# Wow. I've been here for 10 years. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 5, 2011, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-ive-been-here-for-10-years/573586 "2011-03-05T16:07:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2011, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-ive-been-here-for-10-years/573586/1 "2011-03-05T16:07:25Z")
It just occurred to me as I glanced at my Join Date. A decade as an active member on the Dope. I can’t describe how much I’ve learned and changed, in so many different ways, from the very real people who contribute here. Thanks everyone. Here’s to the next 10… ---
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2011, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-ive-been-here-for-10-years/573586/2 "2011-03-05T16:28:46Z")
Me too; 10-02-2001 I kind of feel bad I’ve never been ‘Pitted’ for something. I lurk more than I post… especially in hostile threads. I love it here though. I think some people know who I am, and know I \*try \*to be a good member. People are so kind when I need advice. I love getting mail from SDMB’s, and if my mail box is empty, I try to find threads I can post in. ---
**Author:** ![Juggler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/juggler/32/3194_2.png) [@Juggler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Juggler)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2011, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-ive-been-here-for-10-years/573586/3 "2011-03-05T16:29:38Z")
Noob. 😉 Edit: Time does pass very quickly here. Been lurking here for more than a decade. ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2011, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-ive-been-here-for-10-years/573586/4 "2011-03-05T17:19:51Z")
Congratulations y’all. I’d been lurking longer than my join date, but I’ll celebrate 10 years next year and think that’s pretty cool for us all. ---
**Author:** ![ShelliBean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f9ae1b/32.png) [@ShelliBean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShelliBean)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2011, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-ive-been-here-for-10-years/573586/5 "2011-03-05T17:32:41Z")
Sometimes I try to explain something I saw on the boards and I end up having to explain the “internet friends” thing and I surprised myself when I told my close friends “I’ve known them longer than I’ve known you!” I’ve dropped to guest status so my date doesn’t show, but it’s Sept. 2000. I really can’t believe I’ve been here that long and stayed somewhat anonymous! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2011, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-ive-been-here-for-10-years/573586/6 "2011-03-05T17:52:36Z")
FWIW, I recognize all your user names. After 10 years, even semi-lurkers (such as myself) become familiar. ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2011, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-ive-been-here-for-10-years/573586/7 "2011-03-05T17:58:53Z")
You’re all noobs. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Invisible\_Chimp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f05b48/32.png) [@Invisible\_Chimp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Invisible_Chimp)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2011, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-ive-been-here-for-10-years/573586/8 "2011-03-05T18:23:31Z")
> [@cmyk](#): > > FWIW, I recognize all your user names. After 10 years, even semi-lurkers (such as myself) become familiar. You think you’re a semi-lurker? My join date is about a month before yours, but you have 5x the posts I do! ---
**Author:** ![DooWahDiddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9bcb4/32.png) [@DooWahDiddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DooWahDiddy)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2011, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-ive-been-here-for-10-years/573586/9 "2011-03-05T18:49:44Z")
> [@Athena](#): > > You’re all noobs. 😃 Word. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![ShelliBean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f9ae1b/32.png) [@ShelliBean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShelliBean)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2011, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-ive-been-here-for-10-years/573586/10 "2011-03-05T18:59:30Z")
> [@ShelliBean](#): > > I’ve dropped to guest status so my date doesn’t show, but it’s Sept. 2000. Well, is my Join Date location ever red. :smack: And I recognize all the names here. My post count is 2174. In ten years… ---
**Author:** ![GusNSpot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gusnspot/32/436_2.png) [@GusNSpot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GusNSpot)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2011, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-ive-been-here-for-10-years/573586/11 "2011-03-05T20:00:04Z")
Been here continuously & longer than all except admins or former admin. My # is 33 Unfortunately I am still in need of education… ::: sigh :::: I came over with the old AOL board members. ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2011, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-ive-been-here-for-10-years/573586/12 "2011-03-05T20:25:07Z")
> [@Invisible\_Chimp](#): > > You think you’re a semi-lurker? My join date is about a month before yours, but you have 5x the posts I do! Would it helpl if you weren’t Invisible? ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2011, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-ive-been-here-for-10-years/573586/13 "2011-03-05T21:01:21Z")
> [@Invisible\_Chimp](#): > > You think you’re a semi-lurker? My join date is about a month before yours, but you have 5x the posts I do! Semi-poster? I feel I lurk more often than I post. Shit, some of the folks here have post counts in the tens of thousands. All you '99ers can suck it! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Icerigger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icerigger/32/432_2.png) [@Icerigger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icerigger)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2011, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-ive-been-here-for-10-years/573586/14 "2011-03-05T21:41:09Z")
> [@athena](#): > > you’re all noobs. :d 😉 > [@cmyk](#): > > all you '99ers can suck it! 😉 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Invisible\_Chimp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f05b48/32.png) [@Invisible\_Chimp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Invisible_Chimp)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2011, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-ive-been-here-for-10-years/573586/15 "2011-03-05T22:09:36Z")
> [@NinetyWt](#): > > Would it helpl if you weren’t Invisible? I wasn’t invisible for the first 9 years here. ---
**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:** [March 6, 2011, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-ive-been-here-for-10-years/573586/16 "2011-03-06T04:57:57Z")
> [@cmyk](#): > > \ > > All you '99ers can suck it! 😉 Stupid '99ers. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2011, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-ive-been-here-for-10-years/573586/17 "2011-03-06T05:02:26Z")
> [@cmyk](#): > > It just occurred to me as I glanced at my Join Date. A decade as an active member on the Dope. And this thread made me think, hey, me too! ---
**Author:** ![Tabby\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Tabby\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabby_Cat)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2011, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-ive-been-here-for-10-years/573586/18 "2011-03-06T08:01:20Z")
Me three? Edit: rats, a few months more! ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2011, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-ive-been-here-for-10-years/573586/19 "2011-03-06T09:34:33Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > Stupid '99ers. :mad: I may not be a 99er, but at least I have a four-digit member number. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2011, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-ive-been-here-for-10-years/573586/20 "2011-03-06T09:53:01Z")
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