What were the good old days of ATOT?

[yllus]

2000 - 2001.

One of the major myths is that the place isn't as friendly as it was back then. It's quite contrary - things were a LOT of more heated, passionate and vindictive back then. It's just that there was usually some wit or quality of thought attached to the flames. Not to mention the moderators didn't lock those posts because the people who posted them were known quantities and, trolls or not, it was worth the entertainment to have them around. Not so anymore.

Now some noob will add the word "asshat" to a post, figure it's the greatest flame post ever, and a dozen other noobs quote it and go "ROFL OMG LOLLOLOL1!!!!" like it's some great victory. Please. Throw an amnesiac 2.0, justint, ulfwald or Shanatu into a thread and watch how a real man's fire is started.

Cliff notes: You people disgust me.

 

[ThePresence]

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt
And how about when disagreements didn't end with some kid signing your E-mail up for homosexual pornography.

ZV

What's even sadder is that he wasn't some little kid.

 

[Linux23]

Originally posted by: Deeko
Boyband debates.
Deeko's music.
Jerboy.
The old Paulson.
Dennilfloss.
WombatWoman.
3dfx vs. Nvidia.

haha, i remember Hardware's 3dfx vs. Nvidia **CONFIRMED** threads.


LukFilm and the PCResources debacle. how did that end BTW?

 

[Deeko]

Originally posted by: Linux23

Originally posted by: Deeko
Boyband debates.
Deeko's music.
Jerboy.
The old Paulson.
Dennilfloss.
WombatWoman.
3dfx vs. Nvidia.

haha, i remember Hardware's 3dfx vs. Nvidia **CONFIRMED** threads.


LukFilm and the PCResources debacle. how did that end BTW?

I was the antihardware, it was so frustrating because it was like talking to a robot, he had no intelligence whatsoever, you just could not argue with him. So many people use the **CONFIRMED** nowadays, no one knows where it originated...Hardware's linkless posts, claiming something about the GTS being great, which he would confirm himself. Classic. Notice how he disappeared after 3dfx went out of business?

I'm not really sure what happened with that LukFilm thing...didn't PCREsources fake his own death?

 

[Deeko]

dp

 

[Linux23]

I was the antihardware, it was so frustrating because it was like talking to a robot, he had no intelligence whatsoever, you just could not argue with him. So many people use the **CONFIRMED** nowadays, no one knows where it originated...Hardware's linkless posts, claiming something about the GTS being great, which he would confirm himself. Classic. Notice how he disappeared after 3dfx went out of business?

lol, that was classic. it provided me with hours of reading enjoyment. and yeah, he pretty much vanished from the forums as soon as 3DFX went bellyup.

I'm not really sure what happened with that LukFilm thing...didn't PCREsources fake his own death?

last I heard was that he did fake his own death. not sure if Lukfilm got his monitor replaced?




hahaha, anyone remember the Jerboy scroll?

 

[SackOfAllTrades]

Originally posted by: Deeko

Originally posted by: Linux23

Originally posted by: Deeko
Boyband debates.
Deeko's music.
Jerboy.
The old Paulson.
Dennilfloss.
WombatWoman.
3dfx vs. Nvidia.

haha, i remember Hardware's 3dfx vs. Nvidia **CONFIRMED** threads.


LukFilm and the PCResources debacle. how did that end BTW?

I was the antihardware, it was so frustrating because it was like talking to a robot, he had no intelligence whatsoever, you just could not argue with him. So many people use the **CONFIRMED** nowadays, no one knows where it originated...Hardware's linkless posts, claiming something about the GTS being great, which he would confirm himself. Classic. Notice how he disappeared after 3dfx went out of business?

I'm not really sure what happened with that LukFilm thing...didn't PCREsources fake his own death?

haha ya he did

 

[RossMAN]

Speaking of PCResources
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.cfm?catid=38&threadid=1015375

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.cfm?catid=38&threadid=338761

 

[SackOfAllTrades]

Originally posted by: RossMAN
Speaking of PCResources
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.cfm?catid=38&threadid=1015375

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.cfm?catid=38&threadid=338761

i remember that. no offense, but i was kind of laughing because people were arguing over motherboards.

 

[no0b]

When the babe threads didn't get locked.

And the friday post your desktop thread.

 

[FlashG]

the days

sigh

 

[Megatomic]

Back in the day I was trading in FS/FT while you all were arguing here.


How'd I manage to only get 92 heat?

 

[Danman]

Originally posted by: Megatomic
Back in the day I was trading in FS/FT while you all were arguing here.


How'd I manage to only get 92 heat?

Heh, that was when FS/T was at it's peak too. A lot of good traders left.

 

[SackOfAllTrades]

oh ya, and Hot Deals really meant hot deals back then too.

 

[falias]

Never really, but how about before OT.

 

[SSP]

We didnt have cliff notes back then!
Cliff notes is suck.

It was one of the best places to stop by... I always got a laugh or two from the flame threads.

 

[Dark4ng3l]

When Intel vs AMD threads were basically intelligent people vs zealots. I remember pm ans Wingznut(sp?) actually trying to refute stuff both sides were saying along with a bunch of us. Back when the 3dfx vs Nvidia stuff was like one ~ 200 post thread every 3 days. Back when NeOtEcHmAn had his CS server and we would play for like 3+ hours every days and like 8 hours on fridays........

 

[aircooled]

a few years from now, these will be 'the good old days'.

just enjoy it while it's here. You are a part of 'today's' ATOT'

 

[illusion88]

I think my joining is what killed the good ol' days.

Sorry guys.

 

[eakers]

2001 - the year eakers ruled supreme

 

[Geekbabe]

Originally posted by: eakers
2001 - the year eakers ruled supreme

Ah yes,the year you became a legend! well,in your own mind at least

 

[no0b]

ahh the good ole ffmcobalt vs eakers days.

 

[ROTC1983]

Originally posted by: gopunk
the good ol' days for me were when golden{bear,guppy} were still here and weezergirl, pulse8, them, me, and others would play scrabble or monopoly together

Monopoly was fun

 

[MichaelD]

So, is this the *OFFICIAL* AT Nostaligia thread?

Can I get a *CONFIRMED*?

 

I honestly can't say 'cuz although I joined AT early, I left early and temporarily. I don't think I've ever really been vested in AT. I just drop in my views but don't really get involved in the sense that I would say there's something I really miss or much difference I notice.

If I must choose though, I would say when I first joined for hot deals (2000) and they had the best hot deals one could think of. Thanks to AT and of course FW and other hot deal sites, I managed to build my first own PC for about $100. You can tell I'm frugal, can't you? I bet Keanu Reeves and I would have been a perfect match had I been his age group! :Q LOL!