Ten years

[radish]

I've only just realised I've been a member of this site for more than ten years. Things have changed in that time, and tbh I've probably changed more than this site has. People have come and gone, and come back again, and gone again. There have been ups and downs and silly things, but mostly just a lot of good natured festival based gubbins. It's certainly different to the very old days of difficult to follow thread formats, going back further than ten years there I think, but in spirit things are more or less the same. Not sure where I'm going with this really, other than to say thanks to Neil, it's not always been harmonious around here, but it's always been here which is something. Here's to the next ten years. Hopefully I'll get a Glastonbury ticket for at least one of those...

Edited January 5, 2013 by radish

[eFestivals]

Time flies, eh?

I've now been doing festival websites for 15 years, efestivals as my job for 13 years, and I've even been an employer for (I think) 8 years now - none of which I'd have ever dreamed of happening when I put up a first webpage about Glastonbury as a joke.

I wonder if I'll still be here in another 15 years time? Come to that, having just had news of another festival having bitten the dust, will there still be a festival scene worth writing about in 15 years time?

[salvador wali]

Agree with everything radish says. I've been on here since late 2006 and i'm on to my 3rd username, spent lots of time lurking and just reading but always enjoy the discussions and especially when neil goes of one with someone or other So yeah six years and five glastonburys have passed in the time i've been on here, not sure if i would be AS obsessed with glastonbury and other festivals if it wasn't for here but who knows. I'm rambling now so yeah as above thanks neil

[bunique]

I've been here 9 years in April it's been...eventful!

[lost]

Shit I've been here 10 years too this year, I actually starting lurking in 2002 around the time I started my first full time job, definitely connected to "trying to find stuff to do at work rather than work" I've always wondered what office based workers did at work before the internet.

Edited January 5, 2013 by lost

[eFestivals]

I've always wondered what office based workers did at work before the internet.

work?

[philipsteak]

work?

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

I think we all owe this site our undying gratitude. It's great going on here in works time and getting paid to do it.

[BlackHole2006]

Thank you Neil for creating another excuse for procrastination. This is my favorite site on the internet!

[thegremlin_1999]

It says 2004 in my profile, but I've been lurking as a guest since before that, probably since my first Glasto in 2000

I've loved it, even managed to write some bits which was a definite highlight!

[kaosmark2]

Says 2007 but I lurked for about a year before.

I actually work at work.... I'm only on here during my breaks or when I'm being a lazy procrastinating bum student.

[luckysalt]

Man Ive been around the longest, think I first started using the site in 2000 although I may not have joined up until after that, pretty sure I was a member on the old site which was before 2002?

[thetime]

Also my fave site on the net, came accross it to have a moan and gripe about festivals not being the same after being robbed at connect festival.

Still moaning to this day.

[Lithium05]

Will be 10 years for me in July

Have a read most days, even though I don't post that much anymore.

[radish]

Man Ive been around the longest, think I first started using the site in 2000 although I may not have joined up until after that, pretty sure I was a member on the old site which was before 2002?

[hot_ice]

Cant believe ive also nearly made 10 years, always enjoy reading the discussions,

just to think i came for some advice about going to my first festival!

[5co77ie]

I remember a friend of mine going off to a meet at Glastonbury in 99 and me thinking it was very weird, going to meet people you'd never met to chat about festivals, although I lurked on the old tree style forums myself - I remember the main dilemma then was which tree - chat or questions.

How things have changed.

Edited January 7, 2013 by 5co77ie

[LondonTom]

Only about 3 and half years for me! Maybe 4 as a lurker as I vaguely remember checking things out for my first day at a festival for v08!

Very up and down with some topics, but mostly useful and reliable for information on festivals.

Well done Neil!

[AcademicPistol]

Only about 3 and half years for me! Maybe 4 as a lurker as I vaguely remember checking things out for my first day at a festival for v08!

[Essex_George]

Started as lurker in 2009 before my first Glastonbury, took years before I posted anything. Now trying but failing to stay away from the Glastonbury pages as I'm not going this year and reading/posting on there just makes me want to go!

[A-Rob]

This year will be my 7th on these boards. I joined this forum when I was going to my first festival to ask some questions. Back then I think there was more activity on the festival forums as social media such facebook and twitter were still in the introductary stages. So when people needed information about festival's they have to go to boards

Over time it become one of my favorite website's, which I visit on daily basis to see the lastest updates on festivals and tours, also to see and participate in some discussions.

Well done efestivals, keep on the good festival spirit

Edited January 9, 2013 by A-Rob

[fairy_]

seven years for me in march! i was still at university then...

[Paul ™]

9 years next month for me, though I registered back then to ask about my first Glasto as a punter (ended up working it anyway), but was a lurker on the boards from just before TITP 2003.

Cheers Neil, keep up the hard (low paid ) work!