Your first posts as long term members

[Freakbro]

My first post was in the hardware section, asking about (surprise surprise) over clocking

 

[Deleted member 77746]

My first post was in the hardware section, asking about (surprise surprise) over clocking

Indeed it was...

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/forums/threads/asus-p6x58d-e-sli-sata-3-issue.18169896/

 

[aardvark]

When the forums very first started and they didn't look like this one, I'm talking way back when Pete Radford the former owner told me to join up, I was called aardvark.

what!?!?!
Has my whole life been a lie??

 

[Deleted member 77746]

what!?!?!
Has my whole life been a lie??

It used to look like this. 2001

 

[aardvark]

i honestly can't remember when i really joined - i was reading it for a while before i joined, and i bought an overclocked celeron 300a which i 'think' i got from overclockers around 2000 or before - is that what overclockers used to do?

 

[Digital X]

I dread to think of the tripe I posted over the years.. Maybe I'll be brave and read my 1st post... How do I do it?

 

[Deleted member 77746]

I dread to think of the tripe I posted over the years.. Maybe I'll be brave and read my 1st post... How do I do it?

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/forums/threads/graphic-card-decision.18516685/

 

[Digital X]

Just found it as well, thanks.

Ah the 7870/7950 decision! I remember making a very lengthy decision between a GTX 670 Power Edition Overclocked or AMD 7870, good times... went with the 670 in the end.

 

[SexyGreyFox]

Was it computer related? What did you buy?

I said 'nearly' and it's something OCU doesn't stock.

 

[Deleted member 77746]

Just found it as well, thanks.

Ah the 7870/7950 decision! I remember making a very lengthy decision between a GTX 670 Power Edition Overclocked or AMD 7870, good times... went with the 670 in the end.

.. and I still use an equivalent card which has been fine all this time.

 

[Deleted member 77746]

I said 'nearly' and it's something OCU doesn't stock.

What was it then you can tell us.

 

[Demon]

Great thread..

Just looking in the oldest recorded post I found it was a thread where I reviewed a Hitachi 17" LCD (cutting edge!) back in 2002:
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/forums/threads/noobie-review-of-hitachi-lcd.17405/

My OP:

I've put the review on the web..
http://www.phil-t.demon.co.uk/review/hitachi_review.htm

I apologise up front if this breaks forums rules, I have read the f.a.q. but can't see what I am doing wrong...

Edit by Spie - No rules broken at all

Back in those days I was all about the tech!!!

I still am, and it's a shame that I've been stupid and a dipped a toe in SC , too many characters in there and I don't fit in with my posting style!

 

[SexyGreyFox]

What was it then you can tell us.

Since you're good at investigating I have a thread on it.

 

[Deleted member 77746]

Since you're good at investigating I have a thread on it.

 

[Cooler running]

No idea, used to post under a different account ~8 years ago.
I started again with this account as I was looking at the phones sub forum. I'd been lurking on the forums, I was trying to decide whether to buy another Chinese smart phone.

I decided to start posting again after that for some reason, but I've had quite a good time, so I'd say all is well. My first post was apparently an introduction which says similar things to this post.

 

[SexyGreyFox]

No idea, used to post under a different account ~8 years ago.

 

[Cooler running]

I have no idea how to get into any of the accounts I made around that time. The main reason was I changed email account. Teenage me thought it was a good idea to make an email account with 1337 speak in the name.
Didn't really stop to think that I'd forget about the old email and be stuck with no way to password reset, or even remember the usernames of old accounts.

I'm fairly sure I have a gmail account, EA forum account, something awful forum account, two youtube accounts and a facebook account from the same era. All equally lost to time. I used to love forums back in those days, also had over 1k posts on the old EA forums.

 

[Deleted member 77746]

I have no idea how to get into any of the accounts I made around that time. The main reason was I changed email account. Teenage me thought it was a good idea to make an email account with 1337 speak in the name.
Didn't really stop to think that I'd forget about the old email and be stuck with no way to password reset, or even remember the usernames of old accounts.

I'm fairly sure I have a gmail account, EA forum account, something awful forum account, two youtube accounts and a facebook account from the same era. All equally lost to time. I used to love forums back in those days, also had over 1k posts on the old EA forums.

What was the account called? the mods can remove it.

 

[Cooler running]

What was the account called? the mods can remove it.

That's the thing, I have no idea what the username even was.
It might be possible to find it if there was a forum account that logged in from the same IP as my main-site account, as that seems to have existed since at least 2013.

That said, I wouldn't want to tax the mods with such a random task, assuming it's even possible given what data is stored.

 

[Deleted member 77746]

That's the thing, I have no idea what the username even was.
It might be possible to find it if there was a forum account that logged in from the same IP as my main-site account, as that seems to have existed since at least 2013.

That said, I wouldn't want to tax the mods with such a random task, assuming it's even possible given what data is stored.

Wonder how many accounts on here are alt accounts that someone's joined to troll or to have another account. I bet there's loads.