Does anyone regret not finding or registering on SO earlier? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Sharop · 03-18-2009, 07:50 PM

I found this website late in 2004 and registered in December of that year. I've looked at quite a few threads from the past and I do sometimes wish that I had discovered this place a bit earlier on. I know that there was some unpleasantness on SO during 2003 and 2004 but there was also a lot of interesting stuff and some outright craziness. When I'm reading some of those old threads, I feel like I missed out on some good stuff, so I do sometimes find myself wishing that I had found this place in late 2002 instead of late 2004.

howierules86 · 03-18-2009, 08:09 PM

Yes, I wish I had thought to register here before Dec. 2007 myself.

dakert · 03-18-2009, 09:44 PM

I was on the TVL message board and all its craziness until I came here

Marvo301 · 03-18-2009, 09:55 PM

I've been a member since 2002 but only started posting regularly on the message board last year. So I regret those 6 years that I was a member but rarely visited the boards.

*Pleasant Tomorrow* · 03-18-2009, 10:15 PM

Nah, I'm good.

PZelda · 03-18-2009, 10:29 PM

Ditto to what Ashlee said. I do wish I'd been around more (and freaking POSTED) after I joined in 2002, but other than that, nah.

Hollow · 03-18-2009, 10:36 PM

no, i came here before anything memorable ever happened.

Mr. Television · 03-18-2009, 11:12 PM

I sometimes wished I would have joined earlier. The most fun I ever had on this website was in 2003. That was a great year to be on SO.

*Pleasant Tomorrow* · 03-19-2009, 12:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clint Eastwood Fan

I sometimes wished I would have joined earlier. The most fun I ever had on this website was in 2003. That was a great year to be on SO.

agreed.

Yooch · 03-19-2009, 12:22 AM

Absolutely. As I've mentioned in similar threads, I found SO quite by accident. Notwithstanding my love of sitcoms and TV, I would've thought I'd found it sooner. I kind of wish I'd been with SO since its inception. But the thing is, I did find it, and I'm glad about that.

dawsongirl · 03-19-2009, 01:30 AM

I couldn't have gotten here that much earlier anyway.

browneyes106 · 03-19-2009, 01:52 AM

I regret not finding it a few years ago. I really got into online message boards/forums back in 2005. Before that I was sort of shy to particiapte in stuff like that. The first board/forum I joined was the WB network message boards and there I opened up a lot and got into the posting. After that I joined other forums/boards and began posting more on IMDB. I found this site back in April 2008 when I was trying to find info on Unsolved Mysteries. But I didn't get into posting until last fall. I think SO is great with different boards and there are many shows I used to watch. But some of the boards here are sort of dead. I regret not being on SO years ago to discuss some of the shows. But I love it here and I'm finding out new things about tv shows everyday and there are plently of great discussions.

PZelda · 03-19-2009, 03:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dawsongirl

I couldn't have gotten here that much earlier anyway.

You just missed having a 2000 join date by four days.

OH Nuts! · 03-19-2009, 08:28 AM

I do & for not realizing how many forums there were.

I joined primarily in early '05 to find other Adv. of Ozzie & Harriet fans & did. Then two years later a lot of releases of the show came out and I started to post a lot more. This was the summer of '07. Unf. I ended up inadvertantly antagonizing someone who turned out to be a very nasty and creepy troll (who ended up getting banned.) The guy wasn't someone with a lot of posts, or even @ SO that long, but acted like they were the grand exalted mystic poobah of all the 50s bds. Many great "old-timers" intervened and Janice, who was a moderator back then, was key to stopping the hazing. When she says she has zero-tolerance for bullies she means it. to you Janice - I think you're a prime reason SO is such a safe and friendly place. Janice had sent me a very sweet p.m. telling me abt all the sites. And then I got hooked & have been here ever since. I don't even go to other sitcom related bds - & after what I've heard from others I don't want to go there - I love SO & its a real addiction - but a healthy one! This is the one & only sitcom msg bd for me!

Cactus Jack · 03-19-2009, 09:02 AM

I wish Id registered earlier in 2001 and posted more that year, but I think I registered at a great time

03-18-2009, 07:50 PM	#1
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03-18-2009, 09:55 PM	#4
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03-18-2009, 10:15 PM	#5
Pleasant Tomorrow Member Forum Addict Join Date: Feb 19, 2003 Location: New York Posts: 69,525	Nah, I'm good.
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03-18-2009, 10:29 PM	#6
PZelda Two Valeries! <3 Forum Addict Join Date: Jul 15, 2002 Location: I'm STILL missing NYC. :( Posts: 78,223	Ditto to what Ashlee said. I do wish I'd been around more (and freaking POSTED) after I joined in 2002, but other than that, nah.
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03-18-2009, 11:12 PM	#8
Mr. Television 23 Years at Sitcoms Online Forum Icon Join Date: Jun 06, 2003 Location: Somewhere you're Not Posts: 62,133	I sometimes wished I would have joined earlier. The most fun I ever had on this website was in 2003. That was a great year to be on SO.
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03-18-2009, 08:09 PM	#2
howierules86 Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Dec 05, 2007 Location: Opelika, AL Posts: 29,577	Yes, I wish I had thought to register here before Dec. 2007 myself.

03-18-2009, 09:44 PM	#3
dakert Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 10, 2007 Location: Altoona PA Posts: 3,411	I was on the TVL message board and all its craziness until I came here

03-18-2009, 10:36 PM	#7
Hollow Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Dec 16, 2001 Posts: 30,406	no, i came here before anything memorable ever happened.

03-19-2009, 12:22 AM	#10
Yooch Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 07, 2006 Location: California Posts: 3,180	Absolutely. As I've mentioned in similar threads, I found SO quite by accident. Notwithstanding my love of sitcoms and TV, I would've thought I'd found it sooner. I kind of wish I'd been with SO since its inception. But the thing is, I did find it, and I'm glad about that.
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03-19-2009, 01:30 AM	#11
dawsongirl Member Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 53,128	I couldn't have gotten here that much earlier anyway.

03-19-2009, 01:52 AM	#12
browneyes106 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 01, 2008 Posts: 6,097	I regret not finding it a few years ago. I really got into online message boards/forums back in 2005. Before that I was sort of shy to particiapte in stuff like that. The first board/forum I joined was the WB network message boards and there I opened up a lot and got into the posting. After that I joined other forums/boards and began posting more on IMDB. I found this site back in April 2008 when I was trying to find info on Unsolved Mysteries. But I didn't get into posting until last fall. I think SO is great with different boards and there are many shows I used to watch. But some of the boards here are sort of dead. I regret not being on SO years ago to discuss some of the shows. But I love it here and I'm finding out new things about tv shows everyday and there are plently of great discussions.

03-19-2009, 08:28 AM	#14
OH Nuts! Member Forum King Join Date: Feb 15, 2005 Posts: 133,383	I do & for not realizing how many forums there were. I joined primarily in early '05 to find other Adv. of Ozzie & Harriet fans & did. Then two years later a lot of releases of the show came out and I started to post a lot more. This was the summer of '07. Unf. I ended up inadvertantly antagonizing someone who turned out to be a very nasty and creepy troll (who ended up getting banned.) The guy wasn't someone with a lot of posts, or even @ SO that long, but acted like they were the grand exalted mystic poobah of all the 50s bds. Many great "old-timers" intervened and Janice, who was a moderator back then, was key to stopping the hazing. When she says she has zero-tolerance for bullies she means it. to you Janice - I think you're a prime reason SO is such a safe and friendly place. Janice had sent me a very sweet p.m. telling me abt all the sites. And then I got hooked & have been here ever since. I don't even go to other sitcom related bds - & after what I've heard from others I don't want to go there - I love SO & its a real addiction - but a healthy one! This is the one & only sitcom msg bd for me!

03-19-2009, 09:02 AM	#15
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