Oct 2001 users

[Cowperson]

Originally Posted by troutman

Cowperson and I have a mutual friend. This friend told me about CP, as he was often e-mailing me takes by Cow about the Flames from CP.

I was asked by Mike Board, now GM of the Roughnecks, to come and write a hockey column for Calgarypuck . . . . I had known him from his days at the Herald.

So, oddly, I came to the original Fire on Ice with no interest or inclination to post on the Forum.

Cowperson

[Azure]

Originally Posted by Cowperson

I was asked by Mike Board, now GM of the Roughnecks, to come and write a hockey column for Calgarypuck . . . . I had known him from his days at the Herald.

So, oddly, I came to the original Fire on Ice with no interest or inclination to post on the Forum.

Cowperson

And roughly 30,000 posts and countless hours of your life wasted, here you are.

[Cowperson]

Originally Posted by Azure

And roughly 30,000 posts and countless hours of your life wasted, here you are.

I should kill him for that.

I was at 23,000 posts at this time in 2006 and I'm at 28,000 now, about 2.74 posts per day in the last five years. I was about 5,000 posts ahead of anyone else and now I'm at least 5,000 behind the leader and probably not even in the top five anymore. My latest sin is volunteer work and I spend too much time on that. Trading one addictive but fun sin for another one.

I did notice you've been averaging about 11.5 posts per day since 2005 and you'll probably pass me on the ladder before the end of 2012 at that pace.

Good luck with controlling your addictions!!!

Cowperson

[REDVAN]

I lurked since 01-ish: found out about the forums via the old sportsnet "forums" and never looked back.

Registered in spring 04 right before the run. Didn't post much for a few years- actually I still don't post that much.

[Azure]

Originally Posted by Cowperson

I should kill him for that.

I was at 23,000 posts at this time in 2006 and I'm at 28,000 now, about 2.74 posts per day in the last five years. I was about 5,000 posts ahead of anyone else and now I'm at least 5,000 behind the leader and probably not even in the top five anymore. My latest sin is volunteer work and I spend too much time on that. Trading one addictive but fun sin for another one.

I did notice you've been averaging about 11.5 posts per day since 2005 and you'll probably pass me on the ladder before the end of 2012 at that pace.

Good luck with controlling your addictions!!!

Cowperson

I was actually trending towards being the post leader about a year ago, then Resolute decided he was going to spam up the forum, plus I didn't post for the longest time.

I figure with the US campaign heating up and election a year away, I'll probably move back into top 5 again, although the GT seems to be inflating post count for a lot of people.

I'm not sure if I would call it an addition. I check in to keep up to date with the latest on the Flames and in other parts of the world, and when something happens, like the earthquake in Japan or various other serious incidents around the world, I specifically check in to see what certain people have to say. Reading the news gives you one piece of the puzzle, but reading a wide variety of opinions fills everything else in.

I'm also of the opinion that if you don't challenge your viewpoint the world will pass you by. I certainly don't think like I did roughly 10 years ago when I actually began posting on here under a different username. CP has had a big part in defining the way I look at things. Good or bad.

I suppose if I added my post count together from a previous username with the current one, I would probably be at the top.

[habernac]

someone I worked with (also a member from 2001 and before) told me about it in '99, I've been here ever since.

Calgary Puck - killing productivity for more than a decade.

[Displaced Flames fan]

It was in the fall of '97 when I started hanging out on the Slam! hockey forums looking for some Flames conversation. Met Bingo, Lanny, Johnny Flame and a few others on there.

The boards started getting spammed like crazy and Bingo decided to start one of his own. I was lucky enough to be the first person to post on any of Bingo's boards/sites.

I used to read the newsgroup around the same time but I don't think I ever posted. Definitely remember Marc and Vlad from that.

[Table 5]

I have no idea why I joined. The Flames were still mired in their late 90's malaise, and there wasn't much to look forward to or discuss that wasn't utterly demoralizing if you were a fan of the team. I guess the good thing was that there was nowhere to go but up!