The org 4 years ago

[Strike For The South]

wow look at how angry some of our more respectable members were http://web.archive.org/web/200104270...ML/000383.html

[Kaiser of Arabia]

heh.

Go back to about my join date and see the most high quality backroom flame wars I can remember!

[solypsist]

holy cow that's back when Tosa was still a regular user.

the index:
http://web.archive.org/web/200104171...=45&LastLogin=

note: i certainly seemed happier back then :(

[Gregoshi]

Yeah, but that was almost 7000 posts ago soly.

[Tachikaze]

Check out "Freedom of the Press -- what's it to you?" by Mariko. We were still trying to figure out Idaho's gender. This must have been before he displayed pictures of him with his new baby.

http://web.archive.org/web/200104270...ML/000377.html

ShaiHulud
Obake
Tenchimuyo
FWSeal
JayDee Daidoji
Kurando
ShadowKill
candidgamera
Anssi Hakkinen
Mariko

It's been a long time.

Speaking of a long time and post numbers. I'm at 2,993!

[Dutch_guy]

Certainly seems to me as though the quality has risen.

that was my initial thought too.

[Byzantine Prince]

You guys should look up the flame wars that I had with Hosakawa and Gregoshi. Now those were some ANGRY debates.

[Ser Clegane]

Anybody remember Pretz?

Now, that was a really angry person...

EDIT: It's a good idea to correctly spell the words you emphasize...

[Tachikaze]

The most angry response I ever got was from a post that I didn't feel was very controversial. I said that I didn't want the US to be the most powerful country in the world (or I wished it weren't or something). I got burning responses from a few young guys whose names I can't remember. But I think ShingenMitch2 was one of them.

[JAG]

Blimey, you can see some of my hardcore, early spammer days in some of those threads. Brings back memories - not all good!

_________posts thread - *cringes*

[Big King Sanctaphrax]

Woah, Idaho seems...different in that thread. How things change.

Who was admin at that point?

[Gregoshi]

Anybody remember Pretz?

Now, that was a really angy person...

Ser, I'd rather forget about Pretz (and Ghost of Pretz). He was a master at baiting too (the word association not intended but...)

BP, those weren't flame wars in my eyes.

[master of the puppets]

wow, i know noone, how sad, i wonder what the org will look like in 4 more years, hell i might be like TosaInu (god forbid)lol, but look at how many people have come and gone, wished i'de been there but i'd be 11 at the time so wouldnt understand any of it.

[JAG]

Woah, Idaho seems...different in that thread. How things change.

Who was admin at that point?

I believe it was Tera or Anssi at that point, but I might be wrong.

[Strike For The South]

aw looky there *Puts out respect knuckles for JAG*

[Tachikaze]

To get an idea of how much JAG spammed then, it wasn't long after that that he surpassed 3000 posts. I have yet to do that now, although this post brings me within five.

[Idaho]

Woah, Idaho seems...different in that thread. How things change.

Who was admin at that point?

I was?

I probably was. The board was a little different back then. Not better, not worse. I am not one who hankers for golden ages in the past. There was a little more middle ground for debate and people tended to argue from all sides, with people switching around on different points. One strong trend, and a negative one, in the last 2 or 3 years has been the 'staunch conservative' poster. Someone who comes on the board with the intention of being a 'conservative' in everything and having that as their entire identity and source of opinions.

This trend has also meant that there is a deliberate attempt to create two groups on the board - them and us. Which in turn impacts how friendly the place is.

[_Martyr_]

Nostalgia just aint what it used to be!

[Meneldil]

I don't think things got better, from the little I read in the archive. Although, yeah, it looked like there's was no strict border between Conservatives and Liberals.

Anyway, Idaho's post was hilarious

[Reverend Joe]

Wow... things really have changed...

I mean, I have "been around" since December of 2003- I was a lurker until March '05- but even since then, I have not seen this much change. Damn.

[Devastatin Dave]

Good stuff...

[Mouzafphaerre]

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History of ancient ORGAHs.
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[Geoffrey S]

Posts look longer among a wider amount of posters, though not necessarily cohesive.

[doc_bean]

Jesus - who needs him?
US citizens - Are they all dumb or just some?
Global Warming - What a joke

Some topics go waaaaaaaaaaaaaay back it seems

[Sasaki Kojiro]

I like the "what do you run shogun with" thread:

"Dell Dimension 233 mHz
64 mb RAM
12 gig HD
Voodoo 3000 w/ 8mb VRAM (?)
17" monitor"

[Gregoshi]

Welcome to Terassic Park...

Park Curator: We clocked JAG at 35 posts per day back then.

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New Patron: They're moving in clans. They do move in clans.

[Byzantine Prince]

BP, those weren't flame wars in my eyes.

Then what the hell are flame wars then,?!?!?! JESUS!

[Gregoshi]

You never insulted me that I recall BP and if I ever insulted you it was not intentional. Our "flame war" as you put it was simply a matter of reaching an understanding about forum conduct. Besides, wasn't most of it via PM anyway?

[ichi]

To get an idea of how much JAG spammed then, it wasn't long after that that he surpassed 3000 posts. I have yet to do that now, although this post brings me within five.

Within 3

There have been some fairly heated discussions in here over the years, still too bad when things get personal. We're at our best when we debate the issues (and don't forget the totally hilarious crap that is brought in every day so we don't have to search all over the web)

ichi

[ichi]

I was?

I probably was. The board was a little different back then. Not better, not worse. I am not one who hankers for golden ages in the past. There was a little more middle ground for debate and people tended to argue from all sides, with people switching around on different points. One strong trend, and a negative one, in the last 2 or 3 years has been the 'staunch conservative' poster. Someone who comes on the board with the intention of being a 'conservative' in everything and having that as their entire identity and source of opinions.

This trend has also meant that there is a deliberate attempt to create two groups on the board - them and us. Which in turn impacts how friendly the place is.

I've noticed that also, makes for bickering instead of debate, IMHAMO

ichi