So I found this...

[Jay Umbreon]

Looking back at it, its slightly gay to think I did that.

But it does illustrate the power and control that TPM had over a 13 year old boys mind.

http://i55.tinypic.com/xlb4md.jpg

[Mikachu Yukitatsu]

Oh my God. I always wanted to do something similar.

[Lady Vulpix]

I saw that image not too long ago. When did you make it?

[abunaidesu]

that's hypnotizing

[Telume]

Wow, someone actually kept track of their post count like that?

[Cammy White]

Wow, I never tracked my post count, but I can see why someone might want to. There was always a sort of hierarchy to the 'status' when the board was booming!

[The_Missing_Link]

lol, the post count thing is cute. I think everyone kept track when they first joined


Can't stop looking at the morphing Pokemon

[Lady Vulpix]

Wow, someone actually kept track of their post count like that?

Scary, isn't it?

lol, the post count thing is cute. I think everyone kept track when they first joined


Can't stop looking at the morphing Pokemon

Not really, I never did. I did look at it every couple of days back then, but I didn't write it down or even think about it much.

And yes, that image grabbed my attention too.

[Neoleonightz]

The good ol' days, weren't they? =]

[shazza]

Not really, I never did. I did look at it every couple of days back then, but I didn't write it down or even think about it much.

I am sure it has something to do with the fact the average age of users in 2001 was about 13-15, and you were like 30!

[Drago]

Haha, I love it how you resurface every now and then with something fun like this, Jay.
The thing that caught my eye was the post increase on January 28th, where you went from 318 to 360. What in the hell were you posting about they day, I wonder?? Of course, back in the day there were so many threads to post in.

[firepokemon]

OMG that is so cute.

[Lady Vulpix]

I'm starting to like you less and less, shazza. I'm 31 years old now. I was 21 when I joined.

[Magmar]

I remember those days! When we first started, there was some fierce competition for who had the highest post count. I remember a couple years ago seniority here was a big whoop. Yeah so I joined on day 1. I'm king of a pokemon forum member list woohoo

[Lady Vulpix]

A king with no subjects. That's an interesting concept. Enjoy ruling over nobody, since I'm pretty sure no one's going to follow your commands.

By the way, how did you find TPM on the day it was created?

[Heald]

TPM was a website before it had forums, dollface.

[Magmar]

I was a follower of the site, and had begun getting involved with the Team Rating section. In November 1999 I was going to a tournament and had a team rated that yes included a Nidoqueen with Poison Sting D: D: D:

I was sick and home from school, logged onto TPM, and voila there was a forum there. I registered pretty much immediately. I used the random number generator in AIM chats (lolz) like //roll -dice=1 -sides=151 or whatever and got 126, which was Magmar!

[Lady Vulpix]

TPM was a website before it had forums, dollface.

Well, sorry for finding the forums before I found the website.

[Heald]

No problem sweetcheeks

[The_Missing_Link]

Scary, isn't it?


Not really, I never did. I did look at it every couple of days back then, but I didn't write it down or even think about it much.

And yes, that image grabbed my attention too.

I seriously doubt everyone wrote down their post count. I mean a lot of people were hyper aware of their rank and their desire to increase it

[abunaidesu]

I am sure it has something to do with the fact the average age of users in 2001 was about 13-15, and you were like 30!

I was ten years old when I registered this account and only discovered TPM because I was looking for gameshark codes. ^u^

[firepokemon]

Kevin made an update saying TPM was going to have a new feature and then it turned out to be forums wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.

The forums were absolutely crazy. There was no Misc so GD had so many random topics all in the same place. Post Count was very important and getting a decent post count was easy.

Rate 10 RBY teams. Check.
Rate 10 GS teams. Check.
Post in General Discussion. 10-15 posts easy.
Pretend to read a fanfic story and critique. Check.
Discuss Pokemon Anime. 10-15 posts easy.
Test signature. Bonus 5-10 posts.

[Knight of Time]

Hmm, rather surprising image there, Jay Umbreon.

For me, I haven't kept track of posts on paper at all, I mean, the closest thing I keep track of on paper while using a computer is the amount of experience a character needs to level up whenever I play Phantasy Star II (a classic Sega Genesis title, but that's another story), especially before getting the item that allows you to save almost anywhere in the game instead of just in a town/city.

[shazza]

I'm starting to like you less and less, shazza. I'm 31 years old now. I was 21 when I joined.

But I am a fan and defender of you, Gabi. I am not disputing that you are 31 now, I am just saying you were 31 back then, too.

[Lady Vulpix]

What kind of logic are you using? Am I about to time-travel to the year 2000 or something?

[Blademaster]

The joke.
___________

[Link]

When I registered on this site, I was like 15 yeas old and didn't have a clue about posts and how to post on any forum. I am glad those days are over.

[Deadwood_Zen]

I feel like such a loser, being only 15... I would've been 5 if I joined 5 years ago, so there's my excuse

[MeLoVeGhOsTs]

You're really bad at math, no?

[Neoleonightz]

I was 11! Haha, even crazier was that I also registered on this message board site called ezBoards and I still have my account there.. with over 30,000 posts!

[Katie]

yay it's jay!

I was 13 and retarded as fuck. :] hey my 10 year is coming up this year! ....that's probably a bad thing

[Mikachu Yukitatsu]

I myself am on a habit of looking at THIS PAGE almost daily. Yes, I may be pathetic, but I'm constantly called a devoted TPM addict.

[Magmar]

yay it's jay!

I was 13 and retarded as fuck. :] hey my 10 year is coming up this year! ....that's probably a bad thing

I'm coming up on my 12 year o_o;;

[Jay Umbreon]

I think, like a few people in this thread have already mentioned, post count and status was a BIG thing back in the early days, especially for a little kid. It became all about post count and how many pokeballs you had next to your name, and I guess that took over my life a little, haha.

I remember being out and about, like tagging along shopping with my family and that, and coming up with a poll to post in PCG - of course, we didn't have mobile phones back then, so I'd try and remember the poll idea or write it down.

I'd have to agree, it'd be way more gay and sad had I been any older than I was, or any less into pokemon than I was.

Gabi, I only found that piece of paper under my bed, around 5 days ago, and I took a picture of it the same day - so I don't know how you've already seen it.

I found a lot more in my pokemon collection too,
some of which can be seen here:

*** http://i54.tinypic.com/adyys7.jpg ***

[Crystal Mew]

Jay!!

thats pretty cute. I think I joined tpm when I was..14? ah the good ol days.

[Jay Umbreon]

Jay!!

thats pretty cute. I think I joined tpm when I was..14? ah the good ol days.

aww, nice to see you sam

its cool that a good chunk of the people I was closest to way back when, are still popping in here. now to find todd again (indecent exposure)...hmmm!

[Drago]

I myself am on a habit of looking at THIS PAGE almost daily. Yes, I may be pathetic, but I'm constantly called a devoted TPM addict.

Looking at page 3 atm... did we really have a member called Relle is Sexay? Or is that just one of those random name changes that everyone did back in the day, and never got changed back?

[Austrian ViceMaster Alex]

Hello again, Jay.

Looks like you were really big into Pokémon back then, even more than me.

Oh, and speaking of post count ... I just passed 10,000 ... good for me!

[Mikachu Yukitatsu]

Congrats AVMA!

I surpassed woz today.

[Telume]

Congrats Mika!