Good memories, Majic...good memories.
My first impression of the forums:
I had been to only one forum in my life before OWF, and it was at a Scottland forum. My sister went their and told me it was fun...I didn't agree, but then I realized that I had seen a link to an OW forum at the OW website. I'd been an OW fan for a while, and was a frequent visitor to OW.com, so I thought the OWF's would be perfect for me. I liked how everything was layed out and professional looking...much more than the previous forum I'd been at. I had a few questions, just like any new guy. I'm sure if I look back, I can find some embarrassing moments, but everyone has those and I can't think of anything major.
Confusion:
Upon joining, I strictly only visited GD and nothing else. Since Xaveir was the mod there, in my mind, I actually thought he was the Alcar type. I thought he was THE mod of OWF.
Memories:
I came right at the time X-factor had been announced to be aired, so it was a great time. Leave for an hour, come back and 100 posts show up. Whew!
I remember the huge fight between Grig and Alcar...and Grig being my brother, I somewhat stood up for him. But now that I know Alcar, i think he was justified in what he did.
The whole paramud thing was really something that gave me a reality check. I browsed the forums care-free, but after paramud took a pic of me and drew a bullet in my head, I now am more careful. That was a weird time. I stopped coming to the forums for about a month.
Now I feel I'm a good part of the group, and feel accepted. I used to feel like just a regular member, but after winning two important awards in OWF Poster Awards I feel at home and comfortable.
I love you guys!
-oddguy
