I just noticed the date I joined here.  Crikey.

I know there are others who've been here longer but even so, 10 years at anything is a landmark of some sort.  It's been an eventful 10 years, too; met Claire, got married, had kids being the highlights.

Do I get a "Terminal Saddo" medal now? 

LOL. I was here since 1998 (different screen name and PFO then). That makes me eligible for the "Pathetic Loser's" award...lmao. Laurie

I'm only six years in and it feels like 20.

Quote - I'm only six years in and it feels like 20.

Well, moderator years are calculated like cat years, aren't they? So you're doing remarkably well.

Sam, you just gave me a heart attack.  :lol:

But.. in dog years isn't it like 60? ;)

Every shift of gallery duty removes 10 years from your life. JEN!!!! Good to see ya hon ;). Laurie

Quote - > Quote - I'm only six years in and it feels like 20.

Well, moderator years are calculated like cat years, aren't they? So you're doing remarkably well.

Yeah... but I've only been a moderator for three months!!!!!!

A testament to how fascinating the subject is.

How true PhilC, or we could say it is an addiction and we may need therepy....LOL

 Congrats!

Quote - I just noticed the date I joined here.  Crikey.

I know there are others who've been here longer but even so, 10 years at anything is a landmark of some sort.  It's been an eventful 10 years, too; met Claire, got married, had kids being the highlights.

Do I get a "Terminal Saddo" medal now? 

Same here Laurie! 1998 PFO veteran.I can't remember my PFO name.

I think I forgot my first Osity screen name/password- (almost immediately!) then rejoined as EW. So I may have a few early 1999 posts under a different name. :-)

A Loser's Award? Nah! :-)

Quote - LOL. I was here since 1998 (different screen name and PFO then). That makes me eligible for the "Pathetic Loser's" award...lmao. Laurie

Aw man, I need to get a life!

Hey I was just thinking, shouldn't us oldies get a prize or something for being here so long......? 

(Just kidding LOL)

I remember adding my voice to a thread, about two years ago, suggesting that those who have been around for ten years or more should get some kind of reward.

The oldest Rendo screen name of mine that I can remember is Daffy34...lol. I cannot remember what my PFO name was at all. And I'm all for RHaseltine's idea...giggle. Laurie

Veteran here too. Joined PFO in 1998. Screen-name was Dreamspinner. I'd say that oldtimers deserve something, maybe some sort of silly icon we can add to our ID Icon or something?

Yes a star with "Old Fart" in the center...lol. And I do remember the name Dreamspinner :P Laurie

I vote for Sams3D's  therapy theory and Laurie's farting star.  

:-)

Quote - Yes a star with "Old Fart" in the center...lol. And I do remember the name Dreamspinner :P Laurie

Heh, thanks for remembering! I was the one asking dumb, dumb questions of anyone who'd listen and here's people like Traveler and PhilC answering me and I had no idea who they were in the Poserverse!

Does anyone remember that nauseating black, kelly green and yellow color scheme RO had back in the beginning? LOL. Yeah, I actually prefer those colors to these new ones.... Laurie

:biggrin:

Quote - Heh, thanks for remembering! I was the one asking dumb, dumb questions of anyone who'd listen and here's people like Traveler and PhilC answering me and I had no idea who they were in the Poserverse!

Actually, in the beginning I'd only just heard of Poser. I only hung out with the Vue peeps ;). I only got Poser later because I wanted people and animals in Vue...hehe. When I first joined PFO I was still a mod at Big-I.com with Tesign and Lilwolff, DigReal and Spyderbytes :P I miss the old days - not commercial at all, we shared everything we made and discovered, seemed someone was discovering something new everyday. Laurie

The first post I read here was one of Doc Geep's tutorials.  I remember thinking "So that's how you do it!"

:) 

Quote - Does anyone remember that nauseating black, kelly green and yellow color scheme RO had back in the beginning? LOL. Yeah, I actually prefer those colors to these new ones.... Laurie

I wasn't here then (7 yrs tomorrow) but just done a search and found a page in web.archive site,  

http://web.archive.org/web/19991127182951/http://www.renderosity.com/

is this it?

Edited:- lol I just noticed on 27th Nov99 there were '130 members currently online'

Oh, yeah, I remember that now. The green side bar and all.

Quote - > Quote - Does anyone remember that nauseating black, kelly green and yellow color scheme RO had back in the beginning? LOL. Yeah, I actually prefer those colors to these new ones.... Laurie

 ... http://web.archive.org/web/19991127182951/http://www.renderosity.com/

is this it?

Hehe, that was probably Photoshop 2 or 3 or Illustrator 1! They were still working the bugs out :p

Quote - LOL. I was here since 1998 (different screen name and PFO then). That makes me eligible for the "Pathetic Loser's" award...lmao. Laurie

Yep, I was around in PFO days. Is it really that long ago? :blink:

Poser 3.  Now those were the days.

O- oeps???
Do not know what to say?

Started with Poser1, on a single 1.44 disk ...........................free with a mag at the time.

I'll have to look at this post to see when I joined. Dont frequent here as often as I used to or at least I'm not as involved.

12 year veteran here

Sanity went south years ago.

Quote - Edited:- lol I just noticed on 27th Nov99 there were '130 members currently online'

Heh, that day was my 33rd birthday. I had no idea this was out there. I had a supervisor who had some sort of modelling program. I am not even sure what it was called, but I know it wasn't Poser. I am still a newb in a lot of respects, but I am glad I am here now.

Quote - Poser 3.  Now those were the days.

I started with Poser 2. Ah, I still remember the pre-transparency hair-looking like a shiny plastic hat.

Quote - I remember adding my voice to a thread, about two years ago, suggesting that those who have been around for ten years or more should get some kind of reward.

And I remember your voice added to the thread! :-)

I remember "Dreamspinner"- thought it was a cool name. I think my first screen name was Risingstarlight-or something like it. I got frustrated since I could not remember it and re-registered with my real name within a few days.

Quote - Yes a star with "Old Fart" in the center...lol. And I do remember the name Dreamspinner :P Laurie

Well, I don't feel so old reading this stuff.

I will say, as paraphrasing the Freak Brothers, "Rosity has gotten me through times of no money better than money has gotten me through times of no Rosity."

I've learned a lot - A LOT - of stuff, mostly technical and artistic, hanging around here. Not bad for a continually evolving site of FREE resources rife with multitalented, often conflicting (and how, LOL!) personality types.

It's fun just coming here most of the time.

Quote - I remember "Dreamspinner"- thought it was a cool name. I think my first screen name was Risingstarlight-or something like it. I got frustrated since I could not remember it and re-registered with my real name within a few days.

 

Quote - Yes a star with "Old Fart" in the center...lol. And I do remember the name Dreamspinner :P Laurie

I remember seeing your name too back then. I never deleted my Dreamspinner gallery.

Heh, I'd love an Old Fart Badge! I started out with Poser 3. At the time I did run across a site that had two custom figures for Poser 2 for download. I loaded them into Poser 3 and rendered. They looked like they'd been carved out of wax or something. Really terrible. I remember the first Poser 4 render I saw was by Kozaburo and at the time, I did a double take wondering why someone posted a photo. It was really well done.

13 years & 15 posts.

I guess I'm a lurker.

Despite the fact that I did start tinkering a bit with 3d CG back around 1997-98, with Autocad, Bryce and 3D Studio, I had over a decade's worth of artistic  hiatus, and only just got back into it really when I got my copy of Poser 9, when it was released (having failed to get very far over last summer tinkering with Blender)...

...it was only then that I discovered and signed up to this place... and the rest!

So yeah... I'm at the ten month mark now... as opposed to ten years... LOL.

Quote - 13 years & 15 posts.

I guess I'm a lurker.

And an extremely talented artist.  

Quote - I started with Poser 2. Ah, I still remember the pre-transparency hair-looking like a shiny plastic hat.

You 'ad it lucky. In Poser 1, there was no hair. Nor clothes, neither. And we was 'appy to 'ave it.

:lol:

Joined: 09 May 2001

Edit: actually, I joined the year before under my own, real name, but that account seems to have been purged now. 

My first thought was "Ooooh does that mean he is single?"  lol.  Congrats on the 10 years though I suppose :)

Heh.  Still happily married.  :)  Good to read you, JJ.

Been around since Poser 2, myself!

"Time flies when you're having fun."

Quote - O- oeps???
Do not know what to say?

Started with Poser1, on a single 1.44 disk ...........................free with a mag at the time.

wow,

SM should put a vintage version like Poser 1 as an easter egg on their DVDs :)

you could probably get it to run in DOS compatibility mode or emulation. id install it just to see how far Poser has come since then.

ive been here since early 2000 under a different name.  i used to make free transmaps/textures for freebie clothing items.  no, noone can know who it was or you may be able to look up the crappy art i was making back then :P

I thought Poser 1 was Mac only?

Poser 2 then, pff.

i was probably in elementary school when you guys were using Poser 1, LOL

Quote - "Time flies when you're having fun."

Time flies anyway so you BETTER have fun, LOL! How do I know?

I can't believe I got this old this quickly. And I have to listen to my daughter complaining about she can't get another good paying job because she's 50!

Of course, I tell her that that is not the only reason, but probably part of it.

Holy cow LarryF, I'm younger than your daughter...lol. Thanks. That makes me feel young..lmao. ;) Laurie