Looking back..to when you first joined TiBB....

[Ammi]

..how do you think you’ve changed..?

...I don’t mean as a person of course, but how you post and respond to other posters..

..I first joined only to discuss BB, as I suspect a lot of others did..I was here quite a while before I stayed off season..even then I fairly much kept on the perimeters of the forum, posting in the A-Z threads and occasionally joining in a serious debate topic, keeping to myself and never really wanting to get involved too much...

..when you look back on old posts, do you think you think you’ve changed from the way you used to post in the beginning...?

[Munchkins]

Only been here 5 months, so i do not think i have changed at all tbh :)

[Niamh.]

I was more involved when I posted during off season at the start. I practically lived in The Den. Now I don't post so much in the chat threads, people like me less as well since I became a mod I think

[King Gizzard]

Not particulary (apart from the fact I haven't watched BB properly for a good 2 years)

I suppose other peoples posting styles rub off on me a bit, so when I'm talking to them I can't help but post similar to them

[Ammi]

I was more involved when I posted during off season at the start. I practically lived in The Den. Now I don't post so much in the chat threads, people like me less as well since I became a mod I think

..that's interesting...I think you've always been a mod since I've been here...or at least I didn't notice when you became one....

..I think the only 'new mods' I know were Kerry and MTVN...I don't think either of them really changed since becoming one....

..not that I'm saying you did either...I just didn't know you as a non mod...

[Jake.]

I've showed a far more humorous sidemto me in the past few months :)

[Tom4784]

I've changed for the better, I cringe and want to self harm whenever I consider those days.

[MTVN]

I was probably more uptight when I first joined and less laid back, just joined to talk for a few weeks about BB11 then planned to leave and I might have come across as a bit of a dick in there. I remember when I was really new I sent Ben a pissy PM having a moan at him for closing a thread as I was replying :laugh:

Like Nathan said, other peoples posting style does rub off a bit as well

[Niamh.]

..that's interesting...I think you've always been a mod since I've been here...or at least I didn't notice when you became one....

..I think the only 'new mods' I know were Kerry and MTVN...I don't think either of them really changed since becoming one....

..not that I'm saying you did either...I just didn't know you as a non mod...

I don't think I've necessarily changed since becoming a mod, more that other peoples opinions of me have, people have fallen out with me because I've infracted them etc

[Ammi]

I've changed for the better, I cringe and want to self harm whenever I consider those days.

..I used to think you were probably the most scary mod of all time....

[Ammi]

I was probably more uptight when I first joined and less laid back, just joined to talk for a few weeks about BB11 then planned to leave and I might have come across as a bit of a dick in there. I remember when I was really new I sent Ben a pissy PM having a moan at him for closing a thread as I was replying :laugh:

Like Nathan said, other peoples posting style does rub off a bit as well

..yeah, you don't seem as prominent in serious debates as you used to be....

[King Gizzard]

case in point..when talking to ammi..i can't help it

[Ammi]

I don't think I've necessarily changed since becoming a mod, more that other peoples opinions of me have, people have fallen out with me because I've infracted them etc

..yeah, that is always difficult and always going to happen I guess when you have to slip from the poster roll to the mod roll...it happens all of the time in real life as well...in jobs...

[Kate!]

I used to be scared of Dezzy, :D

Then i was in his Darkwood Isle game and got to talk to him a bit.

I think other people would notice more if I have changed than I would myself. Probably changed a lot really. :shrug:

[MTVN]

..yeah, you don't seem as prominent in serious debates as you used to be....

That's partly also because I've been less interested in politics recently as well, domestic politics at least, and also because I started to like more members so was less inclined to argue with them :laugh:

[King Gizzard]

and because SD sucks because every debate has been exhausted

[Ninastar]

I have changed completely

[Tom4784]

..I used to think you were probably the most scary mod of all time....

I'm only scary when people act like damn fools.

[Marcus.]

was really quit now i on here all the time

[MTVN]

and because SD sucks because every debate has been exhausted

That's true, used to always get involved with capital punishment ones but can't be bothered anymore

[Ammi]

That's partly also because I've been less interested in politics recently as well, domestic politics at least, and also because I started to like more members so was less inclined to argue with them :laugh:


..LOL..yeah fair point...

..I thought you were debating, not arguing though...:tongue:

[MTVN]

It is a very fine line

[Ammi]

and because SD sucks because every debate has been exhausted

..I think there are too many news stories and not enough proper dabates...

..whatever a proper dabate is...

[Ammi]

I have changed completely

..in what way...?

[Ammi]

It is a very fine line

..it is indeed..I'm glad you didn't cross it...

[Redway]

Anyone who's read any of my posts will know what I think about this. :laugh:

[King Gizzard]

broken record but it's just religion debates now and it's very very boring...and politics

[Munchkins]

Anyone who's read any of my posts will know what I think about this. :laugh:

I haven't read them, but i've heard about them:hugesmile:

[Redway]

I haven't read them, but i've heard about them:hugesmile:

Lol, I'm in the process of deleting any ones I come across. :tongue:

[Kizzy]

I haven't changed...I'm more wary of some people, and some people are more wary of me I guess.

[thesheriff443]

for the most part this forum is like watching paint dry!

[Cherie]

for the most part this forum is like watching paint dry!

Sheriff, are you sure you haven't grown in some way...:joker:

[Maia]

Think I am a bit more jokey than I used to be, I always used to be a bit serious

[King Gizzard]

for the most part this forum is like watching paint dry!

How bloody dare you

[thesheriff443]

How bloody dare you

i dare!

[Cherie]

was really quit now i on here all the time

and you used to like skinny girls.:devil:

[thesheriff443]

Sheriff, are you sure you haven't grown in some way...:joker:

:joker:

[CharlieO]

my body and hair have improved

[Ammi]

my body and hair have improved

..Charlie, honestly..I think you could contribute much better than this type of post....

...it's starting to feel a little ..tro...no that word isn't allowed..but I have seen you contribute much more in the past...you only really let yourself down...

[Kazanne]

I think I was a bit fiery but think i have changed now,(a bit)lol

[thesheriff443]

I think I was a bit fiery but think i have changed now,(a bit)lol

but a bad word against gerard then its war!:joker:

[Black Dagger]

I've actually got a lot more tragic as time has gone on.

[Princess]

Well I actually watched Big Brother back then and I posted way more often. I was really enthusiastic as well, not that I'm not now just not so much on here. Most of the people I talked to here I just talk to on Twitter now. I've been here 7 years now so that's obviously a long time.

[Kazanne]

but a bad word against gerard then its war!:joker:

And rightly so sheriff443,I am a gal who sticks by her man:joker:

[Ninastar]

..in what way...?

i typed like an 11 year old

[thesheriff443]

And rightly so sheriff443,I am a gal who sticks by her man:joker:

super glue:joker:

[Ammi]

i typed like an 11 year old

..ahhh LOL..I still do that...

[Jamie585]

don't really know, haven't been on here for that long, Quite opinionated, But pleasant at the same time :laugh:

[GypsyGoth]

I felt intimated by a lot of members here.

[Marsh.]

I don't really like Big Brother anymore.

[Ammi]

I felt intimated by a lot of members here.

..yeah, I think I did as well..that's why I stayed away from the chat and games section..that's where all of the fierce ones seemed to hang out...

[King Gizzard]

When I first signed up and posted in the live feed thread claudia called me a knob

[Marsh.]

Claudia is a very good judge of character.

[King Gizzard]

Nice

[nicole_burks]

I didn't really know what to do, Scott had to tell me to go post in this thread :joker:

It was a bit awkward because I came back on and my tumblr had been posted by Smithy.

I had been exposed in less than 24 hours :sad:

[Doogle]

My posting style has never been consistent sometimes I use proper punctuation and capital letters SOMETIMES I DONT.

I don't really know I felt part of the forum from the minute I joined but I think I've just gotten used to it so I feel more comfortable posting things

[joeysteele]

I don't think I have changed, mainly because when I first joined,it was just as the last BB series on Channel 4 had started, I was immediately welcomed by one Mr Mockinator who I communicated with a lot from the start and then kazanne became someone I regularly communicated with too.
So I felt very much part of it all and also felt supported and protected by those 2 members and others too.

That belonging was what pulled me to this forum in the first place after I had looked in and read the posts before joining and I don't think that has changed or that I have either since then.

[InOne]

I was more involved when I posted during off season at the start. I practically lived in The Den. Now I don't post so much in the chat threads, people like me less as well since I became a mod I think

Don't be silly :love:

[LemonJam]

I used to be a pretty prominent poster in 08-09... now I guess I'm more of a background person.

[Mystic Mock]

I've changed a hell of alot from when I was first on here.

[Ammi]

I don't think I have changed, mainly because when I first joined,it was just as the last BB series on Channel 4 had started, I was immediately welcomed by one Mr Mockinator who I communicated with a lot from the start and then kazanne became someone I regularly communicated with too.
So I felt very much part of it all and also felt supported and protected by those 2 members and others too.

That belonging was what pulled me to this forum in the first place after I had looked in and read the posts before joining and I don't think that has changed or that I have either since then.

...I disagree Joey..that post is barely more than a paragraph..I remember reading them for days..:tongue:

..don't ever change Joey...:love:

[InOne]

Oh and I don't think I've changed too much apart from a lot more quiet. I used to talk in the den loads and generally with more members, now it's just a few. It's hard get into it these days as it's changed so much since I first joined.

[Shaun]

I suppose I tried a lot more to make friends when I first joined... now I really don't make the effort at all. It's nothing personal, it's just that I've done it, and made some amazing ones already, so I'm just like... "k don't need any more".

I've gone through a couple of posting styles, like the omg bbz fierce ha2 Zeta one, and the current '[opposite of the truth] tbh' meme. But I think underneath it all I've always been the bossy, steadfast know-it-all who wants to play and run games.

[Mystic Mock]

Oh and I don't think I've changed too much apart from a lot more quiet. I used to talk in the den loads and generally with more members, now it's just a few. It's hard get into it these days as it's changed so much since I first joined.

No offense but I used to find it hard to get your humor at first, I think it's alot easier to tell when you are joking now.

[Locke.]

I was still pretty much a kid when I first signed up and only really came on here to argue about Big Brother and to try and annoy people. Now I am just a top class guy who is very kind hearted and is willing to take time out of his busy schedule to help any of you out.

[Locke.]

Think I am a bit more jokey than I used to be, I always used to be a bit serious

Now now don't say that Harb

[King Gizzard]

Good old Harb and saying mate in every post

[InOne]

No offense but I used to find it hard to get your humor at first, I think it's alot easier to tell when you are joking now.

It's safe to say I didn't get yours either Mock, and not sure if I do now LOL

[Mystic Mock]

I don't think I have changed, mainly because when I first joined,it was just as the last BB series on Channel 4 had started, I was immediately welcomed by one Mr Mockinator who I communicated with a lot from the start and then kazanne became someone I regularly communicated with too.
So I felt very much part of it all and also felt supported and protected by those 2 members and others too.

That belonging was what pulled me to this forum in the first place after I had looked in and read the posts before joining and I don't think that has changed or that I have either since then.

Thanks Joey, im glad that I helped someone get into the Forum easier.

[Marsh.]

I was still pretty much a kid when I first signed up and only really came on here to argue about Big Brother and to try and annoy people. Now I am just a top class guy who is very kind hearted and is willing to take time out of his busy schedule to help any of you out.

:laugh2:

[Mystic Mock]

It's safe to say I didn't get yours either Mock, and not sure if I do now LOL

Don't worry your not on your own on that my humor is definitely strange.:hugesmile:

[Jessica.]

I was pretty much a different person when I joined. :joker:

[Apple202]

Ah, how those three months have changed me :angel:

[Tom4784]

I've changed a lot, I used to be forgettable outside of Zeta but then I became a mod and since then I've found myself liked more by others as well as being hated by some.

I was an idiot when I joined but now I'm amazing. My sense of humour and personality has emerged, I've made some close friends and I think they've rubbed off on me in good ways (get your mind out of the gutter, I'm not Conzors LOLOLOLOL).

[joeysteele]

...I disagree Joey..that post is barely more than a paragraph..I remember reading them for days..:tongue:

..don't ever change Joey...:love:

True Ammi, I have learned a bit how to say enough in a smaller post but on Politics and serious issues, then really I can still go on for almost for ever if I was allowed to.:joker:

I will spare you an example of that for the moment.:joker:

[Mystic Mock]

Tbf with politics I think we all make long posts as we are all passionate in our beliefs.

I much prefer your style to mine Joey as you get everything you want in without making it look like some rushed mess.

[Jessica.]

I was more involved when I posted during off season at the start. I practically lived in The Den. Now I don't post so much in the chat threads, people like me less as well since I became a mod I think

You are wonderful. :worship:

[Ramsay]

Like Shaun, I tried harder to get more friends and get involved...now im just like blllaaahhh

[Maia]

Good old Harb and saying mate in every post

:joker:

Can't remember Harb saying mate actually

[Novo]

I was a bit of a twat throughout 2008 and 2009 and didn't really get on with anyone apart from about 5/6 people and i use to Judge people based on their music taste and what Cliques they were on in the forum but then i think in 2010 i just decided to try and get on with everyone or try to make an effort at least, i think i am a lot bearable now then i was back then anyway since i haven't been banned for nearly a year now

[Ramsay]

My crowning achivement : beating Harb in the final of The Champion :love:

[Locke.]

Well you think wrong then don't you

[Kate!]

I like to.think I've relaxed a bit recently and tried really hard to join in the banter and not take stuff to heart or too seriously. It's hard, because I'm oversensitive by nature but am trying to fight it and be more positive. Some days I think I've done well .. other days not so much. I'll keep trying. :p

[joeysteele]

Niamh, you have always been one of the most helpful and supportive mods I have found on here.
I think mod or not, it would be near impossible not to like you and feel you could be approached,I have said that from first joining.

[Novo]

Well you think wrong then don't you

Just poured my heart out for forgiveness here and this is how you ****ing repay me?

[joeysteele]

Tbf with politics I think we all make long posts as we are all passionate in our beliefs.

I much prefer your style to mine Joey as you get everything you want in without making it look like some rushed mess.

Hey, don't put yourself down, many times you have made me re-think how I saw things.
You make a lot of sense as to Politics and a great many other issues.

:joker:I forget who it was but I once made a political comment and someone posted saying something like 'for goodness make a blog,that's ridiculously long'.:joker:

[Marsh.]

and what Cliques they were on in the forum

http://vladsokolovsky.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/warrior-smiley.gif

[Mystic Mock]

Hey, don't put yourself down, many times you have made me re-think how I saw things.
You make a lot of sense as to Politics and a great many other issues.

:joker:I forget who it was but I once made a political comment and someone posted saying something like 'for goodness make a blog,that's ridiculously long'.:joker:

Thanks, and omg did someone really say that to you?:joker:

[joeysteele]

Thanks, and omg did someone really say that to you?:joker:

:joker:Yes, arista jumped in though and supported me.
It happened though,yes,I found it funny,I just kept posting as I always did.

[Mystic Mock]

Yeah it's good to piss them off.

[Redway]

True Ammi, I have learned a bit how to say enough in a smaller post but on Politics and serious issues, then really I can still go on for almost for ever if I was allowed to.:joker:

I will spare you an example of that for the moment.:joker:

I have to admit, I do like your longer posts on politics/serious debates. :p I enjoy reading well thought-out, rational posts.

[Smithy]

i used 2 talk lyk dis lol

[Marsh.]

i used 2 talk lyk dis lol

That's when I used to get you mixed up with Scott.

[King Gizzard]

Remember when smithy had that dog avatar for ages as well and was bezzies with Jords

[joeysteele]

I have to admit, I do like your longer posts on politics/serious debates. :p I enjoy reading well thought-out, rational posts.

Thank you very much Redway, I always enjoy reading your posts too.You really make interesting and strong points.

I think however,one way I may have changed from the start is, I now get other members humour most of the time.
It is hard in the written word to work out when humour is there or if it is really something else.
Novo and Locke,I was unsure of their humour for a fair while but now I really rate those guys and really like them loads.

[Mystic Mock]

Novo and Locke was definitely very strange when I first joined the site, now im weirder than them lol.

[Kizzy]

http://vladsokolovsky.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/warrior-smiley.gif

* snigger *

[Kizzy]

Novo and Locke was definitely very strange when I first joined the site, now im weirder than them lol.

* ditto *

[Smithy]

That's when I used to get you mixed up with Scott.

i didnt post like that when i spoke to scott tho

[Kizzy]

i didnt post like that when i spoke to scott tho

I could never tell you, scott or salman apart tbh.

[LemonJam]

-remembers when everyone had gaga sets and were almost indistinguishable-

[Marsh.]

i didnt post like that when i spoke to scott tho

IIRC you did. It was the heightened camp, Gaga persona that did it though.

I could never tell you, scott or salman apart tbh.

This. lol

[Smithy]

Well you don't remember correctly, because scott joined in 2010 (we didnt even start talking until the end of that yeat either) and I, in 2009 :conf2:

[Jessica.]

Me and Smithy once had a fight over the 10000th post in a chat thread. :bored:

[Marsh.]

Well you don't remember correctly, because scott joined in 2010 (we didnt even start talking until the end of that yeat either) and I, in 2009 :conf2:

That's my point.
I didn't talk to either of you but seeing you around the forum you were the same person to me. I didn't notice one arrive after the other. You were like clones. :hugesmile:

[Kizzy]

Clones that mocked me with tumblr gifs..... :(

[Mystic Mock]

Poor Kizzy.

[Kizzy]

Poor Kizzy.

I know right.... how mean!

[Mystic Mock]

I know right.... how mean!

Those two are always like that, im surprised that they haven't made Crimewatch yet with the way they take people's dignity.:bored::laugh:

[Kizzy]

Those two are always like that, im surprised that they haven't made Crimewatch yet with the way they take people's dignity.:bored::laugh:

I am too, good job i'm such a nice,calm, rational person mock...
Someone could be scarred for life encountering that level of abuse. :idc:

[Mystic Mock]

I am too, good job i'm such a nice,calm, rational person mock...
Someone could be scarred for life encountering that level of abuse. :idc:

I will never get over the scar they gave me on my forehead, and everytime I look in the mirror it says M in big capital letters, I don't know what means though do you?

[Kizzy]

I will never get over the scar they gave me on my forehead, and everytime I look in the mirror it says M in big capital letters, I don't know what means though do you?

Mangina?

[Marsh.]

:joker:

[MTVN]

Get Atomic Kitten in my head every time I read this thread title

[Mystic Mock]

Mangina?

Maybe, I was wondering could it be Marked or Mockinator, but Mangina could definitely be it.

[Marsh.]

Atomic Kitten? What on earth?

[Mystic Mock]

Get Atomic Kitten in my head every time I read this thread title

Do you have dirty thoughts of Kerry Katona in your bed?

[Jake.]

Atomic Kitten? What on earth?

Looking back... on when we first met

[Jake.]

Do you have dirty thoughts of Kerry Katona in your bed?

sexy

[MTVN]

1V0xQkk9kbc

Big tune

[MTVN]

Do you have dirty thoughts of Kerry Katona in your bed?

Absolutely

[Josy]

Get Atomic Kitten in my head every time I read this thread title

Same here :laugh:

"Looking back to when we first met"

[Marsh.]

Ah, I remember now.

[Mystic Mock]

Absolutely

Well what's your favorite kind of Drug?

[Marsh.]

Love.

[MTVN]

I take a spoon of calpol every now and then

[Kizzy]

Feminax

[Marsh.]

Feminax

Is that a tampon?

Bit inappropriate but I won't judge.

[Mystic Mock]

I take a spoon of calpol every now and then

:laugh3:

[Kizzy]

Is that a tampon?

Bit inappropriate but I won't judge.

Haha! it's a painkiller for period pain :)

[Marsh.]

Haha! it's a painkiller for period pain :)

I knew it had to in someway be associated. :laugh:

[Marsh.]

"...I cannot escape and I cannot forget..."

Catchy.

[Mystic Mock]

"...I cannot escape and I cannot forget..."

Catchy.

That sounded like a Jimmy Savile Slogan.:joker:

[Marsh.]

:shocked: :laugh2:

[SharkAttack]

I used to be scared of Dezzy, :D

Then i was in his Darkwood Isle game and got to talk to him a bit.

I think other people would notice more if I have changed than I would myself. Probably changed a lot really. :shrug:

Oh jeez, I keep referring to Dezzy as her or she, probably because of the current avatar. Whoops. Sorry, Dezzy. :blush: And that's what I've learned over the past year of being here in this forum, not to go by avatars, go with the names. :joker:

[Kazanne]

I got into a few spats with members at first,usually when supporting a BB contestant,but most of the members on here now I really like,have always had a special spot for Joey,Mock, Kate and Niamh,but as I said most on here are lovely .:hugesmile:

[Jake.]

That sounded like a Jimmy Savile Slogan.:joker:

**** me :joker:

[Niamh.]

I got into a few spats with members at first,usually when supporting a BB contestant,but most of the members on here now I really like,have always had a special spot for Joey,Mock, Kate and Niamh,but as I said most on here are lovely .:hugesmile:

N'awww thanks Kazanne :love:

[Ninastar]

I felt intimated by a lot of members here.

me?

[Mystic Mock]

**** me :joker:

No im alright thanks.:joker:

[Mystic Mock]

I got into a few spats with members at first,usually when supporting a BB contestant,but most of the members on here now I really like,have always had a special spot for Joey,Mock, Kate and Niamh,but as I said most on here are lovely .:hugesmile:

Thanks Kazanne, you was one of the first friends I made on here aswell.

[Jessica.]

I CANNOT ESCAPE AND I CANNOT FORGET
BABY YOU'RE THE OONNEEE
I don't know the rest of the words ♪♪♪
YOU CAN MAKE ME WHOLE AGAIN

[Doogle]

-sways-

[Marsh.]

I CANNOT ESCAPE AND I CANNOT FORGET
BABY YOU'RE THE OONNEEE
I don't know the rest of the words ♪♪♪
YOU CAN POUND MY HOLE AGAIN

:eek:

[Marcus.]

I CANNOT ESCAPE AND I CANNOT FORGET
BABY YOU'RE THE OONNEEE
I don't know the rest of the words ♪♪♪
YOU CAN MAKE ME WHOLE AGAIN

you still turn me on

[Marcus.]

i was very shy but i have some :angel: on here

[MTVN]

Steady on

[Marcus.]

Steady on

what for the :angel: bit

or

the music bit i finished her song for her

[Mystic Mock]

You can pound my hole again.

[InOne]

Mocked

[Marsh.]

I didn't think Jessica was that dirty.

[Mystic Mock]

I didn't think Jessica was that dirty.

Everyone has there secrets, that was clearly Jessica's.:hugesmile:

[Z]

I've pretty much grown up on this forum. I was 13 approaching 14 when I joined - I don't remember typing like an idiot, but you could tell how young I was. Then I think I became sort of too wise for my years and alienated myself from the other users my age - my first real friend on TiBB was lily and we've always remained friends ever since then, despite our age difference, because I think she understood that I didn't really fit in with everyone else. I felt bullied for a while by a certain clique on the forum (including MarkWaldorf - ironic that half a decade later, we'd end up meeting in person, and he's actually one of the nicest people I've ever met!) and stopped posting for a long time and kind of forgot about TiBB. I'd remember it every so often and have a browse but I don't think I really posted. Then in like 2007 I made a concerted effort to try and get back into it because the other online communities I'd been posting on were dying out and I really didn't have much in the way of friends in real life, so I just sort of posted until people acknowledged me on here again. I think the turning point was becoming a judge on dupin's X Factor game. My fellow judges were Billy, Darenn and Shaun. I ended up becoming close friends with Shaun and Darenn; and whilst the latter disappeared and we don't speak anymore (though we would if he was around!), the former became my best friend on TiBB :).

Through Shaun, I got to know the rest of my TiBB friends really (apart from lily who I'd always been friends with) and we had so many glorious nights on MSN from like 2008-2010, that was definitely the high point for me. I think it helped me reintegrate myself into forum life. The last couple of years, people's priorities changed with the times, but I'll always be a poster on here I think, I've been here for over 7 years now and, if for no other reason, I can always look back on my posting history and see how I've grown up. :love:

[Harry!]

I have improved my grammar and spelling alot over the years I have used this site. I have become far more quieter and less outrageous. My music obsessions have changed alot over time. Although I listen to a huge variety of music at current day.

[Marsh.]

I have become far more quieter and less outrageous.

:hugesmile: I have noticed this.

[reece(:]

Typing without capitals often, posting much less often (considering I only had 3000 at the start of this year) and not really got involved as much.. I was only 13 so only the Big Bro posts interested me then!:')

[GypsyGoth]

me?

:laugh:

I think everyone who had joined before 09. I just presumed that y'all knew each other and got on.

I remember being pretty shocked when two people were arguing and both had over 10k post and one of them said that they had never spoken to the other person before.

But yea I think Ross's Den thread helped a lot. Because a lot of the other people posting there were new also, it wasn't as daunting.

[lily.]

I've pretty much grown up on this forum. I was 13 approaching 14 when I joined - I don't remember typing like an idiot, but you could tell how young I was. Then I think I became sort of too wise for my years and alienated myself from the other users my age - my first real friend on TiBB was lily and we've always remained friends ever since then, despite our age difference, because I think she understood that I didn't really fit in with everyone else. I felt bullied for a while by a certain clique on the forum (including MarkWaldorf - ironic that half a decade later, we'd end up meeting in person, and he's actually one of the nicest people I've ever met!) and stopped posting for a long time and kind of forgot about TiBB. I'd remember it every so often and have a browse but I don't think I really posted. Then in like 2007 I made a concerted effort to try and get back into it because the other online communities I'd been posting on were dying out and I really didn't have much in the way of friends in real life, so I just sort of posted until people acknowledged me on here again. I think the turning point was becoming a judge on dupin's X Factor game. My fellow judges were Billy, Darenn and Shaun. I ended up becoming close friends with Shaun and Darenn; and whilst the latter disappeared and we don't speak anymore (though we would if he was around!), the former became my best friend on TiBB :).

Through Shaun, I got to know the rest of my TiBB friends really (apart from lily who I'd always been friends with) and we had so many glorious nights on MSN from like 2008-2010, that was definitely the high point for me. I think it helped me reintegrate myself into forum life. The last couple of years, people's priorities changed with the times, but I'll always be a poster on here I think, I've been here for over 7 years now and, if for no other reason, I can always look back on my posting history and see how I've grown up. :love:

That was beautiful...
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