I came to realgm after espn.com shuttered their message board system. I miss the old espn boards, there was a great deal of trolls or idiots (Shawn Rocker was famous for both) but Jason Walker convinced me to try this place out. Later on he convinced me to try out Hawksquawk as well.
It doesn't really feel like it was 17 years ago that I started posting at this place which was then still new. I have enjoyed talking with you guys and gals for that long and it still feels fresh and welcome. I hope to be here for at least another 17 years. I don't know if its a record to take 17 years to get to 5,000 total posts at a place but this is a marathon not a sprint.
