Off topic, but thought I'd include this for its historical significance

[Nym90]

From a search at the old Forum, this appears to have been my first ever post....

http://www.uselectionatlas.org/cgi-sys/cgiwrap/leip/ikonboard//topic.cgi?forum=9&topic=5&start=0

I joined as a member on 3/15/01, and made my first post on 4/1/01. There weren't nearly as many threads to post on back then, and at the start of the Forum I was somewhat of a lurker who didn't post a lot. I've been on the site itself since 1999, however.

I don't think anyone else has been on the Forum since its inception (except of course, Dave himself). I think the longest remaining active members have been Migrendel and Jmfcst, who have been here since Feb. 2002 and April 2002, respectively.

[migrendel]

It's been quite a time! I've been here for so long, and I have an idea. I will make a collection of my best posts, and create a thread.

[© tweed]

I just remembered Brandon when I looked at that...he hasn't posted on the new board.

[Nym90]

Yeah, Brandon20 was with the old board from almost the beginning.

[Huckleberry Finn]

I have always wondered....

Why the new board has been created? What happened to the old one?

How many active members you had in the old board? Who they were? Who was the first member and who second one?

[Gustaf]

I have always wondered....

Why the new board has been created? What happened to the old one?

How many active members you had in the old board? Who they were? Who was the first member and who second one?

You can look for yourself here: https://uselectionatlas.org/cgi-sys/cgiwrap/leip/ikonboard/ikonboard.cgi

[7,052,770]

http://www.uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?action=display;board=5;threadid=48;start=375#msg7983
heh, here I was 4 months ago shameless increasing by post count to seventeen!  wow, what a difference 1/3 of a year makes!

[Nym90]

There weren't that many people at the old one...as evidenced by the fact that I had a little over 200 posts in 2.5 years, and since the new one was created, have had over 900 posts in just 4.5 months. There were quite a few regulars though who posted a lot, but overall there weren't nearly as many people. The new one adds many more new features that were not present at the old one. I was one of the first people to sign up for the old board (I signed up the day after it was created, not sure if there were many others who beat me to it.)

[© tweed]

There weren't that many people at the old one...as evidenced by the fact that I had a little over 200 posts in 2.5 years, and since the new one was created, have had over 900 posts in just 4.5 months. There were quite a few regulars though who posted a lot, but overall there weren't nearly as many people. The new one adds many more new features that were not present at the old one. I was one of the first people to sign up for the old board (I signed up the day after it was created, not sure if there were many others who beat me to it.)

Same here...I post more than you do however:

I was at the old board for about 5 months and had 250 posts...and have been here for for 5.5 and have 5850.

[Huckleberry Finn]

There weren't that many people at the old one...as evidenced by the fact that I had a little over 200 posts in 2.5 years, and since the new one was created, have had over 900 posts in just 4.5 months. There were quite a few regulars though who posted a lot, but overall there weren't nearly as many people. The new one adds many more new features that were not present at the old one. I was one of the first people to sign up for the old board (I signed up the day after it was created, not sure if there were many others who beat me to it.)

And you are first President of Atlas Forum! What a story!

This forum is growing amazing fast.  We will have much much more members in the November when big day comes

[Demrepdan]

Here is my first post.....still shrined in the forum archives.......

http://www.uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?board=5;action=display;threadid=2;start=0

There's a LINK to it......and here is the actual post itself.....

I am currently giving my support to  Sen. John Edwards. Although, Howard Dean and Dick Gephardt fall closely behind. In many ways, I do not think Gephardt would win. His main concern is for workers rights, and his views toward this may turn away many southern voters. Howard Dean is  the fighting Liberal! The man so opposite of President Bush that he would most certainly give Bush a run for his money! But maybe he is...TOO...liberal? Hmm... And plus his remarks concerning the Confederate flag and the south proove that he is very ignorant to how to pull in southern votes. Which brings me to Edwards. Edwards would most certainatly bring in more southern votes than any of the other candidates. He has some conservative views that appeals to the south. I also like some of his views on education, and the War with Iraq (which I commonly refer to as the Gulf War II).  I'm surprised that on this poll, I was the FIRST person to vote for Edwards. I hope that some may see what potential he has.

Even my style of WRITING has changed!!!

That was back when I was a newbie....and uncomfortable posting...but not anymore

Look how old that post is.....it mentions the "Confederate Flag" comment that Dean made............ah.......memories....

I especially like the last line in that post. "I hope that some may see what potential he [Edwards] has."

And they never did........

[nclib]

From a search at the old Forum, this appears to have been my first ever post....

http://www.uselectionatlas.org/cgi-sys/cgiwrap/leip/ikonboard//topic.cgi?forum=9&topic=5&start=0

I joined as a member on 3/15/01, and made my first post on 4/1/01. There weren't nearly as many threads to post on back then, and at the start of the Forum I was somewhat of a lurker who didn't post a lot. I've been on the site itself since 1999, however.

I don't think anyone else has been on the Forum since its inception (except of course, Dave himself). I think the longest remaining active members have been Migrendel and Jmfcst, who have been here since Feb. 2002 and April 2002, respectively.

I think I made my first post at the old forum in July 2002. But I didn't post very much my first year.

I find it interesting how many new members there are at the new forum compared to the old. Did Dave create better ways to access this site?

On the other hand, the old forum had regulars such as Brandon, JustJoe, SCguy, NealK, DaveGOP, etc. who haven't posted here.

[nclib]

I don't think anyone else has been on the Forum since its inception (except of course, Dave himself). I think the longest remaining active members have been Migrendel and Jmfcst, who have been here since Feb. 2002 and April 2002, respectively.

It is ironic that two of the longest active members (Migrendel and Jmfcst) are the most ideological.

[nclib]

Sorry to make a third straight post at this thread, but at the old forum there was a poster named "nyu1982". Could this be the same person as CTguy?

"nyu1982" said he was from Conn. and CTguy said he went to NYU.

[12th Doctor]

Sorry to make a third straight post at this thread, but at the old forum there was a poster named "nyu1982". Could this be the same person as CTguy?

"nyu1982" said he was from Conn. and CTguy said he went to NYU.

And he is 21 going on 22, indicating that he was born in 1982.  Interesting point, nclib.

[Nym90]

Perhaps, though Nyu1982 was, although liberal, never mean at all to anyone that I can recall. He was a nice guy. So I doubt it.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

CTguy and Nyu1982 are from different parts of CT...