Old DYes Forum Nostalgia

Bearinabox · April-01-09, 02:14 PM

Anybody out there grow up on the old DYes forum in the 90s and 2000s? I was there from 2005 onward. Remember Rasputin and Black-atcha, Karl making everything about abortion, Gannon's wild conspiracy theories, Ccbatson getting cut off just short of 20,000 posts, Johnlodge and Gnome and their photoshops, the War with Livonia, the ranting about Mike Ilitch every time he knocked down another perfectly good downtown building for a parking lot...Danny?! Anyone remember Danny? I haven't thought about Danny in hours. Great times back then. Great place to post, ramble, and try not to get banned from. Share your memories here.

**Gistok** · April-01-09, 02:22 PM

Well I was around [[off and on) since 1999... and I feel a little sad that some of our old posters are no longer with us today... and I don' t mean Brian, Rasputin, Stlgasm, Merchantgander, Metrodetroitguy, Jelk or Skulker....

I mean the folks that are no longer with us in the physical sense... Itsjeff, PSIP, and Bobj.

They'll still be missed [[as will Itsjeff's alter ego Manrooter

)...

RIP...

Gistok

**Johnlodge** · April-01-09, 02:26 PM

That was a lot of shout-outing just there.

**oldredfordette** · April-01-09, 02:33 PM

Remember when people used to argue, and talk about politics. Good times.

**rb336** · April-01-09, 02:33 PM

We need some kind of prizes for whomever guesses the new ids of those whose names have been usurped on the new board

**cman710** · April-01-09, 02:52 PM

I joined in 2006, but I was a lurker for some time before then. I do not remember all of the posters you mention, but do remember several of them.

I tried to get the last post on the old Forum, but missed by 1 post!

**Bigb23** · April-01-09, 03:13 PM

I signed up just a day or two after following a link there. I'm surprised, and a little pissed, that I hadn't run across it years sooner.

I spent hours reading the old archives, and wonder what happened to all those posters with names I didn't recognize.

Well, out with the old, in with the new.

LodgeDodger · April-24-09, 10:57 AM

Originally Posted by Gistok

Well I was around [[off and on) since 1999... and I feel a little sad that some of our old posters are no longer with us today... and I don' t mean Brian, Rasputin, Stlgasm, Merchantgander, Metrodetroitguy, Jelk or Skulker....

I mean the folks that are no longer with us in the physical sense... Itsjeff, PSIP, and Bobj.

They'll still be missed [[as will Itsjeff's alter ego Manrooter

)...

RIP...

Gistok

Are you referring to the Jelk who now posts on the other forum? I like that kid's posts.

**Gistok** · April-24-09, 09:20 PM

Originally Posted by LodgeDodger

Are you referring to the Jelk who now posts on the other forum? I like that kid's posts.

Yes, I met Jelk about 3 years ago at the DYES forum picnic, and in person he was pleasant and polite. I wonder what Woodward_Friends did over there to piss him off so...

**Sstashmoo** · April-01-09, 08:06 PM

Quote: "Remember when sstashmoo posted a bunch of bullshit about immigrants and we got into an argument?"

We never argued... I do recall Sstashmoo posting facts that you were unable to refute and you blurted a few obscenities and turtled for the remainder of that forums life. That I remember

**Patrick** · April-01-09, 08:07 PM

Well the forum has always been great....Im not on here anymore...got to addictive, but I'd say Ras was the coolest one. I hear he's selling t shirts for Morris Day and the Time.

**JVLIVS** · April-01-09, 08:08 PM

Hey, y'all! It's JVLIVS [[the artist 4merly known as-was I drunk when I came up this [[old) name?-"Waxx"). Seems like everyone's upgrading these days, thought I'd do the same as well. I remember vividly those old forums from the bhere.com/ruins days from '97 to sometime earlier this decade when it was rechristened as "DetroitYes". I'll go so far to recall when-and Lowell can attest to this himself-when certain people tried to shut this site down over a decade ago, and alot of folks on the online community had this man's back and hollered so loud, the haters-that's what they were, HATERS-ain't had a choice but to back down. Over ten years and still countin', this site still kicks some major butt! As long as this site continues to exist, I'll continue to support it!

And I cannot forget Itsjeff, he will be greatly missed by many!

**daddeeo** · April-02-09, 09:39 AM

I don't mind the arguing but when stuff gets personal that's too much. More often then not when someone can't support their side they start getting offensive.

**Bigb23** · April-02-09, 10:39 AM

Originally Posted by daddeeo

I don't mind the arguing but when stuff gets personal that's too much. More often then not when someone can't support their side they start getting offensive.

Oh yeah - well F**k you.

**Detroit Stylin** · April-02-09, 11:18 AM

Awwww man...I remember accidentally stumbling upon this site right before the Columbine incident. Been stuck ever since...

**Johnlodge** · April-02-09, 11:41 AM

Remember the Quicken Announcement thread?

**Gistok** · April-23-09, 09:48 PM

Originally Posted by iheartthed

Are we still forbidden from mentioning ~~ This being a new era and all...

No... only the initials ~~~... see what I mean....

I finally saw that Jjaba had his first post here on the new forum... another of the ancient ones!

And speaking of which... I will miss spellchecker... "Westsider" would show as an error, while "Eastsider" rightfully did not!

Hey.... was that the first Eastside vs. Westside slur on the new forum!!!!!

**East Detroit** · April-24-09, 06:02 AM

I remember the new forum... back in March 2009.

We had so many hopes and dreams.

Now with the influx of people in April 2009, it just isn't the same.