# Who Has The Longest Active Dope Membership? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [February 20, 2011, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-the-longest-active-dope-membership/571984 "2011-02-20T05:56:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2011, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-the-longest-active-dope-membership/571984/1 "2011-02-20T05:56:36Z")
As I seem to be asking questions which were answered long ago, let me not ruin my streak and ask this one?šŸ™‚ Not talking about the number of posts, but the year they joined and are active _now_. Thanks Q ---
**Author:** ![Santos\_L\_Halper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/santos_l_halper/32/1_2.png) [@Santos\_L\_Halper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santos_L_Halper)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2011, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-the-longest-active-dope-membership/571984/2 "2011-02-20T06:12:36Z")
Looks like thatā€™d be [Ed Zotti](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php). [Lynn Bodoni](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php)ā€™s got a lower member number, but somehow her join date is later. šŸ˜• ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2011, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-the-longest-active-dope-membership/571984/3 "2011-02-20T06:16:01Z")
Well, I really wouldnā€™t count **Ed** , sorry. Nothing against the man personally, but I was very disappointed to learn that no ā€œCecilā€ exists and itā€™s really Ed answering all those questions. Thanks Q ---
**Author:** ![Santos\_L\_Halper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/santos_l_halper/32/1_2.png) [@Santos\_L\_Halper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santos_L_Halper)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2011, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-the-longest-active-dope-membership/571984/4 "2011-02-20T06:23:56Z")
Ok, how about [Monty](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php)? ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2011, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-the-longest-active-dope-membership/571984/5 "2011-02-20T06:48:23Z")
Works for me, but I would have thought **Opal Cat** (without looking it up, of course). Q ---
**Author:** ![NineToTheSky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5a626/32.png) [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2011, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-the-longest-active-dope-membership/571984/6 "2011-02-20T11:46:00Z")
> [@Santos\_L\_Halper](#): > > Looks like thatā€™d be [Ed Zotti](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php). > > [Lynn Bodoni](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php)ā€™s got a lower member number, but somehow her join date is later. šŸ˜• Where do you find the member number? ---
**Author:** ![Hennessy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hennessy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hennessy)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2011, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-the-longest-active-dope-membership/571984/7 "2011-02-20T12:12:27Z")
Iā€™d bet itā€™s a charter member thing. ---
**Author:** ![Nawth\_Chucka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c57346/32.png) [@Nawth\_Chucka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nawth_Chucka)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2011, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-the-longest-active-dope-membership/571984/8 "2011-02-20T12:25:26Z")
> [@NineToTheSky](#): > > Where do you find the member number? Mouseover the username in a post, it should show up down in the lower left corner of your screen. ---
**Author:** ![RM\_Mentock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e274bd/32.png) [@RM\_Mentock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RM_Mentock)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2011, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-the-longest-active-dope-membership/571984/9 "2011-02-20T12:53:54Z")
> [@Hennessy](#): > > Iā€™d bet itā€™s a charter member thing. I didnā€™t realize it before, but my user number seems to be 89 ---
**Author:** ![Fenris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fenris/32/498_2.png) [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2011, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-the-longest-active-dope-membership/571984/10 "2011-02-20T13:15:09Z")
IIRC itā€™s Dragon/Gusnspotā€“I think he was the first poster to join after they set up the mods/admins. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2011, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-the-longest-active-dope-membership/571984/11 "2011-02-20T13:33:26Z")
> [@Quasimodem](#): > > As I seem to be asking questions which were answered long ago, let me not ruin my streak and ask this one?šŸ™‚ Your wish is our command. [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=3008228&highlight=member+number#post3008228](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=3008228&highlight=member+number#post3008228) **Monty** (14) is the oldest non mod/admin to have joined. **GusNSpot** was 33 **OpalCat** was 36 ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2011, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-the-longest-active-dope-membership/571984/12 "2011-02-20T21:06:59Z")
_sigh_ I feel really insignificant #44346 ā˜¹ ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2011, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-the-longest-active-dope-membership/571984/13 "2011-02-20T21:16:02Z")
Meanwhile, [Jean Valjeanā€™s number](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php) is wasted on someone who only ever made one post. ---
**Author:** ![dhkendall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9adbd/32.png) [@dhkendall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dhkendall)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2011, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-the-longest-active-dope-membership/571984/15 "2011-02-21T04:10:54Z")
> [@Quasimodem](#): > > Nothing against the man personally, but I was very disappointed to learn that no ā€œCecilā€ exists and itā€™s really Ed answering all those questions. Cite? Not saying I donā€™t believe you, the evidence seems to be there. But the curtain has never seemed to be pulled back directly on SDMB. Ed has never come out and said ā€œIā€™m Cecilā€ (or vice versa). Heck, maybe Iā€™m Cecil, youā€™ve never seen us together, have you? ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2011, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-the-longest-active-dope-membership/571984/16 "2011-02-21T05:08:03Z")
**My** post is probably buried in some thread somewhere, sorry - canā€™t help you. I just remember writing how disappointed I was that thereā€™s no real ā€œCecilā€ when someone told me it was Ed. However, this might get you started. > **[Real Identity Of Cecil Adams](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=552339)** > > Who do you think Cecil Adamsā€™ real identity is? If anyone _does_ remember my post, please link us? Thanks Q ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2011, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-the-longest-active-dope-membership/571984/17 "2011-02-21T06:45:03Z")
Thereā€™s a number of us who have been here since the board was founded. Prior to that, there use to be the AOL forum. OpalCat was a regular member there as well and is probably the longest active member overall. ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2011, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-the-longest-active-dope-membership/571984/18 "2011-02-21T09:35:04Z")
I know I was a lurker before I joined, but I do know that I did not read the dope when I was on AOHell. I probably found it while looking for some other information. ---
**Author:** ![ColdPhoenix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6bbea6/32.png) [@ColdPhoenix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ColdPhoenix)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2011, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-the-longest-active-dope-membership/571984/19 "2011-02-21T11:09:51Z")
I joined in '99 under a different username but left when fees started to be charged as I was a poor student (who could still have afforded the fees but heyā€¦). Wish Iā€™d paid the fees nowā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2011, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-the-longest-active-dope-membership/571984/20 "2011-02-21T16:24:22Z")
> [@Quasimodem](#): > > Works for me, but I would have thought **Opal Cat** (without looking it up, of course). > > Q Naah, she isnā€™t the longest-timer. But she _ **is** _ third. Of course. šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2011, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-the-longest-active-dope-membership/571984/21 "2011-02-21T17:00:02Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Thereā€™s a number of us who have been here since the board was founded. Prior to that, there use to be the AOL forum. OpalCat was a regular member there as well and is probably the longest active member overall. Some of us were there before OpalCat came along, for the record. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-the-longest-active-dope-membership/571984.md?page=2)