For some reason I never did figure out, my early registration kept getting reset every now and again, and I'd have to re-register with a different password. I finally "stuck" sometime in 1999. I don't think everyone of the earliest FR registrants had this experience, though.
***Yes, it happened to quite a few of us, which was why I helped to start the "What was my login club".
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-rlc/1311585/posts
Disenfranchised Freeper been here 6 years 4 months 3 million hours, 12 days and a leap year
My highly evolved gray matter | 12/31/04 | JoeSixPack1
Posted on 12/31/2004 7:26:52 AM PST by JoeSixPack1
LOL! Kevmo, thanks for sending me the link to JoeSixPack1's thread. That's a hoot. I'm so glad those early experiences, because the anecdotes from others who experienced the same thing are wonderful to read. :)