How can no one see this. :x
And to angel
Minecraft is available to players for €19.95 (~£17.21/~$26.90). Singleplayer and multiplayer, when purchased, can be played in the user's web browser, or using the downloadable client. Minecraft Classic is available to playfor free. Minecraft development started around the 10th of May 2009, pre-orders for the full game started being accepted on the 13th of June 2009. Minecraft's official release date was the 18th of November 2011.
http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Minecraft_Wiki
And also, to Angel: How can a minecraft communities forums (aka theones and blocktopia) be around before minecraft existed?
As I just said, he wasn't talking about Minecraft but forums in-general, this isn't the only forum on the internet you know.
Minecraft development started around the 10th of May 2009, pre-orders for the full game started being accepted on the 13th of June 2009. Minecraft's official release date was the 18th of November 2011.
In reality, that doesn't mean he started it in 2009.