Any old timers still around? - Page 26

C. Cole-Chakotay · December 7 2012, 11:01 PM

I'm 2708 - not that high up on the ladder.

T'Bonz · December 8 2012, 04:33 AM

Jim Gamma wrote:

Hmm... I can't find my original ID on WayBack, but... Bonzie, you spammer!

OMG...I'd forgotten about that. The race to #1 and 10,000 posts. If memory serves, and I'm sure Rob Hal will correct me, DEA beat us there. Then Rob Hal and I were in a race for the second place. He barely got ahead of me.

But in the end, I won the Spam Queen crown.

The comments were hilarious....I had forgotten.

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Elitist (See, I haven't forgotten THAT

):

If I remember the thread correctly, a 'C' was a pretty good grade. But I certainly recall your moderating skills being worthy of at least a 'C+' ...

C sucks. A C means that you merely showed up. For my dedication A+. For my presence, A. For my bad temper, D.

Oh well....now I see. But I'd still argue strongly for a B- at the least.

God, I miss DEA. He was loads of fun. And Captain Decker and his love for "Arena." And hot-tempered Teelie. He and I finally goaded Twain into a warning once. Of course, Twain had done that to me.

Crazy times. Twain was fine. He was fun to provoke and not a bad guy...just a bit crankier than I was, which I must admit, takes doing.

BillJ · December 8 2012, 04:58 AM

Mine is '222'.

Guess its that high because I joined in January 2001. God I've wasted a lot of time here.

Rhubarbodendron · December 8 2012, 01:07 PM

I bet 90% of DEAs posts where complaints about how he was only #2

And I don't miss him at all. He was such an arrogant self-centered descendant of a popular pet.

We totally forgot about [FONT=Arial]where'sSaavik?[/FONT] in this thread! Is he/she still around (I believe it was a female poster)

Rob Hal · December 9 2012, 10:16 PM

T'Grinch wrote:

Jim Gamma wrote:

Hmm... I can't find my original ID on WayBack, but... Bonzie, you spammer!

OMG...I'd forgotten about that. The race to #1 and 10,000 posts. If memory serves, and I'm sure Rob Hal will correct me, DEA beat us there. Then Rob Hal and I were in a race for the second place. He barely got ahead of me.

But in the end, I won the Spam Queen crown.

That Top 50 list was really a bad idea, wasn't it?

I'm fairly confident that DEA reached 10000 first. I'm not so confident that I reached it second. I had vowed that I would top the list some day, but cleaning up the mess that was the TNG forum was a full time job.

Seeing that archived list brought a tear to my eye... so many names I had forgotten, so many friends from a what seems like a previous life. I really do miss this place.

Except for all the newbies. Old guard forever!

T'Bonz · December 10 2012, 09:20 AM

I think you JUST beat me to the number 2 spot, but I got to number 1 before you did, if you ever did. I don't think you did. I held on to it for a while.

Ah, it was harmless fun. I don't have the time or inclination to be online as much as I did back then, but during a time when I had health issues and was stuck home and couldn't work or do much of anything, the Internet was a godsend.

I had loads of fun here.

DBR · December 10 2012, 12:22 PM

Reading through this thread, there were so many names I didn't recognize. Then I realized the Christmas name changing horseshit . . . I'll try again in a month.

Rhubarbodendron · December 10 2012, 07:25 PM

Do you recall BigMatty's warning for Lisa?
It was hilarious

Kestra · December 10 2012, 08:22 PM

DBR wrote:

Reading through this thread, there were so many names I didn't recognize. Then I realized the Christmas name changing horseshit . . . I'll try again in a month.

I don't recognize most of the people being talked about, with or without Christmas names.

Rhubarbodendron · December 10 2012, 09:02 PM

in another 10 years when someone starts a thread like this you'll be the one who knows all the names

CaptainWacky · December 11 2012, 02:57 AM

Rhubarbodendron wrote:

Do you recall BigMatty's warning for Lisa?
It was hilarious

...you've had that saved for TEN YEARS?

cooleddie74 · December 11 2012, 02:59 AM

That screencapture brings back memories, yes siree....

Old school Trek BBS had its aesthetic charms.

Rhubarbodendron · December 11 2012, 07:18 AM

the new "old blue" template isn't all that bad either. The colour scheme fits, only the icons are different and the [insert un-ladylike vocabulary here] ads take up far too much space.
The thread/ad ratio of 2.7 : 1 (2:1 if you don't count the username column but only the posts themselbves) is not exactly flattering for us posters. Personally, I'd like to be at least 3 times as important as an ad

Kestra · December 11 2012, 07:24 AM

Rhubarbodendron wrote:

in another 10 years when someone starts a thread like this you'll be the one who knows all the names

Never! In another ten years I'll be long gone.

Rhubarbodendron · December 11 2012, 07:52 AM

Naaah, when you feel nostalgic you'll be back. Or if - like in my case - your friends urge you to return.

December 7 2012, 11:01 PM	#376
C. Cole-Chakotay Commodore Location: With Cmdr. D. Chakotay	Re: Any old timers still around? I'm 2708 - not that high up on the ladder. __________________ The Phantom of the Opera is in my mind. "I am the Angel of Music....Come to the Angel of Music. Sing for me!!!" "You will curse the day you did not do, all that the Phantom asked of you!" Eulalia!!! Redwall!!

December 8 2012, 04:58 AM	#378
BillJ Vice Admiral Location: Greater Cincinnati	Re: Any old timers still around? Mine is '222'. Guess its that high because I joined in January 2001. God I've wasted a lot of time here. __________________ Boobies are evil!!!

December 8 2012, 01:07 PM	#379
Rhubarbodendron Fleet Captain Location: Milky Way, outer spiral arm, Sol 3	Re: Any old timers still around? I bet 90% of DEAs posts where complaints about how he was only #2 And I don't miss him at all. He was such an arrogant self-centered descendant of a popular pet. We totally forgot about [FONT=Arial]where'sSaavik?[/FONT] in this thread! Is he/she still around (I believe it was a female poster) __________________ Eve is the revised, improved and updated version of Adam [Helen Vita]

December 10 2012, 09:20 AM	#381
T'Bonz Romulan Curmudgeon Location: Across the Neutral Zone	Re: Any old timers still around? I think you JUST beat me to the number 2 spot, but I got to number 1 before you did, if you ever did. I don't think you did. I held on to it for a while. Ah, it was harmless fun. I don't have the time or inclination to be online as much as I did back then, but during a time when I had health issues and was stuck home and couldn't work or do much of anything, the Internet was a godsend. I had loads of fun here. __________________ Live long and suffer! - Ancient Romulan greeting. Romulans aren't paranoid. We're merely proactively cautious.

December 10 2012, 12:22 PM	#382
DBR Vice Admiral Location: Yraglac, Atrebla	Re: Any old timers still around? Reading through this thread, there were so many names I didn't recognize. Then I realized the Christmas name changing horseshit . . . I'll try again in a month. __________________ Did you ever wonder if the person in the puddle is real, and you're just a reflection of him?

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December 10 2012, 07:25 PM	#383
Rhubarbodendron Fleet Captain Location: Milky Way, outer spiral arm, Sol 3	Re: Any old timers still around? Do you recall BigMatty's warning for Lisa? It was hilarious __________________ Eve is the revised, improved and updated version of Adam [Helen Vita] Last edited by Rhubarbodendron; December 10 2012 at 07:39 PM.

December 10 2012, 09:02 PM	#385
Rhubarbodendron Fleet Captain Location: Milky Way, outer spiral arm, Sol 3	Re: Any old timers still around? in another 10 years when someone starts a thread like this you'll be the one who knows all the names __________________ Eve is the revised, improved and updated version of Adam [Helen Vita]

December 11 2012, 02:59 AM	#387
cooleddie74 Fleet Admiral Location: The Warped Sector of the Demented Quadrant	Re: Any old timers still around? That screencapture brings back memories, yes siree.... Old school Trek BBS had its aesthetic charms. __________________ This shirt is dry clean only. Which means it's dirty. -Mitch Hedberg

December 11 2012, 07:18 AM	#388
Rhubarbodendron Fleet Captain Location: Milky Way, outer spiral arm, Sol 3	Re: Any old timers still around? the new "old blue" template isn't all that bad either. The colour scheme fits, only the icons are different and the [insert un-ladylike vocabulary here] ads take up far too much space. The thread/ad ratio of 2.7 : 1 (2:1 if you don't count the username column but only the posts themselbves) is not exactly flattering for us posters. Personally, I'd like to be at least 3 times as important as an ad __________________ Eve is the revised, improved and updated version of Adam [Helen Vita]

December 11 2012, 07:52 AM	#390
Rhubarbodendron Fleet Captain Location: Milky Way, outer spiral arm, Sol 3	Re: Any old timers still around? Naaah, when you feel nostalgic you'll be back. Or if - like in my case - your friends urge you to return. __________________ Eve is the revised, improved and updated version of Adam [Helen Vita]