ADMIN: The Cauldron's Twelfth Anniversary Today (13 Dec 09)

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[Kasmira]

I just checked, my intro post was made on August 17, 2004.  So I've been here for almost 5 1/4 years

You've been around a few months more than me. I just checked and my first post was January 13th 2005 so 4 years 11 months today apparently.

On a side note, oh my gods I'd forgotten how embarrassingly immature and uninformed I was 5 years ago! Reading through my old posts was decidedly entertaining in a rather mortifying way .

[Kasmira]

Kasmira and Mel make me feel like a newbie - I've "only" been here for four and a half years (exactly - the date stamp on my very first post is 13 Jun).

Lol, we're talking a difference of less than a year for both Mel and I here. Does TC have a highly defined pecking order I'm not aware of... *Points to imaginary TC member* "Hey you, you've been here 21 minutes less than me. Go fetch me some cake. And a beer. Foot massages are optional."  .

[Melamphoros]

You've been around a few months more than me. I just checked and my first post was January 13th 2005 so 4 years 11 months today apparently.

I think it would be interesting too see a list of when everyone joined.  Not all members mind you, just our current batch of long-term regulars.  Of course, it wouldn't happen because I don't think anyone is willing to go on that big of an archives binge.

On a side note, oh my gods I'd forgotten how embarrassingly immature and uninformed I was 5 years ago! Reading through my old posts was decidedly entertaining in a rather mortifying way .

*makes note to do the same later on*

[Melamphoros]

Lol, we're talking a difference of less than a year for both Mel and I here. Does TC have a highly defined pecking order I'm not aware of... *Points to imaginary TC member* "Hey you, you've been here 21 minutes less than me. Go fetch me some cake. And a beer. Foot massages are optional."  .

Kasmira, fetch me a glass of punch and a cute guy to give me a full-body massage.

Does that answer your question

[Perzephone]

Today is the twelfth anniversary of the day The Cauldron: A Pagan Forum opened for posting!

Congratulations!

[Aisling]

*Points to imaginary TC member* "Hey you, you've been here 21 minutes less than me. Go fetch me some cake. And a beer. Foot massages are optional."  .

   Damn, I'll be fetching a lot of beer and cake since I didn't join the party until April 07.

[Kasmira]

I think it would be interesting too see a list of when everyone joined.  Not all members mind you, just our current batch of long-term regulars.  Of course, it wouldn't happen because I don't think anyone is willing to go on that big of an archives binge.

It would but I sure ain't volunteering .

*makes note to do the same later on*

Of yours or mine? 'Cus I sure don't want folks looking at my old posts ! *Tries to brush old postage under the rug*. It's kind of like old family photo albums. You can look at your own for nostalgic reasons, but when your parents pull them out to show your friends when they come to visit it just gets embarrassing .

[Melamphoros]

 Damn, I'll be fetching a lot of beer and cake since I didn't join the party until April 07.

Bake me some cookies and bring me the femur of the one called Lady Gaga!

[Aisling]

Bake me some cookies and bring me the femur of the one called Lady Gaga!

(with apologies to everyone else)

Would you like that with or without the marrow?  Or perhaps a side of fava beans?

[SunflowerP]

Lol, we're talking a difference of less than a year for both Mel and I here. Does TC have a highly defined pecking order I'm not aware of... *Points to imaginary TC member* "Hey you, you've been here 21 minutes less than me. Go fetch me some cake. And a beer. Foot massages are optional."  .

Not that I know of - it was mostly just that you two were talking about halves, and I was thinking of mine as "just over a third".

That, and I often mention my first post on TC's birthday, because having half a year to the day between its anniversary and mine amuses me.  It also amuses me that it wasn't an intro post - I just jumped into a convo, and no one noticed I was new (which was fine by me, I wanted to be part of the convo, not the focus of "Welcome to TC" attention); a year or two later I went and looked it up for some reason and it was shiningly obvious why they didn't:  I sounded like a Cauldronite.  (Why, yes, I'm ridiculously proud of that.)

Sunflower

[Melamphoros]

(with apologies to everyone else)

Would you like that with or without the marrow?  Or perhaps a side of fava beans?

I'm going to use it to make a new wand so without the marrow and no fava beans.

[Steve - ComW]

Happy birthday, TC!

Kasmira and Mel make me feel like a newbie - I've "only" been here for four and a half years (exactly - the date stamp on my very first post is 13 Jun).

Sunflower

The oldest post I can find from me is 24 JAN 2006.

I feel all newb

[SunflowerP]

I just jumped into a convo, and no one noticed I was new

Oops, I'm wrong - Star noticed.

(For the curious:  2005 archive, folder "Living your faith", thread "The role of doubt".)

Sunflower

[Kasmira]

The oldest post I can find from me is 24 JAN 2006.

It's so weird. I always feel like I'm newer here than folks like you and Sunflower. Perhaps because it took me so long to get on my feet. All the same, it's funny to think for how little time some of the "regulars" have been here. Myself included.

[Marilyn (ABSENTMINDED)]

On a side note, oh my gods I'd forgotten how embarrassingly immature and uninformed I was 5 years ago! Reading through my old posts was decidedly entertaining in a rather mortifying way .

Well, you were what?  13?  TC has always seemed really lucky with it's teen members - you, tree, Mel, Nigel Rin(?), Mithril - off the top of my head, but I know there's more.  If your first posts were a bit juvenile it's certainly understandable.

I think I joined late in '05, so in TC years I'm younger than you.

Absent

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