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how many "original" (ca. 2000-2002?) ilxors are still around with any regularity?

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 07:15 (nineteen years ago)

tom e, ally, ned. i started posting in like august of 2001 but i was pretty much a semi-lurker until 2003 or so.

― J.D. (Justyn Dillingham), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 07:19 (nineteen years ago)

i love reading those really, really old threads where everyone's either super-serious or drolly 'british,' the pinefox posts on every ilm thread and ally mentions richey manic in like every other sentence.

― J.D. (Justyn Dillingham), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 07:23 (nineteen years ago)

my very first thread, jan. 2003: Maurice Chevalier, C or D?

(just missed the golden age)

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 07:27 (nineteen years ago)

First post to ILM 19 March 2001
First post to ILE 19 June 2001

OMG, fifth birthday approaching.

― Mädchen (Madchen), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 08:04 (nineteen years ago)

I am.

― Ed (dali), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 08:18 (nineteen years ago)

i started posting on ilx in 2001. but not really that regularly. and only because lots of my sinister pals were here..

― phil-two (phil-two), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 08:37 (nineteen years ago)

I lurked for a few months, then eventually plucked up courage to post in about June 2002. I started that annoying "Virtual Bar" thread, which I guess was a sort of forerunner of the Watercooler/general chit-chat threads.

― C J (C J), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 08:57 (nineteen years ago)

I think I first came here in the beginning of March 2001 and started posted around the end of that month. FIVE YEARS? Eep. I had some time off (completely or *switching personas*) though. :-) I think it's funny that I'm an OGILX cause I remember at the time I never viewed myself as an old skooler (mostly because that's not how the others saw me). Does that make sense?

― Nathalie (stevie nixed), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 09:30 (nineteen years ago)

First posts I can find by me are a splurge-out of appaling naivete on april 14th 2001. I didn't lurk at all, I just leapt in, and got j-pwnd by r carmody haha.

Blame it on Momus.

― Pashmina (Pashmina), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 09:46 (nineteen years ago)

JEL is still with us. Plus TAD

― Mr. Latham Green (hanle y 3000), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 09:48 (nineteen years ago)

i'm from late '01

― electric sound of jim (and why not) (electricsound), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 09:53 (nineteen years ago)

First post was May 2nd 2002. Blimey. A quick search reveals that it was *drumroll* something to do with the BBC.

― Matt (Matt), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 09:53 (nineteen years ago)

i made one post (not logged in iirc) in summer 2002 on a thread about interviews with musicians on (presumably) ilm. haven't found it since though.

― The Man Without Shadow (Enrique), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 10:03 (nineteen years ago)

I've been through Gandhi, Windsor and Wally's affair, and I'm here. Amos 'n' Andy, mah-jongg and platinum hair, and I'm here. I got through Abie's Irish Rose, five Dionne babies, Major Bowes, had heebie-jeebies for Beebe's bathysphere. I lived through Brenda Frazier and I'm here. I've gotten through Herbert and J. Edgar Hoover, gee, that was fun and a half. When you've been through Herbert and J. Edgar Hoover, anything else is a laugh. I've been through Reno, I've been through Beverly Hills, and I'm here. Reefers and vino, rest cures, religion and pills, and I'm here. Been called a pinko commie tool, got through it stinko by my pool, I should have gone to an acting school, that seems clear, still, someone said, "She's sincere," so I'm here.

Black sable one day, next day it goes into hock, but I'm here. Top billing Monday, Tuesday you're touring in stock, but I'm here. First you're another sloe-eyed vamp, then someone's mother, then you're camp, then you career from career to career. I'm almost through my memoirs... and I'm here.
?I've gotten through "Hey, lady, aren't you whoozis? Wow! What a looker you were." Or, better yet, "Sorry, I thought you were whoozis, whatever happened to her?" Good times and bum times, I've seen 'em all and, my dear, I'm still here. Flush velvet sometimes, sometimes just pretzels and beer, but I'm here. I've run the gamut. A to Z. Three cheers and dammit, c'est la vie. I got through all of last year, and I'm here. Lord knows, at least I was there, and I'm here! Look who's here! I'm still here!

― Momus (Momus), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 10:17 (nineteen years ago)

I can hear Syd Barret singing that one!

― mark grout (mark grout), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 10:22 (nineteen years ago)

End of October 2001 I think, but I've never stopped feeling that the door to exclusive old-ILE was closed by the time I arrived.

― Markelby (Mark C), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 11:21 (nineteen years ago)

I always thought you were here before me, I must admit.

― Pashmina (Pashmina), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 11:30 (nineteen years ago)

I am still here after a fashion, but my appetite these days for interweb scrapping is pretty much zero. So, I try to avoid anything which looks like it might turn into a fight. And so I'm mostly absent from ILE. And everyone is a winner as a result.

― Tim (Tim), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 11:36 (nineteen years ago)

I've been here since 2000. Just you try to get rid of me.

― The Late Fear And The Potato Fear (kate), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 11:51 (nineteen years ago)

As if we would want to get rid of you! I remember you scared me! :-)

― Nathalie (stevie nixed), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 12:06 (nineteen years ago)

I'm more a lurker than a poster, though I want to post more to ILC.

― Tom (Groke), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 12:16 (nineteen years ago)

First post to ILM: 17th July 2001
First post to ILE: 20th August 2001

I am well in the old-school, and yet I remain in the shadows, semi-lurking, for eternity. Sigh.

― emil.y (emil.y), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 12:22 (nineteen years ago)

i guess i've been posting off and on since 2002, but i've never thought of myself as og.

― lauren (laurenp), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 12:24 (nineteen years ago)

i'm another one who would count as nu-ilx even though i've been an ilxor since the days before ILE.

― Vintage Latin (dog latin), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 12:41 (nineteen years ago)

posting since late 2002

― Sororah T Massacre (blueski), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 12:44 (nineteen years ago)

I'm not v original

I'm surprised that dog latin is

― RJG (RJG), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 12:45 (nineteen years ago)

I've been here way too long.

― Melissa W (Melissa W), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 12:47 (nineteen years ago)

i counted dog latin as a noob until about a year ago.

― The Man Without Shadow (Enrique), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 12:51 (nineteen years ago)

I came here in October 2001... Been mostly lurking lately...

― Dave will do (dave225.3), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 12:52 (nineteen years ago)

my first ilx post was 11th march 2001 on an ilm thread. thqat's pretty early isn't it?

― Vintage Latin (dog latin), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 13:12 (nineteen years ago)

i think the reason i've never been accepted into the fold of "old-ilx" is cos i just chanced upon said thread through a random google of Laurie Anderson's "O Superman". ILM must've just got going at the time. So yeh, I never was part of sinister or Freakytrigger or anything like that.

― Vintage Latin (dog latin), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 13:15 (nineteen years ago)

The Sinisters and the Momusites were latecomers, as far as I'm concerned. I was here when it was just FreakyTrigger, AMA and the mysterious Star Chamber.

― The Late Fear And The Potato Fear (kate), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 13:21 (nineteen years ago)

DID SOMEONE SAY STAR CHAMBER.

As for me, I joined yesterday. Who are you people again?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 13:22 (nineteen years ago)

Oh no, I'm going to be flayed for revealing secrets, am I not? God, this is worse than the Freemasons, you can never escape...

― The Late Fear And The Potato Fear (kate), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 13:23 (nineteen years ago)

it was dan perry who did the first ever post (apart from the original welcome message). Where did he appear from?

― Vintage Latin (dog latin), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 13:27 (nineteen years ago)

Fear not, s-c is retired. It was a treat, though.

Dan did the first one on ILE, but that was formed about ten months after ILM and the first post/thread there, which Tom started. So a lot of ILM regulars were immediately on ILE by default.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 13:28 (nineteen years ago)

ah, you're quite right

― Vintage Latin (dog latin), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 13:29 (nineteen years ago)

I tend to blitz the thing when I'm in Japan (as I am now).

Momusites came here because I said on my website this was "an intelligent community".

― Momus (Momus), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 13:32 (nineteen years ago)

Haha, I came here because I clicked on a link in one of your essays, which lead to "i hate music", thus to "i love music".

It was an "intelligent community"! I think it still is, except now the intelligent community is cleverly concealed within a larger group of raving maniacs.

― Pashmina (Pashmina), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 13:35 (nineteen years ago)

My first post was in February 2003, so my three-year anniversary is right around the corner. I definitely belong to nu-ILX, though I guess by now I'm more like "old nu-ILX". It's kinda fun to realize some people (like Stevem) who I'd thought had been here a long time before me actually made their debut only a few months before I did.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 13:37 (nineteen years ago)

who are the momusites!?!?!

― The Man Without Shadow (Enrique), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 13:40 (nineteen years ago)

i tend to think scottish = sinister, is that fair?

― The Man Without Shadow (Enrique), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 13:41 (nineteen years ago)

A few old-ilx people came here either via Momus' old website, or some Momus mail list. IIRC Robin C, who doesn't post here anymore was a momus mail lister.

― Pashmina (Pashmina), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 13:42 (nineteen years ago)

First posts to ILE and ILM were in July 2001 I think, although I only had sporadic Interweb access in them days and wasn't really a prominent part of ILE's first flush of youth.

There are more Sinisterites in London than Scotland, I think, although the Scottish ones are more prominent.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 13:43 (nineteen years ago)

Other Noted Momusites = Anthony, Suzy

― The Late Fear And The Potato Fear (kate), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 13:44 (nineteen years ago)

oic!

― The Man Without Shadow (Enrique), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 13:45 (nineteen years ago)

i think i found this by googling 'taylor parkes' or maybe 'ian penman'.

― The Man Without Shadow (Enrique), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 13:45 (nineteen years ago)

Not all the Scot lot are from Sinister, though several of themknew each other from there.

Sinisters were here from the very beginning, Kate.

― Tim (Tim), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 13:45 (nineteen years ago)

My first post was in February 2003, so my three-year anniversary is right around the corner.
Oh my god, that really struck me how much time I have wasted.. It's fucking 2006 now? Key-rist-ah.

― Dave will do (dave225.3), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 13:48 (nineteen years ago)

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i lolled

― That one guy that hit it and quit it, Monday, 19 November 2007 09:07 (eighteen years ago)

Because it is hilariously funny to drag up really old comments and hold them against people not here to defend themselves any more, natch.

/obviouslybeingsarky.

-- Trayce, Monday, 19 November 2007 06:25 (3 hours ago) Link

Just because you haven't posted it to an "Excelsior" thread doesn't mean that others don't find it funny.

― Dom Passantino, Monday, 19 November 2007 09:39 (eighteen years ago)

Maybe I've lost my sense of humour - the UK weather is getting to me.

― Bob Six, Monday, 19 November 2007 11:04 (eighteen years ago)

too creepy, gershy

-- Bob Six, Monday, 19 November 2007 07:20 (3 hours ago) Bookmark Link

^OTM.

― Pashmina, Monday, 19 November 2007 11:17 (eighteen years ago)

bizarre vendettas :(

― DG, Monday, 19 November 2007 11:20 (eighteen years ago)

Indeed. Seems like there's a handful of people on ILX who actually find this sort of thing fun, whereas to rest of us it's just weird, obsessive behaviour.

― Tuomas, Monday, 19 November 2007 11:26 (eighteen years ago)

MOST ANNOYING MENTAL ILLNESS POLL

― DG, Monday, 19 November 2007 11:27 (eighteen years ago)

I mean, what's the point zinging people, if it makes you look worse than the one you're zinging?

― Tuomas, Monday, 19 November 2007 11:27 (eighteen years ago)

We go on zinging each other
We go on zinging each other
Making each other cry
Hurting each other
Without ever knowing why

― gershy, Monday, 19 November 2007 15:37 (eighteen years ago)

Phyrric zingtory

― Dom Passantino, Monday, 19 November 2007 15:38 (eighteen years ago)

MOST ANNOYING MENTAL ILLNESS POLL

-- DG, Monday, 19 November 2007 11:27 (4 hours ago) Bookmark Link

― Pashmina, Monday, 19 November 2007 15:38 (eighteen years ago)

ilx was much better when boring threads about crap american towns didn't clog the new answers pile

― DG, Monday, 19 November 2007 15:41 (eighteen years ago)

i counted dog latin as a noob until about a year ago.
-- The Man Without Shadow (Enrique), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 12:51 (1 year ago) Bookmark Link

― Dom Passantino, Monday, 19 November 2007 15:42 (eighteen years ago)

I've often wondered what might happen if someone from ILX died suddenly, for whatever reason, or whether or not its actually happened to one of the several posters who have stopped posting over the years, especially those from further afield.

-- Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 29 July 2004 12:10 (3 years ago) Link

i've wondered the same. i remember someone mentioning three (known) deceased from ILX. i know of one very tragic instance, but have no idea if there are others or who they were. of course, this is something one could never ask about openly as this is likely ILX's most verboten topic.

― sanskrit, Monday, 19 November 2007 15:52 (eighteen years ago)

everyone says 3 but no one ever knows who the third is

― DG, Monday, 19 November 2007 15:53 (eighteen years ago)

I don't even know who the second is?

I guess maybe it's something people close to the deceased don't want to discuss? I have no idea, actually.

― Pashmina, Monday, 19 November 2007 15:57 (eighteen years ago)

presumably one of the three is the late great Nick K

― blueski, Monday, 19 November 2007 15:58 (eighteen years ago)

Nick K, of course. How embarrasing to have forgotten, gah.

― Pashmina, Monday, 19 November 2007 16:00 (eighteen years ago)

WHO IS NUMBER 3

― DG, Monday, 19 November 2007 16:03 (eighteen years ago)

I don't think there is a third person.

― Matt DC, Monday, 19 November 2007 16:30 (eighteen years ago)

THERE WILL BE IF YOU'RE NOT CAREFUL

― DG, Monday, 19 November 2007 16:30 (eighteen years ago)

Are you zinging your longtime ILX bete noir there Matt?

― Dom Passantino, Monday, 19 November 2007 16:31 (eighteen years ago)

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/147/357965484_13fe7a80ec_o.jpg

― James Redd and the Blecchs, Monday, 19 November 2007 16:31 (eighteen years ago)

Someone's girlfriend, who was known to some of the s*n*st*r lot died a couple of years ago - he started a thread about it at the time, though I don't think she ever posted her herself. I'm guessing that might be the third though?

― ailsa, Monday, 19 November 2007 17:26 (eighteen years ago)

are talking 2005? around july?

― DG, Monday, 19 November 2007 17:28 (eighteen years ago)

Oh yes, I knew her a bit, we were fellow Michiganders. Don't believe I know Nick K, tho.

― Laurel, Monday, 19 November 2007 17:30 (eighteen years ago)

Anyway the point is gygax RIP.

― Laurel, Monday, 19 November 2007 17:30 (eighteen years ago)

there are a few other things like that tho, as in 'someone an ilxor was close to/mentioned on board' (xps)

― blueski, Monday, 19 November 2007 17:30 (eighteen years ago)

The one Laurel and I are referring to was later on in 2005. Her boyfriend was a lurker, posts occasionally (though I don't read as much as I used to so no idea if she still does), she didn't post here at all but was known to a few of us.

― ailsa, Monday, 19 November 2007 17:43 (eighteen years ago)

oh then we haven't even done number 2 yet!

― DG, Monday, 19 November 2007 17:44 (eighteen years ago)

ugh, if HE still does.

― ailsa, Monday, 19 November 2007 17:45 (eighteen years ago)

I think Liz is the one most people would think of first, tbh.

― ailsa, Monday, 19 November 2007 17:48 (eighteen years ago)

Oh God, sorry, that sounds like I'm ranking it or something. There's no nice and respectful way to talk about this, is there? But I'm guessing the three are Liz, Nick and A.N. Other that no-one on this thread's quite sure about.

― ailsa, Monday, 19 November 2007 17:49 (eighteen years ago)

alisa: http://bloggers.electronicnewsnetwork.com/tammy/graphics/tsunami-hole11.jpg

― chaki, Monday, 19 November 2007 17:51 (eighteen years ago)

here's a great opportunity to start rumours

― DG, Monday, 19 November 2007 17:51 (eighteen years ago)

chaki, with the greatest of respect, fuck off. You want to discuss something where everyone's assuming everyone knows the same as they do then find out they aren't all coming from the same place but no-one wants to come out and actually clarify what they're talking about...oh, wait...

― ailsa, Monday, 19 November 2007 17:53 (eighteen years ago)

what?

― chaki, Monday, 19 November 2007 17:55 (eighteen years ago)

aspie humour

― DG, Monday, 19 November 2007 17:56 (eighteen years ago)

good thread

-- chaki, Monday, November 19, 2007 7:18 AM (10 hours ago) Bookmark Link

turned great

― That one guy that hit it and quit it, Monday, 19 November 2007 17:57 (eighteen years ago)

probably means I should lock it about now

― El Tomboto, Monday, 19 November 2007 17:58 (eighteen years ago)

alisa still butthurt

― chaki, Monday, 19 November 2007 18:02 (eighteen years ago)

you didn't even mean that as a zing, did you?

― El Tomboto, Monday, 19 November 2007 18:05 (eighteen years ago)

observation

― chaki, Monday, 19 November 2007 18:06 (eighteen years ago)

butthurt about luna thing she just tried to zing me on, tom. not dead friends.

― chaki, Monday, 19 November 2007 18:09 (eighteen years ago)

Light a candle.

― Dom Passantino, Monday, 19 November 2007 18:11 (eighteen years ago)

stupid

― roxymuzak, Tuesday, 20 November 2007 05:12 (eighteen years ago)

waht

― chaki, Tuesday, 20 November 2007 05:38 (eighteen years ago)

two years pass...

and now?

― by another name (amateurist), Wednesday, 10 November 2010 02:27 (fifteen years ago)

I make no claims of originality, but I am fairly certain I made my first post in 2002, and therefore would qualify under the terms and conditions as set forth in the OP.

― Aimless, Wednesday, 10 November 2010 05:28 (fifteen years ago)

dec '01 here

― harmonia with slap-bass (electricsound), Wednesday, 10 November 2010 05:30 (fifteen years ago)

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