On 2021-03-31 10:40:22 Merlot said:
Yes, still the same .....!!!

Well done to you too my fellow veteran.

On 2021-03-31 10:42:08 Dons said:
Same old, nothings changed...

Well done to you sir.

On 2021-03-31 10:49:30 GreyKnight said:
Damn I look like a newbie compared to these long standing members. Respect to all of you. That is an achievement as this purple world can be a tough place sometimes...

GK is my first and only profile since I've joined ESA.

LOL you do look like a newbie in comparison. What matters is that you maintained your same profile. I respect that and I respect that you behave like a true gentleman both on the forum and in person. Hats off to you sir.

On 2021-03-31 08:11:40 Melina - The Edging Expert said:
I was just curious as to how many of you guys are still using the same user name you joined ESA with?

I am.

Still the same! Have also met some lovely people here...

saintjj since 2010....then this one!

@PeterB Jip, you and I are one of the few that were never banned in ALL our years. Not for a lack of trying mind you!!! Sigh, seems that badge will forever escape me #sad.
Yes, back then in the early days the forum was much much different. Unmoderated and with a very different set of punters and users. There was respect for the long standing memebers who dealt with the issues.
Even so, we had some major 'wing dings' back then. But what I remember the most was some of the legends of old. Some were walking encyclopidias of every SP. Also back then people knew how to laugh at themselves and at others. The teasing and banter was more entertaining than any other form of entertainment. Yet, we had each others backs. A comraderie of punters and ladies ...... Sigh, the good old days.

Melina

Thanking you kindly for the compliment. Much appreciated.

So just double checked. May 14 2002. Almost 20 years, no name change, no bans. Been a good boy. Lol.

Used ESA for a while before that, not sure when ESA came online (punny pun) but it is certainly very different and improved in many many ways since then - and not just in the quality and sophistication of the ladies that provide their services.

Forum was the Wild West those years.

Just remembered.
This year I am 18yrs old on ESA. Finally I can drink, smoke and poke freely, legally and to my hearts content. LOL
Now the wait for when I turn 21!!! Then I am finally allowed to have a ESA punter profile. That will be scary. Poor photographer. Will need a wide angle for my boep, a macro or super telephoto zoom for the goodies, and loads and loads of photoshopping to get rid of the lumps, bumps and bruises after all these years. LOLOLOLOL.