Same thing happened to me but I finally figured out my old password. I still think I have signed up another time prior to Jan 1998. FR would have been a quiet backwater if Buckhead hadn't showed up... Oh Well, if 'tweren't him, it woulda been someone else.
We're forming a club. Don't, you have to think of a GOOD name, and then we'll vote on it. 'Kay? ;-D
1. Click on your Freeper name on your ping list.
2. That brings you to your profile page.
3. Click on "Find in Forum" at top.
4. Your Freeper number will appear at the end of the URL in the address box of your browser.
Which makes you: Freeper #1165.