Ok. I'll take a step backward to square one, since this is just the introduction thread. I'm from southern California, and can't get more specific than that because I move around so much. I like drinking, driving (not at the same time), video games, movies, recreational sports (so not football, baseball, or basketball), and more.
I don't usually talk a whole lot, but I'd like to think what I do say comes across in a good way. More people talk to me than the other way around. There's a chance I could go into psychiatry like the movie Mumford.

I was referred to TFP by a long time friend, who is also a computer nerd, like most of our friends. This brings me to my first questions about TFP. There are 30 registered members per page in the Members list. There are 901 pages in the first section of names. This calculates out to 27,000 members in just the symbol section alone. What is the total member count? Are people ever cut out of this list?

Hal, the owner, is something of a ... packrat? we don't delete things. almost never. so... since last april(?) since the site went back up (we had a nasty harddrive failure epidemic that resulted in rebuilding from scratch), we've had some 27000 people join. you can see the exact number on the top of the main forum page. that doesn't mean they're all still here, however. People leave, people register and then forget us, people show themselves out. here's the stats as I post this:
Members: 28,132, Threads: 24,365, Posts: 585,858

Welcome aboard! :)

im seanathan and i just got in here about a couple hours ago...seems like a pretty awesome community...well off to the gaming section nice to meet you all

I am Sancho
 

I am the man behind the striker3303 that you don't know so well. Give me a little time though and you will be well aquainted with my non-sense. I am a leo, pimp, not really. Check me out sometime, questions are welcome here. Don't dive to deep though, I am twisted. No, I am normal neanderthal....

My name is fnordprefect. Hello to you all.

Hi... i'm kiffer, and i thought what i saw here was interesting, so... here i am. :)

Hello! :) My name's Paul, and I sort of surfed to this forums through clicking around the links. I think I got referred from Fark.com or something. Really bad memory problem :P

A compliment: your forum looks really soothing and welcoming to the eyes. Maybe I'm a dark kind of person :D The colors, the fonts. Purrr-fect!

Hi ALL,

I think this is a great forum, and look forward to using it :)

I too found this place through fark. Well time to start reading :)

G_Lock

HElo...long time lurker....now more involved poster ha ha.:)

Hey all, sounds like a cool forum

Like G_Lock, I found this thru Fark

Hi all, I'm from Montreal, Canada.

Love the humour here and can't wait to find a couple of jokes to post (if I can find ones that aren't allready up!!!) ;-)

Great place so I'm happy to come a see what people are doing and hopefully contribute.

See you on board

Hey there, I'm Litespeed!
I'm that crazy girl that stole Halx's heart.

Glad to be a part of the TFP!

Welcome, Litespeed!

and

Welcome to TFP everyone!

you make us what we are...

thanks in advance.

Yes....Hi....You're Welcome...
 

I'd just like to say hi to whomever reads this....and to all those who don't read this - "Eat a bowl of dicks..." Heheh...

Glad to be here...I'm 26 and full of shit so watch out.

Piece..

-hooks

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gday

new to this thing so i thought i would just say gday

am 19 and from townsville australia

Hi,

New here. 20/m/KS. Figured I needed another forum to feed my online addiction. Love me dammit :)

Hey everyone my name is Bo! I am not new to message boards just new to this one! I was tired of the old. I am from Georgia and am 30 years old!

Good Evening
 

Hello, I have stumbled across these forums. For a fresh start and to join a new community. You have been recommend by one of my friends and I hope I can enjoy it here as much as he is.

I propose a toast :) to me. :crazy:

Welcome to TFP mate.... stick around and post a while.

Im sure I will, im reading rules and other newbie threads atm, trying to get into the feel of these forums. So far im very impressed, all nice atmosphere some idiots but thats unavoidable :)

hey all, new to the board so helo to everyone :D

I'm new here, too....this is very impressive. :)

Hello all! New to TFProject and I like the looks of things! I'll be around for many minutes to come! ;)

Jim

I'm just an average guy who stays up late. Wife, kids, dogs, job, mortgage. More important, 44 years of life experience which I glady will share. I thought I knew a lot at 22. Not. I can't wait till 66.

Hi to everyone here, looks around nervously, there ARE people here right? ................. cooo eee! waves.

Ok I'm going to assume that there are people here, I think, well I'm 40 year old married 2 kids, happily married, (just thought I'd throw that in as its kinda unusual these days) done loads, gained loads and lost loads, and I'm still smiling.

So say Hi to the happy guy cos thats me.

Hey. I'm HugAPug. This is pretty embarassing. I've been here since the last "purge" but never got into the swing of things. Now I have more time to become part of the community. So I hope I see you all around.

Hi there, site was recommended my a workmate, just browsing the forums waiting for something to catch my eye.

Hola - John here. I am a long time lurker - just now starting to post.

I lve in Kansas City, MO with my wife Jennifer.

Catch you all later :)

John

If you post long enough you can have yer own little avatar like my new one to the left :D

Asta!!

aloha! my name is Áðïóôüëçò, hahaha, you can call me akis :D im from greece and i live in the uk, im supposed to be studying but since im the only one who failed the 1st year in computer science i dont think im doing a good job! :D:p

also, because there may be a ton of people in the forum that may be able to answer the questions? Or know as much? *shrugs* that's why I'm a noob. :P

and yay avatars

Please tell me you know the name of your avatar

Came here from a yayhooray link. I want to participate but I've got to find my niche. So how do things work here?

doh!

roflmao! Thanx Halx, that cracked me up.

Really, all of us are just here because this is a fun place to be.

BE WARNED though... high addictiveness... back in the post-whoring days I thought back at my Inet usage for a week and it was like 90% TFP.
Off course, I'm not saying that is a bad thing. ;)

Get Ready For The Storm
 

Dear fellow posters,

For starters my first name is Chris and yes my MIND is a STORM.

I suffer from an illness more commonly referred to as BI-POLAR disorder. So with that said, don't be alarmed by sudden bursts of manic posts..LOL

The posts however, will be of good quality. I tend to stay away from the mainstream and focus more on the alternative & underground news sources as these offer a far better and unbiased view of the current events that shape our world.

I've been lurking around here for about a month now trying to get a feel of the place. So far i like what i see and if it continues i will have no problem reaching for my credit card to make a donation. This place has a great deal to offer and of course has plenty of room for improvement as do all messege board, forum and blog communities.

There will be times when i don't respond to a post. Please don't take offense by this. It only means that i'm cruising the net at breakneck speed searching for my next post. My favorites list is rather large so i'm constantly surfing around...IT'S A BI-POLAR thing and some of you wouldn't understand. I hope my experience here is an enjoyable one as i will do my best to make it enjoyable for all the TILTED members.

Peace & Love my friends

The Storm

Hello my name is Todd aka chuckstang. I am glad to be here and looking forward to checking this place out and offering my opinion on some different subjects

I'm Emily.

As was said before by many others, I hope to add some intelligent conversation to your board, and I also hope to learn more about myself by interacting with some of you. At any rate, I hope to get some questions answered.

So...
 

Im new.
Im sick of another forum.
Im in search of an escape.
Im sure Tilted can prevail :D

Well TFP is a great place to carry-on conversations with new found friends who can do just that in a courteous and respectful manner. I hope you enjoy your time here...