Any old timers still around? - Page 10

Mr. Laser Beam · October 23 2012, 12:42 AM

^ Is that the one that goes "Hold me closer, Tony Danza"?

John Mason · October 23 2012, 12:46 AM

Sean Connery would have made an excellent villain.
When Picard introduced himself Connery would simply reply:
"But of course you are".....

cooleddie74 · October 23 2012, 12:47 AM

That's how the lyrics go and I'm going to carry that conviction to my grave. And "Bennie and the Jets" does say "She's got electric boobs, a mohawk too, you know I'm ready for the magazine..." as far as I'm concerned.

John Mason · October 23 2012, 12:48 AM

when was this site founded????????

cooleddie74 · October 23 2012, 12:51 AM

1999. Around the time Deep Space Nine went off the air.

Sakrysta · October 23 2012, 02:15 AM

I got here from Jammer's reviews of DS9. I got to Jammer from Tim Lynch's reviews. Back then I had no clue what a message board was. Back then I wanted to "be somebody" on the board, be part of the crowd, etc. Now I'm just happy to chime in once in a while from the sidelines.

Plus, there are no fun controversies to play with anymore. No creepy duals to out. No stalker nutjobs to mock/avoid. The trolls have decided we're too boring to pester anymore.

An Officer · October 23 2012, 02:33 AM

^ God, I miss those times! Haha!

I think I would hate it nowadays though! At the time, I thought it was funny as hell!

Kegg · October 23 2012, 03:05 AM

Loved Jammer's reviews, but got them from this website not vice versa. I'd like to say I remember how I found this website, but I really don't. I surfed through a lot of Star Trek websites since the late 1990s (you know, geocities, a melange of personalized individual fan websites, midi downloads and lists of how Wesley could die and why Kirk is better than Picard) and I assume one of those must have eventually led me here.

Ghouleddie74 wrote:

Have you always had the Wixiban avatar? Seems like every memory of your posts has a Wix image attached to it.

Nope, I got a Wixiban avatar when I first came back. When I left there weren't any avatars yet.

Sakrysta wrote:

No stalker nutjobs to mock/avoid.

Do not miss that at all. Maybe a bit of nostalgia for the intensity of the Star Trek arguments (I had no idea people disliked Voyager that much before I came here, and well... remember "Endgame" and how J/C and D/7 fans felt about C/7?), but I can do without that.

Rhubarbodendron · October 23 2012, 12:56 PM

{{{{{{{Auri}}}}}}} Long time no see!
And I recall Sakrysta from TerranBBS. It's nice to see so many old names again

Sorry, Bonzie, I really didn't mean to cause hard feelings. She just vanished so very suddenly. There never was an official statement or explanation, whenever someone asked, they would get an evasive reply and so the rumours flowered. I was simply curious about the truth (or at least the official version).
After more than a decade as both a tech and general admin on several other boards I wholeheartedly agree that admining a big board is not an easy task. Sometimes, when provoked, one has to fight one's darkest instincts in order to stay fair at all times and not to abuse the powers one is given. It takes a strong personality and an ingrained sense of honour and justice. I would even recommend a minimum age of 40 since in my experience young admins lack the experience in life that gives you the moral and emotional strength required for the job.
And a certain amount of gallows humour makes the work easier, too

In both respects you have an advantage over your predecessor.

Bob The Skutter · October 23 2012, 04:16 PM

My profile says I've been here since July 2001 but I'm almost certain I registered in 2000 and lurked for a few months before that.

Finn · October 23 2012, 04:19 PM

I had been aware of this place as far back as 2001, when I frequented TrekToday. I started lurking a bit after that. I don't know what my username would have been if I had signed on upon finding this place as my dog was not even born yet... That means I lurked for about five years before finally registering.

ShamelessMcBundy · October 25 2012, 01:49 AM

I'm mostly a lurker now, but I'm still around. Spammers never die! We just fade away.

Also, I'll always miss KTR.

doubleohfive · October 25 2012, 01:55 AM

ShamelessMcBundy wrote:

I'm mostly a lurker now, but I'm still around. Spammers never die! We just fade away.

You know the glory days are behind you when McBundy admits he's become a lurker.

Kestra · October 25 2012, 02:30 AM

I've been here long enough to know a few names that don't appear here anymore, but haven't been here long enough to talk about the old days as if they were good.

ShamelessMcBundy · October 25 2012, 04:05 AM

doubleohAHHHHHH!!!!! wrote:

ShamelessMcBundy wrote:

I'm mostly a lurker now, but I'm still around. Spammers never die! We just fade away.

You know the glory days are behind you when McBundy admits he's become a lurker.

Hey I had a great run here. Even got elected president.

Which reminds me ...

October 23 2012, 12:42 AM	#136
Mr. Laser Beam Fleet Admiral Location: The visitor's bullpen	Re: Any old timers still around? ^ Is that the one that goes "Hold me closer, Tony Danza"? __________________ It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java that thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire shakes, the shakes become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.

October 23 2012, 12:46 AM	#137
John Mason Lieutenant Commander Location: Could be anywhere really...	Re: Any old timers still around? Sean Connery would have made an excellent villain. When Picard introduced himself Connery would simply reply: "But of course you are".....

October 23 2012, 12:47 AM	#138
cooleddie74 Fleet Admiral Location: The Warped Sector of the Demented Quadrant	Re: Any old timers still around? That's how the lyrics go and I'm going to carry that conviction to my grave. And "Bennie and the Jets" does say "She's got electric boobs, a mohawk too, you know I'm ready for the magazine..." as far as I'm concerned. __________________ This shirt is dry clean only. Which means it's dirty. -Mitch Hedberg

October 23 2012, 12:48 AM	#139
John Mason Lieutenant Commander Location: Could be anywhere really...	Re: Any old timers still around? when was this site founded????????

October 23 2012, 12:51 AM	#140
cooleddie74 Fleet Admiral Location: The Warped Sector of the Demented Quadrant	Re: Any old timers still around? 1999. Around the time Deep Space Nine went off the air. __________________ This shirt is dry clean only. Which means it's dirty. -Mitch Hedberg

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October 23 2012, 02:15 AM	#141
Sakrysta Vice Admiral	Re: Any old timers still around? I got here from Jammer's reviews of DS9. I got to Jammer from Tim Lynch's reviews. Back then I had no clue what a message board was. Back then I wanted to "be somebody" on the board, be part of the crowd, etc. Now I'm just happy to chime in once in a while from the sidelines. Plus, there are no fun controversies to play with anymore. No creepy duals to out. No stalker nutjobs to mock/avoid. The trolls have decided we're too boring to pester anymore. __________________ This is our small proof, not only that things can be done differently in this business, but that the greatest expression of rebellion is joy. - Joss Whedon, in his Emmy acceptance speech for Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog

October 23 2012, 02:33 AM	#142
An Officer Vice Admiral Location: Reality & Other Falsehoods	Re: Any old timers still around? ^ God, I miss those times! Haha! I think I would hate it nowadays though! At the time, I thought it was funny as hell! __________________ "Out there.... thataway."

October 23 2012, 12:56 PM	#144
Rhubarbodendron Fleet Captain Location: Milky Way, outer spiral arm, Sol 3	Re: Any old timers still around? {{{{{{{Auri}}}}}}} Long time no see! And I recall Sakrysta from TerranBBS. It's nice to see so many old names again Sorry, Bonzie, I really didn't mean to cause hard feelings. She just vanished so very suddenly. There never was an official statement or explanation, whenever someone asked, they would get an evasive reply and so the rumours flowered. I was simply curious about the truth (or at least the official version). After more than a decade as both a tech and general admin on several other boards I wholeheartedly agree that admining a big board is not an easy task. Sometimes, when provoked, one has to fight one's darkest instincts in order to stay fair at all times and not to abuse the powers one is given. It takes a strong personality and an ingrained sense of honour and justice. I would even recommend a minimum age of 40 since in my experience young admins lack the experience in life that gives you the moral and emotional strength required for the job. And a certain amount of gallows humour makes the work easier, too In both respects you have an advantage over your predecessor. __________________ Eve is the revised, improved and updated version of Adam [Helen Vita]

October 23 2012, 04:16 PM	#145
Bob The Skutter Admiral Location: Bob The Skutter	Re: Any old timers still around? My profile says I've been here since July 2001 but I'm almost certain I registered in 2000 and lurked for a few months before that. __________________ It's all right, children. Life is made up of meetings and partings. That is the way of it. I am sure that we shall never forget Tiny Tim, or this first parting that there was among us.

October 23 2012, 04:19 PM	#146
Finn Vice Admiral Location: West of Boston	Re: Any old timers still around? I had been aware of this place as far back as 2001, when I frequented TrekToday. I started lurking a bit after that. I don't know what my username would have been if I had signed on upon finding this place as my dog was not even born yet... That means I lurked for about five years before finally registering.

October 25 2012, 01:49 AM	#147
ShamelessMcBundy Fleet Admiral Location: Wreath of Khan	Re: Any old timers still around? I'm mostly a lurker now, but I'm still around. Spammers never die! We just fade away. Also, I'll always miss KTR. __________________ "I just don't see you as a Southern belle." -RoJoHen, to me

October 25 2012, 02:30 AM	#149
Kestra Vice Admiral Location: somewhere beautiful	Re: Any old timers still around? I've been here long enough to know a few names that don't appear here anymore, but haven't been here long enough to talk about the old days as if they were good. __________________ Dammit Jim!