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DJ Almix
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Posted: 13th Sep 2010 04:57 Edited at: 14th Sep 2010 07:48
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Remember 3+ years ago, when things were different ? Well just wondering why you guys joined the forums originally

And also post your post count by clicking here:

http://forum.thegamecreators.com/?m=post_count

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Jimmy
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Posted: 13th Sep 2010 05:12
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I joined to increase popularity with the ladiieeezzzz

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Venge
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Posted: 13th Sep 2010 05:59
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I don't remember how long it's been since I joined. Guess I'll post somewhere and check.

I will live forever or die trying.
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Zeus
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Posted: 13th Sep 2010 06:09
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Things were a lot different. Seemed a lot more fun back then. I joined so I could get help with the 1000s of projects I had going at that time as JSG.
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Insanity Complex
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Posted: 13th Sep 2010 06:15
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I joined because I used to want to make games. Now I'm just more interested in the process, from a spectators standpoint, lol.

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Yodaman Jer
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Posted: 13th Sep 2010 06:25
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Originally, I joined because I was interested in making my own game, and I registered under the name "Yodaman Jer" because "Yodaman" was already taken.

And yeah, things were different back then. People were friendlier, and we didn't have these constant OS wars going on...dunno why those have been so dang prominent the last few threads.

I spent like my entire first year as a user over on the DBC boards. Now I rarely visit them....

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DJ Almix
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Posted: 13th Sep 2010 06:39
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Quote: "People were friendlier"

Oh yeah when free requests were allowed, and debates were not flame wars and when there weren't adbots every week. Also TO MANY phising scams in people email in boxes

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Toasty Fresh
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Posted: 13th Sep 2010 07:13
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I was a total noob when I first joined. Please don't condemn me for it, look at my first posts if you want

I just joined to learn to use FPSC.
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Peter H
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Posted: 13th Sep 2010 09:08
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Quote: "I joined to increase popularity with the ladiieeezzzz"

WHAT??? JIMMY IS HERE???? WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN?

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Lemonade
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Posted: 13th Sep 2010 09:10
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I was here a few years back with a different account (I lost the password\e-mail account associated with it).

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Jimmy
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Posted: 13th Sep 2010 09:18
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Quote: "WHAT??? JIMMY IS HERE???? WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN?"


You would not be asking this question if you were a ladiieeezzzz

NaGaFailMo.
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Quik
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Posted: 13th Sep 2010 09:25
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOES i am old in a year!! >.< I AM NOT OFFICIALLY AN OLD PERSON YET D:


[Q]uik, Quiker than most
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Peter H
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Posted: 13th Sep 2010 09:30
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Quote: "You would not be asking this question if you were a ladiieeezzzz"

Touché

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Jeku
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Posted: 13th Sep 2010 09:53
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I joined for the same reason as Jimmy. And so I could have something to do while listening to Billy Joel.


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ionstream
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Posted: 13th Sep 2010 10:19
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I joined so I could point out everyone's problems. Been successful so far.


Actually it was because I was young and wanted to make games and it seemed like DarkBasic was the best way to go, but I could never get over my own laziness to do anything noteworthy. I went on the forums for help.

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Green Gandalf
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Posted: 13th Sep 2010 12:53 Edited at: 13th Sep 2010 12:53
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Quote: "I don't remember how long it's been since I joined."


A clue:



I joined because someone on the old DIV-arena web site recommended DarkBASIC. I downloaded the trail and was hooked.

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Seppuku Arts
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Posted: 13th Sep 2010 13:13 Edited at: 13th Sep 2010 13:16
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Been here for 6 years. Now when you think about it, I grew up the latter part of my teen years on this forum, how sad. I was 15 when I signed up.

I joined because I was interested in making games - I had DBC to begin with and I wanted to show stuff off. Turns out I was over-ambitious. Joined a team back when not only were team requests were allowed but when there was a section of the forum called 'Team Requests'...I STILL have a thread in there with replies I haven't read because of its death:



It was probably threads like that which killed off the Team Requests section.



Also, Jimmy and Jeku, you should join World of Warcraft, I hear it's a real chick magnet.

[Edit]Whoops thread stretch

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The Slayer
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Posted: 13th Sep 2010 13:22
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Quote: "I joined to increase popularity with the ladiieeezzzz"

Quote: "I joined for the same reason as Jimmy."

Well, I'm not yet an 'old' one (in terms of being here more than 3 years, that is), I still have more than 2 years to go.
But, I'm just posting here to know if it helps (ladiieeezzzz)??

Slayer rules!!! Yeaaah, man!
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Aaagreen
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Posted: 13th Sep 2010 13:49
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I joined because I was a 1337 content ripper who wanted everyone to do stuff for me to assist in my pirating methods. Then I realised I was being a complete moron, and became Aaagreen. I now try my best to keep people like I was at bay.


I'd love to see things from your point of view but I can't get my head that far up my bum.
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Zotoaster
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Posted: 13th Sep 2010 14:24
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Oh man, you really start to realise how long you've been here when threads like this pop up. Looks like it's almost 6 years! Frankly, the forums didn't help at all in getting me laid. You lie Jimmeh. I'm outta here! *whoooooosh*

"everyone forgets a semi-colon sometimes." - Phaelax
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Jimmy
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Posted: 13th Sep 2010 14:36
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*Results not typical.

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CoffeeGrunt
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Posted: 13th Sep 2010 14:45 Edited at: 13th Sep 2010 14:45
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Urmm, I dunno how long it is.

-=EDIT=-

WOOT! I'm an oldie next month!

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Aaagreen
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Posted: 13th Sep 2010 15:32
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9 days ago for me, apparently.


I'd love to see things from your point of view but I can't get my head that far up my bum.
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Venge
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Posted: 13th Sep 2010 15:41
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Oh hey.

Today is my 4-year anniversary with TGC.

I will live forever or die trying.
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French gui
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Posted: 13th Sep 2010 15:50
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I joyned becoz I'll whanted to laern English...
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Green Gandalf
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Posted: 13th Sep 2010 16:17
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Quote: "I joyned becoz I'll whanted to laern English... "


Did u suck seed?
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Aaagreen
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I'd love to see things from your point of view but I can't get my head that far up my bum.
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Libervurto
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Posted: 13th Sep 2010 16:36
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I joined when I downloaded some games like Strutt Your Stuff but I didn't post in the forum for another year because I was scared of you all. My first post was entering the DBC Challenges!

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Van B
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Posted: 13th Sep 2010 16:55
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I joined here because, well the RGT forum went kaput . Really though, I kinda waited on DBPro before signing up properly, becomming active. I used the old grey official forum very briefly before RGT, to be honest I'm not exactly sure when I started using DB, it's around 10 years, give or take a month or two.

If you were on RGT, or remember 'ShadowRobert', or remember the 'I hate book' thread, then your officially an oldbie .

Health, Ammo, and bacon and eggs!
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Code eater
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Posted: 13th Sep 2010 17:32
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Well, I am about 2 years old. Although, I'm sure i've been using Dark Basic for a couple years longer than that. Spent my first year or so on the DBC forums before I discovered the awsome multi-topic-hole-of-sometimes-but-not-always-useless-posts known as Geek Culture

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jeffhuys
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Posted: 13th Sep 2010 17:38
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I've joined because, well yeah, I was into making games... Haha. Before 2004 I mainly made games with Game Maker... Good old times.

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MSon
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Posted: 13th Sep 2010 17:47 Edited at: 13th Sep 2010 17:56
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I moved to DBPro from VB as i missed the old languages that i use to use, (STOS, AMOS, QBasic), and this reminded me of them, but it was a while till i joined the forum.

Quote: "If you were on RGT, or remember 'ShadowRobert', or remember the 'I hate book' thread, then your officially an oldbie"

BOOK!!! I HATE BOOK!!! BOOK IS STUPID!!!
Im only 29, Oldie!!!
although people say your only as old as you feel...so can i start collecting my pension now?

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Indicium
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Quote: ""Lol, you make yourself look silly when you forget to close your quotes. "

Well, how the [mod edit] DO you close them?"


@toasty, this is epic :')

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Diggsey
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Posted: 13th Sep 2010 18:19
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I joined because I'd spent the previous year getting to grips with DBC without realising there was a forum

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MSon
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Posted: 13th Sep 2010 18:30 Edited at: 13th Sep 2010 18:30
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i first saw it advertised in a pc magazine when i was about 15, but it was the classic version, it was in the program review pages and scored pretty high.

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PAGAN_old
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Posted: 13th Sep 2010 20:02
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I joined in 9th grade of highschool. i loved playing computer games and i always wanted to make a game. While i didnt make anything yet, i learned quite a lot. DB is my most favorite language of all time altho i agree other languages are better its just DB seemes so easy and flexible. i dont like being restricted by syntax like other languages. My first language was quick basic, now i had some fun with that. Then someone in my class just mentioned that they wanted to learn dark basic. I immediatley looked into it, downloaded the demo, of DBC, started screwing around with it, made some spinning cubes that changed color, then my programming teacher decided to purchase a licence of DBP for the whole class. I used that for a while, then i bought the DB superpack for $300 (a few months later DB was released as freeware lol). Doing stuff in DB was like on and off for me, i would work on something for 2 months then i abandon it, then 2 months later i pick up again, then 2 monts later i abandon it again and so on. A project that i started back in 2007 i am still working on it and its still in the very beginning stages of development. making games is hard but can be very fun and rewarding.

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CoffeeGrunt
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Posted: 13th Sep 2010 20:17
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I joined to learn FPSC, talk to people...

I remember you though AaaGreen, or should I say BUMFATCHEESE!?

I was a moron back then though, and I guess the Doom media pirating can be forgiven. It hurts to read my old posts. Grammar errors rampant, stupid comments, urgh.

Is there a way to see the total number of posts someone's posted? It'd be pretty interesting to see, I've just hit 200 posts on UDK's forums after nine months, but I post here much more frequently...it must be at least a K...

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Seppuku Arts
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Posted: 13th Sep 2010 20:23
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Ah...old posts...I can see how naive I was age 15. Though it took me 1 year to get my first and only slap. Makes you feel nostalgic, plus with so many awesome members come and go, as well as projects - if only we could have kept the Rush team together better, it would have been an awesome project.

Also, if you want to see your post count:

http://forum.thegamecreators.com/?m=post_count

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MSon
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Posted: 13th Sep 2010 20:25 Edited at: 13th Sep 2010 20:27
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Quote: "To date you have posted:

1845 Forum Messages
229 Forum Threads

Assuming you took a mere 20 seconds to write each message, you've spent 10.25 hours (0.43 days) posting to this forum.

Must... get... life..."


Thanks not good

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Quik
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Posted: 13th Sep 2010 20:25
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2752 Forum Messages"


oh... my... GOD!!!


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Seppuku Arts
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Posted: 13th Sep 2010 20:28
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Psshh...lightweights.

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Zotoaster
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Quote: "5467 Forum Messages
338 Forum Threads"


"everyone forgets a semi-colon sometimes." - Phaelax
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MSon
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Posted: 13th Sep 2010 20:42
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why is it that everyones made more posts than me, even the noobs

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Ocho Geek
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Been here since 2005 (seperate account) when TGC had some adverts around the webs about FPSC, the EA had only just been released, and It was great, I had come from game maker (yay for google ) and at the time FPS creator was pretty incredible

Ocho Geek - Pretending to be a useful contribution to the forums since 2005
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Aaagreen
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Quote: " To date you have posted:

4310 Forum Messages
96 Forum Threads

Assuming you took a mere 20 seconds to write each message, you've spent 23.94 hours (1.00 days) posting to this forum."


Daayuum.


I'd love to see things from your point of view but I can't get my head that far up my bum.
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MikeS
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I joined because I googled "how to make games" and this was one of the first listings. I saw equillibrium in the demos, and from there bought DBP in hopes of creating something similar. Naturally then, I joined the forums to ask questions as well as contribute back to the community.



A book? I hate book. Book is stupid.
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wizard of id
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Holy hell!! nearly 5 years of annoying and misunderstanding people.....bring on another 5 years on flames and tantrums.

Yeah remember back in the day when there were like only 3 model packs for quite awhile...And people were STILL buying that stupid 3d game creator thing whatever it is called....

Just been chatting to my neighbours teenage daughter and it turns out she's big into UFOs and aliens.

Which is cool because tomorrow she's getting abducted.
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Green Gandalf
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Quote: "To date you have posted:

4310 Forum Messages
96 Forum Threads

Assuming you took a mere 20 seconds to write each message, you've spent 23.94 hours (1.00 days) posting to this forum"


Can someone remind me how to get that info? I seem to be entering a forgetful phase.
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budokaiman
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Quote: "Can someone remind me how to get that info? I seem to be entering a forgetful phase"


Link

Putting the fear back into sliced bread since 4th May 2010
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puppyofkosh
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Ah, I remember posting project after project on the fpsc showcase forum.
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