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12-14-2010, 09:54 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Jun 2002
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Originally Posted by Peter
A reminder of how time flies. I don't post very often, but have been around since the very early days. Is it my imagination, or was CFB once TH?
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Yes, and El Guapo among several other non de plumes.
At one time the old software allowed members change user names. It could be very confusing and thankfully that 'feature' no longer exists.
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12-14-2010, 09:55 AM
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Gone but not forgotten
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Can I post this elsewhere?
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12-14-2010, 09:56 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Nov 2007
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Great post REW!
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12-14-2010, 10:00 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Feb 2007
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As many who joined post-Dory have stated - thank you for this post! Great history!
I wish I had been here for the Day of the Jennifer!
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12-14-2010, 10:00 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Hooverville
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter
A reminder of how time flies. I don't post very often, but have been around since the very early days. Is it my imagination, or was CFB once TH?
Peter
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He was.
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12-14-2010, 10:03 AM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Sep 2008
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Thanks for the great summary of E-R.org history.
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12-14-2010, 10:09 AM
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Moderator Emeritus
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Thanks, REWahoo! Great job.
I can't wait for the "unpublished history" of some of the board's more notorious posters...
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Originally Posted by Sarah in SC
Your synopsis made me miss some of our earlier participants and wonder how they are doing these days. I love Dory's description of the transition from family picnic to nightclub scene.
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It's interesting how much turnover there's been from Dory's first thread. Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be any way to track it.
An earlier version of the board's software used to show users a history chart of when they were online (time of day) and total hours. Most revealing.
Some of the early flame wars disagreements used to rage for days (as could the spammers) before Dory would anchor out, tether his laptop to his cell phone, and log in to do a little moderation...
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12-14-2010, 10:13 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Mar 2003
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Heheh, no mention of H0cus.
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12-14-2010, 10:15 AM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Lebanon, TN
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Originally Posted by Nords
Thanks, REWahoo! Great job.
I can't wait for the "unpublished history" of some of the board's more notorious posters...
It's interesting how much turnover there's been from Dory's first thread. Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be any way to track it.
An earlier version of the board's software used to show users a history chart of when they were online (time of day) and total hours. Most revealing.
Some of the early flame wars disagreements used to rage for days (as could the spammers) before Dory would anchor out, tether his laptop to his cell phone, and log in to do a little moderation...
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Wow... I read through most of the MMND posts... did she ever come back?
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12-14-2010, 11:31 AM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Dec 2008
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Originally Posted by Automatika
Wow... I read through most of the MMND posts... did she ever come back?
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I just read through the whole MMND thread as well. WOW...
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12-14-2010, 11:33 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Location: Charleston, SC
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Originally Posted by brewer12345
Heheh, no mention of H0cus.
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Careful Brewer, you might conjure up that apparition with your comments! 
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12-14-2010, 11:41 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Nov 2007
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Originally Posted by REWahoo
This thread also exemplifies another personality trait of the forum: thread hijacking. While many forums have specific rules prohibiting any attempt to vary from the initial subject, no such rule exists at E-R.org. “Threadjacking” is a high art form on the board with the underlying concept that if the subject bears discussing, thread participants will eventually steer it back on course. This free-wheeling, often irreverent approach, combined with the irrepressible sense of humor displayed by many posters, does occasionally irritate new members – until they understand this is merely part of the entertainment package provided by the forum – free of charge!
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So, how long before this thread gets hijacked? 
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12-14-2010, 11:42 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Texas: No Country for Old Men
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12-14-2010, 11:45 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
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Originally Posted by Automatika
...did she ever come back?
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I believe she came back about a month later with one final post to "wish us well". 
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12-14-2010, 11:46 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Originally Posted by Purron
So, how long before this thread gets hijacked?
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Yeah. The first two attempts failed.
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Originally Posted by brewer12345
Heheh, no mention of H0cus.
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Originally Posted by Automatika
Wow... I read through most of the MMND posts... did she ever come back?
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We can do better than that... can't we?
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12-14-2010, 11:49 AM
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Moderator Emeritus
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I was a moderator at the time. There was at least as much background messaging between MMND and the moderators trying to help her fit in and perhaps tone down her style. It was an interesting and rather unhappy situation.
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12-14-2010, 11:52 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
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Originally Posted by RonBoyd
We can do better than that... can't we?
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Patience, Grasshopper...
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12-14-2010, 12:06 PM
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gone traveling
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Patience my a$$, let's get this party started... 
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12-14-2010, 12:14 PM
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#39
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Here's a great one for you WS.
Source: Stuff On My Cat - Stuff + Cats
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12-14-2010, 12:31 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Location: Collin County, TX
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...and now for a music interlude...
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