TexAgs

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TexAgs
File:TexAgs Logo ESPN.gif
Web address texags.com
Slogan We Know Stuff
Commercial? Mixed
Type of site
 Online community
Registration Optional
Available in English
Owner Maroon & White, LP.
Created by Peter Kuo
Launched July 22, 1998[1]
Alexa rank
 Decrease 21,695 (April 2016)[2]
Current status Active

TexAgs is an independent Texas A&M University fan website. It features articles, chat, forums, and recruiting information about Texas A&M Aggie sports. The website receives an average of 1,000,000 pageviews per day,[3] and as of June 2008, TexAgs was the sixth most-visited college sports website[4] and the most visited NCAA Division I-A website.[5] During the 2012 college football season, the website received an average of 500,000 monthly unique visitors.[6]

TexAgs was created by Peter Kuo in May 1997 and sold to its current operators in December 1999.[1][7] When it debuted, TexAgs only had 2,000-3,000 members, and forums only discussed Aggie football. In February 2007, The Association of Former Students announced a marketing partnership with TexAgs.com.[8] As of 2007, there were more than 60,000 members. The website never used any form of advertising for promotion, as it grew popular via word of mouth.[9] As of 2013, there were over 9,500 paying subscribers,[6] and the website presently includes over 50 different forums.[10]

Notable forum posts include one that disclosed that former University of Oklahoma quarterback Rhett Bomar received payment for non-worked hours from a local auto dealership seven months before the University kicked the player off of the team and reported the infraction to the NCAA.[7][11][12] Former University President and former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has posted as "Ranger65".[7][13][14][15][16][17] In April 2010, TexAgs gained national attention when a forum member posting as "dermdoc" posted of terminating an employee because of increased costs due to Obamacare. The employee happened to have voted for President Barack Obama.[18][19] Texas A&M graduate and US Astronaut Mike Fossum posted late on July 29, 2011 from the International Space Station using an account TexAgs staff set up for him earlier that day.[20]

TexAgs has fourteen full-time employees, including the owner, Brandon Jones, and eight part-time employees.[6] Message boards are moderated by twenty volunteers.[21]

In 2009, the website became an affiliate of ESPN.com as part the 20 college TEAM Sports Network,[22] but that relationship has since ended.[23]

On August 22, 2011, TexAgs radio was launched as a daily Aggie sports talk show on KZNE 1150 the Zone. The show airs for three hours on weekdays and includes a one-hour TV show simulcast.[6] Hosts include Gabe Bock, Billy Luicci, and Olin Buchanan.

Criticism

Some current and former members have criticized the operation of the message forums, particularly its moderation policies. Such criticisms include a policy of anonymous moderation by a staff of twenty, led by Brandon Jones, who are allowed to post alongside regular members.

[24][25]  This is in contrast to similar websites that list their staff and moderators in an open fashion.  Further, such moderation is sometimes seen as inconsistent.

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References

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  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  8. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  9. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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  17. ↑ I doubt that NC State has a Ranger65 at StateFans Nation
  18. ↑ CBS News
  19. ↑ The Houston Press
  20. ↑ TexAgs.com: Aggies Only
  21. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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  27. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

External links

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