Thread Tools
Old September 7, 2002, 12:23   #1
Ren
Civilization II Democracy GameCivilization II Multiplayer
Warlord
 
Ren's Avatar
 
Local Time: 17:37
Local Date: November 1, 2010
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: townsville.qld.au
Posts: 126
What's the deal with "Registered: January 1970" ??


It seems to happen with people with high postcounts...

__________________
I only did one thing wrong today ... I got out of bed
"Damnit, is it possible to spell medievel right?" -SilverDragon

herr_ren@gmx.net
Ren is offline  
Old September 7, 2002, 12:45   #2
Ming
lifer
Civilization II MultiplayerCivilization III MultiplayerPolyCast TeamCivilization IV: MultiplayerApolytoners Hall of Fame
Retired
 
Ming's Avatar
 
Local Time: 02:37
Local Date: November 1, 2010
Join Date: Dec 1969
Location: Mingapulco - CST
Posts: 30,317
Back in the "old" days, the software didn't keep track of your registration date. On Feb 14, 1999 new software was used that did. People with the January 1970 or December 1969 designation are people that registered before that date... The dates shown are the default dates in the software package for people that don't have a registration date.

The only exception I can think of is DanQ, one of the owners of the site. He went in and manually changed his to read 1/08/1998
__________________
Keep on Civin'
Civ V Civilization V Civ5 CivV Civilization 5 Civ 5 - Do your part!
Ming is offline  
Old September 7, 2002, 13:26   #3
red_jon
NationStates
King
 
red_jon's Avatar
 
Local Time: 07:37
Local Date: November 1, 2010
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Uni of Wales Swansea
Posts: 1,262
If they can be changed why don't you change yours back to some date in the Ming dynasty?
red_jon is offline  
Old September 7, 2002, 13:32   #4
Rasbelin
Emperor
 
Rasbelin's Avatar
 
Local Time: 09:37
Local Date: November 1, 2010
Join Date: Nov 1999
Posts: 3,801
My guess is that the vBulletin software doesn't support dates prior to 1969, except birthdays.
__________________
"Kids, don't listen to uncle Solver unless you want your parents to spank you." - Solver
Rasbelin is offline  
Old September 7, 2002, 13:36   #5
Solver
lifer
Civilization IV CreatorsAge of Nations TeamApolytoners Hall of FamePolyCast TeamBtS Tri-LeagueThe Courts of Candle'BreC4WDG Team Apolyton
Deity
 
Solver's Avatar
 
Local Time: 10:37
Local Date: November 1, 2010
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Latvia, Riga
Posts: 18,355
Ras is right... I though really wonder, Ming, why don't you change it 26/06/98...
__________________
Solver, WePlayCiv Co-Administrator
Contact: solver-at-weplayciv-dot-com
I can kill you whenever I please... but not today. - The Cigarette Smoking Man
Solver is offline  
Old September 7, 2002, 13:51   #6
Ming
lifer
Civilization II MultiplayerCivilization III MultiplayerPolyCast TeamCivilization IV: MultiplayerApolytoners Hall of Fame
Retired
 
Ming's Avatar
 
Local Time: 02:37
Local Date: November 1, 2010
Join Date: Dec 1969
Location: Mingapulco - CST
Posts: 30,317
Quote:
Originally posted by Solver
Ras is right... I though really wonder, Ming, why don't you change it 26/06/98...
First... many of us were members of the two individual sites long before the merger.

Second... some people joined after that date but before Feb 14, 1999.

Third... it's not my call to make. It's up to DanQ and MarkG.
__________________
Keep on Civin'
Civ V Civilization V Civ5 CivV Civilization 5 Civ 5 - Do your part!
Ming is offline  
Old September 7, 2002, 19:27   #7
rah
lifer
Apolytoners Hall of FameCivilization IV: Multiplayer
Just another peon
 
rah's Avatar
 
Local Time: 02:37
Local Date: November 1, 2010
Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: who killed Poly
Posts: 22,919
Why change it to 1998 or 1999 when you can have 1969/1970.

Actually I like the fact that a lot of the old timers have all the same date. So I'd keep this date even if offered to change it to the real date.

Rich
__________________
The OT at APOLYTON is like watching the Special Olympics. Certain people try so hard to debate despite their handicaps.
rah is offline  
Old September 8, 2002, 05:24   #8
Rasbelin
Emperor
 
Rasbelin's Avatar
 
Local Time: 09:37
Local Date: November 1, 2010
Join Date: Nov 1999
Posts: 3,801
It also makes you look more like a real net veteran when you have been around here for over 30 years.
__________________
"Kids, don't listen to uncle Solver unless you want your parents to spank you." - Solver
Rasbelin is offline  
Old September 8, 2002, 06:22   #9
Solver
lifer
Civilization IV CreatorsAge of Nations TeamApolytoners Hall of FamePolyCast TeamBtS Tri-LeagueThe Courts of Candle'BreC4WDG Team Apolyton
Deity
 
Solver's Avatar
 
Local Time: 10:37
Local Date: November 1, 2010
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Latvia, Riga
Posts: 18,355
Yeah, Rah was one of the guys that came here when UNIX was just born .
__________________
Solver, WePlayCiv Co-Administrator
Contact: solver-at-weplayciv-dot-com
I can kill you whenever I please... but not today. - The Cigarette Smoking Man
Solver is offline  
Old September 8, 2002, 06:40   #10
KrazyHorse
Deity
 
KrazyHorse's Avatar
 
Local Time: 03:37
Local Date: November 1, 2010
Join Date: May 2001
Location: 138% of your RDA of Irony
Posts: 18,577
Re: What's the deal with "Registered: January 1970" ??
Quote:
Originally posted by Ren


It seems to happen with people with high postcounts...

This should be in the FAQ.
__________________
04-06-04 Killdozer NEVER FORGET
Stadtluft Macht Frei
In Memoriam Adam Smith: a brilliant man, taken too soon
Get Rich or Die Tryin'
KrazyHorse is offline  
Old September 8, 2002, 06:47   #11
Skanky Burns
Alpha Centauri Democracy GameACDG The Cybernetic ConsciousnessC4DG Team Alpha CentauriansApolytoners Hall of FameACDG3 Spartans
 
Skanky Burns's Avatar
 
Local Time: 18:37
Local Date: November 1, 2010
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Skanky Father
Posts: 16,530
True. It is asked frequently.
The answer could even go on to explain why the 1st of January 1970 is the dawn of time, and why some people were registered before the dawn of time.
__________________
I'm building a wagon! On some other part of the internets, obviously (but not that other site).
Skanky Burns is offline  
Old September 8, 2002, 14:17   #12
DarkCloud
staff
NationStatesAlpha Centauri Democracy GameCivilization II Democracy GameInterSite Democracy Game: Apolyton TeamSpanish CiversCiv4 InterSite DG: Apolyton TeamPolyCast TeamApolyton Storywriters' GuildAge of Nations TeamApolytoners Hall of Fame
 
DarkCloud's Avatar
 
Local Time: 07:37
Local Date: November 1, 2010
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: Deity of Lists
Posts: 11,873
Warvoid has a 1998 date, IIRC- or perhaps it was War4Ever or DarthVeda... I'm not sure- but more people than Dan have 1998 dates
__________________
-->Visit CGN!
-->"Production! More Production! Production creates Wealth! Production creates more Jobs!"-Wendell Willkie -1944
DarkCloud is offline  
Old September 8, 2002, 14:34   #13
Dauphin
Civilization IV PBEMPolyCast Team
Deity
 
Dauphin's Avatar
 
Local Time: 08:37
Local Date: November 1, 2010
Join Date: Dec 1969
Location: Seouenaca, Cantium
Posts: 12,426
Quote:
Originally posted by Rasbelin
It also makes you look more like a real net veteran when you have been around here for over 30 years.
And being registered several years before you were born.
__________________
"Everybody knows you never go full retard. You went full retard man. Never go full retard"
Dauphin is offline  
Old September 8, 2002, 14:36   #14
St Leo
Scenario League / Civ2-CreationApolytoners Hall of Fame
 
St Leo's Avatar
 
Local Time: 03:37
Local Date: November 1, 2010
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: In search of pants
Posts: 5,085
And being registered several years before you were born.

My parents believed in the importance of early exposure to computers.
__________________
Blog | Civ2 Scenario League | leo.petr at gmail.com
St Leo is offline  
Old September 8, 2002, 15:48   #15
Rasbelin
Emperor
 
Rasbelin's Avatar
 
Local Time: 09:37
Local Date: November 1, 2010
Join Date: Nov 1999
Posts: 3,801
Quote:
Originally posted by Sagacious Dolphin
And being registered several years before you were born.
Indeed, indeed...
__________________
"Kids, don't listen to uncle Solver unless you want your parents to spank you." - Solver
Rasbelin is offline  
Old September 8, 2002, 16:18   #16
Rasbelin
Emperor
 
Rasbelin's Avatar
 
Local Time: 09:37
Local Date: November 1, 2010
Join Date: Nov 1999
Posts: 3,801
Quote:
Originally posted by Solver
Yeah, Rah was one of the guys that came here when UNIX was just born.
One of the guys? So rah wasn't the only one? I need to check that.

*uses his brand new time machine from Rasbey Tech*

*sets the destination as Stanford Research Institute, January 1970*

*appears in the computer centre in SRI*

*looks for the Honeywell 316 connected to ARPANET*

*finds it and starts mixturing*

Heureka!

*manages to establish a connection*

Let's see... It should be apolyton.arpa.

*on a TV monitor appears a message that a connection has been established*

Command: go forums

Screen: Welcome to the Apolyton CS Forums!

Looks promising...

Command: message name: Rasbey title: This place sucks! body: This place is awful. There's no graphics. No avatars. You can't send PM's. You're fookers!

Screen: "This place sucks!" by Rasbey: This place is awful. There's no graphics. No avatars. You can't send PM's. You're fookers!

*waits for any response*

Screen: "Case closed" by Ming: Alright. That's enough. Off you go. That'll be two weeks in Mingapulco. Case closed.

Damn !(")()(??%%# Ming!

*exits the service and prepares for the return to 2002*

*gets back to Tampere, September 2002*

Yeap, looks like rah wasn't the only one who was around here in 1970. You should be called more like the real pioneers of the net. The only bad thing is that I was sent to Mingapulco.

Sidenotes: all the techinal details weren't correct or real, as ARPANET wasn't that sophisticated at the time. For those interested to learn more about ARPANET, I recommend all the links available on dmoz.
__________________
"Kids, don't listen to uncle Solver unless you want your parents to spank you." - Solver
Rasbelin is offline  
Old September 8, 2002, 16:33   #17
Lefty Scaevola
lifer
Emperor
 
Lefty Scaevola's Avatar
 
Local Time: 02:37
Local Date: November 1, 2010
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: San Antonio TX USA
Posts: 3,815
What's the deal with "Registered: January 1970" ??

The original mebers of this site were a generation before their time. They put the site in limbo in 1970 and went into cryonic supesion for 27 years.
Lefty Scaevola is offline  
Old September 8, 2002, 17:08   #18
Gramphos
staff
Civilization III MultiplayerC4WDG Team ApolytonCivilization IV: MultiplayerAge of Nations TeamC4BtSDG Realms BeyondCivilization IV Creators
Technical Director
 
Gramphos's Avatar
 
Local Time: 09:37
Local Date: November 1, 2010
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Chalmers, Sweden
Posts: 9,294
The deal:

The first forum software used by this site didn't log registration dates. When later the forum was updated to a software supporting registrationdates the imported fields were left empty.

On the old forum software they got "before 02-15-99" as the the time of registration. Now with vBulletin there is no hack that changes the display of the users without logged registration time.
__________________
ACS - Technical Director
Gramphos is offline  
Old September 8, 2002, 18:24   #19
rah
lifer
Apolytoners Hall of FameCivilization IV: Multiplayer
Just another peon
 
rah's Avatar
 
Local Time: 02:37
Local Date: November 1, 2010
Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: who killed Poly
Posts: 22,919
Time MACHINE Dec, 1969
You would have seen me using a keypunch machine and learning how to program the cardsort machine by hand wiring the control boards. I had just started learning programming. Sad to say, even back then I was a techno geek.
__________________
The OT at APOLYTON is like watching the Special Olympics. Certain people try so hard to debate despite their handicaps.
rah is offline  
Old September 8, 2002, 18:36   #20
Ming
lifer
Civilization II MultiplayerCivilization III MultiplayerPolyCast TeamCivilization IV: MultiplayerApolytoners Hall of Fame
Retired
 
Ming's Avatar
 
Local Time: 02:37
Local Date: November 1, 2010
Join Date: Dec 1969
Location: Mingapulco - CST
Posts: 30,317
At least when we were at the U of I in the 70's, we had access to Plato. We were able to play online games like air fight and moon wars with people from all over the world. And needless to say, since we were playing from the home of the system, our response time was FAR better than everybody elses
__________________
Keep on Civin'
Civ V Civilization V Civ5 CivV Civilization 5 Civ 5 - Do your part!
Ming is offline  
Old September 9, 2002, 21:37   #21
DarkCloud
staff
NationStatesAlpha Centauri Democracy GameCivilization II Democracy GameInterSite Democracy Game: Apolyton TeamSpanish CiversCiv4 InterSite DG: Apolyton TeamPolyCast TeamApolyton Storywriters' GuildAge of Nations TeamApolytoners Hall of Fame
 
DarkCloud's Avatar
 
Local Time: 07:37
Local Date: November 1, 2010
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: Deity of Lists
Posts: 11,873
Quote:
Command: message name: Rasbey title: This place sucks! body: This place is awful. There's no graphics. No avatars. You can't send PM's. You're fookers!
Wow. You might have traveled back to 1999! Or even 2000 and said the same thing
__________________
-->Visit CGN!
-->"Production! More Production! Production creates Wealth! Production creates more Jobs!"-Wendell Willkie -1944
DarkCloud is offline  
Old September 10, 2002, 01:59   #22
Qilue
King
 
Qilue's Avatar
 
Local Time: 17:37
Local Date: November 1, 2010
Join Date: Dec 1999
Location: Australia
Posts: 1,433
Perhaps I should havecome straight here and registered instead of at Firaxis and later Sidgames when that dived.
__________________
There's no game in The Sims. It's not a game. It's like watching a tank of goldfishes and feed them occasionally. - Urban Ranger
Qilue is offline  
Old September 10, 2002, 11:06   #23
Alex
Emperor
 
Alex's Avatar
 
Local Time: 04:37
Local Date: November 1, 2010
Join Date: Mar 1999
Location: Brasil
Posts: 3,958
I missed the opportunity of having a 1969 or 1970 date for a few days. Oh well...

__________________
'Yep, I've been drinking again.'
Alex is offline  
Old September 10, 2002, 11:12   #24
Rasbelin
Emperor
 
Rasbelin's Avatar
 
Local Time: 09:37
Local Date: November 1, 2010
Join Date: Nov 1999
Posts: 3,801
Poor you...
__________________
"Kids, don't listen to uncle Solver unless you want your parents to spank you." - Solver
Rasbelin is offline  
Old September 10, 2002, 11:49   #25
ixnay
Civilization II Democracy GamePtWDG Lux InvictaPtWDG Gathering StormInterSite Democracy Game: Apolyton TeamPtWDG2 Cake or Death?C3C IDG: Apolyton TeamApolytoners Hall of FameCivilization IV CreatorsAge of Nations Team
Emperor
 
ixnay's Avatar
 
Local Time: 01:37
Local Date: November 1, 2010
Join Date: Dec 1998
Posts: 3,215
Looking back, I'm glad I registered when I did, even if I didn't post for a few years.
ixnay is offline  
Old September 10, 2002, 11:57   #26
Rasbelin
Emperor
 
Rasbelin's Avatar
 
Local Time: 09:37
Local Date: November 1, 2010
Join Date: Nov 1999
Posts: 3,801
I could also have easily gained that 1970 status, but I didn't surf the net for Civ II stuff right from the beginning in January 1998, when I started to use the net more actively. Dumb me.
__________________
"Kids, don't listen to uncle Solver unless you want your parents to spank you." - Solver
Rasbelin is offline  
Old September 10, 2002, 13:24   #27
Gramphos
staff
Civilization III MultiplayerC4WDG Team ApolytonCivilization IV: MultiplayerAge of Nations TeamC4BtSDG Realms BeyondCivilization IV Creators
Technical Director
 
Gramphos's Avatar
 
Local Time: 09:37
Local Date: November 1, 2010
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Chalmers, Sweden
Posts: 9,294
Quote:
Originally posted by ixnay37
Looking back, I'm glad I registered when I did, even if I didn't post for a few years.
You mean you registered and then let the account be to at some time in the future get back and find it?
__________________
ACS - Technical Director
Gramphos is offline  
Old September 10, 2002, 13:30   #28
Alex
Emperor
 
Alex's Avatar
 
Local Time: 04:37
Local Date: November 1, 2010
Join Date: Mar 1999
Location: Brasil
Posts: 3,958
Quote:
Originally posted by Gramphos

You mean you registered and then let the account be to at some time in the future get back and find it?
Sometime in the future? Approximately 30 years later...
__________________
'Yep, I've been drinking again.'
Alex is offline  
 

Bookmarks

Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 03:37.


Design by Vjacheslav Trushkin, color scheme by ColorizeIt!.
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.2
Copyright ©2000 - 2010, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Apolyton Civilization Site | Copyright © The Apolyton Team