# Dopers who've had accounts since the early 2000s, how was your writing style changed?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 21, 2018, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-whove-had-accounts-since-the-early-2000s-how-was-your-writing-style-changed/818318 "2018-07-21T09:54:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2018, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-whove-had-accounts-since-the-early-2000s-how-was-your-writing-style-changed/818318/20 "2018-07-23T20:53:50Z")

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I joined here at the invitation of Cecil. I started out as a cynic, mainly to be a bit of a thorn in his hide. One night at dinner before a long tear of drinking, he accused me of being primarily a troll. I took mild offense to his accusation, but stuck that comment in the back of my psyche for the next few years, tried to be more constructive in my posts. Today, he and I only see each other once every few months at social gatherings and the occasional portfolio review. He’s never accused me of trolling since. Even though he can still be a dick every now and then.

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