# Have I been gone too long?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-i-been-gone-too-long/523567
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [January 4, 2010, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-i-been-gone-too-long/523567 "2010-01-04T02:23:29Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@Atreyu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atreyu)
#### Post date: [January 4, 2010, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-i-been-gone-too-long/523567/1 "2010-01-04T02:23:29Z")
My first post on the boards since November 2006. That’s over three years. Doubtful if most of the regulars from back then still remember me.
Somehow I fell out of the habit of reading the forums. Lately I’ve been reading the boards more often, but wasn’t sure if my long absence meant I couldn’t post again.
So, I’m trying now.
Let’s see what happens…
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### Author:  [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)
#### Post date: [January 4, 2010, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-i-been-gone-too-long/523567/2 "2010-01-04T02:29:29Z")
Hello. I am Covered in Bees! During your time here I will provide you with sweet [cheesecake](http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/famecrawler/2009/02/salma-hayek-cleavage-breastfeeding-.jpg) [pictures](http://www.mexique-fr.com/salma-hayek/salma-hayek-8.jpg)\*, talk about [Dr Pepper](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=545613), and other such irreverences.
\*Even if you’re into [guys](http://www.blogthecoast.com/runway_ready/archives/sexy-house0309hugh-laurie.jpg).
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### Author:  [@belladonna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/belladonna)
#### Post date: [January 4, 2010, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-i-been-gone-too-long/523567/3 "2010-01-04T02:40:22Z")
I remember you. 🙂
I’ve just recently started posting again after being away for a couple-few years. Wandered back one day, realized it was free to post again, and well–here we are.
So Hi!
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### Author:  [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)
#### Post date: [January 4, 2010, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-i-been-gone-too-long/523567/4 "2010-01-04T02:45:31Z")
I remember, even if you don’t remember me.
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### Author:  [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)
#### Post date: [January 4, 2010, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-i-been-gone-too-long/523567/5 "2010-01-04T03:26:29Z")
I remember you as well, because I always liked the spelling of your name. Welcome back!
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### Author:  [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)
#### Post date: [January 4, 2010, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-i-been-gone-too-long/523567/6 "2010-01-04T03:35:26Z")
Who could forget a name from The Neverending Story?
Welcome back.
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### Author:  [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)
#### Post date: [January 4, 2010, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-i-been-gone-too-long/523567/7 "2010-01-04T03:53:19Z")
Of course we remember you. Welcome back.
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### Author:  [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)
#### Post date: [January 4, 2010, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-i-been-gone-too-long/523567/8 "2010-01-04T04:20:32Z")
Not only do I remember you, I thought you were still here, probably due to the large amount of zombie threads that have been appearing recently.
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### Author:  [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)
#### Post date: [January 4, 2010, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-i-been-gone-too-long/523567/9 "2010-01-04T04:55:07Z")
Dude (I assume you are a dude), since free posting came along there’s been TONS of former lurkers, who got their free month way back when, hung around and lurked for years, and started posting again when it became free. I wouldn’t worry about it.
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### Author:  [@tumbleddown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tumbleddown)
#### Post date: [January 4, 2010, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-i-been-gone-too-long/523567/10 "2010-01-04T05:23:37Z")
I’ve only been here a year but your name looks familiar to me. Maybe it’s the Neverending Story connection, though.
In any case, welcome back!
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### Author:  [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)
#### Post date: [January 4, 2010, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-i-been-gone-too-long/523567/11 "2010-01-04T06:31:49Z")
Welcome back!
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### Author:  [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)
#### Post date: [January 4, 2010, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-i-been-gone-too-long/523567/12 "2010-01-04T06:44:02Z")
No, you’re good to go - the board went to free posting in mid-2008. Welcome back, **Atreyu**!
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### Author:  [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)
#### Post date: [January 4, 2010, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-i-been-gone-too-long/523567/13 "2010-01-04T06:49:21Z")
I remember you! Where’s that money I loaned you?
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### Author:  [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)
#### Post date: [January 4, 2010, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-i-been-gone-too-long/523567/14 "2010-01-04T12:51:01Z")
Welcome back. Enjoy your stay. 🙂
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### Author:  [@FallenAngel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FallenAngel)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2010, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-i-been-gone-too-long/523567/15 "2010-01-05T22:18:35Z")
I first signed up when I read the Wally memorial thread as it happened in, what 1999? I’d lurked for a while before that.
I stopped posting when it became pay to play, but I still lurked.
When it reverted back to free, I started posting again.
If they welcomed _me_ back, I’d expect them to throw you a parade.
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### Author:  [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2010, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-i-been-gone-too-long/523567/16 "2010-01-05T22:25:47Z")
I remember you! You owe me a beer!
Wait. When was your last post again (checks my join date)
nevermind.
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### Author:  [@flyboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flyboy)
#### Post date: [January 6, 2010, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-i-been-gone-too-long/523567/17 "2010-01-06T20:37:22Z")
I remember you, too. Welcome back!
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### Author:  [@Angel\_of\_the\_Lord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angel_of_the_Lord)
#### Post date: [January 6, 2010, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-i-been-gone-too-long/523567/18 "2010-01-06T20:43:16Z")
I remember you. I don’t think I count as a regular, but, hey, it’s something, right?
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### Author:  [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)
#### Post date: [January 6, 2010, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-i-been-gone-too-long/523567/19 "2010-01-06T20:46:36Z")
I remember you as well.
I had taken a 2 year hiatus – just came back about a year ago (which reminds me, I think my subscription is almost up).
Luckily, the board managed to exist without me. But it must have been hell.
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### Author:  [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)
#### Post date: [January 6, 2010, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-i-been-gone-too-long/523567/20 "2010-01-06T23:31:09Z")
Welcome home.
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