[Hemingway's Ghost]

Officially, I've been here since March 18, 1999, but that date represents when I changed my nic to H's G, not when I discovered FR and started posting. I've seen at least three format changes, and it's been so long that I forget my original nic. Like many others, I discovered this site through Drudge in the early days of the Clinton BJ scandal.

I must admit I liked this site better (or at least found it more addictive) when it was more of a "radical" conservative site, but I still check in at least daily and post from time to time. My favorite threads by far have been the Drug War threads with the ol' warriors like Roscoe and Dane, and of course the Strippy Mom and Devil's Panties threads for good ol' fashioned prurience.

However you slice it, this site has had a tremendous impact on the way news and commentary are disseminated on the interwebs. FR forever.

[paul in cape]

March 22, 1998

[GOPJ]

7-30-98

[ken in texas]

Started browsing back in the Whitewater scandal days, maybe 1998?

Finally joined in July 1999 because I wanted to post a comment.

[2nd amendment mama]

Six more days until my 10th Anniversary here on FR - joined on 6/16/2000.

[gaijin]

Officially since Jan 1, 1998, but in fact I was were for some time before that:

At first membership was totally anonymous --only later did we have to tie our screen name to a registered email account.

My join date is....probably closer to August, 1997, but that's just a guess.

Early on there were a lot of Freepers (the term had not yet been invented) who not only loved FR, but did feel entitled to tell the forum what to do, or how to be. And when that didn't happen, they'd get really emotional, and run away in very grand, noisy style.

Usually in fact they would come back specifically to go away AGAIN, I guess because they had not done so extravagantly enough the first time..?

Membership really took off after Drudge linked to us, and talk radio show hosts (like KSFO in San Francisco) started mentioning us in a pretty big way.

[Fresh Wind]

Welcome to FR, newbie!

[sargon]

Since Aug 27, 1998

[TankerKC]

On old thread: FR Pioneers Check in...1997-98 Sign up Dates Only 

[gilor]

I’m a n00b, “Since Nov 1, 2001”

[Bob J]

11-28-97, sign up number 51.

I’m sure that’s going to burn a few people here.

[QualityMan]

joined in 2000, under a different name. jus prior to the election.

All your base are belong to us

[AFreeBird]

AFreeBird
Jan. 10th, 2000

But I first signed on under a different SN around Jan. 3rd, 1999

[fredhead]

Sorry, I didn’t join until 6 years and 7 days ago.

3 Jun 2004.

Ain’t left yet!

[jellybean]

March 15, 1998. Hard to believe it’s been 12 years!

[mlo]

Sep 18, 1998.

Lurked for about six months prior to that.

[orlop9]

Wow, how’d I miss this one? Oct 18, 1998, still have a bunch of old bookmarks that I can’t seem to bring myself to delete.
(but it looks like the noobs are taking over this thread)

[JDoutrider]

There are quite a few of us who have been associated with JR since the Whitewater BB days of $Prodigy fame (see about page)...

So I assume us folks from the early 90's are PreFReepers!

[Exit148]

July 16, 1998

An ‘oldie’ in more ways than one.

[Chickensoup]

November 6 1998