# I'm back, baby! **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [August 25, 2009, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back-baby/507641 "2009-08-25T15:53:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Max\_Carnage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/max_carnage/32/12775_2.png) [@Max\_Carnage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Carnage)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2009, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back-baby/507641/1 "2009-08-25T15:53:54Z")
Or am I? Test test test. My workplace blocked message boards about 3 yrs ago and I haven’t posted or been able to read the board since. I’m sticking my toe in and testing my abilities again. have I missed anything in 3 years? ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2009, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back-baby/507641/2 "2009-08-25T15:56:39Z")
Guests can post now, which is to your advantage, seeing as how you are a guest now. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Jake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2009, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back-baby/507641/3 "2009-08-25T16:18:31Z")
Welcome back, Max!! ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Carnage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/max_carnage/32/12775_2.png) [@Max\_Carnage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Carnage)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2009, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back-baby/507641/4 "2009-08-25T18:12:56Z")
> [@DSYoungEsq](#): > > Guests can post now, which is to your advantage, seeing as how you are a guest now. 😃 Yeah, I hated to lose my Charter Member status and my post count, but for as little as I was going to be able to use it, it just wasn’t wrth my while. Hopefully I’ll still be accepted by any old members who stuck around. I’m enjoying reading the old posts from 7-8 yrs ago right now. Memories! One of my favorite things is reading everyone’s minute-by-minute reactions to 9/11. Still gives me shivers. ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2009, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back-baby/507641/5 "2009-08-25T18:21:37Z")
Welcome back! Yeah, I go back and re-read the 9/11 threads every year right around the anniversary. Chilling stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2009, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back-baby/507641/6 "2009-09-06T15:26:45Z")
welcome back! ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2009, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back-baby/507641/7 "2009-09-06T18:37:20Z")
Did you bring pie? ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2009, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back-baby/507641/8 "2009-09-06T19:24:28Z")
> [@Max\_Carnage](#): > > have I missed anything in 3 years? Aside from a mass exodus, capricious new Pit rules, the resignation of Giraffe, the creation of two successful splinter boards, the sudden appearance of Ed Zotti declaring a list of forbidden words and then his sudden disappearance, and the bankruptcy proceedings of the company that owns the boards — not really. But welcome back. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2009, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back-baby/507641/9 "2009-09-06T20:27:55Z")
> [@Max\_Carnage](#): > > Or am I? Test test test. My workplace blocked message boards about 3 yrs ago and I haven’t posted or been able to read the board since. I’m sticking my toe in and testing my abilities again. have I missed anything in 3 years? Nope. ---
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2009, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back-baby/507641/10 "2009-09-08T01:37:03Z")
Hey, honey! You’re home! No, all the rules are just the same. (heh, heh) ---
**Author:** ![John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Carter_of_Mars)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2009, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back-baby/507641/11 "2009-09-09T00:15:14Z")
I wouldn’t have said I missed you, but since it’s with some positive feelings that I see the name **Max Carnage** again, I suppose I did miss you. Welcome back!. ---
**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2009, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back-baby/507641/12 "2009-09-09T01:45:10Z")
> [@Max\_Carnage](#): > > Yeah, I hated to lose my Charter Member status and my post count, but for as little as I was going to be able to use it, it just wasn’t wrth my while. Hopefully I’ll still be accepted by any old members who stuck around. I’m enjoying reading the old posts from 7-8 yrs ago right now. Memories! One of my favorite things is reading everyone’s minute-by-minute reactions to 9/11. Still gives me shivers. With all of these “welcome backs” perhaps you should consider a name change to Kotter. 😉 You didn’t lose your post count, though. It’s still in your profile… Date of Birth April 11 Join Date 12-05-2001 Total Posts 3,638 So, welcome back! 🙂