I was just wondering who are the top 5 people who have been members of this forum the longest. I’ve been here 14 years and seen many come and go.
Top 5???
More like top 500!!!
I’ve been around a couple weeks now, mostly lurking. Nobody knows me but I feel as if I know ALL the top guys 'cause I read the forums religiously.
A lot of the top people have also passed on. Read the forums from as far back as you can and you’ll get a sense of some of the fantastic modeling from the past. A few names that come to mind are Wolfgang Dudler, Jeffrey Wimberly, good heavens… I could go on for hours.
Mark C., Oroville, CA
I started reading the forum back in the early 2000s but didn’t join until 2009. I had dropped from working on my layout in the mid 90s because of a very heavy work load. I retired in 2007 and took a year off doing nothing, I felt like after working 49 years and 10 months I needed some rest.
I got back into model railroading full swing in the spring of 2009, I liked what I saw on the forum so I did my thing and joined.
The forum is loaded with great members and great information. This is by far the best forum on the Internet.
I agree with Mark, theres a bunch more than 5 top members.
I want to thank everyone for their help over the years!
Mel
Top five by # of post?
Top 5 by # of years they have been members?
Top 5 by how good their layouts and/or modeling skills are?
Top 5 by who is the most obnoxious?[:-^]
I know we have not heard from V8-Vega for a while or TomikawaTT or a couple of others whose names escape me right now.
The trouble with a forum that has so many geezers on it is when one of them suddenly goes to the roundhouse in the sky, how would we know. While I enjoy the interaction with others that have the same interest, I often think of this cartoon as I have never met in person anyone from the forum.
I do know that I really appreciate all the help I have received over the years from many, not just the top five.
I’ve been here since 2,003.I usuaslly don’t post very much but this looks to be a interesting thread.
Looking back at the oldest posts on the MR Forum, you see a lot of “Anonymous,” which means those members have left the Forums and their accounts deactivated. Most of the posts with names still attached are people who haven’t been active on the Forums for a long time. The oldest name I could find that I recognized is Gerry Leone, who has been a Forum member since January 2001. Since the oldest posts on the Forum are from February 2001, that’s going to be a hard record to beat.
I know the person with the most posts, by a HUGE margin, was Jeffrey. Back in the days when there was a post count on the right side. I think I was second, but WAY behind Jeffrey. Then I was away for a few years. I doubt anyone has ever caught up to him.
I actually HAVE managed to meet a couple of people from here, at train shows. Once I get building again, anyone is welcome to come over and help. Just call me Tom, as in Sawyer… [:D]
–Randy
You cover the airfare, right?[(-D]
Sorry, rail travel only. But I do have a spare room, as long as you aren’t allergic to dogs. [(-D]
–Randy
That’s the case for me also.
Love the cartoon.
A sign of the future. We usually don’t know when someone’s gone, but they live on, on the Internet.
At least until the next crash.[#oops]
Paul
Paul,
It looks like you and I came on the forum around the same time. Wow! - Hardly seems like it’s been 14+ years but…I guess it has. [:O]
I’ve met a few forum members here through the two annual train shows in my area and have enjoyed putting faces to names. Hopefully one of these days I’ll be able to add Randy and Crandell to the list.
Tom
The RIP Track
- Barry Arnold aka BlownoutCylinder
- Jerry Cox aka Cox47
- Wolfgang Dudler aka Westport Terminal
- Bob Hartle aka cmrproducts
- Ed Murphy
- Bill North
- Stein Rypern, Jr. aka Steinjr
- Andy Sperandeo
- Jeffrey “Running Bear” Wimberley
- Alan B
By the top 5, I meant, what person has been a member the longest, then 2nd longest, then 3rd longest…etc.
I miss Jeffery.
Member since Dec 2001, I don’t post much lately.
Thank you so much for saying this. I retired last April and have been worried about how little ambition I have.
Maybe I just need a rest after supporting myself since 1973.
I have been here since April 2003. I do not post as much anymore but I do check in on a regular basis. Speaking of past members, Spacemouse(Chip) was quite active back in the day.
Scott
I’m in western PA every year around Christmas. I forget exactly where you are. I usually get to the Cranberry Mall to the train show there - that was the club Bob H (cmrproducts) belonged to. Mostly I just went to have a bull session with him. Usually grabbed a Walthers structure kit or two as well, just so I didn’t take all his time for nothing. He was always working on some structure or other, scratch built, for his personal layout.
–Randy
Ken, thanks for providing that list. I didn’t know that some of those had passed…and yes, may they rest in peace. All fine people, near as I could tell.
-Crandell
Jack, if I could have only one bridge on my layout, that one would be it.
-Crandell