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Title: 5th Anniversary!
Post by: Spectere on September 08, 2009, 12:39:03 AM
When I registered this domain five years ago to this day I intended to use it simply as blog space.  I didn't actually put a forum up until several days later (the 14th, I believe).  Who would have thought that it would still be around, living longer than its big brother -- Arch0wl.com -- even?  I certainly never thought that I'd be sitting here, five years after the fact, typing this message right now.  pLog turned into nothing, which turned into WordPress, which turned back into nothing, but the forums just kept on going through thick and thin so much that it basically became the site.  It's small, yes, but certainly active and very lovable.  I don't exactly know when, or why, I decided to start my own forums, or how I managed to coerce people to join it, but I'm glad that I did.

Getting things started was just the catalyst, of course.  The real stars of the show are all of you guys, the people who stayed on board and continued to put up with me for all this time.  We've gained people, we've lost people, we've changed servers, we've started from scratch a couple of times, we've had our share of ups and downs, but most importantly, we've stuck together through the years -- half a decade! -- and made this site what it is today.

So, before I get too weepy and sentimental, I'd just like to say this:

Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for making this site into what it is now.  Here's to another five years of awesomeness!
Title: Re: 5th Anniversary!
Post by: Sneaky on September 08, 2009, 01:16:59 AM
I love you guys haha. The only forum I've ever had any sort of longevity as a poster, because of the like-minded people, and the actual chance to have an intellectual conversation.  Other sites are much to flooded to get anywhere NEAR the close-knit community we've all created here.

Half a damn decade. Jesus. By the time I get done with college, it'll be almost a decade ;.;  bunch of old guys nostalgia-izing over this kind of stuff and how things 'used to be back in the day'.

Let's keep this train rollin.
Title: Re: 5th Anniversary!
Post by: Spectere on September 08, 2009, 01:41:13 AM
I can't believe it's been this long either (I did a double-take on the registered year when I renewed the domain).  But, yeah, I was 19 when this shit went down.  I think I started this when I started getting some clout at a0.com...I think I'd just made moderator there.

Good times, good times.
Title: Re: 5th Anniversary!
Post by: MortifiedocAlot on September 08, 2009, 02:35:49 AM
I must say, this community is rather odd. We aren't all that common and yet we have a decent amount of regulars. That and I've never really been a part of a community for anything near as long as I've been here, so cheers.
Title: Re: 5th Anniversary!
Post by: vladgd on September 08, 2009, 02:42:22 AM
i hate all of you, yet i still post here

HURP DURP
Title: Re: 5th Anniversary!
Post by: Bobbias on September 08, 2009, 04:57:30 AM
Yeah yeah vlad, lol.

And yeah, it really is amazing to see that this place is still around. I've been part of this site for so long, I really don't know what I'd do without it. Spectere.net has been my homepage for the last probably 2 years-ish, and before that, it was the only site I checked with any sort of regularity. Even more so than I checked arch0wl, once I joined.

I've always thought of Spectere.net as being the best forum on the internet. No exaggerations. Sure, the forum isn't as active as other places, but the lack of mindless spamming and flaming and general crap that clogs up 95% of every other forum is worth the lack of activity.

This is by far the only place I've been an active member of for longer than a couple months. Everything else just seems so stupid, and so pointless to stay at, because whether I'm a member or not isn't going to change a damn thing. But I'd like to think that I mean a bit more to the community here.

I have to say though, being "pampered" here by the percentage of the members who actually take the time to capitalize, fix spelling mistakes and typos, and use proper grammar, has caused me to become a bit of a grammar/spelling nazi on the rest of the internet. I've come to see that as yet another reason I prefer spectere.net over 95% of the internet.
Title: Re: 5th Anniversary!
Post by: Jupi on September 08, 2009, 06:38:29 AM
D'aww.  I was still in high school when Spectere.net hatched.  :3

Shit, that's a good while ago.
Title: Re: 5th Anniversary!
Post by: 淫蟲 on September 08, 2009, 03:20:43 PM
To be honest I don't really remember how I got here, but I'm glad I did.
Title: Re: 5th Anniversary!
Post by: Alice on September 08, 2009, 06:07:07 PM
I originally came here because I thought it was some sort of Metroid fanclub or something, and also hugely because Spectere offered me a subdomain.  While I've been here off and on, occasionally getting sick or bored with the community (happens with just about every forum I go to), I've always considered this community special for whatever reason.  I think it has a lot to do with the quality of the content posted here; I've never really seen it at any other forum.  It's also fairly comfortable; if I suddenly get in the mood to post a few shit threads in ZEBRAS!, nobody really crawls my ass or punishes me, and I can still count on the other members to take my serious posts seriously.  I'm all for this community lasting another five years, but stop taking six month breaks from us, Spectere! :'( Ur the glue dat [tired metaphor]

tl;dr: I FUCKING YOU GUYS <3

edit: I think you came in a relatively large wave of random MZXers signing up here around a year after I did, and you and Malwyn were the only two who stuck around (until he stopped posting).  Remember when I was like "OH MY GOD NO COMMANDERPANCAKE GO AWAY WE DON'T WANT YOU HERE"
Title: Re: 5th Anniversary!
Post by: OmegaOmni on September 08, 2009, 06:49:29 PM
Hell glad to be part of an awesome site where where just find some way to just talk about shit and share experiences and such.  Always an awesome place to post at and just to have fun in general on the internet.
Title: Re: 5th Anniversary!
Post by: flaffl on September 18, 2009, 09:13:56 PM
i think we should throw a party

except my parents are in town this weekend

what about jupichan's house
Title: Re: 5th Anniversary!
Post by: Jupi on September 18, 2009, 09:32:17 PM
I'm busy up until about 4:30 or so tomorrow.  But shit son, sure!  C'mon over!  :P
Title: Re: 5th Anniversary!
Post by: NewF on September 18, 2009, 11:44:17 PM
You know what I think we should actually do sometime sooner or later? A S.net Con somewhere where a bunch of people can go, hang out, shoot the shit, play some games, or go out and have a night on the town. It'd be awesome!!!!! Let's do it!
Title: Re: 5th Anniversary!
Post by: Bobbias on September 19, 2009, 02:11:42 AM
Yeah, that would kick some serious ass. Of course, it'd take quite a bit of planning.... and money...
Title: Re: 5th Anniversary!
Post by: MortifiedocAlot on September 19, 2009, 03:29:00 AM
I would, but I'm flat on my face broke.
Title: Re: 5th Anniversary!
Post by: NewF on September 19, 2009, 03:33:50 AM
Well we got lots of time to set something up. We can take the time to make sure first off, who WANTS to go, and second, when they will have the money for it, and third, where we could hold it.
Title: Re: 5th Anniversary!
Post by: Bobbias on September 19, 2009, 11:27:29 AM
I would, but I'm flat on my face broke.

Same here, I've mentioned that a s.net meetup would be awesome for quite a while now.
Title: Re: 5th Anniversary!
Post by: OmegaOmni on September 21, 2009, 09:01:25 PM
I am in favor of it.