Who are you? Clear the air.

I've been on Boards on and off since 2005. My first account was Dudess. I was 27 when I registered on Boards, by chance - it was to take part in the Phantom FM threads. Then I discovered the rest of the place, and by about 2007 I was regularly posting. I was even a moderator briefly on AH. I was seriously opinionated and fiery - got into lots of scrapes. I could be a right pain in the hole (apologies). I'm a stereotypical Cark person - fierce proud of my town etc (not really - I can take valid criticism of the place, but I love it). Himself lives in West Cork but I can't bring myself to move there. I did live briefly in Dublin - 2005 to 2007. Now at 46, I'm much more understanding of people who don't share my political views (which used to be very leftwing back then - they've moved to the centre now).

Boards was good craic back then - I miss the laughs from Starbelgrade, Anonoboy, Mikom, Abigayle, stovelid, javaboy, Frada, Windsock, Candie, dr.bollocko, snyper, Captain Darling, Loopy, phasers, Strobe, Wibbs (some others are still here - some are messers who can drive me mad, and have trolled the ever-loving sh1t out of me, but they're still hilarious, you know who are) and many more. The Vanilla change hasn't been great (as said a million times, to be fair) but it still has the potential to be a great website.

o1s1n

If I remember correctly you'd an avatar of homer dresses up as a woman? Or was it Abe?

That list of names certainly takes me back. It's gas I can actually remember most of their avatars too.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122785232#Comment_122785232

Yes, my avatar was Homer in drag! Monkeyfudge (great poster too) sent me a "Homer as Farrah Fawcett" image (when taking images from the internet was like seriously technical stuff to me - god I'm old!) which became my signature. 😊

homah_7ft

Takes me back.

o1s1n

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122785235#Comment_122785235

That's the one! You really were a great contributor back in those days, one of those accounts I was sad to see closed out.

What brought you back as a matter of interest?

Deregos.

Should the title of the thread not be 'Who were you? Clear the air' . . I thought it was an open invitation to dox oneself.

Ash.J.Williams

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058378749/who-are-you-clear-the-air

I remember dudess , legend

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122785597#Comment_122785597

No self doxxing! Just old usernames here (although nobody may want to do it). Yes, "were" would be more apt. Thanks O1s1n and Ash - rose tinted specs! I cringe now. Way too overbearing. Oh I've been back on and off since. I do think you get very good discussions here and smart, funny people. Some great writers.

fits

Hi! still here under original username. I must be mad. Don’t bother getting into arguments much online anywhere anymore. I still prefer forums to social media though. Used to spend a lot of time on them.

Sleepy

I'm still just Sleepy….

Sardonicat

Still me since I joined in 2008. Getting auld now and generally calmer and less confrontational online and IRL. Occasionally the peace is temporarily ruptured by a brief bout of homicidal rage.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122786007#Comment_122786007

I seriously hear ya.

VanHalen

I miss Mr Feigelin….

Crazy Davey

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122787529#Comment_122787529

there should be a great reset. Unban all. Would liven up the place a bit

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122787529#Comment_122787529

An at times annoying but harmless, naive young fella who got unnecessary abuse.

banie01

Ah Dudess, I remember you well, not that I think we interacted all that much but, always some interesting posts.

I've nowt to reminisce about regarding prior usernames, I've always been plain auld boring banie01 since joining in 2007.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058378749/who-are-you-clear-the-air

Dudess! If remember chatting to you about music - Lush, Ride, Curve etc.

littlefeet

After 19 years I had to re reg wasn't sure about doing it but I was getting some odd ball messages.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122787901#Comment_122787901

Love it all still. 😊

Will Graham

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058378749/who-are-you-clear-the-air

so have u not just outed yourself as a re-reg? is that bannable?

You can re-reg if you've just closed your last account, not been site-banned. Although I don't think there's a way to stop people re-registering if they've been banned, once they don't bring attention to themselves.

dxhound2005

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122787530#Comment_122787530

It is all rose tinted spectacles stuff. I looked back at some of the content from these supposed Legends of Boards. Not up to much.

Quantum Erasure

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122790118#Comment_122790118

Someone wants a kick in the face

:rolleyes:

:pac:

Badly Drunk Boy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122790118#Comment_122790118

Remember that time somebody said "Atari Jaguar"?

D3V!L

Please allow me to introduce myself

I'm a man of wealth and taste

I've been around for a long, long year

Stole many a man's soul and faith……….

I've been here since 2003 in one form or another and I'm keeping schtum as to my many many many aliases. 😋

Greyfox

I signed up to boards 18 years ago and I still haven't started a thread. Boards isn't as active as it was back in the day but checking boards is a difficult habit to break. 18 years ago I was a sucker for browsing the Internet rather than doing something productive.. and that still hasn't changed.

Lewis_Benson

Joined here as demanufactured in 2003.

Had a few others in between, now i just go by my name.

Hermy

Been Hermy since I joined in 07.

Spent a lot of time back then in The Cuckoo's Nest where I met my OH and tried to count to a million.

Gave up on the Nest after a change of management robbed the place of it's fun.

Now I live a quiet life in the Genealogy forum.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122792923#Comment_122792923

A fascinating area and no doubt becoming very popular due to those ancestry discovery kits. I must get mine done - I'm of Norman stock on my mother's side (French maiden name) and want lots of evidence that I'm a sophisticated as feck French woman.

Hermy

Genetic genealogy has been a game changer and can open up all sorts of new avenues of research. It even helped me trace my Breton birth father.

Wossack

Here a long time (2002), but largely go unnoticed these days - though did tend to lurk more then post generally

Your list of names brought back some memories mind