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[Sol]

Honestly there’s a number of posters on the lists for the 00s I don’t recognize either, if you’re willing to give a rundown for the other cohorts I’d appreciate it greatly

Just doing people who I know well, because the early days of Atlas are as far away from when I registered as when I registered is from now. Also ignoring who are still active on here, unless they post way less frequently.

Interesting the 2003 people are mostly still highly active here. Kind of striking!

In 2004, I didn't mention Gabu, who was 11th. Gabu was also before my time, but he had a reputation as a quick wit who got a lot of burns in on BRTD.

In 2005, we have "Joe Biden 2020" aka Bushie (D-OK), who is one of the forum's more infamous characters. He was an bumbling evangelical Christian from Oklahoma who for peculiar reasons treated the forum like his personal diary, oversharing far too much about his genuinely foolish and disgusting behavior and attracting a devoting following of critics who badgered him to improve his life. These "Update" threads were definitely unethical but had a certain literary quality; his life kind of resembled a picaresque novel, with him falling for scam after scam and flunking out of job after job. He also had a weird writing style which was folksy and kind of compelling. Moderators eventually (rightly) banned Update; if I remember right this was the precipitating event that lead to the creation of AAD. The most memorable moment of Update was on AAD shortly after the shift over; Bushie fell for an amateurish craigslist scam (which likely lured him in via the promise of a $50 daily "meal subsidy") where he'd be working at a bridal store called "Ashfat Bridal" for a man named either Pedro Torres or Tevez. It turned out to be a straightforward check scam which Bushie fell for, despite almost everyone on the forum figuring out the con and telling him not do it.

It may be in the format of a scam, but his close communication is what is keeping me around.

There's a lot more to say about Bushie, but that would kind of derail this thread. Update is basically done now with AAD dying, and since Update is banned here Bushie seems to no longer affiliate with the community (since he has no interest in politics). Per the last few Update posts on AAD from last year, Bushie seems to finally be doing well.

Memphis was one of the most devoted Update readers. D-TN avatar, and very much part of the crew of posters who rebelled against the mods and went over to AAD. A particularly unpleasant guy IMO; kind of racist and classist, and an extreme transphobe. Eraserhead was of a similar group of rebel posters, though much nicer and with better opinions, and was also deeply involved with Update.

Inks (R-MI) was a mod during the Obama years and was infamous for his draconian enforcement of moderating rules. I'm not sure if this is how moderation works now, but back then a violation of forum rules was punished by giving the poster "infraction points" (commonly called death points by critics), a certain number of which would trigger mod review, and then a tempban. The number of infraction points assigned was up to the discretion of the mods, and Inks was infamous for piling them on, especially to posters he didn't like. (Hilariously the death points system was invented by Bushie when he was briefly a mod).

Eventually he was brought down by attempting to blackmail former poster Simfan in an IRC chatroom in exchange for information on socks, a scandal which lead to his unmodding and nearly his banning (I don't remember the details, but the relevant thread is here. A bit of a Nixonian or J. Edgar Hoover-esque story. I believe he occasionally still posts, amazingly.

Tetro Kornbluth is Gully Foyle, BRTD's ancient enemy from Ireland. A pretty high quality poster. He actually had a pretty prominent role in the 2012-2015 era of the forum which brought Inks and the zenith of Update's popularity; his advocacy and research exposed Opebo's misconduct and finally lead to his banning.

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

Despite being on here for 6+ years I admittedly never read Update, though I do know the spirit slightly lives on in the collective update thread. From the descriptions it sounds like Bushie could honestly do well publishing a semi-autobiographical work in diary format.

Is Inks' infamous mod tenure why people censor swears with [inks]? It's something I never fully questioned but it's even in my signature, and I'm not fully sure of the history there.

Gully Foyle is still active, actually, even butting heads with BRTD earlier this year: https://talkelections.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=576853.msg9339985#msg9339985


As far as other 2003-05 posters I don't recognize:
Platypus has only posted 30 times since I joined the forum which is probably why I don't recognize them.
12th Doctor/Supersoulty I recognize only because I remember seeing him in early Atlasia wiki stuff, including being runner up in the first election over 20 years ago now.
Downwiththeleft feels like someone I should recognize but they haven't posted since 2010.
Verily despite logging in in 2018 hasn't posted since 2011
JSojourner I don't recognize at all either. Hasn't posted since 2010, but logged in earlier today! I guess they're just lurking nowadays.

[Sol]

Is Inks' infamous mod tenure why people censor swears with [inks]? It's something I never fully questioned but it's even in my signature, and I'm not fully sure of the history there.

Yes!

[retromike22]

Honestly there’s a number of posters on the lists for the 00s I don’t recognize either, if you’re willing to give a rundown for the other cohorts I’d appreciate it greatly

Per the last few Update posts on AAD from last year, Bushie seems to finally be doing well.

Oh he is not doing well. At all.

[Sol]

Honestly there’s a number of posters on the lists for the 00s I don’t recognize either, if you’re willing to give a rundown for the other cohorts I’d appreciate it greatly

Per the last few Update posts on AAD from last year, Bushie seems to finally be doing well.

Oh he is not doing well. At all.

Oh dear how so?

[retromike22]

Honestly there’s a number of posters on the lists for the 00s I don’t recognize either, if you’re willing to give a rundown for the other cohorts I’d appreciate it greatly

Per the last few Update posts on AAD from last year, Bushie seems to finally be doing well.

Oh he is not doing well. At all.

Oh dear how so?

-His health is still a disaster from being a lazy fat
-He still doesn't cook or clean, instead paying for restaurants + a cleaner
-He went on several pointless vacations without actually doing anything
-He got fired from his last job and is now on unemployment
-There's a good chance he will have to move in back with his parents

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

2024 finally has a full top 10:

1) mjba257 150
2) themaninthejinnahcap 103
3) TechbroMBA 91
4) anbarret 52
5) Irenaeus of Smyrna 21
6) Mr. Mister 7
7) King Man 6
8 ) wayanr 6
9) SheerBlah 3
10) theBTMANIAC 2
11) BellFeather 1

higher posts/day breaks ties hence why King Man (0.600/day) is above wayanr (0.158/day) and BellFeather (0.053/day) is above any other 1 post poster (closest being Crash Override at 0.048/day)

[100% pro-life no matter what]

Honestly there’s a number of posters on the lists for the 00s I don’t recognize either, if you’re willing to give a rundown for the other cohorts I’d appreciate it greatly

Per the last few Update posts on AAD from last year, Bushie seems to finally be doing well.

Oh he is not doing well. At all.

Oh dear how so?

-His health is still a disaster from being a lazy fat
-He still doesn't cook or clean, instead paying for restaurants + a cleaner
-He went on several pointless vacations without actually doing anything
-He got fired from his last job and is now on unemployment
-There's a good chance he will have to move in back with his parents

I haven't read it, so I can't really comment except to say that, if you can afford it, I think a housekeeper is a good investment.  I pay for one once a month, myself.

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

well, with Mr. Mister revealed as a tender sock we now only have a top 9 of people who have made more than 1 post in 2024.

[Liminal Trans Girl]

well, with Mr. Mister revealed as a tender sock we now only have a top 9 of people who have made more than 1 post in 2024.

Ban Evasion is a hell of a drug

[Lambsbread]

2010:
1) They put it to a vote and they just kept lying 38,188

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

2024 finally has a full top 10, for real this time!

1) mjba257 207
2) themaninthejinnahcap 118
3) TechbroMBA 90
4) anbarret 53
5) Irenaeus of Smyrna 21
6) shearsforest 6
7) katelyn.a.paulie 6
8 ) King Man 6
9) wayanr 6
10) SheerBlah 3
11) KakyoinMemeHouse 2

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

Monthly update:
1) I spent the winter writing songs about getting better  113,006 (+390)
2) Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers  88,639 (+2,118)
3) Filuwaúrdjan 67,699 (+98)
4) minionofmidas 58,206 (-1)
5) Antonio the Sixth 58,136 (+298)
6) MASHED POTATOES. VOTE! 57,380 (+0)
7)Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee 54,123 (+0)
8 ) ○∙◄☻¥tπ[╪AV┼cVê└ 53,725 (+147)
9) Keystone Phil 52,607 (-4)
10) dead0man 46,314 (+303) [+1]


11) Torie  46,075 (+25) [-1]
12) The world will shine with light in our nightmare 45,279 (+137)
13) Grumpier than Uncle Joe 45,080 (+2) †
14) Lief 🗽 44,864 (+73)
15) OSR stands with Israel 44,741 (+435) [+1]
16) Eraserhead 44,385 (+86) [-1]
17) Mr. Morden 44,073 (+0) †
18) True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자) 42,156 (-1)
19) Хahar 🤔 41,731 (+0)
20) President Punxsutawney Phil 41,433 (+417)

† : Deceased poster, RIP



...I really did not expect to have to add another marker to indicate a poster that has left us so soon.