So, a lifetime ago I used to hang here quite a bit, although I was mostly a lurker. This past year, my current partner and I decided to do a Death Pool for New Year, and I got to thinking about where I got the idea and it was of course the SDMB Game Room. For the life of me I couldn’t remember what my handle was back then - I had several that I used on various BBS’s and fora when I was a youngun. Apparently I was last seen in May of 2007, which was coincidentally about the same time that my marriage went in the shitter. Since then I had a kid graduate college and next month I’m finally done with child support. I reunited with my girlfriend from college, and I’m feeling all the aches and pains of heading into my ‘golden’ years. I won’t tip you off to my original username, because I was a different person then and some of that shit is kind of ick inducing to re-read. But I will offer you a hint: a certain long time Doper who hasn’t been seen since 2024 gave me a tour of the Leinenkugel brewery while I was on a business trip. It’s that cherished memory that enabled me to hunt down my old posts. It ought to be enough for you to figure out my alter ego if you are actually interested enough, which you probably shouldn’t be. I’m not even sure why I’m sharing this, other than I can’t think of anything more suited to MPSIMS.
Have you contacted the Mods about coordinating the two accounts?
I’m not sure I want to. But I will if I eventually decide it’s worth doing.
Strictly speaking it’s a requirement of the rules. Exceptions have been made. Beyond that is the province of the Mods. Which I am not.
@engineer_comp_geek normally handles the recovery of such things, so this should notify him.
Otherwise welcome back, though that may sound a bit weird from a relative newcomer as a poster. Things have indeed changed a bit (rules updates, posters gained and lost) but it’s still a fine community.
I can see how it could be considered a Sock by a very strict reading of the rules, but since the email address associated with the old account hasn’t existed since 2008 it is no longer useable without intervention by the Mods. Nevertheless, if a Mod wants to PM me to resolve any issues I’d be happy to comply. All things considered, I’d rather just have the original account deactivated (if it hasn’t been already) rather than have it associated with this one. It is a relic of a person that I no longer am.
Since I’m still associated with my old (and often embarrassing) posts from almost 26 years ago, I can assure you it won’t humiliate you overmuch to spill the beans. We’ve all changed, and mostly for the better. Welcome back.
Unfortunately, that can be said of a lot of posters that would like to take advantage of that situation.
Meh, the hell with it. Back then I was GWVet. A lot has changed since then.
I’ll PM @engineer_comp_geek
Kinda like I was warned many moons ago, what you put on the internet never really disappears. Yeah, stuck with it. Sorry to say.
Wow, I actually remember your handle.
That’s who you are?! I WILL HOUND YOU TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH FOR WHAT YOU HAVE DONE.
(Just kidding, welcome back!)
Me too!
But I was too busy worrying about my own embarrassing legacy to remember his.
Welcome back!
It’s not that it’s embarrassing per se. It’s just that the naivete of my late 30s is pretty cringe inducing to re-read now. That folks remember me is both flattering and frightening.
Hey, I was 23 years old when I started posting here.
I’m never going to be able to run for office, let me put it that way.
Man, I was sure you were Thumper667.
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I don’t miss Thumper666, though. That guy was evil.
Can you believe we’re up to 668 Thumpers already?
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Those guys must have been on the Bergall and the Hawkbill, respectively. Every submarine has a Thumper - on the Spadefish it just happened to be me.