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Random Poll of the Day! (703)
Posted: May 14th, 2012, 9:41 pm
by Kor
I only got around to realize the true "wonders" of the internet in my second to last year of high school. It also kinda started when I began to search anime online and I was like "OMG you can find everything on the internet".
So that was in 2008.
Re: Random Poll of the Day! (703)
Posted: May 14th, 2012, 9:53 pm
by PT
Uhhh, probably 2000-2001ish.
Re: Random Poll of the Day! (703)
Posted: May 14th, 2012, 10:36 pm
by aly_angelflight
Somewhere between 2001 and 2003. Not really too sure.

Re: Random Poll of the Day! (703)
Posted: May 14th, 2012, 10:43 pm
by Commi-Ninja
I'm guessing around '01, since that's when I really started to have projects that required research.
Re: Random Poll of the Day! (703)
Posted: May 14th, 2012, 10:46 pm
by Memesu
2008
Re: Random Poll of the Day! (703)
Posted: May 14th, 2012, 11:22 pm
by kei
PhoenixTears wrote:
Uhhh, probably 2000-2001ish.
^ Same here.
Re: Random Poll of the Day! (703)
Posted: May 14th, 2012, 11:25 pm
by Akonyl
2000. I was talking to a friend at the bus stop about how I was stuck in a game, and he said "you should check out this site, it's called gamefaqs". I thought he was bein stupid because FAQs weren't gonna help me out here, but then I went to the site and saw the walkthroughs and was like "whoa".
Then I found out that the site had message boards, joined, and that's how my addiction to the internet started :V
Re: Random Poll of the Day! (703)
Posted: May 15th, 2012, 1:15 am
by doublemoonlight
2000ish
I remember back in late 1990's around about 1998~1999 internet so sucked that most advanced form for chating was windows MSM... but then what would I know when I was but a little kid back then... * falls into nostalgia.
Re: Random Poll of the Day! (703)
Posted: May 15th, 2012, 1:33 am
by dilbertschalter
Akonyl wrote:
2000. I was talking to a friend at the bus stop about how I was stuck in a game, and he said "you should check out this site, it's called gamefaqs". I thought he was bein stupid because FAQs weren't gonna help me out here, but then I went to the site and saw the walkthroughs and was like "whoa".
Then I found out that the site had message boards, joined, and that's how my addiction to the internet started :V
similar progression here with a friend recommending gamefaqs, though it wasn't gamefaqs itself for me- as i was never a fan of their forums, but it was there that found a great forum (a fire emblem discussion forum) that was where i really got into the internet. downloading stuff on limewire was a revelation as well when i first did it, as ridiculous as downloading a song in 30 minutes feels today.
Re: Random Poll of the Day! (703)
Posted: May 15th, 2012, 2:19 am
by Stopwatch
Sometime around 2010/11 I guess...

Wasn't really that interested before that, though I'd used it for homework and stuff. Would've said 2009, but even though I started spending more time on it then I only really stuck to certain websites so that doesn't count :x.

I'm the latest to uncover The Potential then? D:
Re: Random Poll of the Day! (703)
Posted: May 15th, 2012, 6:37 am
by Hime-Chan
Around 2006, we had internet this year^^ and I discovered fanfictions, and tv shows, in English yehawww
Re: Random Poll of the Day! (703)
Posted: May 15th, 2012, 9:31 am
by Aokochan
2008-2009, I think
Re: Random Poll of the Day! (703)
Posted: May 15th, 2012, 11:43 am
by ranger
dilbertschalter wrote:
Akonyl wrote:
2000. I was talking to a friend at the bus stop about how I was stuck in a game, and he said "you should check out this site, it's called gamefaqs". I thought he was bein stupid because FAQs weren't gonna help me out here, but then I went to the site and saw the walkthroughs and was like "whoa".
Then I found out that the site had message boards, joined, and that's how my addiction to the internet started :V
similar progression here with a friend recommending gamefaqs, though it wasn't gamefaqs itself for me- as i was never a fan of their forums, but it was there that found a great forum (a fire emblem discussion forum) that was where i really got into the internet. downloading stuff on limewire was a revelation as well when i first did it, as ridiculous as downloading a song in 30 minutes feels today.
ahh, limewire. I remember how sometimes you'd accidentally download a clip of some Bill Clinton impersonation.
Re: Random Poll of the Day! (703)
Posted: May 15th, 2012, 2:42 pm
by Akonyl
ranger wrote:
dilbertschalter wrote:
Akonyl wrote:
2000. I was talking to a friend at the bus stop about how I was stuck in a game, and he said "you should check out this site, it's called gamefaqs". I thought he was bein stupid because FAQs weren't gonna help me out here, but then I went to the site and saw the walkthroughs and was like "whoa".
Then I found out that the site had message boards, joined, and that's how my addiction to the internet started :V
similar progression here with a friend recommending gamefaqs, though it wasn't gamefaqs itself for me- as i was never a fan of their forums, but it was there that found a great forum (a fire emblem discussion forum) that was where i really got into the internet. downloading stuff on limewire was a revelation as well when i first did it, as ridiculous as downloading a song in 30 minutes feels today.
ahh, limewire. I remember how sometimes you'd accidentally download a clip of some Bill Clinton impersonation.
limewire: The program that teaches kids that many phrases they think innocent are far from it.
Re: Random Poll of the Day! (703)
Posted: May 15th, 2012, 3:02 pm
by ranger
Akonyl wrote:
ranger wrote:
dilbertschalter wrote:
Akonyl wrote:
2000. I was talking to a friend at the bus stop about how I was stuck in a game, and he said "you should check out this site, it's called gamefaqs". I thought he was bein stupid because FAQs weren't gonna help me out here, but then I went to the site and saw the walkthroughs and was like "whoa".
Then I found out that the site had message boards, joined, and that's how my addiction to the internet started :V
similar progression here with a friend recommending gamefaqs, though it wasn't gamefaqs itself for me- as i was never a fan of their forums, but it was there that found a great forum (a fire emblem discussion forum) that was where i really got into the internet. downloading stuff on limewire was a revelation as well when i first did it, as ridiculous as downloading a song in 30 minutes feels today.
ahh, limewire. I remember how sometimes you'd accidentally download a clip of some Bill Clinton impersonation.
limewire: The program that teaches kids that many phrases they think innocent are far from it.
huh, like what?
I don't really know when I learned of the potential of the internet - it was a gradual progression that still goes on to this day; every year I learn something groundbreaking that changes how I use the web.