[Pyro7480]

I can't believe it's been 10 years already!

[Fresh Wind]

Welcome to FR, newbie!

[Allegra]

Happy Anniversary!

[mysterio]

Congrats on ten years.

[Billthedrill]

Congratulations, old timer! And thanks for reminding me to look at my own sign-up date. Uh...this newfangled electronic thingy sure beats the smoke signals. It used to take a whole tree to post a Helen Thomas graphic...

[PjhCPA]

Is that all?

Congratulations :)

[Doomonyou]

Unnngh!

[AFreeBird]

n00B

[Redcloak]

n00b!

:-)

[carjic]

I had to go look. I guess I am coming on on 12 years in about 20 days. Time flys.

[CharacterCounts]

Congrats:

Over 11 years for me. Signed up after about 6 months of lurking. I get a kick out of thin skinned posters complaining today. The early crowd was a tough one.

At least we don't see too many of the "Testing - do not reply threads" anymore.

[Mad Dawgg]

"I can't believe it's been 10 years already!"

Worst Opus ever! ;-)

Gratz and her is to ten more!

[Mad Dawgg]

"I can't believe it's been 10 years already!"

Worst Opus ever! ;-)

Gratz and here is to ten more!

[Eagle Eye]

10 years in cyber-time is like 30 years on human time?

[andy58-in-nh]

Congrats! I hit my 9-year anniversary this past Saturday, and I cannot now imagine life without FR. Well, I can actually, but it would be a hell of a lot less interesting. Salut!

[bmwcyle]

Newbee

[LucyJo]

Congratulations...a notable and worthy reason for celebration! : )

[fanfan]

Congrats Pyro7480.

Hear, Hear!

[Publius6961]

I hate it when kids claim to have grey hairs.
Nostalgia time. I remember late 1998 very well, too.

I had just started a new job, adverstised as temporary, near Sacramento, California. I was assigned a cubicle with an old codger. One of the most interesting people I ever met and a good man. Jim Carpenter, enjoy your retirement, on the other side, wherever you are.

After a couple of weeks he mentioned this forum on line that was a conservative site for news and conservative discussions. I was curious, went to visit and was hooked. It wasn't too long before I signed up and became a regular. I remember all the events, good and bad, that you mentioned.

Unfortunately, Jim R. decided to change the software that powered the site, and my original name and group number disappeared as a result.

So many great Freepers have come and gone; so many losers and convincing trolls as well. So many colorful characters we still mention from time to time.

I too, thank Jim providing a forum for us to scream, to vent, to exchange ideas and to make friends. It has been an interesting trip. I was not too thrilled with the early mods. Talk about misplaced PC! they hadn't among other things the slightest grasp of islam, or of the sophistication of trolls who tag-teamed to get other Freepers suspended or banned. Things have improved enormously the last couple of years. Reality has a way of doing that.

My "official" anniversary is next month, and I wiil be sure and celebrate appropriately.

Just for grins, here is my first succesful posted article ever, on September 21, 2001.

My First Posted Article

[Yardstick]

Congrats to you! My 10 year is later this month. It is truly weird how time goes by. I was in my 20s when I started on FR and now I’m in my 30s. How did that happen? And what an education FR has been. Vive FR!

[Publius6961]

Dude, you got me so wound up I forgot to congratulate you.

Congratulations!

See you after the next 10!