Editing Rob Rubin (section)

== Online paintball community ==

=== rec.sport.paintball ===

Rubin became associated with the early internet paintball community.

The rec.sport.paintball Usenet newsgroup was established in April 1992.

It provided a discussion forum for equipment, tournaments, safety, fields and recreational play.

The newsgroup helped connect players who were geographically separated.

Rubin's later activities with Team Internet placed him within this early online community.

=== Team Internet ===

[[Team Internet]] was an informal paintball organisation formed in June–July 1992.

It developed from the rec.sport.paintball community.

Unlike a conventional tournament team, Team Internet was an international association of players who communicated through the internet.

Members used numbered identifiers and occasionally organised games together.

Rubin became one of the organisation's documented tournament participants.

=== Community participation ===

Team Internet provided opportunities for players to meet in person.

Its members could assemble temporary tournament squads or participate in recreational events.

Rubin's involvement illustrates the relationship between early internet communication and organised paintball activity.