# Another Old Timer checking in **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 4, 2020, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-old-timer-checking-in/927232 "2020-12-04T20:16:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tristan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tristan/32/18058_2.png) [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2020, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-old-timer-checking-in/927232/1 "2020-12-04T20:16:01Z")
Not sure what counts as old timer any more, tbh. Hi! I’m Tristan. I was a regular poster for quite a while, having joined in 2000. I apparently missed being a 99er by a hair. Dang it. I hosted a truly awful dopefest in… gosh, 2005? I think? In Sacramento. I was fondly remembering one of my favorite posts, the “If LOTR Was Written By Other Authors” post that went viral being viral was the term used, and decided I would see if I could resurect my account. I haven’t been here, it seems, since 2013. The list of Doper names I recognize in the memoriam post is …shocking, and saddening. So, any others left that may remember me? If not, just say hi. I have no idea what the SDMB culture is like anymore, so in some ways I’m new. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2020, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-old-timer-checking-in/927232/2 "2020-12-04T20:20:51Z")
Welcome back I remember you. We’re still nerdish. Especially for Professor Tolkien. We mostly nice though some posters bark loudly. We less misogynistic, but still working on that part. ---
**Author:** ![Tristan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tristan/32/18058_2.png) [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2020, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-old-timer-checking-in/927232/3 "2020-12-04T20:27:49Z")
I remember your name, but am not sure if we interacted much. 7 years, man. Yikes. I would expect nothing but a healthy foundational layer of nerdery. This new board is going to take some learning, but I’m gonna put in the effort. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2020, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-old-timer-checking-in/927232/4 "2020-12-04T20:34:17Z")
I remember your name, but that’s about it. Heck, at my age, even remembering that is an accomplishment! I joined just a bit before you did and I think what I notice more than anything is that we’re mostly an older group here. Or maybe I just interact with the geezers. Welcome back! Feel free to pop into the MMP - it’s been going since 2001, and it’s just a friendly little corner of MPSIMS. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2020, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-old-timer-checking-in/927232/5 "2020-12-04T20:36:05Z")
Jumping off of **FairyChatMom’s** post; to be honest, your name is memorable as it is tied to Arthurian Legends. I thought you were part of the Ent Moot in 2008, but I just checked and it doesn’t look like you were. ---
**Author:** ![Tristan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tristan/32/18058_2.png) [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2020, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-old-timer-checking-in/927232/6 "2020-12-04T20:36:23Z")
I will try to do that! I remember you too, and I remember seeing MMP starting up! Yeah, it’s always been a bit more civil than other forums. I think it’ll be a better outlet for me as Reddit is making me an alcoholic. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2020, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-old-timer-checking-in/927232/7 "2020-12-04T20:39:51Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > your name is memorable as it is tied to Arthurian Legends. Also “All Creatures Great and Small” – Peter Davison’s character. ---
**Author:** ![Tristan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tristan/32/18058_2.png) [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2020, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-old-timer-checking-in/927232/8 "2020-12-04T20:52:59Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > Jumping off of **FairyChatMom’s** post; to be honest, your name is memorable as it is tied to Arthurian Legends. > > I thought you were part of the Ent Moot in 2008, but I just checked and it doesn’t look like you were. I have no idea what the Ent Moot is/was, but the name is amazing! Tristan was my name when I was in the SCA, and this is the only last vestige of that life left. ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2020, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-old-timer-checking-in/927232/9 "2020-12-04T21:32:43Z")
Hi, Tristan! The thing about old timers’ names is there are some that you simply haven’t thought about for eons… you don’t necessarily even realize that they’ve been gone so much as “out of sight, out of mind”, until one day you see that username and go "Hey wow, WTF ever happened to Tristan? • do a search • whoa, not since that long ago?!? Welcome back! ---
**Author:** ![robby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robby/32/11048_2.png) [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2020, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-old-timer-checking-in/927232/10 "2020-12-04T21:46:40Z")
I remember you, @Tristan. You joined a few months before me. Does that make me an old-timer, too? 🤔 Anyway, welcome back! ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2020, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-old-timer-checking-in/927232/11 "2020-12-05T03:29:39Z")
Welcome back **Tristan**. Yeah, I remember you, and joined 5 days after you did. Aren’t you connected with some gal named Isolde? ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2020, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-old-timer-checking-in/927232/12 "2020-12-05T04:04:59Z")
I remember you. I’ve not been on the boards myself for years but I seem to be here today. ---
**Author:** ![bdgr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a87d85/32.png) [@bdgr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bdgr)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2020, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-old-timer-checking-in/927232/13 "2020-12-05T06:39:21Z")
Howdy ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2020, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-old-timer-checking-in/927232/14 "2020-12-05T13:13:46Z")
Hello again. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2020, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-old-timer-checking-in/927232/15 "2020-12-05T14:18:14Z")
Hi, **Tristan**. I remember you. 👍 ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2020, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-old-timer-checking-in/927232/16 "2020-12-05T20:27:11Z")
I’m a newbie from 2003. And I too was gone for about 3 years ending about 6 months ago. I remember you and your story. I’m sure we’ve had a back-and-forth on various somethings. Hang around awhile. It’s still a worthwhile crew. If a bit scurvy. Welcome back @Tristan! ---
**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2020, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-old-timer-checking-in/927232/17 "2020-12-05T20:51:26Z")
I remember you, although my “missed 99’er by a hair” is just a touch thinner of a hair than yours. Tripler What do you think of the new digs? ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2020, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-old-timer-checking-in/927232/18 "2020-12-06T21:04:09Z")
Welcome back, **Tristan.** I’ve been around long enough to remember you, I think. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2020, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-old-timer-checking-in/927232/19 "2020-12-06T21:14:35Z")
I remember you. But I do want to hear more about this awful Dopefest of aught-5. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2020, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-old-timer-checking-in/927232/20 "2020-12-07T02:07:23Z")
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