[scorpion972]

First time I heard the name, I thought Archie was some kind of... legend. Like Big Boss, but for moderators instead of soldiers.

This as well. I thought she was a mythical being :frog: ...which seems to be true :hehe:

[Mark]

This as well. I thought he was a mythical being :frog: ...which seems to be true :hehe:

She, not he...

[jasminε]

She, not he...

I knew that...why did I forget it? :homestar:

[Kim Bradley]

great post. Being a fairly new to the forums, nice to get a bit of history. :thumbsup:

[jason worrell]

I knew that...why did I forget it? :homestar:

Nice edit there

[priscillaaa]

Wow nice post dang how long have I been here? Already seems like five .....dang I don't remember!
Anyhow I am hopping there won't be an influx of trolls when TESV comes out.

EDIT: almost two years.....wow

[AnDres MeZa]

I miss the comradery of the old days. The trolls fought back the moderating so hard that General Discussion had to be taken down. That is why we had to make the rule of topics staying on topic, because in various threads people would try and bend the rules by drifting the topic.

What? Those heathens!

We would never go off topic now :hehe:

[Ricky Rayner]

What? Those heathens!

We would never go off topic now :hehe:

WATS UR FAV JRPG??!1!!

[James Hate]

WATS UR FAV JRPG??!1!!

Well let's see...

FFIX
Grandia III
Shad....

Hey! I see what you're trying to do! :stare:

[James Baldwin]

So, in your experience, Archie, what was the best way of keeping people in line without really having to do stuff like locking threads or passing out warnings?

[Kaley X]

10 years...





Meh, Hungry Donner's done more time, here.

[Catharine Krupinski]

It's hard to believe that I was in second grade then.

[James Rhead]

Wow. This thread just serves to remind me how young I am compared to some of the people here. I hope I make it to 10 years. I hope people still remember me after that time. Anyway, Congrats on your milestone, and thanks for sharing about the old days with noobs like me!!

[candice keenan]

Wow. I feel like a toddler.

So, what were these guild things like? What did each of them do? Any chance something like those might come back? They seem like an interesting idea.

[Lisa Robb]

Bahh, I wish I could be an old member of something. I remember the Oblivion launch and the forums were flooded with questions that had been answered 100 times over. Maybe one day I will be one of the elders here ...Doubt it... <.< Anyway, nice to see a bit of the history of the forums!

[josh evans]

No. 1: Mastercheif12345
No. 2: BretonSpellSword

Mastercheif12345 :rofl: He was pretty entertaining. I remember BretonSpellSword not being a troll in the traditional sense, but masterful at getting off-topic and riling the entire forum against him.

[JESSE]

I still miss the all TES-tan forum board we used before this update. At least they kept the background for it, but its covered by this awful black thing with angry people all yelling at me on it!

I really dislike the "good ol' days" sort of logic, but in this case, I preferred discussion back before the heavy-handed moderation and excessive nanny-like micromanagement of topics which has caused the excessive, repetitively docile and unoriginal topics we have today.

Hehe, I remember BretonSpellSword. OOOHHH the controversial topics.

I think the moderators do only what it necessary. Sure its a shame to say that such levels of moderation are necessary, but they do a great job of being helpful and kind (except for Rohugh, he's such a meany!). They even left us have the odd silly thread if the whole community gets in on it and no ill-will is meant by anyone in it.

How long was that one thread? 30 something pages? I'm sad I never got to participate in it.

[Marion Geneste]

The forums get pruned every once in a while to keep the database size down.

Yeah... "pruned"... :unsure:

So, in your experience, Archie, what was the best way of keeping people in line without really having to do stuff like locking threads or passing out warnings?

Sssssssss...... That's a nice thread you have there, it would be a sssshame if ssssomething were to happen to it.....

[Eibe Novy]

I hope I stay here 10 years. Just a quick question: Why does your tag have "Cotochicken"?

[Deon Knight]

I hope I stay here 10 years. Just a quick question: Why does your tag have "Cotochicken"?

I believe you mean Protochicken, and I would assume it is because chickens are evolved from dinosaurs. Although I think that Archeopterix is not actually a dinosaur.

[Eddie Howe]

I hope I stay here 10 years. Just a quick question: Why does your tag have "Cotochicken"?

Moderators get/got titles. Archie used to be a moderator back in the day!

[Laura Richards]

You used to have Gstaff's position, or did I misread? Also, what health problems?

Spoiler

Sorry if these aren't very forum related.

[John N]

Heya Archie, she who prevented me from being banned and subjected herself to countless hours fixing my hijacked avatar only because she's a sweetheart! Hayt probably regretted that on more than one occasion (and you as well I suppose).

Almost 9 years ago and it feels like yesterday...sheesh.

[Kyra]

Cool. I did one of these when I hit the five year mark. 10 years seems an impossibly long time to me, even though I've been a member for seven.

My anticipation for SKyrim is positive. I have nothing but good things to say about gamesas. Oblivion was an awesome game, not what I was expecting, but still great. Fallout 3 improved on their basic RPG setup in so many ways, and I look forward to further improvements and refinements when Skyrim is released.

[Antony Holdsworth]

Sssssssss...... That's a nice thread you have there, it would be a sssshame if ssssomething were to happen to it.....

Ah, the "turn into a giant snake" option. Yes, I never considered it! Thanks!