Who was the very first poster on MUMSNET?

[Jollymum]

Just been browsing, as you do, and realised that so many people I "knew" aren't here any more. Can't even remember a lot of the names but whenever you logged on, there they were. I do remember people like Rhubarb and Custy, Twinkie, Aloha and a few others. Are we all old Mumsnetters, how long has it been going, "cos I reckon at least two/three years now and if you're an original, like me, are you still posting or have you just changed your name?!The site has changed so much (for the better), I think) but when I started logging on, there were only about ten or so threads, none of this category stuff. Ah well, feeling old and signing off. Welcome to any new people signing on tonight-this site really can help you, it makes you laugh/cry, it gives brilliant SN advice and sometimes it's just >>>>>> silly!!

sorry lou33 but 6387!! since nov2000...mine is 1176 in 9 months..

Why you apologising Lav?

mine is about 5000, couldnt be arsed to add it up exactly :o

I would take a good guess though that the people with the higher postings are the perople who use the chat threads more

pupuce yes, i have always been clary...have had big gaps of no posting eg on maternity leave and no pc at home! but all wired up no there's no holding me back

Pamina, yes, used to read your posts with interest. I'd forgotten about chanelno5. What happened to her?

roisin, please tell me who you were before. I've realised I must 'know' you but I don't know who you used to be. Understand if you don't want to admit it though.

Ha Ha! Just looked at that very first thread again and getting all nostalgic. Can fess up now that of that first thread two of the posts were mine, one was Carrie's and one was my Mum. Those were the days - not much time to post now.

Hi WWW - it's no big secret! I used to be kmg/kmg1, but I didn't used to post much at all.

Roisin, I'm so nosy I'd searched and worked it out! Did we meet in Putney or am I thinking of someone else?

No, that was someone else. I thought about going to the first mumsnet meetup, but wasn't brave enough. Finally managed to make it to one last week

Wow, it's all really interesting to see who was around and who is still here.

I joined in January 2003 and have posted nearly 6000 times now!!! I used to post under my e-mail name - claireandrich, which was then shortened to CnR before changing to Hulababy more recently.

And very nice you are too, roisin!

Pamina, glad you are still in touch with Chanelno5, yes you must persuade her to pop back from time to time! And after you mentioned remembering Suedonim's old name I couldn't rest until I'd figured it out as well!

Wondering about Sml and Ems, too.