Earliest Subsim forum member - you? Prove it! - Page 2

Nisgeis · 08-29-08, 02:34 PM

Many years ago, Sailor Steve and Neal came to me, asking for my help to set up the forums. I remember it clearly as I'd just devised a means of producing operationally safe cast iron cannon and had some spare time. I said:

"Sure I'll help thee, as I like the cut of both of yer jibs. My, how handsome you are Sailor Steve, you must get many a bashful look from the good womenfolk about these parts. For sure this war with the French will be over soon, we have the cannon to best them in combat! Cast Iron is the metal of the future I tells thee. But be warned! With thy plan for a board, one day, someone will make a joke so awful that ye be not sure if ye laughed and then groaned, or groaned and then laughed. Either way, you'll groan."

I'd like to take this opportunity to say:

"I told you this day would come"

Quote:

Originally Posted by Letum

I remember when all this was just fields.

Catfish · 08-29-08, 05:18 PM

Hi,
don't know but it was before 2000 that i found Neal's forum. I have been playing "Silent service II" for PC, and "Wolfpack", and "Hunt for Red October", and "Das Boot" then.
When i registered in subsim.com first it was by the name of "Fish", however after some new forum software someone from the Netherlands "stole" this name, so i changed to "Catfish".
Was the first registered name of "Fish" in 98 or 99 ?

B.t.w. i still wonder if i sent this book of the russian sub to Neal, and whether he really received it back then :hmm: . I know i got Fast Attack from him when i could not find it here - man i was happy !

Greetings from Germany,
Catfish

dean_acheson · 08-30-08, 12:37 PM

Joined: Feb 27, 2002
Posts: 16
From: Washington DC

Posted: 2002-02-28 14:29 Sorry to bother you, but after 25 days, will the forum link on Subsim.com come directly to the new forum site?
thanks

Neal Stevens

Joined: May 06, 2006
Posts: 0
From: Houston, Texas

Posted: 2002-02-28 14:31 Yes, probably in about a week.

Scion

Joined: Feb 27, 2002
Posts: 549
From: Wellington, New Zealand

Posted: 2002-02-28 20:02 A week?!?!?!?

Neal Stevens
Joined: May 06, 2006
Posts: 0
From: Houston, Texas

Posted: 2002-02-28 21:50 Ok, how about now?? Just use the New Subsim Forums link near the top.

I am you humble servant from the country province of Texas,
Neal

dean_acheson · 08-30-08, 12:39 PM

I came aboard looking for info about the original SH, before the turn of the century.

Lane · 08-30-08, 12:41 PM

Neal,

Lane Checking in.

A Little older Age 71 But still around.

Have DW, and SC Installed. And check in daily to read the topics on Sum Sim Forums.

Have had SH3 Installed, but Removed it again.
I just Don't like the long Load time of that Sim. That's just me.

I have e-mail contact with Jim Wolford and he is still around.
I can't remmber the guy who had some of the first SH1 forums.
That was a long time ago.
Regards
Lane

clayton · 08-30-08, 09:09 PM

Seems Lane has me beat!

Neptunus Rex · 09-02-08, 10:26 PM

2002-09-27

http://www.subsim.com/phpBB_2002/vie...c=5583&forum=2

TigerShark808 · 09-13-09, 02:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Letum

I remember when all this was just fields.

guntherprien · 04-23-12, 11:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Letum

I remember when all this was just fields.

Simply,brilliant.

geetrue · 04-24-12, 12:10 PM

I remember when Letum said that ... I was here

Now that is old ...

seriously folks when Neal has a grandson we can start a thread on who is the youngest member of subsim

Biggles · 08-23-08, 10:18 AM

I'm a real greenhorn....

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...ht=Harbor+raid

My very first post is on page three of that thread....

Chad · 08-23-08, 12:19 PM

I searched the archives for awhile, and I found the earliest post i could find, and it was on my old nickname U-421.. The nickname i used for the WPL also.

http://www.subsim.com/phpBB_archive1...ic.php?t=19671

Obviously based on how i was talking, it seems like it goes further back. I was a member of WPL clear back around July 2001, a bit before SH2 was initially released.

Spoon 11th · 08-23-08, 12:51 PM

I'm not the oldest member, but here's my oldest post that is still available:

http://www.subsim.com/phpBB_2002/vie...opic=7&forum=9

Anybody remember the gorilla picture I made? It had the 11th flotilla emblem tattooed to it's shoulder. EZBoard era I presume. Spring/summer 2001 while waiting for SH2.

AVGWarhawk · 08-23-08, 01:09 PM

I'm certainly not the oldest member as I joined in 2005. I did nothing but lurk or was busy playing IL2 and did not hang here much. Then, low and behold in 2006, I start a thread and poll that would probably get locked in a New York minute these days:

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=99093

:rotfl:

Syxx_Killer · 08-23-08, 01:18 PM

I guess when I look at my profile and view all my posts, they don't go as far back as when I joined.

I joined back in 2003 (I can't believe it has been that long!). I had lurked around a bit before that when I got Jane's 688i Hunter-Killer. I remember downloading a patch for it off Subsim. Anywho, what got me to sign up and register was a contest for Dangerous Waters or SH3 I believe. I don't remember which sim it was (or maybe Sub Command). All I had to do was post in the thread to be entered for a chance to win the game and I think the devs would sign it. I probably got the contest bit all wrong by now, but that is the gist of it.

08-30-08, 09:09 PM	#6
clayton Samurai Navy Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: At your mom's house... Posts: 567 Downloads: 179 Uploads: 0	Seems Lane has me beat! __________________ Active member of the 'Church of SH4'

09-02-08, 10:26 PM	#7
Neptunus Rex Frogman Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ohio, USA Posts: 294 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	My oldest 2002-09-27 http://www.subsim.com/phpBB_2002/vie...c=5583&forum=2 __________________ Neptunus Rex sends "In the spirit of reaching across the aisle, we owe it to the Democrats to show their president the exact same kind of respect and loyalty that they have shown our recent Republican president." A.C. 11-5-08

04-24-12, 12:10 PM	#10
geetrue Cold War Boomer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Walla Walla Posts: 2,837 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I remember when Letum said that ... I was here Now that is old ... seriously folks when Neal has a grandson we can start a thread on who is the youngest member of subsim __________________

08-23-08, 10:18 AM	#11
Biggles Silent Hunter Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sweden (I'm not a Viking...) Posts: 3,528 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I'm a real greenhorn.... http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...ht=Harbor+raid My very first post is on page three of that thread.... __________________

08-23-08, 12:19 PM	#12
Chad ACE Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Kansas City Posts: 1,274 Downloads: 60 Uploads: 0	I searched the archives for awhile, and I found the earliest post i could find, and it was on my old nickname U-421.. The nickname i used for the WPL also. http://www.subsim.com/phpBB_archive1...ic.php?t=19671 Obviously based on how i was talking, it seems like it goes further back. I was a member of WPL clear back around July 2001, a bit before SH2 was initially released. __________________

08-29-08, 05:18 PM	#2
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 16,898 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	Hi, don't know but it was before 2000 that i found Neal's forum. I have been playing "Silent service II" for PC, and "Wolfpack", and "Hunt for Red October", and "Das Boot" then. When i registered in subsim.com first it was by the name of "Fish", however after some new forum software someone from the Netherlands "stole" this name, so i changed to "Catfish". Was the first registered name of "Fish" in 98 or 99 ? B.t.w. i still wonder if i sent this book of the russian sub to Neal, and whether he really received it back then :hmm: . I know i got Fast Attack from him when i could not find it here - man i was happy ! Greetings from Germany, Catfish

08-30-08, 12:37 PM	#3
dean_acheson Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Midwest - USA Posts: 1,057 Downloads: 42 Uploads: 0	Joined: Feb 27, 2002 Posts: 16 From: Washington DC Posted: 2002-02-28 14:29 Sorry to bother you, but after 25 days, will the forum link on Subsim.com come directly to the new forum site? thanks Neal Stevens Joined: May 06, 2006 Posts: 0 From: Houston, Texas Posted: 2002-02-28 14:31 Yes, probably in about a week. Scion Joined: Feb 27, 2002 Posts: 549 From: Wellington, New Zealand Posted: 2002-02-28 20:02 A week?!?!?!? Neal Stevens Joined: May 06, 2006 Posts: 0 From: Houston, Texas Posted: 2002-02-28 21:50 Ok, how about now?? Just use the New Subsim Forums link near the top. I am you humble servant from the country province of Texas, Neal

08-30-08, 12:39 PM	#4
dean_acheson Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Midwest - USA Posts: 1,057 Downloads: 42 Uploads: 0	I came aboard looking for info about the original SH, before the turn of the century.

08-30-08, 12:41 PM	#5
Lane Subsim Diehard Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Southwest , Indiana USA Posts: 380 Downloads: 36 Uploads: 0	Neal, Lane Checking in. A Little older Age 71 But still around. Have DW, and SC Installed. And check in daily to read the topics on Sum Sim Forums. Have had SH3 Installed, but Removed it again. I just Don't like the long Load time of that Sim. That's just me. I have e-mail contact with Jim Wolford and he is still around. I can't remmber the guy who had some of the first SH1 forums. That was a long time ago. Regards Lane

08-23-08, 12:51 PM	#13
Spoon 11th Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Finland Posts: 689 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	I'm not the oldest member, but here's my oldest post that is still available: http://www.subsim.com/phpBB_2002/vie...opic=7&forum=9 Anybody remember the gorilla picture I made? It had the 11th flotilla emblem tattooed to it's shoulder. EZBoard era I presume. Spring/summer 2001 while waiting for SH2.

08-23-08, 01:09 PM	#14
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 27,343 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I'm certainly not the oldest member as I joined in 2005. I did nothing but lurk or was busy playing IL2 and did not hang here much. Then, low and behold in 2006, I start a thread and poll that would probably get locked in a New York minute these days: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=99093 :rotfl: __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

08-23-08, 01:18 PM	#15
Syxx_Killer Admiral Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 2,387 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	I guess when I look at my profile and view all my posts, they don't go as far back as when I joined. I joined back in 2003 (I can't believe it has been that long!). I had lurked around a bit before that when I got Jane's 688i Hunter-Killer. I remember downloading a patch for it off Subsim. Anywho, what got me to sign up and register was a contest for Dangerous Waters or SH3 I believe. I don't remember which sim it was (or maybe Sub Command). All I had to do was post in the thread to be entered for a chance to win the game and I think the devs would sign it. I probably got the contest bit all wrong by now, but that is the gist of it.