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.
Ooooh, yeah. I remember trying to work up the courage to make my first post. They'd flame you for "ditto" back then...