Life, the Universe, and Everything

Life, the Universe, and Everything, also known as LUE, is one of GameFAQs's most infamous social boards.

History
Created early in GameFAQs's life, it was originally a place for serious philosophical on subjects like religion and science. As the years passed, however, the board started to break down, edging closer and closer to something resembling today's /b/. The LUEsers, as the users of LUE called themselves, behaved so horridly that the site administrator CJayC was forced to take steps to calm them down.

He raised the karma limit for entry, removed direct links to the board, and when neither of those worked to settle the board, he simply closed the board from any new user from ever being able to join the board on November 15, 2003. Known as SteriLUEzation, it blocked any account with a user ID higher than 888113 from accessing the board. As a final nail in LUE's coffin, any user who did have access to the board had a two-week sign-up period in January 2004 to guarantee their spot in the board.

Finally, LUE's fate was sealed. There's was absolutely no way for LUE's population to grow, other than the occasional new moderator. Slowly, the population began to decline, as users were banned or just plain lost interest. While 22,584 accounts signed up for access, by January 2008, only 15003 registered accounts remained.

Legacy
LUE has become infamous on GameFAQs, especially Current Events. Many CEmen hope for CE to follow in LUE's footsteps, becoming an exclusive board. However, when CJayC presented the chance, CE overwhelmingly declined the offer. Still, many CEmen look up to the LUEsers as a sort of role model.