# Longtime posters Missing in Action? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 15, 2004, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longtime-posters-missing-in-action/245218 "2004-05-15T02:56:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![fruitbat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@fruitbat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fruitbat)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2004, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longtime-posters-missing-in-action/245218/21 "2004-07-01T16:38:42Z")
I have to agree with **lieu** , either you should retract, or point to any evidence that it was not his original authorship. Hell, I would accept a link to another thread that casts doubt as evidence, anything but your vague accusation. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2004, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longtime-posters-missing-in-action/245218/22 "2004-07-01T16:53:18Z")
[QUOTE=NoClueBoy] **Kn(\*)ckers** - she changed jobs to oa non computer one, had no computer at home, apparantly doesn’t live near any libraries or cyber cafes. **Tars Tarkas** - had major beef against pay to post, decided it was time to get the monkey of his foot anyways. Back! snip [QUOTE] Ah, **K**. I miss her. ☹ And **Tars** …He decided to get the what of his what?? Huh? ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2004, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longtime-posters-missing-in-action/245218/23 "2004-07-01T17:09:15Z")
> [@Earthling](#): > > Name changes since 2004-04-02 Just a heads-up: some people have changed usernames for security reasons. Did you take care to exclude those? ---
**Author:** ![cheddarsnax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@cheddarsnax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cheddarsnax)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2004, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longtime-posters-missing-in-action/245218/24 "2004-07-01T17:58:36Z")
**Old:** 1920s Style Death Ray **New:** 1920s Style “Death Ray” Well, I’m glad we finally cleared that one up. ---
**Author:** ![Esprix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/esprix/32/7899_2.png) [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2004, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longtime-posters-missing-in-action/245218/25 "2004-07-01T22:52:30Z")
I’m only saying that there has been discussion on the subject. I make no claim to the veracity of the claim one way or the other, nor do I wish to. If he did write it I’m sure it’s easily proven, and all the better for him. Didn’t mean to stir up a hornet’s nest. Esprix ---
**Author:** ![The\_Asbestos\_Mango](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@The\_Asbestos\_Mango](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Asbestos_Mango)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2004, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longtime-posters-missing-in-action/245218/26 "2004-07-01T23:01:37Z")
I haven’t seen **Michael Ellis** in a good long while, and I’m getting tired of taking care of his ant farm. ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2004, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longtime-posters-missing-in-action/245218/27 "2004-07-01T23:20:13Z")
**Homer** didn’t buy a subscription and hasn’t posted since January. What’s up with that? And just because it was mentioned a few posts up, I have to say I love the name **Go You Big Red Fire Engine** and I have no idea why. ---
**Author:** ![Earthling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/90db22/32.png) [@Earthling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earthling)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2004, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longtime-posters-missing-in-action/245218/28 "2004-07-02T00:09:52Z")
> [@Liberal](#): > > Just a heads-up: some people have changed usernames for security reasons. Did you take care to exclude those? No. I was unaware that anyone had changed usernames for security reasons. If that is indeed a concern, I’ll be happy to ask a mod to either delete that entire post or remove the relevant names from it. ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2004, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longtime-posters-missing-in-action/245218/29 "2004-07-02T00:15:31Z")
Someone in the Pit recently mentioned that she did exactly that, and that’s what made me think of it. I noticed that her name wasn’t on your list, and so I thought that either she changed hers before your time-frame or else you were kind enough to delete it from your list. ---
**Author:** ![Epoxy\_Moron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/edb3f5/32.png) [@Epoxy\_Moron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Epoxy_Moron)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2004, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longtime-posters-missing-in-action/245218/30 "2004-07-02T01:04:39Z")
Some simply could not afford the fees - despite the relative cheapness of them ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2004, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longtime-posters-missing-in-action/245218/31 "2004-07-02T01:12:04Z")
**elelle** abruptly stopped posting at the end of last summer. ---
**Author:** ![HoldenCaulfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/22d042/32.png) [@HoldenCaulfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoldenCaulfield)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2004, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longtime-posters-missing-in-action/245218/32 "2004-07-02T01:14:30Z")
**Sofa King** was against paid subscriptions, too. I’m really gonna miss his stuff. My favorite was his rant against people that just stand on escalators. ---
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2004, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longtime-posters-missing-in-action/245218/33 "2004-07-02T01:46:57Z")
Ah, so **yosemite** _was_ **yosemitebabe**. I was never quite sure… I was wonderin’ why she stopped showin’ up to set me straight regarding Macs… 😃 (I sure hope she wasn’t one o’ the ones that changed her name for security reasons… but then, if that were the case… uh… ain’t much of a cover, don’tcha think? But if so, um, delete this post, too…) ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2004, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longtime-posters-missing-in-action/245218/34 "2004-07-02T02:40:18Z")
I too dug ol’ **Sofa King** ’s chili. A bit of an enigma, he’d present one mental image and then come back and scorch it with another logrithmically more developed. While I rarely was completely in step with his political opinion, his was always one I completely enjoyed reading, had a great deal of respect for and lent a great deal of consideration to. How rare and great was that (???) and how I miss it so in the absence of something similar I’m currently (or at least frequently) confronted with. **Phil Dennison, Liberal**? Yep, ditto. And **Aries28** I’ve seen lately, not unexpectedly providing solace to a member confronted with a sudden and tragic loss. ---
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2004, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longtime-posters-missing-in-action/245218/35 "2004-07-02T03:39:07Z")
Has **Sealemon** completely left us? I remember him about to be a father. Also, I miss **Startrekkr777** I was about to ask about **Esprix** but I see he is still with us. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2004, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longtime-posters-missing-in-action/245218/36 "2004-07-02T03:48:20Z")
> [@vanilla](#): > > Also, I miss **Startrekkr777** :dubious: Now _THAT’S_ someone I would’ve liked to meet. . ---
**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:** [July 2, 2004, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longtime-posters-missing-in-action/245218/37 "2004-07-02T03:50:29Z")
We seem to have lost **DSYoungEsq** and **Cliffy** during the transition to a pay-to-post. Haven’t seen **SuaSponte** in a long while, and **Monty** ’s been gone since before Christmas. ---
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2004, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longtime-posters-missing-in-action/245218/38 "2004-07-02T03:57:07Z")
Monty took umbrage at something was what he told me back when. NoClueBoy-don’t YOU ever leave us! 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2004, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longtime-posters-missing-in-action/245218/39 "2004-07-02T04:00:44Z")
Well, **Monty** , **Joe Cool** , and **Satan** (as NYC Native) are alive and well at the Pizza Parlour (where **Poly** is the Prodigal Mod). So… they are still activly living online. JC and Sat are banned here, but I believe Monty is in good standing here. Kind of a hijack from the OP, but still… ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2004, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longtime-posters-missing-in-action/245218/40 "2004-07-02T04:06:00Z")
me leave? Never! Where else could I see the rantings and nonsensical arguments of fools for my entertainment and at the same time get answers to questions I’m not smart enough to even ask? To say nothing about fun fellowship! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longtime-posters-missing-in-action/245218.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longtime-posters-missing-in-action/245218.md?page=3)