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Buff · 01-25-2021, 10:24 AM

I came from Usenet. (alt.sports.hockey.NHL.calgaryflames -- or something like that).

I was a longtime user there and was hesitant to join the forums such as CalgaryPuck (FOI). I knew of them, and I lurked them from time to time. Usenet was dying so I decided to look for greener pastures. Around that same time somebody started posting on Usenet that we're all dumb losers for posting on such an old method and only smart people post on CalgaryPuck. If we were smart we would have left a long time ago. etc. etc. I wanted no part of that so I hung around on Usenet a while longer.

I did have a previous account here, I don't recall the username. My join date with this account is April 2004. I don't think I posted here very much at first, but I became fairly active during the off season and the subsequent locked out season. I had a crappy job that wasn't very busy so I spent more time on CP than doing work, and I wasn't exactly being counter productive.

I was pretty much all about hockey talk, but the lockout saw me quickly branch out into the Off-Topic forum. Once hockey returned I was once again mostly all about hockey talk. Throughout the years my activity has waned and I enjoy more off topic discussions, mostly in the Food & Entertainment section. I don't post as often as I used to either.

My own personal claim to fame was making Reggie Dunlop's CP roster. I was 1st or 2nd line RW at first! Made me feel like I was a noticed part of the community here. Then a bunch of people started whining about not making the team, and before you know it I was off the roster!

01-25-2021, 10:24 AM	#41
Buff Franchise Player Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: I don't belong here Exp:	I came from Usenet. (alt.sports.hockey.NHL.calgaryflames -- or something like that). I was a longtime user there and was hesitant to join the forums such as CalgaryPuck (FOI). I knew of them, and I lurked them from time to time. Usenet was dying so I decided to look for greener pastures. Around that same time somebody started posting on Usenet that we're all dumb losers for posting on such an old method and only smart people post on CalgaryPuck. If we were smart we would have left a long time ago. etc. etc. I wanted no part of that so I hung around on Usenet a while longer. I did have a previous account here, I don't recall the username. My join date with this account is April 2004. I don't think I posted here very much at first, but I became fairly active during the off season and the subsequent locked out season. I had a crappy job that wasn't very busy so I spent more time on CP than doing work, and I wasn't exactly being counter productive. I was pretty much all about hockey talk, but the lockout saw me quickly branch out into the Off-Topic forum. Once hockey returned I was once again mostly all about hockey talk. Throughout the years my activity has waned and I enjoy more off topic discussions, mostly in the Food & Entertainment section. I don't post as often as I used to either. My own personal claim to fame was making Reggie Dunlop's CP roster. I was 1st or 2nd line RW at first! Made me feel like I was a noticed part of the community here. Then a bunch of people started whining about not making the team, and before you know it I was off the roster!