I realize I'm "the FL no one seems to remember exists."

Don't be so hard on yourself.....Nobody even knows that I exist.

You're ollllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllld.

But we are still glad you are still around.

-Omi

wow. Pretty cool. You need to explain some of this stuff someday, get some of us up to date, because I have no idea what "Kataraina" is and vagely know about the Maori thing.

And Vahki Power was funny.

I like Omi's comment....

Well, thanx for your hard work, and keep it up. I might even join you someday!

-CF

I remember all of those events, back when I had my first account... Shame I forgot about it

*sputters into laughter at Omicron's statement*

Old dudes are antiques. Take heart in that. I remember you, just that you weren't so active anymore after that.

Then you had a blog.

-<dd>

You are old.

Don't be so hard on yourself, I remember when I first joined as well as the many events that occurred afterwards. Your name has always stuck out. I always remembered you as a staff member and Matoro. Among a few others of course.

Here's to another 15! * Raises glass*

Kohaku

Omi, do I need to arrange for more texts at 4, 4:30 and 5 AM ET?

wow. Pretty cool. You need to explain some of this stuff someday, get some of us up to date, because I have no idea what "Kataraina" is and vagely know about the Maori thing.

Kataraina is/was a Mäori teacher of some sort from New Zealand. She called out the entire board in December 2001 for insensitivity to her people's culture for 1)our perpetuation of the misuse of the Mäori language, including but not limited to the word "Tohunga", and 2) our continued support of the LEGO line that used those words as well. At the tail end of the debate, she offered a correspondence course, for a fee, so that we could learn the proper contexts for these words. Big D and BR had enough by then, and exercised the "BZ is a privately-owned forum, and neither New Zealand statutes nor international free speech law apply here" rule to squelch her.

BI was right, though: that was a discussion for LUGNet, not BZ. If held on today's forum, it'd be over the heads of 85% of the board, not 60% as it was back then.

The Mäori denial of service attacks came in 2003, again over the board's continued use of "Tohunga".

It is amazing that you have lasted this long. Your somewhat of a resurgence in the past year or so has doesn't make you a total unknown. Still, it's fantastic that you're still here with us. Here's to the next 15 years as you said.

*sputters into laughter at Omicron's statement*

 

Old dudes are antiques. Take heart in that. I remember you, just that you weren't so active anymore after that.

 

Then you had a blog.

 

-<dd>

I'm sure it is the blog. While I did keep in contact with the staff at points after Katrina, it wasn't until I got me's this blog did I really come back to the boards in earnest.

-KIE

Omi, do I need to arrange for more texts at 4, 4:30 and 5 AM ET?

You can text me any time, any day.

My phone is always on vibrate, so it won't go off in class.

-Omi