7 years of WiH, What's the last 7 for you?

[Drayu]

5000+ members and almost 7 years of existence! What has happened to you since you joined WiH!

Post your Join Date and then anything you want to share!


Drayu - Joined 11/23/2004
(BUT, many more years with the =HR= guys elsewhere!)
1. Got older by 7 years
2. Upgraded my computer 5 times
3. Got married
4. Bought a house
5. Got a new job
6. Became union president
7. gained more weight :(
8. lost all my grandparents :(
9. gained 6 nieces and nephews
10. never made it to an OK shoot

[JustMeBF2]

JustMeBF2 - Joined 11/01/2006

1. Got older by 7 years
2. Upgraded my computer many times
3. Still suck at counter strike
4. Sold a house
5. Got a new job
6. Gained weight
7. Made it to OK shoot 2011
8. Made lots of new friends !!!!!!!!!

[SLCoran]

SLCoran - joined 07-08-2005
1. Learned how to build computers.
2. New job.
3. Got divorced :)
4. Claimed custody of my kids.
5. Computer broke after several years of fantastic service. :(
6. Meet a few WIHers in person.
7. Gained weight
8. Bought a house.
9. Quit drugs completely. (Tough battle that was)
10. Bought guns!!!!!

[sir_digalot]

Sir_Digalot - Joined 02-05-2006

1. haven't aged ;)
2. owned 2 new cars
3. became a green card holder (legal alien)
4. applied for citizenship (interview in 2 weeks)
5. had 2 jobs (currently in second job, looking to move to a third)
6. Diagnosed my youngest with type 1 AND type 2 diabetes
7. still married!
8. realise i suck at ALL FPS games, and most other video games too!
9. never left the borders of the USA ( and only left the state 5 times)
10. Got drunk quite a number of times
11. never had a signle parking/moving violation ticket
12. after reading the list, found out i was extremely boring

[APOC]

APOC 1-8-2005

1. Hit the legal drinking age.
2. Got first full time job
3. Started playing WoW.
4. Bought a car.
5. Had said car stolen.
6. 3 new computers.
7. Quit playing WoW.
8. Moved out on to my own.

APOC

[EdrrakNolat]

Edrrak Joined Oct 2006
1. bought a house
2. got divorced
3. leased a sports car
4. lost weight
5. Traveled to Costa Rica, Iceland, Mexico, Hong Kong, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Belgium, Amsterdam, and more that I can't remember
6. bought guns
7. played video games
8. donated to WiH
9. built my first gaming rig
10. learned the value of a true friend

[SoupyC]

SoupyC 12-26-2005
1. moved 4 times
2. took my kids to their first days of school, a year apart
3. switched jobs 3 times
4. bought and sold 2 xbox 360s and 1 PS3
5. (in the same vein as APOC) started, played the shit out of, and disowned WoW
6. promised myself an OK Shoot twice (next year? :) )

Too much else to list, been a busy 7 years!

[[W33T] Canadian23]

Join Date 10-06-2005
1) got older by 7 years
2) Now is 21 :D
3) Had Sex
4) done with HS
5) 2 years left of college for enigneering
6) Got my first engineering job
7) Torn my Mencius and ACL at the same time :(
8) Built my first gaming pc
9) Made a Lot of friends over the years
10) Still around here with the old farts :D
11) Enjoying Life
12) Got in better shape

[antigen]

Holy crap.. what a cool thread!

me:
Joined March 2006

1) Joined the Navy
2) Picked up a second BS degree (hehehe BS)
3) Built 4 computers since the one when I joined
4) Moved to San Diego
5) Got a job with lasers
6) Bought a car (Mazda 3)
7) Started brewing beer
8) Started growing a beer belly
9) Joined [W33T]
10) Left [W33T]
11) Joined ~IgA~ (insane gamers asylum)
12) Still on WiH and can't wait for BF3 :)

[SnaKe]

Great idea Drayu!

Joined 11/23/2004
1. Made the first post on our original forums. (This is actually our second forums, the first were hacked)
2. I've actually lost 40lbs! :woot:
3. Made a bunch of life long friends (and a couple of enemies).
4. Attended all 4 OKShoots
5. Watched Canadian grow up. :)
6. Gained 2 more grandkids
7. Built one computer and bought one already built
8. Married off 2 daughters (gained 2 great son-in-laws)
9. Watched my youngest become an adult.
10. Ran my first 5k and 10k
11. Survived my first Warrior Dash!
12. Learned a lot about forums, game servers, and the internet in general.
13. Humped Puffles leg a couple of times :hehehe:

[Kegg]

Joined: 7/10/2005, and after many hours of POE!

1. Married for the entire stretch. And my wife still regrets introducing me to the bum who dragged me into this adventure.
2. Been to 2 of the 4 Shoots, and got to put a face to some of the voices.
3. Moved 3/4 a way across the country to start a new job, bought a house (for the first time)
4. Got laid off from that job, started another, and two years later returning to the original job (and loving it).
5. Got two great dogs {ok, most of the time} (labs)
6. Lost a great friend {'Salute' Raider21}, and a very close grandparent.
7. Gained a Brother-in-law, and (2) Sister-in-laws.
8. Played countless hours of video gaming (primary multiplayer since joining WiH)
9. Bought my first new car (Thank you cash-for-clunkers!) {Mazda3}
10. Built three computer (well exchanged enough parts for three computers)
11. And have been fortune enough to keep game with my two best friends from grade school. :cheers:

[kilroy0097]

Kilroy0097
Joined: 03-08-2006

1. Joined because of Battlefield 2 playing on the WiH server
2. Hooked up with the old OG clan back in the day.
3. Made some damn good online friends though haven't met anyone in person yet.
4. Have not made it to any of the OKShoots.
5. Got married and went to Canada for the first time for our honeymoon. Nova Scotia.
6. Got a promotion at work.
7. Finally got out of the sinkhole that is renting and bought a house.
8. Bought a new used car for the wife.
9. Surprisingly enough I'm still the same weight I was when I joined.
10. Acquired a PS3 for games and blueray but I barely use it anymore. Boo!
11. Started playing Ikariam with the infamous BBB then C3B and now it's the ghost ship.
12. Just built my first new rig since joining, about fracking time! 4th build in my life.

No kids got pets. Ready for another injection of gaming with BF3!

[Crotch-Rot]

Created WiH: 11/4/2004 (WiH trivia: this is wihadmin's birthday and WiH's creation. it went live on 11/23/2004 and became self-aware on August 29th the following year. :D )


Started up WiH Gaming
Met some really good friends from here
Banned thousands of asshats and a few friends from our servers
Bought a house
Sold a house
Had a son
Moved to California
Got divorced
Spent an epic 8 hours at Crazy Horse Too with Snake and Atomic Bob, blowing $1500 in the process! Then won it all back and then some at craps the next day.
Went broke and lived on bread and water for a while
Bought 2 new cars, 1 new bike
Moved back to IL
Got 2 new jobs
Lost 25-30lbs
Got inked with a stripper
Went to FL, Cancun, Turks & Caicos
Had awesome times at the 3 OFASTS!
Built 3 new computers
Got engaged to a sweet & sexy woman!

[Ruci]

Wow Joined: Join Date: 11-05-2005

1. Went from early 20's to late 20's
2. Played a shit ton of bf2 and subsequent BF's
3. Finished college with a bach in Chemistry
4. Moved across the country from the midwest to the west coast
5. Went through 80% of my graduate schooling
6. Got married
7. Learned surfing
8. Bought a new truck
9. Just had my 2nd wedding anniversary.

[kem$]

Nice idea.. Join Date: 12-31-2004

1. Joined when I was like 14,
2. Age obviously.. 20 now.
3. Dedicated some years to wow (I'm talkin server first 80 warlock and shit)
4. Stayed out prison! Had a few close calls tho
5. Been thru school, college.. Start uni in sept to study law
6. Slammed alot of bitches!
7. Got a part-time job
8. Got a strong interest in poker now, i hit up a couple live tournaments now and again

I'm not active that much as I don't play any game but css, still one of the best communities i've been a part of & I got so much sick memories on the css servers with you guys and especially with -LiT-!

Hopefully the servers start poppin again when csgo is out

[papasan9]

ditto on great idea for a thread, i enjoyed reading all of yours. i wanted to comment to all of you on something you posted but dont want to derail this thread.

JOIN DATE: 10/13/2005

1. married the whole time
2. acquired a chihuahua for first time ( i broke promise to myself)
3. bought, rode and sold, to my dad, the battlebike - Ural Gear-up
4. been to 4 WiH Shoots at OFASTS, and partied with alot of WiH'rs.
5. lost grandparents
6. gained nieces and nephews
7. i shot a tank
8. cruised alaska, western and eastern carribean.
9. my job, for last 8 years, was shut down and i was transferred to different position, that position sucked and i left.
10. decided to go back to school
11. changed careers
12. wife got rif'd and filed for unemployment for first time.
13. i went to oktoberfest in munich
14. i bought some land
15. learned to deer hunt
16. most importantly, played a fuckload of games with a ton o great folks. has been awesome gaming and hanging here.
17. met some great friends
18. banned a shitton of asshats
19. been party to shooting someone in the ass with an ak
20. seen alot of boobies
21. built 3 computers
22. lost 50 lbs., gained 5 back
23. seen and shot first wild hog

[Hellcat]

JOIN DATE: 9/10/2007

1. Was married the whole time
2. Lived in OK the whole time
3. Played TONS of MW, CSS, BF2, BFBC2, ETW, CivIV, CoH, WoT, etc!
4. Been at the same job the whole time, though had three managers during that time
5. Had a daughter :).
6. Bought a house, which I never thought I'd be able to do
7. Wished I had shot a tank :D
8. Needed a vacation more than I have ever needed one in my entire life
9. Saw a LOT of West Texas
10. Saw a LOT of West Oklahoma
11. Bought one computer and a laptop
12. Most importantly got to hang with you fine people!

[SnaKe]

Hey Papasan, I wonder if anyone else will post that they've shot a tank. :D
You should've listed that twice! :woot:

:minigun:

[EdrrakNolat]

I want a Ural...

[FozzyBear]

Very cool thread!

JOIN DATE: 11-20-2004

1. Started playing on ISDN (Slightly faster than dial up) and remember Crotch Rot mailing me (snail mail) a patch or mod because it was going to take forever to download.
2. Bought a new house (largely because it had DSL and Cable available)
3. Had 2 more children (make a total of 4 kids :woot:)
4. Attended 2 OK shoots and had some unforgettable memories
5. Shot an actual p90 and 50 Cal rifle LOVED BOTH!
6. Sold my house
7. Moved back to old house, and DSL was finally available!
8. Was promoted at work
9. Divorced
10. Have found another woman who treats me better than I ever imagined
11. Have made some awesome Real Life friends out of online friends
12. Can't believe it has been 7 years!!

[Nsane]

1) Learned how not be a complete a$$hole (debatable)
2) Learned a lot about forum and gameserver management
3) played competitive CS
4) learned how to program (with ugly code)
5) learned how to drive a manual
6) met some great and some not-so-great people
7) is suprised he hasn't been banned
8) is going to be one of the few people using this numbering scheme and not have a smilie at number 8

[((TNT((~*]

joined 12/27/04

1. Built a few gaming pcs
2. Changed major three times, landed on advertising <3
3. Made a hoard of e-buddies
4. Played with a bunch of cool clans and comp
5. Lost my dad :(
6. Been faithful to cs:s
7. Gonna buy a new rig for BF3 and CS:GO!

[Shadowryche]

Joined 12/05 for BF2

1.) Managed to build one new PC for myself, and buy a laptop.
2.) Helped open two computer stores.
3.) Helped close and liquidate said computer stores due to impatience and incompetence.
4.) Have had and been laid off from five different jobs.
5.) Started collecting disability.
6.) Found out World of Warcraft's player base is 99% elitist fucktards.
7.) Picked up an AKC registered German Shepherd for $1,500.
8.) Managed to stud out said German Shepherd twice for $1,500 a service.
9.) Joined the American Red Cross.
10.) Survived throat and lung tumor scare. (Forgot about that :-P )

[Grim_Scythe]

1. Got my BS in CS.
2. Got a fulltime job
3. Moved out from my parents.
4. Hit the gym a lot more than before.
5. Got a girlfriend.
6. Got into cooler things to work with at work.
7. Got my ass back in school for a MS in CS
8. Went on a vacation just for food.

[Ragan]

Offical join date July 8th 2006,
Been playing on WiH over a year before that when CS:S was released and then BF2.
1. Found War is Hell
2. 2xBS in Military History/Criminal Justice
3. Engaged
4. Graduated from Police Academy
5. Purchased first house
6. Married
7. Still on War is Hell

[Lord ALF]

Should have posted here sooner. :)


Left my company of 7 years in Nov '04
Started playing CSS on WIH server some time that month
Joined the site/forums in Jan '05
Found my current job April '05.
Almost lost my mom to a heart attack
Dated too many women
Now dating someone who can actually put up with me
Have traveled globally quite extensively
Own, manage, and play on an amateur soccer team
Have been to 3 out of the 4 OFASTS
Purchased my first weapon (AK47)
Purchased my first bike ('10 Harley 48) and went to Sturgis with my dad
Lost my eldest beagle this month :(
Feels quite blessed to have met so many cool peeps on this site. All of which I consider friends.


love this site and its members.

-alf

[Donavon]

1) bought a house in '06
2) got married in '06
3) had our first child, a girl, currently 8 months old
4) 2 new cars, first of which will actually be paid off soon
5) had 1 major pc upgrade
5) got our first HD TV last summer, 50 inch plasma, 1080p of course!
6) finished the basement in our house last summer, and promptly had it flood less than 2 weeks after being complete with 10 inches of standing water.... insurance didn't cover a dime of it.
7) been at the same job this entire time, but there has been so much change and restructuring this last year that I feel like I have a new one, and I'm thinking it's time I actually start looking for a new one for real.