MojoNexus
Flesh Eater
Reged: 10/22/01
Posts: 1089
Loc: Manhattan, KS USA
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I remember you. I don't consider myself to be an old timer here, even though I have been around for almost 8 years. I was absent for a few of those years due to other priorities in my life. It was crisis after crisis, c'est la vie.
I have not belonged to any other forum\BBS longer than I have here. Although I used to be quite a venomous and prolific poster on The Apple Doomsday Clock... 
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Mojo
My DVD collection!
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Tony Soprano
Living Dead
Reged: 02/23/01
Posts: 1949
Loc: Canada
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Jak I remember you well. I hope that things turn out good for you. Message boards are a weird thing, life before the internet was very different...
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"Nine killed her, nine shall die, nine eternities in doom!"
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EdgarAllen
Living Dead
Reged: 09/16/00
Posts: 1202
Loc: Star City
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Jak I remember you well. I hope that things turn out good for you. Message boards are a weird thing, life before the internet was very different...
That's damn true. I enjoy this message board and a few others, but to me there is a huge divide between participating here vs. face-to-face relationships. For others however, there is little to no difference. And you can never really know how serious or emotionally attached fellow board members are to a place. One member might be quite glib online, but consider the online outlet their primary source of bonding with others. Someone else can seem quite serious while in reality they're just BS'ing around for kicks. I was into my 20's before becoming involved with message boards and chatting. But alot of folks have grown up not knowing life without those things. If the internet ended tomorrow I would find it an inconvenience, but for others it would be like losing friends in an earthquake or something.
We spend alot of time here talking about the good ole days, and I suppose it's true this board's past was brighter than the present. However, I hope the current residents here aren't taking that too close to the heart. I believe the ship is starting to right itself again. There is a world of difference to me between the current board activity compared to a year or two ago.
Jak, I also recall that moderator deal. I join Tony in wishing you well. I hope your current situation is much improved. Would like to hear a little bit more about your publishing success if your willing to share.
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"Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;
Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday."
-Psalms 91:5-6
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bruce h
Living Dead
Reged: 04/24/99
Posts: 2136
Loc: MD
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Before the Euro-Fringe forum when bruce h treated everyone like ignorant junior members with diaper rash.
Well, weren't they?
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Misfit
Living Dead
Reged: 10/24/00
Posts: 4815
Loc: Stuarts Draft,VA
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Before the Euro-Fringe forum when bruce h treated everyone like ignorant junior members with diaper rash.
Well, weren't they?
Maybe, could you rub a little more Desitin on my hiney, I think you missed a spot :-P
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EdgarAllen
Living Dead
Reged: 09/16/00
Posts: 1202
Loc: Star City
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Geeze, this is a weird fucking thread.
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"Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;
Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday."
-Psalms 91:5-6
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HAMMERoftheGODS
Rotting Corpse
Reged: 06/19/07
Posts: 255
Loc: CA
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I'm kinda disappointed I didn't join here sooner.
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My DVDs, thus far...
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Kaj
Recently Deceased
Reged: 04/04/08
Posts: 2
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Been a long time bruce. A long time.
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Phoenix
Rotting Corpse
Reged: 01/18/00
Posts: 166
Loc: Eerie, PA. USA
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heh, well hasn't this place become a desert. The main reason I stopped posting is because most of the posters on this board ignored me, as I'm sure all of you will.
Now it is true that I was one of the people who posted off topic a bit, but those are the posts that usually got responses, from other people out there who knew that there was more to life than Horror! Usually when I posted on topic my post was thoughtful and interesting and no one responded to them.
I keep in touch with a few old timers, I see Thoracic Disrupter and Necropophagus a couple times a year..... and for those of you who remember him..... Fallen Angel is alive and well and as eloquent as ever, that silver tongued devil!
So that's my story for those of you who are interested.
It's good to see that you are still keeping the faith EDdy, thanks for remembering me.
It's not surprising to see that you are still a Douche, Bruce.
Edited by Phoenix (04/26/08 01:04 PM)
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SpiralArchitect
Walking Dead
Reged: 07/14/01
Posts: 567
Loc: Brew City, Wisconsin
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**life's a piece of shit, when you look at it.
Always look on the bright side of life**
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EdgarAllen
Living Dead
Reged: 09/16/00
Posts: 1202
Loc: Star City
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Now it is true that I was one of the people who posted off topic a bit, but those are the posts that usually got responses, from other people out there who knew that there was more to life than Horror!
One thing Caretaker always insisted on was the threads stay on topic, and anything non-horror was pretty much off-topic. I've always been kinda wishy-washy on that particular stance, but generally agreed that it was a horror board and there are other venues out there to discuss other subject. I feel like Caretaker has pretty much given up on this place because he would be aghast at the multitude of off-topics posts floating around here now.Quote:
I keep in touch with a few old timers, I see Thoracic Disrupter and Necropophagus a couple times a year..... and for those of you who remember him..... Fallen Angel is alive and well and as eloquent as ever, that silver tongued devil!
I remember all those guys quite well, especially T.D. Didn't he also moved over to B-Headed or another similar horror board?Quote:
heh, well hasn't this place become a desert. The main reason I stopped posting is because most of the posters on this board ignored me, as I'm sure all of you will.
Errrr, okaaaaay.... Well, one thing you can say about it, HorrorSpeak has certainly garnered a wide range of emotions and opinions over the years.
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"Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;
Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday."
-Psalms 91:5-6
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Caretaker
Zombie King
Reged: 04/22/99
Posts: 1739
Loc: Hell
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Yeah I remember the old days. When the board was started back in 97, horror was pretty much a largely unexplored genre far from the mainstream. DVDs were fairly new and any self-respecting horror fan was building his collection via all the great bootlegs from Blackest Heart Media and others.
Man it was great. When were one of the premiere horrorboard with so many well-versed and intelligent members and moderators. I may have been a hard ass back than, but I was really hoping to build this community and I think as a whole we did great for so many years. Now I have no hard feelings towards anyone, but I just banned Kai...jk  and I hope the feelings are mutal. I also want to thank all you awesome people who are the real foundation of HorrorSpeak and have been keeping it alive and kick for over 10 years.
It has been really hard now a days to keep a messageboard thriving, because they really have gone the way of the dinosauer in so many ways. Not because they are not a excellent hub to exchanging ideas, information, and opinions, but due mainly to the avent of all the crappy social network sites like myspace, facebook, etc.
Now with that said, I want to make a personal committment to the board again. I will commit to starting or participate in at least a few post each day (except whem I go to Greece for 2 weeks next month). I still think there are a lot of great discussion we can have and hopefully we continue to educate each other. I also, promise to allow most of the off-topic post as long as they don't insult others. I have the confidence that we are all adult and can continue to build this community.
Finally, what can we do to make it better? Add forums, moderators, etc. Let me know.
Also, if any of you old timers or new times want to IM me you can reach me online at aol as horrorguru.
I look forward to getting more involved and thanks for everything.
John
Caretaker
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HAMMERoftheGODS
Rotting Corpse
Reged: 06/19/07
Posts: 255
Loc: CA
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Damn, 1997. I was 12 then.
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