Do you remember the moment when you joined Neowin?

[beanboy89]

I was just thinking about my past online life and looking back at some of the sites/forums that I joined in my early years online, with Neowin being one of them. I got high-speed internet in the spring of 2003 and joined Neowin about a year later. I can remember lurking around for forums for a little bit before joining just to get a feel of what they were about, and then finally biting the bullet on a Saturday morning on the first of May in 2004. I distinctly remember that sunny Saturday morning siting in front of a small CRT and slow Pentium III in my pajamas joining the forums. Neowin had become one of my number one news sources for Longhorn and XP SP2 info, so I decided to join the forums. I defiantly have no regrets about joining; this is one of my favorite communities online.

[+Frank B. Subscriber²]

I remember visiting Neowin as early as late 2000 as it was the best resource on Windows beta news back then. I do not however recall what made me sign up over 12 years ago. 

[Hum]

No -- I was intoxicated. :p

[beanboy89]

No -- I was intoxicated. :p

LOL, nothing wrong with that. Seems like a valid excuse. :D

[Stonkwell Bogtrotter]

Been here a long time now

[Skiver Veteran]

Been a member quite a long time now, I think another member introduced me to the forum and been on ever since.

[Buttus]

i was in the middle of exhaling when i submitted my info....   that's all i remember

[Nick H. Supervisor]

I don't remember joining clearly, I just remember that a friend introduced me to it 9 or 10 years ago. I've been here ever since. :laugh:

[Steven P. Administrators]

I remember it quite clearly!

[Crisp]

I remember it quite clearly!

 

Was it something like the big bang?

 

 

My god, it's full of stars!

[Atomic Wanderer Chicken]

I remember, I was thrown into a cage, transported in a rusty old pick up truck and was told to sign up for Neowin or else I would be roast chicken. :p

 

I signed up originally as a longtime/experienced Windows user and wanted to become involved with discussing and sharing computer/Microsoft/technology things.

[Haggis Veteran]

I dont remember why i joined

 

i did remember my first few posts being slagged off and it made me consider even bothering to come back to the site

 

but i got past the idiots  :)

[webeagle12]

No -- I was intoxicated. :p

 

I'll bet this was your biggest mistake of your life. 

[+DoctorD Subscriber²]

it was the first site that I found that had xpsp2 info so I figured what the heck, been a daily reader since.

[tiagosilva29]

[He's Dead Jim]

Yes, I remember that popup survey thingy that wouldn't let me login until I gave it all my birth cert passport and dna and retinal scan... ;)

[Steven P. Administrators]

Yes, I remember that popup survey thingy that wouldn't let me login until I gave it all my birth cert passport and dna and retinal scan... ;)

[He's Dead Jim]

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oops...

[_neutrino Veteran]

I remember making the decision to become a member to get rid of the intellatext ads that were in place. but i do not remember actually creating the account.

[tagerd0g]

don't remember the circumstances on why I signed up but I've been here for a while

[Growled Member]

I really don't remember. 

[+Raze Subscriber²]

I was lonely and the Neowin beacon beckoned.   :)

[Night Prowler]

I remember the shiver I had down my leg, and that was the last time I had that shiver :)

[MtnDewCodeRedFreak]

I remember when I first lurked this site for 2 years - 2001 to 2003 - before finally joining on August 4th, 2003. I remember that after making a few posts in here, I left for personal agendas then returned - a few members remembered me after my return lol.

[thomastmc]

Like it was yesterday...

 

I'd flirted harmlessly with Neowin for a couple of months. A review here, an editorial there. This beauty had caught my eye.

 

I put the name and address in my little starry book. It wasn't long before I came knocking. It started with some articles, and quickly digressed to reading comments, and finally fingering through forum topics.

 

I wanted more, but I remember being nervous. I wasn't really sure if I wanted to go that far. At least not right then, and maybe not with Neowin (even though it was great).

 

Then one day I got caught in a weak moment while reading a forum topic. It occurred to me that I'd done just about everything else there was with Neowin. A lot of other people were doing it too.

 

So, I signed up and posted. I posted hard :)