoly? Pinoy Exchange

[2] Server Is Always Busy Pinoy Exchange

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-'''PinoyExchange''' (PEX) is a [[Filipino]] online message board community founded by Michael Nolledo a.k.a. "batanguliran" with help from close family members on [[July 12]], [[1999]]. As of [[October 25]], [[2006]] PEX ranks no. 28 over-all in Big Boards' worldwide ranking and have over 16,886,194 posts made by 184,090 members, making it the largest message board in the country by far.
+'''Pinoy Exchange''' (PEx) is a [[Filipino people|Filipino]] online message board community founded by Dr. Michael Nolledo a.k.a. "batanguliran" with help from close family members on [[July 12]], [[1999]]. As of [[December 10]], [[2007]], PEX has over 22,616,578 posts made by 233,031 members, making it the largest message board in the country by far.
+{{ntnes}}
-[[Image:Pex_logo.gif|right|thumb|PEX's official logo.]]
 ==History==
-[[Image:Pex_screenshot.gif|left|250px||thumb|PEX in this [[2001]] screenshot.]] PEX was originally conceptualized by the [[New Jersey, USA|New Jersey]]-based Michael Nolledo as an outlet for Filipinos to discuss and debate local issues. Hindered by geographical limitations, Michael enlisted the help of his brother Nico Nolledo a.k.a. Nix, his brother-in-law Marco Lucena aka. marco (who was later replaced by Michael Palacios a.k.a. Mikoid as lead designer and technical consultant), and most importantly his nephew Jude Turcuato aka. Kaboom! who helped generate interest by plugging the forum during televised [[UAAP]] basketball games in which he worked as a [[commentator]].
+<!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:Pex screenshot.gif|left|thumb|PEx in this [[2001]] screenshot.]]  -->PEX was originally conceptualized by the [[New Jersey, USA|New Jersey]]-based Dr. Michael Nolledo as an outlet for Filipinos to discuss and debate local issues. Hindered by geographical limitations, Michael enlisted the help of his brother [[Nix Nolledo]] a.k.a. Nix, his brother-in-law Marco Lucena a.k.a. marco (who was later replaced by Michael Palacios a.k.a. Mikoid as lead designer and technical consultant), and most importantly his nephew Jude Turcuato a.k.a. Kaboom! who helped generate interest by plugging the forum during televised [[UAAP]] basketball games in which he worked as a [[Sportscaster|commentator]].
-Although the forum reached 2,000 members before the turn of the century it was not until [[Sprite (soft drink)|Sprite's]] [[2001]] ad campaign that PEX enjoyed it's highest exposure. As a result of the rapid increase in traffic, PEX upgraded its dated, [[Common Gateway Interface|CGI]]-based [[Ultimate Bulletin Board]] software to the more robust [[PHP]]-powered [[VBulletin]] and introduced "Premium Packages" in which subscribers gain added features. The latter was scrapped not long after.
+Although the forum reached 2,000 members before the turn of the century it was not until [[Sprite (soft drink)|Sprite]]'s [[2001]] ad campaign that PEX enjoyed its highest exposure. As a result of the rapid increase in traffic, PEX upgraded its dated, [[Common Gateway Interface|CGI]]-based [[Ultimate Bulletin Board]] software to the more robust [[PHP]]-powered [[VBulletin]] and introduced "Premium Packages" in which subscribers gain added features.
 ==Controversy==
-PEX routinely places advertisements (occassionally [[Macromedia Flash|Flash-based]]) in various parts of the board in order to pay for their exorbitant [[webhosting|hosting]] bills, a fact that can't be underscored enough by constant "server busy" messages and downtime. Unfortunately this move elicits scorn from a select few who equate the ad-placements to greed and [[monopoly]] although there have been many garish local internet forums that have attempted to compete with PEX through the years such as the short-lived '''Rebelde''' who paid members for their contributions.
+PEX routinely places advertisements (occasionally [[Macromedia Flash|Flash-based]]) in various parts of the board in order to pay for their [[webhosting|hosting]] bills, a fact that can't be underscored enough by constant "server busy" messages and downtime. Unfortunately this move elicited scorn from a select few who equated the ad-placements to greed and [[monopoly]] <ref> [http://www.pinoyexchange.com/forums/showthread.php?t=101249 Is PEX a monopoly?] ''[http://www.pinoyexchange.com Pinoy Exchange]''</ref> although there have been many local Internet forums that have attempted to compete with PEX through the years such as the short-lived '''Rebelde''' who paid members for their contributions.
-Other gripes concern features that are found in other message boards such as [[avatar (icon)|avatars]] and [[signature block|signatures]] that was available at one point but subsequently removed due to nagging [[bandwidth]] issues. To address this, PEX introduced ''PEX Plus'' in [[2001]] that allows subscribers to make use of the aforementioned features in addition to search capabilities (a feature open to normal users nowadays) and exclusion from "server busy" messages; the service is currently unavailable.
+Other gripes concern features that are found in other message boards such as [[avatar (computing)|avatars]] and [[signature block|signatures]] that were available at one point but subsequently removed due to nagging [[Bandwidth (computing)|bandwidth]] issues. <ref> [http://www.pinoyexchange.com/forums/showpost.php?p=14165065&postcount=54 Server Is Always Busy] ''[http://www.pinoyexchange.com Pinoy Exchange]''</ref> To address this, PEX introduced ''PEX Plus'' in [[2001]] that allows subscribers to make use of the aforementioned features in addition to search capabilities (a feature open to normal users nowadays) and exclusion from "server busy" messages; the service is currently in hiatus.
 ==Forums on Pinoy Exchange==
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 * '''Sports Center''' - Dedicated to the discussion of sports.
 * '''In The Zone''' - Added in 2004 to cut down the large percentage of [[basketball]] threads that used to dominate '''Sports Center'''. Hosts annual fantasy leagues each year with PEXFL (Pinoy Exchange Fantasy League) and B.A.N.O. (Basketball Association of New Owners) currently on its third and second year respectively.
+* '''Electronic Gaming''' - Console wars and debates as well as arcade and PC gaming.
 ===Entertainment===
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 *'''Local Movies and TV'''
 :*'''Celebrities'''- Forum for the latest news about local actors and actresses.
-:*'''TV Programs''' - Forum about the programs on [[List_of_Philippine_television_shows|Philippine Television]].
+:*'''TV Programs''' - Forum about the programs on [[List of Philippine television shows|Philippine Television]].
 :*'''Movies''' - Forum about Filipino movies.
 :*'''General Movies and TV''' - Forum about the local entertainment industry.
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 :* '''Dilemmas''' - Forum for discussing problems related to love and relationships.
 :* '''Stories & Experiences''' - Forum for sharing stories and other personal experiences regarding love and relationships.
-:* '''The Singles Scene''' - Dedicated to the single life, and for interacting with other singles. Two groups, namely the ''NSG'' Next Singles Gimik) and ''Singles Couch,'' regularly hold ''eyeballs'' (or parties) to foster camaraderie among PExers.
+:* '''The Singles Scene''' - Dedicated to the single life, and for interacting with other singles. Two groups, namely the ''NSG'' (Next Singles Gimik) and ''Casa di Amore (formerly known as Singles' Couch),'' regularly hold ''eyeballs'' (or parties) to foster camaraderie among PExers.
 :* '''Alternative Preferences''' - Forum to discuss [[homosexuality]] and other alternative relationships.
-:* '''Intimacy & Passion''' - Forum for discussing [[sexuality]] and other forms of physical intimacy.
+:* '''Intimacy & Passion''' - Forum for discussing [[sex|sexuality]] and other forms of physical intimacy.
 * '''Family, Friends and Society'''
+===The Digital World===
+* '''Technology Today''' - Computers, gadgets and non-game electronic device discussions.
+===Administrator's Forum===
+* '''Announcements and Suggestions''' - User feedback, complaints and suggestions and forum announcements.
 ==Moderators==
-As of [[December 18]] [[2006]] there are 18 moderators.
+As of [[February 26]], [[2007]], there are 17 [[forum moderator|moderators]].
-* '''KuyaDanny''' (all forums)
-* '''neth_row''' (Sports Center, In The Zone)
-* '''Mokkori''' (Hobbies and Recreation, The Pitstop)
-* '''rave''' (Electronic Gaming)
-* '''Mister Dean''' (Music and Radio)
-* '''[[User:Pandaemonaeon|Pandaemonaeon]]''' (Music and Radio)
-* '''Ophelia_Kills''' (Local Movies and TV)
-* '''avonlea''' (Local Movies and TV, International Movies and TV)
-* '''bleargh''' (Local Movies and TV)
-* '''kartoonista''' (Anime and Manga, Realm of Thought)
-* '''uptowngirl''' (Buhay Pinoy, Family, Friends and Society)
-* '''Zen''' (Personals, Small Talk, Love, Courtship and Marriage)
-* '''smilewarrior''' (What's Up Doc?)
-* '''Misa Hayase  ''' (What's Up Doc?)
-* '''Leigh''' (Filipinos Everywhere, The Working Filipino)
-* '''tina11''' (Parenting 101, Food and Drinks, Arts and Literature, Campus Chat)
-* '''legolass''' (Local and Foreign Issues)
-* '''Philstar''' (Philstar.com Community Board)
-* '''ginoledesma''' (Technology Today)
-==Trivia==
+==References==
-* Its members identify themselves as "PEXers".
+{{reflist|2}}
-* Known celebrity posters include TV show hosts [[Pia Guanio]], Jim Paredes, Luis Manzano, Say Alonzo, Heart Evangelista, Anne Curtis, Gina Alajar, Ryza Cenon, and [[Kat Alano]] as well as radio broadcaster Butch Maniego.
 ==External links==
 * [http://www.pinoyexchange.com Pinoy Exchange.com]
-* [http://www.myayala.com MyAyala.com]
+[[Category:Community websites]]
 [[Category:Internet forums]]
+[[Category:Philippine web media]]

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