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Posted on August 16, 2026 at 05:08:06 PM by rkm

I started lurking when there were multiple boards that Slowdown introduced me to in the late 90s. Didn't start posting until probably late 00s. Took a hiatus from both lurking and posting from about 2010 to 2015. Returned for good when passwords were required.

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Who are these apparently new posters, like Captcha, Alias, AuntLilly and probably others. and how/why did you choose those names?* - By rkm August 16, 2026 at 04:30:18 PM
- can’t remember the number but Nikos posted the count of unique visitors to the site over a few days. It was shocking, like 4ish thousand. New board pull, I’m not surprised we saw a rash of newbies. * - By plug August 16, 2026 at 06:04:10 PM
  - Current stats - By Nikos August 16, 2026 at 07:00:10 PM
- Assigned handle. Lurker for many years* - By AuntLilly August 16, 2026 at 05:18:49 PM
- Went by "minm" in the early days of the board "wmu" in the latest iteration - By Captcha August 16, 2026 at 04:57:44 PM
  - Thanks for the background... - By rkm August 16, 2026 at 05:08:06 PM
    - what happened to slowdown? that handle is familiar * - By Nikos August 16, 2026 at 05:08:24 PM
      - Right here. I am the fan of Melbourne and its coffee culture.* - By Slowdown August 16, 2026 at 07:10:17 PM
        
        boom!! * - By Nikos August 16, 2026 at 11:16:52 PM
      - He is still here as Slowdown.* - By rkm August 16, 2026 at 05:10:05 PM
- looks like Captcha and Lilly were not registered during the open period so they used real emails and registered with admins. Alias is from open period but IP looks ok * - By Nikos August 16, 2026 at 04:37:38 PM
  - I'm just curious, like when I pestered Poster P (formerly "P") about his name and when people complained about my rkm being too similar to RK3... - By rkm August 16, 2026 at 04:51:39 PM
    - RK3 was for Reel King IIRC* - By Ypsi August 16, 2026 at 08:16:24 PM
    - I believe Aunt Lilly chimed in on Paul's roll call. don't know anything about Alias and Captcha yet * - By Nikos August 16, 2026 at 04:54:28 PM
  - Trolls will all reveal themselves. They can’t help it * - By BBA August 16, 2026 at 04:47:49 PM
    - EF kept his bullshit under wraps for years** - By xcheck August 16, 2026 at 04:50:28 PM

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