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wackyteen 04/18/24 8:13:59 AM #1:	That you used most often when you wanted to talk to anyone via the internet - Results (44 votes) Email 18.18% (8 votes) 8 Chat Rooms 31.82% (14 votes) 14 Instant/Direct Messages 27.27% (12 votes) 12 Message/Image Boards 18.18% (8 votes) 8 Other forum type 0% (0 votes) 0 A video game service's chat or communicative method 2.27% (1 vote) 1 Voice chat 0% (0 votes) 0 Video chat 0% (0 votes) 0 A form of social media 0% (0 votes) 0 Other 2.27% (1 vote) 1 I didn't really use the internet to talk to people until I started coming to GameFAQs in 2007. I played Runescape and would talk to people there if I needed/wanted something, but it wasn't really a main method of communication. I had an email before 2007 but I didn't really use it for anything. So really, this website was my first main method of online communication. --- The name is wackyteen for a reason. Never doubt. <cite>wackyteen posted [p:979974687] in What was y... [t:80750147]...</cite> <quote> That you used most often when you wanted to talk to anyone via the internet - Results (44 votes) Email 18.18% (8 votes) 8 Chat Rooms 31.82% (14 votes) 14 Instant/Direct Messages 27.27% (12 votes) 12 Message/Image Boards 18.18% (8 votes) 8 Other forum type 0% (0 votes) 0 A video game service's chat or communicative method 2.27% (1 vote) 1 Voice chat 0% (0 votes) 0 Video chat 0% (0 votes) 0 A form of social media 0% (0 votes) 0 Other 2.27% (1 vote) 1 Show Voting Form I didn't really use the internet to talk to people until I started coming to GameFAQs in 2007.I played Runescape and would talk to people there if I needed/wanted something, but it wasn't really a main method of communication. I had an email before 2007 but I didn't really use it for anything.So really, this website was my first main method of online communication. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Breaker 04/18/24 8:21:21 AM #2:	Dreamcast chat rooms. --- So says Mr. Stewart. <cite>Breaker posted [p:979974747] in What was y... [t:80750147]...</cite> <quote>Dreamcast chat rooms. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Karovorak 04/18/24 8:22:22 AM #3:	Message boards! Small young me, shitposting as a 13 year old, on a BF1942 community board. Ultimate cringe, thank god that thing died decades ago, as well as any link to my even more cringy username at that time. --- Planning is the process of replacing chance with error. <cite>Karovorak posted [p:979974760] in What was y... [t:80750147]...</cite> <quote>Message boards!Small young me, shitposting as a 13 year old, on a BF1942 community board.Ultimate cringe, thank god that thing died decades ago, as well as any link to my even more cringy username at that time. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Psych_RN 04/18/24 8:22:56 AM #4:	AOL chat rooms --- Nice day for fishin, ain't it? Touch grass! <cite>Psych_RN posted [p:979974769] in What was y... [t:80750147]...</cite> <quote>AOL chat rooms </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ai123 04/18/24 8:23:58 AM #5:	I used to talk to a lot of people via AIM. Don't talk to anyone I only know online anymore, except via public channels like this post. Don't even do PMs. People I know personally, I'll talk to on WhatsApp. --- 'Vinyl is the poor man's art collection'. <cite>ai123 posted [p:979974776] in What was y... [t:80750147]...</cite> <quote>I used to talk to a lot of people via AIM.Don't talk to anyone I only know online anymore, except via public channels like this post. Don't even do PMs.People I know personally, I'll talk to on WhatsApp. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
wackyteen 04/18/24 8:24:07 AM #6:	Karovorak posted... Ultimate cringe, thank god that thing died decades ago, as well as any link to my even more cringy username at that time. This username is an evolution of my first online username, so at least you moved on lol --- The name is wackyteen for a reason. Never doubt. <cite>wackyteen posted [p:979974777] in What was y... [t:80750147]...</cite> <quote>Karovorak posted... </cite><quote>Ultimate cringe, thank god that thing died decades ago, as well as any link to my even more cringy username at that time.</quote>This username is an evolution of my first online username, so at least you moved on lol </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Solid_Sonic 04/18/24 8:28:17 AM #7:	Chat rooms, I think. First community I ever felt "a part of" was the Dragon Ball/Z/GT Information Site's (I think that's what it was) Indeed (and not the employment site, lol) chat. EDIT: Yeah, it was (the "ULTIMATE Dragon Ball/Z/GT Information Site", actually). It was eventually renamed "The Grand Line" but the original site is still underneath. --- What is the equivalent of taking a shower in an online community? <cite>Solid_Sonic posted [p:979974808] in What was y... [t:80750147]...</cite> <quote>Chat rooms, I think. First community I ever felt "a part of" was the Dragon Ball/Z/GT Information Site's (I think that's what it was) Indeed (and not the employment site, lol) chat.EDIT: Yeah, it was (the "ULTIMATE Dragon Ball/Z/GT Information Site", actually). It was eventually renamed "The Grand Line" but the original site is still underneath. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SydnieStarlight 04/18/24 8:29:06 AM #8:	I think I started with AIM, but I didn't really get into the IM stuff until MSN. Ooh, just thinking about it is hitting me with nostalgia! I had a Yu-Gi-Oh! friend group I chatted with all the time on there. When it shut down, we moved to Skype, then Facebook, and now we're on Discord. We gained a couple but lost a lot more over the years. Such is life, I suppose. I think all those old friends of mine would be blown away if they saw me now~ --- Master Duel (373-244-752) \| FGO (960,463,298) Let's be friends~ <cite>SydnieStarlight posted [p:979974812] in What was y... [t:80750147]...</cite> <quote>I think I started with AIM, but I didn't really get into the IM stuff until MSN. Ooh, just thinking about it is hitting me with nostalgia! I had a Yu-Gi-Oh! friend group I chatted with all the time on there. When it shut down, we moved to Skype, then Facebook, and now we're on Discord. We gained a couple but lost a lot more over the years. Such is life, I suppose. I think all those old friends of mine would be blown away if they saw me now~ </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ratchetrockon 04/18/24 8:30:38 AM #9:	Runescape!!! --- I'm a Taurus. Currently playing: Dragon's Dogma 2 (PC) & DMC3:SE Ubisoft Port (PC) He/Him <cite>Ratchetrockon posted [p:979974826] in What was y... [t:80750147]...</cite> <quote>Runescape!!! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Sufferedphoenix 04/18/24 8:33:02 AM #10:	Yahoo messenger. Ended up mostly doing role-playing on it. They had whole user made chat rooms on there for that. But I think one particular chat room is what caused the user created ones to be taken down. It was titled slave auction and what that boiled down to was some role playing slave buyers and others playing sex slaves being sold. Once sold you'd go into private messaging and continue the role play And we'll the chatrooms where full of literal kids --- I put my heart and soul into my work and I fear I have lost my mind in the process <cite>Sufferedphoenix posted [p:979974847] in What was y... [t:80750147]...</cite> <quote>Yahoo messenger. Ended up mostly doing role-playing on it. They had whole user made chat rooms on there for that. But I think one particular chat room is what caused the user created ones to be taken down. It was titled slave auction and what that boiled down to was some role playing slave buyers and others playing sex slaves being sold. Once sold you'd go into private messaging and continue the role playAnd we'll the chatrooms where full of literal kids </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TyVulpine 04/18/24 8:36:14 AM #11:	Yahoo Messenger. --- Insert some witty line here <cite>TyVulpine posted [p:979974875] in What was y... [t:80750147]...</cite> <quote>Yahoo Messenger. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Gobstoppers12 04/18/24 8:39:19 AM #12:	AIM was the first thing I really used. Then battle.net old school, through Diablo 2 and Starcraft. --- (He/Him) I write Naruto Fanfiction. But I am definitely not a furry. <cite>Gobstoppers12 posted [p:979974899] in What was y... [t:80750147]...</cite> <quote>AIM was the first thing I really used. Then battle.net old school, through Diablo 2 and Starcraft. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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PMarth2002 04/18/24 8:57:18 AM #14:	forums or AIM i think. I don't remember which was first. --- When money talks for the very last time, and nobody walks a step behind When there's only one race, and that's mankind, then we shall be free <cite>PMarth2002 posted [p:979975054] in What was y... [t:80750147]...</cite> <quote>forums or AIM i think. I don't remember which was first. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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WrkHrdPlayHrdr 04/18/24 8:58:53 AM #16:	AOL Chat Rooms, I was 12 so it would have been like 1997? I remember because it was a teenager chatroom and I wasn't quite a teenager and felt like I didn't belong there. --- "No. I'm a man so theyll get me a full size McDouble." - DuncanWii https://i.imgur.com/cSxy3Od.png <cite>WrkHrdPlayHrdr posted [p:979975075] in What was y... [t:80750147]...</cite> <quote>AOL Chat Rooms, I was 12 so it would have been like 1997? I remember because it was a teenager chatroom and I wasn't quite a teenager and felt like I didn't belong there. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
viewmaster_pi 04/18/24 9:01:05 AM #17:	yahoo messenger --- Do the cedar trees still standing next to the ocean still grow? <cite>viewmaster_pi posted [p:979975095] in What was y... [t:80750147]...</cite> <quote>yahoo messenger </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Hejiru 04/18/24 9:05:16 AM #18:	AOL dial-up --- The difference between fiction and reality is that fiction has to make sense. <cite>Hejiru posted [p:979975140] in What was y... [t:80750147]...</cite> <quote>AOL dial-up </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Hayame_Zero 04/18/24 9:06:26 AM #19:	Message boards. Specifically the Nintendo.com ones. --- ...I think I'm done here... <cite>Hayame_Zero posted [p:979975156] in What was y... [t:80750147]...</cite> <quote>Message boards. Specifically the Nintendo.com ones. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
tankboy 04/18/24 9:07:06 AM #20:	Various dial-up BBS chats, although you could say that wasn't The Internet. I guess email, then. <cite>tankboy posted [p:979975164] in What was y... [t:80750147]...</cite> <quote>Various dial-up BBS chats, although you could say that wasn't The Internet. I guess email, then.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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