[One, Two, Middlesboogie]

The forums had a white background and blue table headings and so forth when I joined. I can remember the very first post I made; it was in a topic about which FMVs do people think are the best. I used to have Spyro as my personal pic back then (and I've now come full circle; last month I requested some Spyro personal pics on this board).

I still visit the old forums from time to time, digging up old memories...
There is a very different atmosphere in both the boards, I find; this one is far more cosier, whereas in the old one it never felt close or community-like (but that's just my opinion); I wonder if the colour scheme had anything to do with it. Subliminal psychological effects and all. However, my theory is that the UBB seems cosier because of its 'boxed-in'ness. There are no global UBB accounts; it's local only. And you can only choose a personal pic from a list, and the creator of the board gets to customise what information will be asked for in the registration form. My name change might've had something to do with it as well; I used to be a savage Twisted Firestarter, but now I'm a friendly-sounding Middlesboogie.

Whatever it is, I'm glad the change was made in the long run, but I still enjoy frequenting my old haunt.