Editing NZ Paintball Message Boards (section)

== History ==

=== Establishment ===

The forum's ezboard community profile recorded a founding date of 6 June 2001.[1] This date was retained in later archived versions of the community, although the original establishment has not been independently verified.

The message boards were associated with [[Paintball.co.nz]], an early New Zealand paintball information website that also maintained articles, tournament information and a directory of commercial playing fields.

The forum provided discussion areas for recreational and competitive players throughout the country. Its structure included national discussion boards alongside dedicated sections for regional clubs and paintball organisations.

Archived forum indexes from 2004 preserve discussions dating back to 2003, including references to the [[Kiwi Extreme 3]] tournament series, the Southern 3 Man competitions, the Wellington Cup and other regional events.[4]

=== Growth during the 2000s ===

The forum continued operating throughout the mid-2000s, documenting the development of competitive and recreational paintball in New Zealand.

By 25 December 2005, the community's ezboard profile reported 984 registered members and 53,016 posts.[5]

An archived homepage from 22 February 2007 recorded 1,227 registered members and 66,973 posts.[1]

By 10 April 2008, the platform reported 1,521 registered members and 84,025 posts.[2]

These figures are historical statistics displayed by the hosting platform and have not been independently audited.

=== Migration to Yuku ===

The community moved from ezboard to Yuku by June 2008.

An archived Yuku homepage dated 1 June 2008 preserved the NZPaintball community name and its discussion sections, including tournament, recreational, equipment and regional club forums.[6]

The Yuku-hosted community remained active during 2009 and 2010.

On 23 May 2010, its homepage recorded 1,927 members, 5,387 discussion topics and 138,431 posts.[3]

The archived records do not establish the forum's final operating date.