9000th Post

The day has finally arrived. I’ve been a regular around here since 2003, and my involvement in this internet community is second to none. Something about the jigsaw puzzle that is Star Wars compressed us into a haven that attracts creativity born out of a sense of need.

Thanks to all of you for the continual space to come day after day and work on things together. Times have changed. We once were passing around DVDs of LaserDisc rips, comparing combing artifacts. Hell, ESB Despecialized 1.0 was a decade ago. We’ve all aged a good 18 years since then. Some of the smart people around here weren’t even born at that point. That’s pretty crazy to weigh out. Members have come and gone. I’ve tried to stay out of drama, and there are those I miss, though fortunately FE.org has retained many of them.

With this 9000th post that doesn’t mean anything other than a high number that happens to match my username, I want to acknowledge my enduring fondness and appreciation for this forum and what it’s meant to me for a rather long time.

Finally, you’re strong enough to use the kaio-ken and take down Nappa.

lol omg, I didn’t even think of that. So glad I didn’t miss my chance to say that, with this post, my count is…

Here’s to 9,000 more!

I only ask that no one read anything I posted before 2005. I was… just super weird and maladjusted.

Hal 9000 said:

I only ask that no one read anything I posted before 2005. I was… just super weird and maladjusted.

That’s okay, Oobi-Doo Benubie - we were all a little different back then 😉

Well in on reaching 9000 posts - and for all your contributions on here over the years - and more to come 👍

Another 1000 posts and you’ll be a ‘Jedi Spirit’ in old money / OT rankings!
 

Congratulations HAL 9000! Looks like you’ve put yourself to the fullest possible use on this forum, which I think is all any Star Wars fan can ever hope to do.

oojason said:

That’s okay, Oobi-Doo Benubie - we were all a little different back then 😉

Another 1000 posts and you’ll be a ‘Jedi Spirit’ in old money / OT rankings!
 

Ah, sweet!

Thanks, everyone, for celebrating this arbitrary milestone. 😃

Congratulations on the numerological confluence!

I assume this thread shall eventually be reborn in a few years to celebrate 10,000 posts, a similarly pointless yet entirely notable inevitability 😉

Just a bump to acknowledge my 20th anniversary here today.

There’ll be a ‘Hal9000: Special Edition’ coming out soon to permanently overwrite and replace me.

“For those who remember…for those who will never forget…and for a whole new generation to experience Hal9000 for the very first time…”