What were the early users here like?

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herm0016

Diamond Member
Feb 26, 2005
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the old times... back when not every thread devolved into a personal pissing match. YoYo, dug, pizza, ned and many others were much more entertaining and people i would have wanted to meet IRL. I would not want to meet most of the users on here now.
 

BudAshes

Lifer
Jul 20, 2003
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the old times... back when not every thread devolved into a personal pissing match. YoYo, dug, pizza, ned and many others were much more entertaining and people i would have wanted to meet IRL. I would not want to meet most of the users on here now.

Mental illness seems to have become a soft requirement for posting here.
 

zinfamous

No Lifer
Jul 12, 2006
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the old times... back when not every thread devolved into a personal pissing match. YoYo, dug, pizza, ned and many others were much more entertaining and people i would have wanted to meet IRL. I would not want to meet most of the users on here now.

this hurts me in my tender feels
 

EliteRetard

Diamond Member
Mar 6, 2006
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the old times... back when not every thread devolved into a personal pissing match. YoYo, dug, pizza, ned and many others were much more entertaining and people i would have wanted to meet IRL. I would not want to meet most of the users on here now.

Except me of course...although I guess you still don't know it's me.
 

Red Squirrel

No Lifer
May 24, 2003
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They didn't talk as much, since it took a long time to upload a post at 300 baud and the mods got annoyed if you tied up a modem for too long. If I recall the server only had 3 modems. They were the good ones though, the USRs, I believe one of the early admins managed to overclock one to 1200 baud in a lab, but the phone lines could not handle it.
 

zinfamous

No Lifer
Jul 12, 2006
110,592
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Yeah, especially with this new like system...it's really playing havoc with my reputation.
Can you believe I've actually gotten 6 thumbs up?!

Knew I shouldn't have come back...

there, I have totally fixed your rep bar.

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lsd

Golden Member
Sep 26, 2000
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I used to think AT was filled with teens. Now I just see a bunch of old farts.
 

Mai72

Lifer
Sep 12, 2012
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Back in the day?

The men were men! 6-pak abs. Studs! Chads and Stacys! Now it's run by soy boys. :confused_old::confused_old::confused_old: