It’s now SIXTEEN years since 10th April 2001 when we heard the wonderful news: “Congratulations – you have a baby forum!”
It's always a challenge to come up with an "anniversary theme" each year, and this year there was some major cogitation (it's not illegal).
And then it hit me . . .
I've often thought about how much fun psychoanalysts & psychiatrists would have with the behaviour traits we sometimes encounter in online forums (I’m serious - papers could be submitted and PHD’s earned!
)Some recent events resulted in me discovering a talented individual who has collected together a few notable “forum personality types”, and added illustrations to suit - https://blog.codinghorror.com/which-onl ... e-are-you/ (WAS http://flamewarriorsguide.com/ but that has become defunct).
Below, I’ve linked those entries that made me chuckle most (about ¼ of what is available on the site). Click pics for direct links to each original webpage, where you'll find a full-size pic and accompanying smile-inducing text
I'd like to add my thanks to all of you:
- • Those that inspire, impress and educate.
• Those that sculpt, mould and cast.
• Those that build, paint and share.
• Those that produce & release.
• Those that organise events & festivals.
• Those that created the Clubhouse in the first place!
• The forum staff that have kept (and keep) this place running.
• And ALL the members that make this a fun place to hang out, and that have kept this hobby of ours going (even some of you grumpy buggers
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- Happy Birthday & Anniversary to us !!!
- (* and as we reach this milestone, a reminder we must strive to keep our hormones in check, act our age, and that although we are now legally allowed to screw up . . . be careful who you quote, post & PM with . . . and always protect yourself *)
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Here"s to the next 16 
- hopefully just a short-term thing 
