15+ years

[ericwinters]

I dug around my profile and realized I've been lurking here for over 15 years. That is crazy.

How long have you all been keeping up on this with these forums?

[+ poolboy48220]

I joined in January 2012.  I know I was lurking as a guest before that but no idea for how long.

[seattlebottom]

Since 2001.

[nate_sf]

Since 2002 for me. 22 years! Fair to say this site and the folks here have been important to me. 

[ericwinters]

7 minutes ago, nate_sf said:

Since 2002 for me. 22 years! Fair to say this site and the folks here have been important to me. 

holy shit.... OOOOOOOOOOOOO g. LOL

[Act25]

21 years for me. 

[+ ApexNomad]

Since October 5… 2024! 56 days for me. Fair to say this site is important to me too.

[+ Pensant]

A long time.

[+ BenjaminNicholas]

Since Hooboy created it and ran the empire.

[ericwinters]

1 minute ago, BenjaminNicholas said:

Since Hooboy created it and ran the empire.

Do you remember when he created it?

[+ azdr0710]

my "join date" says Xmas, 2002, but I think "Daddy" messed with it for some reason, but that is very close......Hooboy was in charge and losing his laptop regularly while gallivanting around the world.....but he was dedicated to getting those daily reviews out on time!......

[ericwinters]

8 minutes ago, azdr0710 said:

my "join date" says Xmas, 2002, but I think "Daddy" messed with it for some reason, but that is very close......Hooboy was in charge and losing his laptop regularly while gallivanting around the world.....but he was dedicated to getting those daily reviews out on time!......

I miss those reviews!

[+ azdr0710]

27 minutes ago, ericwinters said:

I miss those reviews!

I'm sure many of us do, if only for the salacious details by the occasional wanna-be romance authors!.......The Deli is now much less limited/restricted in what details we can include when posting about a meet with a provider.......that plus the newer sex-trafficking laws and the enormous time it takes to vet and review the reviews probably explains much about why those daily reviews haven't returned since Daddy's death (and even before his death, he was restricting details: "we look forward to your review")

Edited November 30, 2024 by azdr0710

[+ sf westcoaster]

Anniversary coming up, joined December 5, 2008

 

[+ sync]

Joined November 2014, began to regularly visit probably four years prior.

[MikeBiDude]

4 hours ago, BenjaminNicholas said:

Since Hooboy created it and ran the empire

Same for me. Hooboy’s first attempt at a message board was an unmoderated anarchistic nightmare. Not his fault…and the review section was excellent, first of its kind and very well done. Some providers got the “Hooboy Seal of Approval’!

 

Edit: my original username is @SoCal, I had to change it to @MikeBiDude at some point to avoid a stalker threatening to “out’ my activities here. That username shows December 31, 1969 which is the date @Guy Fawkes (Daddy) defaulted long time users to at some point in his upgrades.

[marylander1940]

8 hours ago, poolboy48220 said:

I joined in January 2012.  I know I was lurking as a guest before that but no idea for how long.

Same!

November 2012

Edited November 30, 2024 by marylander1940

[+ purplekow]

I believe it was 2004.  Had been going to a aol m4m room and someone there may have mentioned it.  I do not remember the details but I was much younger but surprisingly just as horny back then.  I too miss the reviews.

[maninsoma]

I know I submitted my first review to the old, old site (Hooboy) in October 2000, so I guess that's when I joined.

[mike carey]

Relative newbie here (but not so new that I have the newbie restrictions). Okay, plently of respondents have already said they are newer than me ...

I've been here for somewhere near 9¾ years. Only complete years? Nah, old people and toddlers count significant fractions of them.

[jeezifonly]

Looking back, the first review I read here was about the only lad working at Belle Watling’s place in Atlanta… so, a while. 
🍻

[nate_sf]

4 hours ago, MikeBiDude said:

Some providers got the “Hooboy Seal of Approval’!

Oh yes I forgot about that! Daddy carried the tradition on for a while too. 

[+ ApexNomad]

I just wanted to take a moment to acknowledge this incredible forum and everyone who has contributed to keeping it alive and meaningful. I stumbled upon this site while looking up the Neil LaBute film and was pleasantly surprised by what I found.

As someone new here, I’m truly blown away by how special this space is. To all the moderators who volunteer their time and energy—thank you for making this possible. And to users like @marylander1940, @Whitman @Danny-Darko (and others whose handles I can’t remember), who fill my days with a variety of stunning pictures of sexy, gorgeous men—you’re appreciated more than you know.

Thank you for making this community such a joy to be part of! Hopefully I’ll still be around in 15 years. 🤞

[+ BenjaminNicholas]

9 hours ago, ericwinters said:

Do you remember when he created it?

No, that was before my time.

But I knew the story, told to me first-hand by HB himself.

[liubit]

I have been here since the beginning, when the Atkol forum collapsed and HooBoy created this one. Circa 2000.