# What's this message board thingy, anyway?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-message-board-thingy-anyway/354651>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 28, 2006, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-message-board-thingy-anyway/354651 "2006-04-28T20:34:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![stretch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a6a055/32.png) [@stretch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stretch)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2006, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-message-board-thingy-anyway/354651/41 "2006-05-01T23:35:24Z")

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You’ve been missed. Welcome back!

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**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2006, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-message-board-thingy-anyway/354651/42 "2006-05-02T00:55:10Z")

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Welcome back!

You’ve been missed.

Regards,  
Shodan

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**Author:** ![Jodi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7feea3/32.png) [@Jodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jodi)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2006, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-message-board-thingy-anyway/354651/43 "2006-05-02T03:19:31Z")

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Thank you all. Really. :o

I of course fondly remember all the oldsters (especially the 99ers), and can’t help but appreciate any newbie who would welcome me back. 🙂

TLD, Cece the Bear jumped ship somewhere in Florida. Maybe we should recruit a replacement? If I can’t go to Australia yet, I could at least stuff a bear in a box.

**water2j** , you’re very sweet to list me as “gone but not forgotten;” maybe you conjured me back.

**Maeglin:**

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> Oddest thing. I was thinking of you the other day, though I cannot remember why. I remember explaining something you had said to my wife . . .

To your WHAT??? To your WHO???

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> Welcome back, and I probably owe you an email.

You certainly do! And congratulations. 🙂

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