# First post! er.. just a test. **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [March 22, 2004, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-post-er-just-a-test/235729 "2004-03-22T18:19:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![AngelicGemma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/439d5e/32.png) [@AngelicGemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelicGemma)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2004, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-post-er-just-a-test/235729/41 "2004-03-22T18:49:55Z")
> [@Muad'Dib](#): > > Is the board running _extremely_ slow for anyone else? Yep. Painfully slow. And living in a different time zone from the majority of members it isn’t usually a problem. Must be because everyone is logging on to subscribe at once. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2004, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-post-er-just-a-test/235729/42 "2004-03-22T18:50:07Z")
I’m on board, I hope. I believe that credit card transactions are killing the hamsters far more than searches ever did! At least they’ll be able to afford some steroids now. ---
**Author:** ![liirogue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dbc845/32.png) [@liirogue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liirogue)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2004, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-post-er-just-a-test/235729/43 "2004-03-22T18:51:44Z")
Testing… ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2004, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-post-er-just-a-test/235729/44 "2004-03-22T18:52:42Z")
> [@MC$E](#): > > Just paid by Paypal… Did anybody else have two “bonus” forums for a little while? Now they’re gone. Yep. I posted in one too. Got my wrist slapped. Sorry **Coldfire** 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2004, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-post-er-just-a-test/235729/45 "2004-03-22T18:54:11Z")
Testing my shiny new charter membership…(I hope…) ---
**Author:** ![mkl12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@mkl12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mkl12)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2004, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-post-er-just-a-test/235729/46 "2004-03-22T18:55:17Z")
Am I a Charter Member yet? ---
**Author:** ![Metacom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecae2f/32.png) [@Metacom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Metacom)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2004, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-post-er-just-a-test/235729/47 "2004-03-22T18:57:01Z")
> [@MC$E](#): > > Just paid by Paypal… Did anybody else have two “bonus” forums for a little while? Now they’re gone. Had them for 15 minutes or so, then they were fixed to be unavailable to the plebes. I didn’t notice the forum that was obviously moderator-only at first, and opened the other (thinking maybe it was a member-only forum or something…). Closed it quickly and without opening any threads when I realized what it was! :eek: Please don’t ban me ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2004, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-post-er-just-a-test/235729/48 "2004-03-22T18:59:25Z")
> [@AngelicGemma](#): > > Yep. Painfully slow. And living in a different time zone from the majority of members it isn’t usually a problem. Must be because everyone is logging on to subscribe at once. Almost certainly. This thread alone is gathering posts like a flippin \*GenMay thread! [sub]\*Don’t ask[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Algernon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a183cd/32.png) [@Algernon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algernon)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2004, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-post-er-just-a-test/235729/49 "2004-03-22T19:00:47Z")
Just paid via PayPal. I’m eager to see if I have a “Charter Member” status. Hmmm. I suppose I should follow the “first rule of Frisbee throwing” here. Namely, “say nothing more predictive than ‘watch this’.” ---
**Author:** ![stpauler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2004, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-post-er-just-a-test/235729/50 "2004-03-22T19:01:15Z")
There’s something oh-so **Thurston Howell the third** about being a charter member. (Is mine on yet? Check check, sibilance). ---
**Author:** ![purrplebear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/90ced4/32.png) [@purrplebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purrplebear)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2004, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-post-er-just-a-test/235729/51 "2004-03-22T19:04:11Z")
Yep. I’m in. First test post as charter member. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Nightsong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nightsong/32/3083_2.png) [@Nightsong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nightsong)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2004, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-post-er-just-a-test/235729/52 "2004-03-22T19:05:14Z")
Yet another test… test… one-two-three… * * * \<\< I’m not politically incorrect–I’m euphemism challenged. \>\> ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2004, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-post-er-just-a-test/235729/53 "2004-03-22T19:06:45Z")
WOOT! Looks like show sig is back to being checked by default. ---
**Author:** ![FilmGeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@FilmGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FilmGeek)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2004, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-post-er-just-a-test/235729/54 "2004-03-22T19:09:21Z")
Hopping on the bandwagon here. I like the yellow smileys. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2004, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-post-er-just-a-test/235729/55 "2004-03-22T19:10:28Z")
I’m in. Is it just me or is the board going hellishly slow today as compared to the past two months? It’s not been this bad since the weeks following the last upgrade. ---
**Author:** ![vix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a88e4f/32.png) [@vix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vix)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2004, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-post-er-just-a-test/235729/56 "2004-03-22T19:10:41Z")
Test. ---
**Author:** ![Gartog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/22d042/32.png) [@Gartog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gartog)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2004, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-post-er-just-a-test/235729/57 "2004-03-22T19:11:55Z")
I’m in. Let see what happens next 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Amp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amp)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2004, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-post-er-just-a-test/235729/58 "2004-03-22T19:13:11Z")
Test, test… ---
**Author:** ![Lyllyan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b2d939/32.png) [@Lyllyan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lyllyan)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2004, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-post-er-just-a-test/235729/59 "2004-03-22T19:13:34Z")
Here’s hoping the hamsters didn’t eat my $4.95. Perhaps they filled up on my first two replies to this thread, back when we were still on Page 1. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2004, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-post-er-just-a-test/235729/60 "2004-03-22T19:14:58Z")
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