We've done this before, let's do it again

**WebHead** · December 22nd, 2004, 12:27 PM

It's amazing,.. the whole reason I am here is because a looooooonnnggg time ago I needed to find a driver for something. This was probably back in 98 or 99 or maybe even 97. Can't remember. (I was coming here to this site for a long time before I ever registered and participated.) I always came here to get drivers (also, winfiles.com at the time was a good tech spot) and one day I was bored and noticed some funny words on the homepage. I guess they had bits and peices of the lounge on the homepage at the time. I always came to the homepage to see those bits and peices. Little did I know at the time that there was an entire bulletin board full of them inside. One day I found the whole board, and gained even more interest, but still didn't register. I remember Darren Wilson, Cobra, Lycia, Jungleman, Iateyourcat (now Silencio), and many other names posting all this crazy funny stuff. Then finally, I couldn't resist. I wanted to start posting too. Created an account with the screenname "aggro-zone" and started posting my own stuff. After about 1000 different screennames, participating in many "spin-off" BB's created by many of the WD members, working on the WD Friends page many moons ago after Jvaguy wasn't able to do it anymore, and lots of other stuff,... here I am still here posting. Amazing. Ah the memories.

Anyone else care to share their Windrivers story?

**Tekboy** · December 22nd, 2004, 12:37 PM

I started coming around for drivers back in 96 or 97, and the site always worked for me. At the time I was upgrading my tech knowledge at alt.certificanion.aplus, or whatever it is on usenet, and getting hardware drivers here.

Didn't even notice the forums until early last year, and thought that I had to pay for a membership to join the forums. (Thanks to Ya_Know for straightening that out for me)

Joined October of last year, after paying the membership fee, so I guess I have contributed to this place in more ways than one. You guys are sort of like family now, which I never expected. But I have seen you folks repeatedly pull together and support others here who have been hurting over something in their lives, and that is what real friends do.

Aw shucks.

Happy Holidays ya galoots!

**TechZ** · December 22nd, 2004, 01:17 PM

I used to read alot (lurk). Then one day saw the pay thing on the front page and thought that I couldnt join. April 2003 , first time joined and posted cause of a driver issue I think, it was with my current pc. I was only around to make a couple of posts(3 or 4 i think).

Then came back in March 2004 and started posting again, made some good friends, like adept & -ed, NooNoo,all very helpful, lotsa other too. Then I began posting, I never touched the Lounge, cause I never read the rules and didnt bother with socializing. Then came the real deal, the WOTPP, after joining that, I can proudly say by my calculation ,

3750 posts / 10months = 12 posts per day.

I've learned alot from what I read here daily. I dont think I will ever stop coming to the forums, well, maybe, but for now, its home away from home.

Enjoy your holidays, I am enjoying mine.

**Ya_know** · December 22nd, 2004, 02:14 PM

Originally Posted by Tekboy

Didn't even notice the forums until early last year, and thought that I had to pay for a membership to join the forums. (Thanks to Ya_Know for straightening that out for me)

Do go on...I have me to thank for your presance, me and my big mouth...

I just started last week, I'm a newbee. I like Trip, Webbie, Techs, and Freddy cause they all cause trouble. I used to like Cleetus, then I found out he was from Texas, I heard about steers and queers...

Anyway...I don't know why I started here besides drivers. Or why I've stayed. But it's been real.

**RejectionMan** · December 22nd, 2004, 06:23 PM

started back in 97, when the drivers were FREE! have always used the same screen name, but with 2 accounts (lost the pw and the email accounts for the first one back around 99 after they started charging for drivers)