most important/influential Atlas members registered 2009-11?

[The Mikado]

Let's see:

Belgiansocialist: Usually just called "Belgian," he's a Flemish Catholic and probably the best poster from the years in question.  Quite visible on threads about European politics.

Kalwejt:  Extremely prolific poster from Poland.  Had a short-lived sock.  Feuds with BRTD.  Has improved his English quite a bit while here.

Mechaman: I assume you've already seen him.  Libertarian (libertine-style) from Oklahoma, likes to provoke moderators.  Likes younger girls.

pbrower: huge hack from the 2012 board.  Ignore his posts.  Mr. Morden will read them for you and tell you if he said anything worthwhile.

Wormyguy: last survivor of the so-called "Libertas circle" of newish Libertarian posters that joined in 2009-10 (the rest have been banned).  Gay libertarian from the northeast, involved in Atlasia.

Oakvale: The much-needed third "Good poster from Ireland."  Now that neither Gully Foyle nor Jas are physically in Ireland, the only one that is.  Center-left and has a lot to say about Irish stuff.

JBrase: Ron Paul-loving Texas Libertarian.

px: Abrasive socialist from Greece, picks a lot of fights.

I'll stop there.

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

How is Phil a troll?

Kal is an unstable, bipolar individual. He's just cranky that someone (myself) finally called him out for being annoying and unfunny. Naturally, I'm a "troll" now.

I've been doing that for awhile. Of course I'm a "troll" to him too so....

I wouldn't call you a troll. Unlike Phil, you're actually contributing (except of your obession with opebo).

[Keystone Phil]

How is Phil a troll?

Kal is an unstable, bipolar individual. He's just cranky that someone (myself) finally called him out for being annoying and unfunny. Naturally, I'm a "troll" now.

I've been doing that for awhile. Of course I'm a "troll" to him too so....

I wouldn't call you a troll. Unlike Phil, you're actually contributing (except of your obession with opebo).

And I don't contribute? Kal, you and your little, bratty, equally painfully unfunny friend might dislike me to a disturbingly ridiculous degree but don't tell me that I don't contribute while BRTD does.

And while it's obvious that I'm very polarizing and have my fair share of "haters" here, you're in a very small minority in thinking that I am a troll.

[Antonio the Sixth]

I was refering to Gramps, FTR.

[Grumpier Than Thou]

20RP12 - Textbook example of the Hot Topic crowd.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Wormyguy: last survivor of the so-called "Libertas circle" of newish Libertarian posters that joined in 2009-10 (the rest have been banned).  Gay libertarian from the northeast, involved in Atlasia.

You just forgot to add he was a nasty jerk and a compulsive liar, apart from being an absolute hack.

[Grumpier Than Thou]

Wormyguy: last survivor of the so-called "Libertas circle" of newish Libertarian posters that joined in 2009-10 (the rest have been banned).  Gay libertarian from the northeast, involved in Atlasia.

You just forgot to add he was a nasty jerk and a compulsive liar, apart from being an absolute hack.

Who also kinda used me to advance his own ideology and power in Atlasia.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Wormyguy: last survivor of the so-called "Libertas circle" of newish Libertarian posters that joined in 2009-10 (the rest have been banned).  Gay libertarian from the northeast, involved in Atlasia.

You just forgot to add he was a nasty jerk and a compulsive liar, apart from being an absolute hack.

Who also kinda used me to advance his own ideology and power in Atlasia.

Let's not even allude to his actions in Atlasia...

[they don't love you like i love you]

A few others noteworthy I consider from "this era"

cinyc: Republican from New York, he knows stats well but is very abrasive and has a bit of a persecution complex, tends to pick fights with people he doesn't agree with when debating policy. On apolitical raw numbers stuff he's not bad.

krazen*number*: NJ Republican, reminds me of DWTL but has a bigger vocabulary and better grammar, very hackish and abrasive, he seems to care more about hating Democratic voters than disagreeing with Democratic policies and is one of those with an inexplicable "hate-on" for unions. Posts a lot in redistricting, with about 80% hackishness and 20% good insight, kind of turning into BigSkyBob's sidekick.

Linus Van Pelt/(a bunch of numbers as his current name): By far the best poster of this era, though he's overlooked a lot because he doesn't post much. Canadian living in New Jersey now, obviously went to grad school/is in grad school now based on his posts (a lot even go over my head with the intellectual references), has a lot of great insight and way of analyzing things that is often overlooked, despite his relatively few posts there have been more from him than any other recent poster that I read and think "I never really thought of it that way before".

JohanusCalvinusLibertas: One of those Paul-loving paleocons, uses very stupid logic and even worse grammar.

freepcrusher: Democrat from Texas, kind of hackish, makes some embarrassing mathematical mistakes and misses a lot of obvious things in election analysis. I think I'd get along very well with him in real life though.

MaxQue: Quebecois poster, kind of meek but in a good way, never gets in harsh arguments or personal attacks, some interesting insight.

Smid: Australian conservative, probably the most well respected and reasonable conservative on the forum since he manages to be conservative both socially and economically but without turning into a nasty hack or sounding like a bigot in the process. Kind of intermittent in posting, but almost everyone wishes he would post more.

tmth: Current Atlasian President, the most poorly closeted person I've ever seen. Young kid from rural Indiana, conservative but obviously because of his upbringing, I have a feeling he'll be a completely different person after one year of college (not to mention "out".) Very polite, he sent me a PM a few nights ago congratulating me on a surprisingly accurate prediction from 2005, even though I've been kind of a jerk to him in the past, so for that I have to give anyone props.

Marokai: Gay Democrat from Ohio, very liberal on all issues, but reasonable and pragmatic unlike for example jfern. Kind of the de facto leader of the left in Atlasia though there are a lot of inter-party/ideological squabbles.

Winston Disraeli: Doesn't post anymore, but was prominent enough to be worthy of mention. Went from a hardcore British nationalist to a radical libertarian clique member to a communist. Since then he's kind of moderated (I've talked to him on AIM a few times), he's kind of a standard British socialist now, likes good music and has got into a lot of stuff from me. His old posts can be confusing reading now because of how many ideological shifts he's made and it's not clear what "phase" he was in at the time you're reading them.

[The Mikado]

cinyc: Republican from New York, he knows stats well but is very abrasive and has a bit of a persecution complex, tends to pick fights with people he doesn't agree with when debating policy. On apolitical raw numbers stuff he's not bad.

I consider Cinyc "Sam Spade Jr."  He's clearly smart, but has a very short temper.

[© tweed]

BRTD to the rescue.  I now have a media guide.

[Yelnoc]

Yelnoc - "N/A"

[minionofmidas]

Yeah, why did Winston leave? I think it was one of those sneaky, never made a goodbye post, ways of leaving. You know, the type that can actually lead to people staying away for good.

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

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Were Han here today, knowing him, he'd compare his ideology to Barry Goldwater's.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

A good deal of trash, a significant amount of quality, and a lot of people who still can't decide which they prefer to be.

[Boris]

could it be that this place is too petty and detached to recapture my interest all of these years later?  perhaps, but I swore I'd stop listening to blink-182, Brand New, Taking Back Sunday, etc. when I turned 20 and was no longer a teenager.  but, alas, I still listened to all of those bands and even recently took a newfound liking to The Early November.

I've only listened to blink 98 times since turning 20, compared to 1813 times before then. 129 plays of Brand New since age 20, compared 1328 before then. Alas, I cannot say the same of Taking Back Sunday; 279 plays since turning 20 (about 1/3rd of my total TBS playcount). Is the Early November BRTD music? His influence still shows up on my charts; Christie Front Drive is my #19 band over the past 12 months and By a Thread is #22 over the past 3 months.

[Psychic Octopus]

I was about to say "Hey, what about me?!" but then I realized I registered in 2008.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

I was about to say "Hey, what about me?!" but then I realized I registered in 2008.

Yet, people from 2008 have been included on some of the lists, like Smid and I am pretty sure tmth as well. Perhaps the criteria has shifted from just "joined in..." to "began to make an impact in..."

[they don't love you like i love you]

Yeah, why did Winston leave? I think it was one of those sneaky, never made a goodbye post, ways of leaving. You know, the type that can actually lead to people staying away for good.

Well he did change his display name...

From what I've gathered on AIM, he's found other things that are far more productive and better to be into, he's way into college now and in a band. So better off than if he was still posting here. Quite the improvement from the beginning of his posting career to the end. Very similar to Philip in that sense.

I don't like Early November. Brand New are great at any age and nothing like those other bands. Blink is a band I can not cease to listen to or ever hate because I am in basically the ideal exact age bracket for max nostalgia value, even if their music wasn't great well done pop punk. I only really like the first two Taking Back Sunday albums, though I do like the last single, but won't bother listening the full album (just out now). They were basically my favorite band when I graduated high school, so their early stuff will always have a special place in my heart.

It seems like The Lawrence Arms are Boris' most played I turned him on to. Unless I'm also responsible for Jawbreaker.

[CatoMinor]

Let's see:
Wormyguy: last survivor of the so-called "Libertas circle" of newish Libertarian posters that joined in 2009-10 (the rest have been banned).  

Dallas and I were banned

[they don't love you like i love you]

Let's see:
Wormyguy: last survivor of the so-called "Libertas circle" of newish Libertarian posters that joined in 2009-10 (the rest have been banned).  

Dallas and I were banned

You two aren't jerks.

[Phony Moderate]

Basically, trollary on this forum reached it's peak in late 2009-early 2010.

[Meeker]

I miss Gabu.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

I miss Gabu.

Amen, Brother Meeker!

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

Basically, trollary on this forum reached it's peak in late 2009-early 2010.

Ho, ho, guess who's talking!