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Who was the first few members to join SW-Forum?
Not sure when this site first popped up but I think it was around 2000. Kind of wondering if the first dozen or so that came on board back then are still members or still alive and who are they?
I joined in July 2003 and there were a lot of members by that time. Not sure how I found the site but I think it was when I just bought my first SW pistol and was doing some research on the 9mm.
Heck, I can't even remember the orginal owners name, I do know he had a big Eagle for his photo,,,scary looking.  But not as scary as the big Gorilla!
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He goes by "parabellum" and still owns the Sigforum, if I am thinking of the right guy. I think I belonged to the older version of the forum before it was moved to the server before the current one, but I doubt before about 2005.
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But I was on the " Old Forum" Before Lee ( ALL HAIL!!) took over
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I wasn't here when the first members signed up, but I heard from A10 it was Adam and then Eve was second...I could be wrong here...been some time since he told me...yea..I could be wrong.
Hope this helps. 
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I thought there was another owner before Para. 
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I also came on in 2003, back in the good old days when you had to "kick start" your computer.
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I joined in March 2000, when there were only 800 or so members. There was Parabellum-JCelect-And a guy named Fudd as I remember some of the names.
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I joined in March 2000, when there were only 800 or so members. There was Parabellum-JCelect-And a guy named Fudd as I remember some of the names.
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Yup and Dewey, Smithnut, Osprey and few others. At least in 2003.
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I heard from A10 it was Adam and then Eve was second...
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I heard that when Adam and Eve came along, rburg shook his head and said, "Darn noobs..."
Then he told them how good the apples were!
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Here is a thread about some of the early members you might enjoy. Forum History- Any members from 2000 left?
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FOR SALE- FIRST YEAR 4 Inch .44MAG , 98% in Black box $900 shipped.
Up until 2002 or so we all loaded up. We also traded 1950 Targets & .38/44 Outdoorsman quite a bit. HEY ! These three are still very popular.
Sweet Dreams.....dewey- March 2000
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I missed that post, guess I should have done a search first before I posted this,,thank you. Some good guys there.
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Dewey was the reason I joined. I'd stumbled upon the site and book marked it to return. I actually joined sigforum first, but had been lurking at both for a few months. Then I started seeing Dewey giving what I felt were really good answers to some questions.
The early crew of sprey and the Reaper and Harvester were a lot of fun. Just like now, there's a side group that talks from time to time via email.
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Not sure when this site first popped up but I think it was around 2000. Kind of wondering if the first dozen or so that came on board back then are still members or still alive and who are they?
I joined in July 2003 and there were a lot of members by that time. Not sure how I found the site but I think it was when I just bought my first SW pistol and was doing some research on the 9mm.
Heck, I can't even remember the orginal owners name, I do know he had a big Eagle for his photo,,,scary looking. But not as scary as the big Gorilla! |
Holy Cow !!
How the time flys. I have been a member of the forum sine Feb. 2000
Best,
Gary
BTW, Where did SmithNut vanish to ??
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Oh yeah, I forgot about Joe Hatley the holster maker and Celticsire and Victor Louis was like chief moderator then.
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I heard that when Adam and Eve came along, rburg shook his head and said, "Darn noobs..."
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All true, but you forgot to mention he sold Eve the apples AND got her phone number..... 
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Oh yeah, I forgot about Joe Hatley the holster maker and Celticsire and Victor Louis was like chief moderator then.
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I wonder what ever happened to old VL?
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I was informed it was Paracaine or Ablebellum ,but, I could be wrong.
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Does anyone know what became of Victor Louis?
I had to ask him about the name, which seemed familiar. He called himself after a famous French architect.
I think I was here well before the stated 2005 of my current posts, but lost my identity somehow in an electronic glitch and had to rejoin. My computer went down about then.
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DaSnake? or is it DeSnake? He was one of the funniest guys on this site. Now a retired Canadian fireman with no time on his hands to play on SWF.
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And as I recall, SaxonPig corrected their grammar.....
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Was wondering when someone would bring that up!!!
Who "Were" the first few ("MembeR's) to join......
Thanks A10. My cousin just died...he flew the F-4 for 20 or more years. Respect all you fighter pilots.
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Was wondering when someone would bring that up!!!
Who "Were" the first few ("MembeR's) to join......
Thanks A10. My cousin just died...he flew the F-4 for 20 or more years. Respect all you fighter pilots. |
Thanks JOERM, but I'm not a flyer, just a fan of the best aircraft ever built. What's not to love about a flying cannon???
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