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Vindicated
Junior Executive Joined: 24 Jul 2008 Location: Colorado Status: Offline Points: 345 |
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Posted: 02 Jul 2020 at 9:37am |
Wow! This is an experience from the past, a hold over from a time just before Facebook eliminated the independent forum as the primary form of social media. I ran a couple myself. Looking at my profile it says that I joined in 2008, but it seems earlier, more like around 2006. But I could be wrong. For a couple of years I would occasionally check in and post. Time moved on, and I figured CIH joined the fate of communities I belonged to like "The New Forums," gobbled away by spambots, secret agents, and other characters peculating from the dark web. However I see that the around 100 plus active users still busy. This has got to be one of the most dedicated communities out there!
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Thor
Revolutionary Joined: 16 Apr 2008 Location: Rockaway, NJ Status: Offline Points: 63906 |
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You're right about the 2008 thing. That was the year some people tried hijacking the forum. Long story. Anyway, Nathan had to restart the forum, and reinstate us. Notice that many people here show a start date of mid-April, 2008. I've actually been here since 2006. Anyway, welcome back! |
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Jimbo
Honor Roll Joined: 19 Apr 2008 Location: Florida Status: Offline Points: 56960 |
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I've been here since 2005.
I think the forum might actually date beck to around the late 90's or early 20's at least. Most of the old timers are gone. MoochaMoocha, Cat Lady who called herself something else before that, Banquo, PaprikaQT, Hootman, Sanguinovorous, Big Mama, 0000 later Musicman, and of course, PaWolf who just suddenly up and disappeared last year. Plus a few more I can't remember right now. |
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Thor
Revolutionary Joined: 16 Apr 2008 Location: Rockaway, NJ Status: Offline Points: 63906 |
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From the Google search page when I Google CIH: Since 1996, the online community for advertising criticism, comment, love, and yes, hate. You can see the really early version of CIH in the Wayback Machine (if you wanna hassle with that stuff). |
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Thor
Revolutionary Joined: 16 Apr 2008 Location: Rockaway, NJ Status: Offline Points: 63906 |
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Was Cat Lady aka MrsHill?
I remember LOL1955. NiteRaidah still logs in, but doesn't post. He was a kid back then. Must be near 30 now. There's still TripleJ, right? IrishMama? Britastar? Many more women than there are now. I forget what aka's original name was. |
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aka ron
Honor Roll Joined: 11 Apr 2009 Location: WI Status: Offline Points: 33539 |
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3 J still stops by. I was lkl2005.
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Thor
Revolutionary Joined: 16 Apr 2008 Location: Rockaway, NJ Status: Offline Points: 63906 |
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Yeah, but didn't he have a different name at one time, too? I dunno. I might be mixing people up. Ahh yes. Lkl2005. It was hard to figure out what to call you. Not as bad as Donathan, though. With him/her, though, we never knew who we were posting with. |
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Jimbo
Honor Roll Joined: 19 Apr 2008 Location: Florida Status: Offline Points: 56960 |
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Yes, Cat Lady was Mrs Hill and before that. she was Hillman when I first joined. And don't forget Papa Lazarou. I've often wondered what became of him. And we had a Wild Starchild for awhile, too. |
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...the ads take aim and lay their claim to the heart and the soul of the spender
Jackson Browne - The Pretender C'mon, man! Joe Biden - 46th President of the United States |
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aka ron
Honor Roll Joined: 11 Apr 2009 Location: WI Status: Offline Points: 33539 |
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l = Linda k = me l = Leah And the year we got married...I guess we were married in 2004. My bad!
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msmadz
Honor Roll 8+ years on CIH Joined: 15 Apr 2008 Location: New York Status: Offline Points: 9952 |
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What a trip down memory lane! I like it.
I was an original (madawee) has it really been that long? |
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Vindicated
Junior Executive Joined: 24 Jul 2008 Location: Colorado Status: Offline Points: 345 |
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Yeah, the earlier date would make sense. The height of my forum years would be around 2003-2008, and I ran a project forum in 2005-06. COMs was one of my saved communities so I must have joined years before 08'. Not to exclude-offend anyone else, but I do remember Thor, Jimbo, and PaWolf (wasn't his tagline "hory ol' chestnut?") from those days. As for the latter, PW may have passed away. I've been in communities where an older member suddenly disappears and another member in contact with them in the real world lets us know what happened. Then again, PaWolf may be reading this right now and decide to let us know that his demise has been highly exaggerated..
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aka ron
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I think PaW died. Jimbo thinks he got locked up for something. Who knows!
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Vindicated
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One is better than the other I suppose. If he got locked up then I'd imagine he could eventually get back online at some point.
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Jimbo
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I don't think he's passed away. I've done Google searches using his real name and according to all of the sites that look for people, he still lives at the same NY address he did back when he first started posting here. According to a few of those sites, he lives with his son which, coupled with the fact that he suddenly quit posting, makes me worry that he might be physically incapacitated. |
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...the ads take aim and lay their claim to the heart and the soul of the spender
Jackson Browne - The Pretender C'mon, man! Joe Biden - 46th President of the United States |
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radioandnascarfan
Junior Executive Joined: 19 Nov 2019 Location: Toledo, OH Status: Offline Points: 2545 |
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I also wonder happened to Ad Nauseous, who also used to be a regular poster here.
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verminstew
Junior Executive Joined: 21 May 2008 Location: Charm City, MD Status: Offline Points: 922 |
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I'll go with incapacitated. He was talking quite a bit about suffering from mini-stokes or TIA's as he referred to them, and I often wonder if the big one finally got him. I sure do miss his posts
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aka ron
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^ One of our female members that's still here. Caroln, Msmadz. We always need the female view!
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DARK FATHER
Revolutionary Joined: 16 Apr 2008 Location: The Darkside Status: Offline Points: 1607 |
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I am gone for a while and Pa Wolf goes MIA! I sure hope he is ok. Maybe someone who knows him can contact MissytDWolf, his wife.
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Back from the dead...
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msmadz
Honor Roll 8+ years on CIH Joined: 15 Apr 2008 Location: New York Status: Offline Points: 9952 |
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Unfortunately,and I didn't know it at the time, but Missydwolf passed away a while ago. I was heartbroken when I figured it out. I PMd PaW and he confirmed it. Terrible news. |
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