Just looked back at the oldest threads - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Steve W. · 01-26-2017, 09:18 PM

...on here (page 148: did this message board start in August 2001?) and it's really cool how everything remains intact from when it was originally posted. It shows how much this site has grown since then. It also made me realize how often the same topic or cases have been mentioned over and over in different threads: mods, do you think there's any way to organize threads where they are all focused on the same main topic?

It would cut down on people starting new threads about the same topic. All of the messages for a particular topic could be put in an "All Things (insert topic) Thread".

P.S.: Shout out to Kane, dynoguy, Crystal Dawn, etc. It looks like you've all been around here since it first started.

dynoguy88 · 01-26-2017, 09:52 PM

My posts from those early, early years are embarrassingly bad. Half the time, I barely sound coherent. But I do remember finding this board about a year after I signed up for an account. There were a ton of UM fans here discussing cases in those early days but the majority of them disappeared within a few years.

It's getting close to me being on this site for 17 years. That's pretty crazy.

DarkDante · 01-26-2017, 10:21 PM

One thing worth remembering is that in the early days we had far less information about the cases compared to today. The archives available for us to browse through weren't nearly as wide as they are today and many of us took the segments at verbatim. It was also nearly impossible to track down updates whereas today I can only think of a handful of cases where UM is the only available source for the information known about the case.

But those early days were interesting for those of us who were around. Lots of conjecture and patchwork and occasionally for fun we'd go off to the dark side of the forum and partake in a fun game of kicking each other in the shins.

RobinW · 01-26-2017, 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by DarkDante

*Proudly supporting RobinW as the new host of "Unsolved Mysteries" since January 26, 1882.*

Thanks, I just noticed this handle! But I'm curious what the significance of that date is?

Jenna_Nicole105 · 01-26-2017, 11:56 PM

I posted albeit very rarely in those days under a different name, I'm only "new" in the sense of the username.

I'm trans and have since transitioned, so it only made sense to come back with a different name more befitting of who I am. I would say this would be an unsolved mystery in and of itself, who I was at the time.

But honestly I had maybe 50 to 100 comments, so wouldn't make for much of a worthwhile mystery ha!

I'm simply glad it's back and in this kind of quality, not that the old VHS rips don't have their own certain charm to them.

Steve W. · 01-27-2017, 02:10 AM

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Originally Posted by DarkDante

One thing worth remembering is that in the early days we had far less information about the cases compared to today. The archives available for us to browse through weren't nearly as wide as they are today and many of us took the segments at verbatim. It was also nearly impossible to track down updates whereas today I can only think of a handful of cases where UM is the only available source for the information known about the case.

But those early days were interesting for those of us who were around. Lots of conjecture and patchwork and occasionally for fun we'd go off to the dark side of the forum and partake in a fun game of kicking each other in the shins.

You're right about there being less information on the 'net 15+ years ago. I understand that. I was on the 'net back then, too (just didn't occur to me to look for a UM message board until many years later: was senior in HS and then went to college in early years of this board).

I'm simply suggesting that it might make for more organized reading if it were possible for the same topics/subjects/cases/segments (however you want to describe them) were condensed into single big threads.

TheCars1986 · 01-27-2017, 08:23 AM

I look back on some of my older posts and feel embarrassed about the content. I came off like a jerk in a lot of them (which wasn't my intention), but I guess no one can sense context over the internet.

SitcomsAreTheWay · 01-27-2017, 04:24 PM

My punctuation was horrible back then and I didn't know what a paragraph break is.

Todd Mueller · 01-27-2017, 11:51 PM

I laugh when I read an old thread, start thinking of what I might say, and then find a reply that I posted in that thread...

I agree too that I'm not always proud of some of my earliest posts. I've tried to be more open-minded now. Cases like the Baskin children definitely made me rethink some of my earlier feelings.

Cori aka ChrisSCrush · 01-28-2017, 03:09 AM

After being on here 15 years and one month finally got an avatar to appear! So psyched!!

Steve W. · 01-29-2017, 11:11 PM

You've all made tremendous improvement. When you first started posting on here in the early years, I thought you were gonna be disasters but now you're UM posters of the highest-caliber. This year is gonna be the year with the most high-quality posts ever seen on this message board: bar-none. (tic)

On a serious note, who are the actual moderators now? I know Crystal Dawn stepped down and I believe LooksLikeCRicci is one of them but who are the other mods?

Todd Mueller · 01-29-2017, 11:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Steve W.

You've all made tremendous improvement. When you first started posting on here in the early years, I thought you were gonna be disasters but now you're UM posters of the highest-caliber. This year is gonna be the year with the most high-quality posts ever seen on this message board: bar-none. (tic)

On a serious note, who are the actual moderators now? I know Crystal Dawn stepped down and I believe LooksLikeCRicci is one of them but who are the other mods?

LooksLikeCRicci is the only mod of the UM part of the forums. There are other mods for the other parts of the SitcomsOnline forums and they have mod powers on the UM board too (I believe).

Corky Kneivel · 01-30-2017, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by dynoguy88

My posts from those early, early years are embarrassingly bad. Half the time, I barely sound coherent.

Me too. I go back and read stuff I wrote and want to argue with myself about what a jerk I am.

LooksLikeCRicci · 01-30-2017, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Corky Kneivel

Me too. I go back and read stuff I wrote and want to argue with myself about what a jerk I am.

I'm guilty of the same thing....

I read older stuff that I wrote and I'm like, "Oh, shut UP! You sound so pompous!!!'

dynoguy88 · 01-30-2017, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by LooksLikeCRicci

I'm guilty of the same thing....

I read older stuff that I wrote and I'm like, "Oh, shut UP! You sound so pompous!!!'

For me, I'm less concerned about the jerk factor and more embarrassed over the fact that my comments seem like they were written by a 4th grader, both in thought and grammar. In reality, I was 21-23 years old at the time. So....yeah.

Please disregard any comment I made prior to 2004-ish.

01-26-2017, 09:18 PM	#1
Steve W. Member Forum Regular Join Date: Mar 03, 2010 Posts: 870	Just looked back at the oldest threads ...on here (page 148: did this message board start in August 2001?) and it's really cool how everything remains intact from when it was originally posted. It shows how much this site has grown since then. It also made me realize how often the same topic or cases have been mentioned over and over in different threads: mods, do you think there's any way to organize threads where they are all focused on the same main topic? It would cut down on people starting new threads about the same topic. All of the messages for a particular topic could be put in an "All Things (insert topic) Thread". P.S.: Shout out to Kane, dynoguy, Crystal Dawn, etc. It looks like you've all been around here since it first started.

01-26-2017, 09:52 PM	#2
dynoguy88 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 01, 2000 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 3,675	My posts from those early, early years are embarrassingly bad. Half the time, I barely sound coherent. But I do remember finding this board about a year after I signed up for an account. There were a ton of UM fans here discussing cases in those early days but the majority of them disappeared within a few years. It's getting close to me being on this site for 17 years. That's pretty crazy.

01-26-2017, 10:21 PM	#3
DarkDante Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 27, 2002 Posts: 1,569	One thing worth remembering is that in the early days we had far less information about the cases compared to today. The archives available for us to browse through weren't nearly as wide as they are today and many of us took the segments at verbatim. It was also nearly impossible to track down updates whereas today I can only think of a handful of cases where UM is the only available source for the information known about the case. But those early days were interesting for those of us who were around. Lots of conjecture and patchwork and occasionally for fun we'd go off to the dark side of the forum and partake in a fun game of kicking each other in the shins.

01-26-2017, 11:56 PM	#5
Jenna_Nicole105 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Dec 23, 2016 Location: OR Posts: 36	I posted albeit very rarely in those days under a different name, I'm only "new" in the sense of the username. I'm trans and have since transitioned, so it only made sense to come back with a different name more befitting of who I am. I would say this would be an unsolved mystery in and of itself, who I was at the time. But honestly I had maybe 50 to 100 comments, so wouldn't make for much of a worthwhile mystery ha! I'm simply glad it's back and in this kind of quality, not that the old VHS rips don't have their own certain charm to them.

01-27-2017, 08:23 AM	#7
TheCars1986 #VLSKMS Forum Fanatic Join Date: Nov 22, 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 8,615	I look back on some of my older posts and feel embarrassed about the content. I came off like a jerk in a lot of them (which wasn't my intention), but I guess no one can sense context over the internet.

01-27-2017, 04:24 PM	#8
SitcomsAreTheWay Retro Sitcoms Fanatic Forum Regular Join Date: May 12, 2002 Location: NY Posts: 612	My punctuation was horrible back then and I didn't know what a paragraph break is.

01-27-2017, 11:51 PM	#9
Todd Mueller Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 11, 2005 Posts: 1,626	I laugh when I read an old thread, start thinking of what I might say, and then find a reply that I posted in that thread... I agree too that I'm not always proud of some of my earliest posts. I've tried to be more open-minded now. Cases like the Baskin children definitely made me rethink some of my earlier feelings.

01-28-2017, 03:09 AM	#10
Cori aka ChrisSCrush Member Senior Member Join Date: Dec 30, 2001 Location: USA and still trying to be proud of it! Posts: 2,071	After being on here 15 years and one month finally got an avatar to appear! So psyched!!

01-29-2017, 11:11 PM	#11
Steve W. Member Forum Regular Join Date: Mar 03, 2010 Posts: 870	You've all made tremendous improvement. When you first started posting on here in the early years, I thought you were gonna be disasters but now you're UM posters of the highest-caliber. This year is gonna be the year with the most high-quality posts ever seen on this message board: bar-none. (tic) On a serious note, who are the actual moderators now? I know Crystal Dawn stepped down and I believe LooksLikeCRicci is one of them but who are the other mods?