Where did all the oldtimers go.

[Lebkuecher]

I never belong to a forum before the CPF and I must say I’ve always been very impressed with how well people treat each other here. I think the “oldtimers” did a great job setting the overall tone for the CPF. Of course a lot thanks goes to Sasha and the moderators as well.

 

[tvodrd]

There was a story about CPF Member No.1
It was no assigned for a long time.

As for stomping away of the oldtimers:

Why didn't they tell me?!
I can stomp!!

I've seen those '15s, and compared to my 13s, they can indeed "stomp!" CPF is the closest thing to a home I have anymore.

Larry

 

[vcal]

This coming Friday I'll have been hanging around here 5 years. -And I'm only member #121. I have quit and come back many times.

p.s. I think Craig Johnson/LedMuseum is member # 6 or 8 -or something like that.

 

[Lips]

Your # shows 57 ???


Still no clues to who was # 1 or the founder.

What happened?????

 

[Jumpmaster]

Your # shows 57 ???


Still no clues to who was # 1 or the founder.

What happened?????

Well, earlier in this same thread, someone stated that #1 was reserved for administrative purposes. If it's like my BB software, the name of that account is "administrator"...

JM-99

 

[rastaman]

When I look out on CPF,

I see a sea of people who have been out here less than a year. It is good to have those people but I only seem to see a few posters that go back further than that. We seem to be missing many active people from the first couple of years of CPF. Where did everyone go? I miss many of the oldtimers.

i lost my real account (from the year 2000/2001) in the arc vs. hds wars


artar.

 

[Lunal_Tic]

Here's an old thread about user #1 and how CPF started: How Did This All Begin?

A bit more history: Happy 2nd CPF Anniversery Sasha

And more recent: DavidW, where are you?

Have fun catching up. Hope this helps.
-LT

 

[Roy]

Well....the elves have been busy! My membership number used to be 1555 but is apparently now 561! I seem to remember some house cleaning of unused membership numbers some time back. :thinking:

 

[JonSidneyB]

how are you finding those numbers....I can't figure out how to find mine to see if it changed.

 

[greenLED]

After people have been on a forum for awhile, somebody gets into an argument with somebody else, namecalling begins, everybody gets mad and stomps away in disgust, leaving the newbies wondering what just went on. I've seen it in every forum I've been on.

Ah! That's what's so amazing about CPF! We've had a couple of those, but the community spirit, goodwill, and honesty among CPF members is stronger. (Plus we have "that place downstairs" to iron out those "little" differences :devil: ).

Yup, what JonSidneyB said. I tried the right-click thingy but I can't see my #.

 

[sunspot]

I guess I'm an old timer. My join number was 641 before the purge. I'm lurking almost everyday and I've become much more selective in my light buying. I don't post much on any forums lately as I've become very ill from my treatmemt of HCV (Hepatitus C Virus). I'm on week 45 of 48 weeks of tx. My health should come back in a few months and then I can become more active on CPF.
I still love this place and the people on it.

Edit. greenLED, your number shows as 4508. JSB, you are 178.

 

[JonSidneyB]

Ha...I am 178

 

[greenLED]

put your cursor over your username and right click ... don't move your cursor. Your member number appears in the browser's status bar ... you're still #7.

4508!! Pdfffff!! I thought I was much lower than that. Maybe, but I'm near the top on the post count! (which means I spend too much time here - back to work!! )

 

[KC2IXE]

4508!! Pdfffff!! I thought I was much lower than that. Maybe, but I'm near the top on the post count! (which means I spend too much time here - back to work!! )

Never realized I was as low a number as I am - 142!

 

[Nerd]

So many different types of light are available now whereas they have to be custom made in the past. I've settled down on my fav few "cheap but good" lights and tried really hard to be contended with what I have.

 

[Lips]

Thanks Lunal Tic

Here's an old thread about user #1 and how CPF started: How Did This All Begin?

A bit more history: Happy 2nd CPF Anniversery Sasha

And more recent: DavidW, where are you?

Have fun catching up. Hope this helps.
-LT

 

[Skyline]

Hi, I guess it's time for me to check in as well, although not sure if anyone remembers me. I caught wind of CPF on BFC I believe. I was also an early fan of Brock's web site.

CPF doesn't quite capture my attention as much as it used to, but I'm still poking around the LED Forum pretty regularly. Is CPF IRC still around? I haven't tried that in ages too.

Btw, Jon, I was thinking about whether I should get the Fenix L1P. What do you think? Will it be an improvement on my TnC AA 350mA?

toodles from #15 (I think it was originally #12 but got bumped up during one of the upgrades??)

 

[dano]

I'm still here, one of the original invitees from Usenet rec.knives, where this CPF idea all started....


--dan

 

[JonSidneyB]

Skyline,

CPF chat is alive and well.

I wish you oldtimers would post more often.

 

[JonSidneyB]

Hmmm,

We could have a CPF ghezers clup or oldtimers club.