20 years ago this month...

[Shuggy]

...I bought this and joined the YBW forums at the ripe old age of 34. Is there a long service award? Hands up if you remember GC1 and the toaster or Gludy and the Trader fiasco!

No iPhones back then; this was taken on my bleeding edge Nokia N70:

 

[awol]

Quel arriviste!

 

[Shuggy]

C'est un compliment un peu empoisonné, mon ami

 

[Sticky Fingers]

...I bought this and joined the YBW forums at the ripe old age of 34. Is there a long service award? Hands up if you remember GC1 and the toaster or Gludy and the Trader fiasco!
…

Yup, I’m 22 years in now. madness

 

[doug748]

I recall reaching 1000 posts and thinking "..this is stupid, I must pack it in"

 

[Sticky Fingers]

I recall reaching 1000 posts and thinking "..this is stupid, I must pack it in"

That’s worked well!

 

[Greg2]

Getting on for 24 year on here now, which is a little disconcerting to say the least!

I remember TCM and the Trader saga but don’t recalll GC1 and the toaster!

 

[Irish Rover]

...I bought this and joined the YBW forums at the ripe old age of 34. Is there a long service award? Hands up if you remember GC1 and the toaster or Gludy and the Trader fiasco!

No iPhones back then; this was taken on my bleeding edge Nokia N70:

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And you're still only a lad (lucky bugger)

 

[Bouba]

I want my lurking years to count

 

[Fr J Hackett]

Pah Johnny come latelys

 

[Stemar]

I'm the oldest old fart so far, at least in terms of a joining date.

 

[doris]

I'm the oldest old fart so far, at least in terms of a joining date.

June 2001, and only been banned once. Must try harder!

 

[Fr J Hackett]

I am pretty sure I joined in 1999 but under another name, don’t remember being banned before this lot took over.

 

[LittleSister]

The joining dates reflect only the online version of YBW. The original forum was conducted entirely using semaphore.

 

[Bouba]

I am pretty sure I joined in 1999 but under another name, don’t remember being banned before this lot took over.

You put a lot of people off…so in effect were doing the mods work for them

 

[LittleSister]

I feel that my own engagement with this august institution is a relatively recent phenomenon, but on further consideration I now see that it has been over a quarter of my life! How did that happen?

 

[Bouba]

In just the way my parents put me in front of the tv....the wife puts me in front of the iPad

 

[Davy_S]

Getting on for 24 year on here now, which is a little disconcerting to say the least!

I remember TCM and the Trader saga but don’t recalll GC1 and the toaster!

Who could forget GC1, an early forerunner of the wind up merchant

 

[Fr J Hackett]

In just the way my parents put me in front of the tv....the wife puts me in front of the iPad

I must have a word with her to suggest that one of those dog cages or a playpen would be better for all of us.

 

[Habebty]

Pah Johnny come latelys

Yeah