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Six Years...

RhettRhett (Not even a monkey)
Well I missed the actual date by seven days, but I have been a registered member of firstones for six years... Hard to believe. We've been through a lot, but I just want to very quickly thank you all. This place is amazing, the people here are amazing, and I can not believe that we have stayed alive as a community even though what initially brought us here is in many ways gone forever. So my thanks to everyone, I grew up with this place, and hope to be around here for the next six years. Even if I'm not around all that often anymore, this place still has a hold over me. So a toast to all of you!

~~Faith Manages~~
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  • The Cabl3 GuyThe Cabl3 Guy Elite Ranger
    HERE HERE!






    And whatever happened to Simmonds?
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    I always said this place will never die. So far, we're going great!
  • MessiahMessiah Failed Experiment
    Yeah, many of us grew up here. Without my daily fix of Firstones, I dont know what I would do.. ;)
  • croxiscroxis I am the walrus
    We're just a bunch of odd people
  • Entil'ZhaEntil'Zha I see famous people
    Re: Six Years...

    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Rhett [/i]
    [B]Well I missed the actual date by seven days, but I have been a registered member of firstones for six years... Hard to believe. We've been through a lot, but I just want to very quickly thank you all. This place is amazing, the people here are amazing, and I can not believe that we have stayed alive as a community even though what initially brought us here is in many ways gone forever. So my thanks to everyone, I grew up with this place, and hope to be around here for the next six years. Even if I'm not around all that often anymore, this place still has a hold over me. So a toast to all of you!

    ~~Faith Manages~~ [/B][/QUOTE]

    wow, this october will be 7 years for me, time flies when yer having fun.
  • Data CrystalData Crystal Pencil Artist
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by croxis [/i]
    [B]We're just a bunch of odd people [/B][/QUOTE]

    I drink to that! If I had something to drink, that is. :)
  • croxiscroxis I am the walrus
    I have a glass of oj in my hand.

    People need to vist [URL=http://babcom.firstones.com]the chatroom[/URL] more often, and just stay there. There is usually someone active if you just wait long enough!
  • SanfamSanfam I like clocks.
    And if there isn't, it means we're probably messing with you ;)

    That's where most of the activity happens these days. It's just so much more convenient to be present there.
  • RhettRhett (Not even a monkey)
    Trust me, if I had the time I would be in the chatroom talking with you guys. But unfortunately, between taking a full courseload, working part time, and attempting to help out with the clubs/committees I'm on I just don't have time. Over summer, however, I might have to pop in every once in a while and say hi.
  • croxiscroxis I am the walrus
    Just have mirc or x-chat or trillian running in the background and take part whenever you are around
  • RhettRhett (Not even a monkey)
    trillian can do our chat also? I did not know that. I use trillian so maybe I will have to set that up when I get back to school (home for spring break for one last day).
  • croxiscroxis I am the walrus
    spring break isn't for another week for me, but yes trillian basic/pro has irc
  • ArikArik Galen's Apprentice
    FO chat is IRC based, and IRC is one of the protocols trillian supports `out of the box'.
  • RhettRhett (Not even a monkey)
    Very cool, well I am sure I'll be around her asking how in hell to set it up in a week or so :) Thanks for the info
  • MundaneMundane Elite Ranger
    six soon...
  • Pixel_DonkeyPixel_Donkey Earthforce Officer
    Well I registered last night :rolleyes:

    However I've loved babylon 5 for ages now, I just didn't know this place existed :( So I for one am glad it hasn't died! :D
  • FreejackFreejack Jake the Not-so-Wise
    It will be six years for me in a couple more months, its hard to believe that given the internet's sometimes short attention span, that by all accounts we are still a viable community...

    Jake
  • SanfamSanfam I like clocks.
    As was mentioned, this place will drag on until the bitter end. The only way it'll die is if the rest of the internet comes down around it.
  • JackNJackN <font color=#99FF99>Lightwave Alien</font>
    Just wait till we all reach the Ten Year mark...!

    ;)
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    It's actually scary how close the 10 year mark is. :D Only 3.5 years away.
  • croxiscroxis I am the walrus
    We could have a donation drive to have a firstones convention....?
  • RhettRhett (Not even a monkey)
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Pixel_Donkey [/i]
    [B]Well I registered last night :rolleyes:

    However I've loved babylon 5 for ages now, I just didn't know this place existed :( So I for one am glad it hasn't died! :D [/B][/QUOTE]

    Welcome to the forums! If you get sucked in as I did, before you know it you will be celebrating six years here :D

    And a firstones convention, that sounds intreaguing (too lazy to figure out how exactly to spell it)... Have it on the ten year aniversary of the sites founding? I agree Jack, time will fly and it will be ten years sooner than we think.
  • FreejackFreejack Jake the Not-so-Wise
    I say we have it at Jacks house....

    Jake
  • The Cabl3 GuyThe Cabl3 Guy Elite Ranger
    IM in but the IRC chAnnel doesn*t seem to work. At leAst through the Jqvq app..
  • JackNJackN <font color=#99FF99>Lightwave Alien</font>
    Hmmmm...

    Guess I better get crakin' on digging out that cave some more....

    :p
  • SanfamSanfam I like clocks.
    Technically, ten years since founding would be...nowish. A better date would be ten years since the attempted revolution. ;)
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    That's the date I was referring to.
  • maxdamagemaxdamage Earthforce Officer
    Used to be a member of this forum:

    [url]http://forums.firstones.com/[/url] and
    [URL=http://216.15.145.59/modsforums/cgi/postings.cgi?action=reply&forum=General+Discussion&number=13&topic=004267.cgi&TopicSubject=Homeworld+B5+mod+problem|QUS|]modforums[/URL] a long time ago but then I lost the internet and came back here and really try to come here as often as I can due to bandwidth,etc....



    maxdamage.
  • PJHPJH The Lovely Thing
    9th year currently going in this community, which basically started way back then on the Sierra B5 game forum and eventually moved on to Firstones after Sierra pulled the plug out of their messageboard.

    So I've been "here" since it all started in 1997 and still coming back occasionally, although not posting much anymore.

    There's only one other place on the internet I've visited almost as long, which is actually somewhat related to this place. The B5MG/BeyondBabylon, my second home on the net. :)

    Btw, I actually learned decent english only after I started to use the internet and joined this community, as I wanted to know what everyone was talking about the game development etc. and back then my english was really poor and I had to use dictionary constantly and learn some new grammar rules as well. I never really had to use english after school before that and back in the school it was more a mandatory evil to learn another language. So what really made me want to learn english was actually Babylon 5 and the game based on it! :)

    Amazing that it's been so long. :eek:

    - PJH
  • JackNJackN <font color=#99FF99>Lightwave Alien</font>
    Oh god PJH, don't get the grammar Nazi's going now... :p
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