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How to find out how long you have been on RPoL.

Posted by bonni56
bonni56
member, 19 posts
Fri 8 Sep 2017
at 02:21
  • msg #1

How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

How can one find out when they first signed up for RPoL?  I had somebody ask me and I had to admit that I couldn't remember when I first came to RPoL.
swordchucks
member, 1436 posts
Fri 8 Sep 2017
at 02:53
  • msg #2

How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

You probably joined sometime in the spring of 2010, judging by your user number and various times cited here: link to a message in this forum

The only real way to know is to find your original welcome email.
This message was last edited by the user at 02:53, Fri 08 Sept 2017.
facemaker329
member, 6965 posts
Gaming for over 30
years, and counting!
Fri 8 Sep 2017
at 05:51
  • msg #3

How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

What he said...

There was actually a discussion on here recently about that.  RPOL doesn't keep track of your date of joining the site, on site...but the email that gets sent out after you sign up gives you a very accurate date.  Aside from that, you're stuck looking for your earliest post in the earliest game you joined (assuming you're still in the game) or looking for your earliest rMail (assuming you sent/received any shortly after you joined).

But most users are no longer in the first game they joined on RPOL...my first RPOL game no longer exists.  And there are a lot of users who signed up for RPOL before rMail was added as a feature.  So there are pretty major shortfalls to either of those two methods.
bonni56
member, 20 posts
Fri 8 Sep 2017
at 12:41
  • msg #4

How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

Thanks!  I can use the 2010 for a general idea.  Like many my first games are no longer being run, etc.
pdboddy
member, 557 posts
Fri 8 Sep 2017
at 12:47
  • msg #5

How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

Check to see if you have the email RPoL sent when you signed up.  Also, you could google "site:rpol.net <your username>" and sort through that to see when you first posted.
DarkLightHitomi
member, 1191 posts
Sat 9 Sep 2017
at 04:51
  • msg #6

How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

Strangely, J don't have a welcome r-mail. I didn't delete it, and r-mails were a thing when I joined. Weird. Unless old rmails get deleted automagically.
LonePaladin
member, 636 posts
Creator of HeroForge
Sat 9 Sep 2017
at 04:57
  • msg #7

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

pdboddy:
Also, you could google "site:rpol.net <your username>" and sort through that to see when you first posted.

I tried that myself, but it only showed me the results of the past couple months. I've been on here MUCH longer than that. My own guess is late '04 or early '05, based on my UI number being close to swordchucks's. (His was October '04.)
Nintaku
member, 550 posts
Sat 9 Sep 2017
at 05:26
  • msg #8

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

DarkLightHitomi:
Strangely, J don't have a welcome r-mail. I didn't delete it, and r-mails were a thing when I joined. Weird. Unless old rmails get deleted automagically.


I don't think the site ever used welcome rMails. It's always been an email.
WhiteComic
member, 368 posts
In omnia Paratus
Momento Mori
Sat 9 Sep 2017
at 11:11
  • msg #9

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

The best way is the earlier suggestion I made in another forum in community chat (which by the way I'm ecstatic to know it has pointed many in the right direction):

Your email.

RpoL sends an email the moment you sign up to verify your account plus gives you your current username and password upon first registering. It's the best and accurate way to see when you forst singed up, date and time, granted that you didn't delete the email after getting it. Other than that, there is no other way truthfully.

From what I've seen, rMail wasn't around for half of RpoL's life and even that isn't helpful because I'm sure nobody used it upon signing up that very first day and they also don't send you a welcome to RpoL rMail anyways.

Your first game is also not a way to go because campaigns end eventually and RpoL does a clean up of inactive and deleted games so it may be long gone.

Your first forum post likely is gone as well as they clear the public forums eventually too unless mysteriously. This is also a solution that doesn't accurately help because you may not have ever posted in the public forums until much later from your sign up date.

If you don't have the welcome email, chances are you deleted it and it happens. Most do, but I was one nat didn't for some reason.

Good luck!
Carakav
member, 621 posts
Sure-footed paragon
of forthright dude.
Sat 9 Sep 2017
at 15:42
  • msg #10

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

Or if you've been around a really long time, you just look at your UI number and compare notes with other old people.
bigbadron
moderator, 15431 posts
He's big, he's bad,
but mostly he's Ron.
Sat 9 Sep 2017
at 18:24

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

As a comparison, I came to RPoL in mid 2002, and I have a UI number around 370.
DarkLightHitomi
member, 1192 posts
Sun 10 Sep 2017
at 03:18
  • msg #12

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

What is the UI number, and how do I find it?
Carakav
member, 622 posts
Sure-footed paragon
of forthright dude.
Sun 10 Sep 2017
at 03:54
  • msg #13

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

In reply to DarkLightHitomi (msg # 12):

Mouse-over the link to your profile or user preferences. It will show up in the link info.
lensman
member, 182 posts
Crestline, CA, -8 GMT
Sun 10 Sep 2017
at 04:07
  • msg #14

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

My ui  = 10632
willvr
member, 1090 posts
Sun 10 Sep 2017
at 04:10
  • msg #15

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

Apparently mine is 6329; and my welcome email says June 2003.
Hunter
member, 1382 posts
Captain Oblivious!
Lurker
Sun 10 Sep 2017
at 05:43
  • msg #16

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

I'll have to see if I can find mine.   Edit: Nope, doesn't seem to show up in either of those places.
This message was last edited by the user at 05:44, Sun 10 Sept 2017.
lensman
member, 183 posts
Crestline, CA, -8 GMT
Sun 10 Sep 2017
at 06:20
  • msg #17

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

Hunter I see your profile as saying ui = 1951
This message was last edited by the user at 10:05, Sun 10 Sept 2017.
nuric
member, 2948 posts
Love D&D,superhero games
Not very computer savvy
Sun 10 Sep 2017
at 09:59
  • msg #18

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

It makes me feel like a total nerd that I remember specifically that I joined in December 2008 and then joined my first game in January 2009.
DarkLightHitomi
member, 1193 posts
Sun 10 Sep 2017
at 12:20
  • msg #19

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

In reply to Carakav (msg # 13):

Sadly, a phone doesn't get mouseover tooltips.
Shannara
moderator, 3744 posts
Keep calm, drink more
COFFEE!!!!
Sun 10 Sep 2017
at 13:50

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

In reply to DarkLightHitomi (msg # 19):

Your ui is 74358.

Your signup date: 15:05, Thursday, 24 January 2013

Moderators can track sign-up dates, but unfortunately there is a cutoff -- if you joined before Sat 22 Oct 2005, all it says is 'joined before' that date.
Shannara
moderator, 3745 posts
Keep calm, drink more
COFFEE!!!!
Sun 10 Sep 2017
at 13:52

How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

In reply to bonni56 (msg # 1):

Your signup date was:

20:27, Sunday, 14 February 2010

Your ui:

58806
Shannara
moderator, 3746 posts
Keep calm, drink more
COFFEE!!!!
Sun 10 Sep 2017
at 13:54

How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

If anyone else really wants to know, and you didn't join before October 2005, I don't mind looking up when I have time available.
voodoozombie
member, 17 posts
Sun 10 Sep 2017
at 14:01
  • msg #23

How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

I wouldn't finding out when I first joined. It seems like I've been here for a long time but I could be wrong!

I believe that my ui is 85299
This message was last edited by the user at 14:07, Sun 10 Sept 2017.
Shannara
moderator, 3747 posts
Keep calm, drink more
COFFEE!!!!
Sun 10 Sep 2017
at 14:26

How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

In reply to voodoozombie (msg # 23):

21:48, Saturday, 31 May 2014
Carakav
member, 623 posts
Sure-footed paragon
of forthright dude.
Sun 10 Sep 2017
at 14:39
  • msg #25

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

In reply to DarkLightHitomi (msg # 19):

If you're on your phone, you can also just click the link to your user preferences and then look at the address bar once it's loaded. Your UI number is there.
Hunter
member, 1383 posts
Captain Oblivious!
Lurker
Mon 11 Sep 2017
at 20:40
  • msg #26

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

lensman:
Hunter I see your profile as saying ui = 1951


I knew I'd signed up quite a while ago but ...yowzers!
Rez
member, 3825 posts
So....yeah...sure.....
Mon 11 Sep 2017
at 20:50
  • msg #27

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

ui=29285

Why not give it a shot!
phoenix9lives
member, 937 posts
GENE POLICE!  YOU!
GET OUTTA THE POOL!
Mon 11 Sep 2017
at 20:53
  • msg #28

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

Okay.  Now this has me wondering.  Whenever you can, please.  UI=4009.
Shannara
moderator, 3748 posts
Keep calm, drink more
COFFEE!!!!
Mon 11 Sep 2017
at 22:51

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

In reply to Rez (msg # 27):

Before 21:53, Fri 04 May 2007
Shannara
moderator, 3749 posts
Keep calm, drink more
COFFEE!!!!
Mon 11 Sep 2017
at 22:52

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

In reply to phoenix9lives (msg # 28):

You're one of the old timers ... all I can say is:

Before 19:00, Sat 22 Oct 2005
phoenix9lives
member, 938 posts
GENE POLICE!  YOU!
GET OUTTA THE POOL!
Mon 11 Sep 2017
at 22:55
  • msg #31

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

I've been called an old timer for a few years already.LOL
This message was last edited by the user at 23:30, Mon 11 Sept 2017.
Shannara
moderator, 3750 posts
Keep calm, drink more
COFFEE!!!!
Mon 11 Sep 2017
at 23:11

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

You're in good company.  ;)
Nerwen
member, 1875 posts
seek to understand before
you seek to be understood
Mon 11 Sep 2017
at 23:33
  • msg #33

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

I'm 4944 and I've been here since April 2003, if that helps people who are relatively old...
phoenix9lives
member, 939 posts
GENE POLICE!  YOU!
GET OUTTA THE POOL!
Mon 11 Sep 2017
at 23:37
  • msg #34

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

Wow.  That really makes me an old timer.  Thanks, Shannara.  Thanks, Nerwen.
Carakav
member, 625 posts
Sure-footed paragon
of forthright dude.
Tue 12 Sep 2017
at 01:13
  • msg #35

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

At some point I think I discovered that 1224 is June-July 2002. Can't remember where that was figured out, though I'm pretty sure it was recently.
Rez
member, 3826 posts
So....yeah...sure.....
Tue 12 Sep 2017
at 02:09
  • msg #36

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

Thanks Shannara.
DarkLightHitomi
member, 1194 posts
Tue 12 Sep 2017
at 02:26
  • msg #37

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

In reply to Shannara (msg # 20):

Thanks! Wow I feel young. Or did until voodoozombie. :)
spectre
member, 861 posts
Myriad paths fell
away from that moment....
Tue 12 Sep 2017
at 05:40
  • msg #38

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

In reply to Nerwen (msg # 33):

Thanks, that helps me, I don't think I have emails going back that far anymore. I'm around that time but before I guess at ui=3917.
Ameena
member, 178 posts
Tue 12 Sep 2017
at 15:15
  • msg #39

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

I think I've probably been here about five years or something - my UI number appears to be 64926...I wonder what the UI number of the most recent joinee is?
Nerwen
member, 1876 posts
seek to understand before
you seek to be understood
Tue 12 Sep 2017
at 15:52
  • msg #40

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

Ameena:
I think I've probably been here about five years or something - my UI number appears to be 64926...I wonder what the UI number of the most recent joinee is?

Well, Parade Rainer who just said "I'm new here" a couple days ago in the other thread is 103800...
bigbadron
moderator, 15432 posts
He's big, he's bad,
but mostly he's Ron.
Tue 12 Sep 2017
at 16:34

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

In reply to Ameena (msg # 39):

Wonder no more...

If you go to the FAQS and click on "View RPoL Information", you will see how many registered users we have.  That number is also the UI number of the most recently joined member.
habsin4
member, 705 posts
Putting old paper in new
boxes since 2005
Tue 12 Sep 2017
at 16:56
  • msg #42

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

March 16, 2010 for me. The first game I DM'ed was May 11, 2011 and whatever game I played in (Rise of the Runelords?) is long gone.
Ameena
member, 179 posts
Wed 13 Sep 2017
at 14:26
  • msg #43

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

Wow, so quite a few people have joined since I did, then. I can probably figure out when I joined, if I go back through the forum in which I was first told about (and linked to) RPOL, though I think that was via a PM that I probably deleted ages ago so it's probably not there any more. Might've been some time around 2012 though...which is five years ago, so if it is then I guessed right in my previous post :D.
V_V
member, 611 posts
You can call me V, just V
Life; a journey made once
Wed 13 Sep 2017
at 18:08
  • msg #44

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

My UI is 3958. I do remember joining early on in adulthood, though I'm not sure exactly when.
voodoozombie
member, 18 posts
Wed 13 Sep 2017
at 18:20
  • msg #45

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

Shannara:
In reply to voodoozombie (msg # 23):

21:48, Saturday, 31 May 2014


After seeing my start date and the dates of some of the other users...boy do I feel like a newbie!!!!
V_V
member, 612 posts
You can call me V, just V
Life; a journey made once
Wed 13 Sep 2017
at 18:26
  • msg #46

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

In reply to voodoozombie (msg # 45):

I feel the site is shiny and new and I'm finding features that are years old that I didn't realize. I remember when D&D was DnD, Adult was a genre, and the GM name could be whatever the GM chose as their alias, and that would show up on the game.
Tayla
member, 15 posts
Breaking stuff
to look tough
Thu 14 Sep 2017
at 06:30
  • msg #47

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

My UI is 3732.. I must be an oldie :D
Carakav
member, 626 posts
Sure-footed paragon
of forthright dude.
Thu 14 Sep 2017
at 12:32
  • msg #48

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

In reply to Tayla (msg # 47):

A very low UI number and only 15 public posts. That is remarkable!
Nerwen
member, 1877 posts
seek to understand before
you seek to be understood
Thu 14 Sep 2017
at 14:04
  • msg #49

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

There are quite a lot of people who hang around rpol playing the games and never looking at the forums. A low post count isn't unusual. You're just not likely to see it in CC because ... they don't post here..
Ameena
member, 180 posts
Thu 14 Sep 2017
at 14:52
  • msg #50

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

Yeah, I think I'd been here a year or two before I made any posts outside of a game.
voodoozombie
member, 19 posts
Mon 18 Sep 2017
at 05:32
  • msg #51

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

I'm also one of those who post a lot in game but rarely on any of the forums. Looks like I'm never around, but I'm here quite a lot, actually.
This message was last edited by the user at 05:34, Mon 18 Sept 2017.
Muaadeeb
member, 76 posts
Mon 18 Sep 2017
at 05:47
  • msg #52

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

ui=21343


meh of mayhem

ricosuave
member, 135 posts
Wed 20 Sep 2017
at 01:45
  • msg #53

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

I will have to dig through my e-mail its been a while ago though. I 're-joined' RPOL like 7 years ago after forgetting I already made an account

my UI is 1604.

 my guess is its probably around 2004/2003 ish. ciz that's when I started  not be able to find peeps to play with in college.


FOUND IT 6/27/2002

updated edit. lol posted a random date from the e-mail above that one.
This message was last edited by the user at 01:55, Wed 20 Sept 2017.
Carakav
member, 628 posts
Sure-footed paragon
of forthright dude.
Wed 20 Sep 2017
at 01:53
  • msg #54

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

In reply to ricosuave (msg # 53):

Mine is 1224 and I narrowed it down to sometime around late summer of 2002, so I imagine you're fall or winter of 2002.
billiam
member, 71 posts
Mon 25 Sep 2017
at 23:17
  • msg #55

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

Just checked this through my first game as a player as it now finally has found its way to the delete section.
Grunty
member, 20 posts
PHENOMENAL COSMIC POWER
itty bitty living space
Fri 6 Oct 2017
at 04:34
  • msg #56

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

34288 here
This message was last edited by the user at 04:37, Fri 06 Oct 2017.
LunarKitty
member, 347 posts
Sun 15 Oct 2017
at 02:33
  • msg #57

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

Nov 9th, 2011 at 7:00 pm Est., and my number is 66824. It's been a while; I'm surprised. I didn't think it would be that much, but again earlier this year when I finally had an old laptop fixed, it still had a three year old session in memory and the browser still had a friendshipisdragons page on it. I didn't think I'd been reading it for that long either.
Patchlord
member, 14 posts
Fri 4 May 2018
at 14:44
  • msg #58

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

My ui is 25960 and I joined before 7-Aug-2006 (the date of the first game I created here). The first game I played here no longer exists, so, Shannara, if you are still looking up join dates, please add me to the queue.

Thanks and tchau!
This message was last edited by the user at 14:45, Fri 04 May 2018.
bigbadron
moderator, 15551 posts
He's big, he's bad,
but mostly he's Ron.
Fri 4 May 2018
at 16:27

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

In reply to Patchlord (msg # 58):

The only information we have on your account is "Before 02:00, Sun 23 Oct 2005".
Patchlord
member, 15 posts
Fri 4 May 2018
at 16:31
  • msg #60

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

Thanks, bigbadron. :]
Big Brother
member, 442 posts
Who controls the past...
... Controls the future.
Fri 4 May 2018
at 17:00
  • msg #61

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

I'd appreciate help myself! I know I joined before 2011, the earliest post of mine I could find, but I dunno how long before. My UI is 24746 (assuming I did that correctly).
bigbadron
moderator, 15552 posts
He's big, he's bad,
but mostly he's Ron.
Fri 4 May 2018
at 17:08

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

In reply to Big Brother (msg # 61):

Again it's before 02:00, Sun 23 Oct 2005.  Not really surprising, your UI is fairly close to Patchlord's.
donsr
member, 1290 posts
Fri 4 May 2018
at 17:59
  • msg #63

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

i looked over this a few  times.. and I must be  missing it?..But  how  do you find your Number?
Carakav
member, 642 posts
Sure-footed paragon
of forthright dude.
Fri 4 May 2018
at 18:21
  • msg #64

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

In reply to donsr (msg # 63):

Mouse-over the link to your profile, or just click on your profile link and look at the address.

The ui number is listed at the end of your profiles web address. You are ui 437.
donsr
member, 1291 posts
Fri 4 May 2018
at 18:23
  • msg #65

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

very neat!..Thank you  Carakav!
donsr
member, 1292 posts
Fri 4 May 2018
at 18:35
  • msg #66

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

437.. that's  a small number.. i know a played a few games before  I started  the ones i run now?..I know  my most acvtive  game is  8 years old?..2011.. i think one was started  in 2010... not sure  what my time is else where?

 the  further back i see was  2008 in a   defunct game i still have on my list.

 there  were others that are long gone?...so?..at elast 2008...
This message was last edited by the user at 19:10, Fri 04 May 2018.
Big Brother
member, 443 posts
Who controls the past...
... Controls the future.
Fri 4 May 2018
at 20:29
  • msg #67

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

Awesome, thanks BBR.
Carakav
member, 643 posts
Sure-footed paragon
of forthright dude.
Fri 4 May 2018
at 20:46
  • msg #68

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

In reply to donsr (msg # 66):

My UI is 1224.

Earlier in the thread we determined that that roughly translates to summer 2003, sometime around July/August so with a ui of 437 you're looking at early 2003
Nerwen
member, 1898 posts
seek to understand before
you seek to be understood
Fri 4 May 2018
at 20:57
  • msg #69

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

I would guess 437 is closer to 2000-2001, taking into account that RPoL signups probably started out really slow and ramped up exponentially. Also, BBR is 369 and has been here since almost the very beginning.
bigbadron
moderator, 15553 posts
He's big, he's bad,
but mostly he's Ron.
Fri 4 May 2018
at 21:45

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

UI=369 translates to June 2002 (I know this because I created an account to transfer a game from another site, so I had (until fairly recently) a record of when I started posting here).  So 437 would be, at a guess, mid- to late-2002.
DarkLightHitomi
member, 1346 posts
Fri 4 May 2018
at 22:21
  • msg #71

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

If I read it right, mine is 74365.

I joined at least as far back as 2015, but I'm pretty sure it was well before that.
bigbadron
moderator, 15555 posts
He's big, he's bad,
but mostly he's Ron.
Fri 4 May 2018
at 22:29

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

In reply to DarkLightHitomi (msg # 71):

Thursday, 24 January 2013.
Dara
member, 377 posts
Fri 4 May 2018
at 22:35
  • msg #73

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

3997 for me. Some time in 2004 or 5 I'm guessing?
bigbadron
moderator, 15556 posts
He's big, he's bad,
but mostly he's Ron.
Fri 4 May 2018
at 22:43

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

In reply to Dara (msg # 73):

Some time before 23 Oct 2005, which is as close as it gets that far back I'm afraid.
donsr
member, 1293 posts
Fri 4 May 2018
at 23:58
  • msg #75

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

   That's  neat, I knew i was  playing for a while here, i  tried to get alot of folks  from the  dead  EZ Boards to come over..i never pulled the   trigger to run  a  Game  unti; ..at least 2008.. I like this  backround..
praguepride
member, 1267 posts
"Hugs for the Hugs God!"
- Warhammer Fluffy-K
Sun 6 May 2018
at 01:21
  • msg #76

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

I normally feel ancient on this site but seeing your UId #'s makes me feel like a baby.

ui: 37827
Skald
moderator, 808 posts
Whatever it is,
I'm against it
Sun 6 May 2018
at 03:33

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

You're down as "Before 10:53, Sat 05 May 2007"  :>
donsr
member, 1294 posts
Sun 6 May 2018
at 03:46
  • msg #78

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

me?..Thanks  Skald...alot of games  crashed and burned..since them. I still run my same  3..i have a  dead one on my list, that's  the 2008 RTJ is sent.. so i played  about a year..before any of the ones still one my list
Skald
moderator, 809 posts
Whatever it is,
I'm against it
Sun 6 May 2018
at 03:49

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

Nah, that one was for praguepride ... didn't realise we hadn't looked you up yet ...

... and you're "Before 08:00, Sun 23 Oct 2005".  Old school.  ;>
orynnfireheart
member, 110 posts
Evil will always triumph
Because good is dumb
Sun 6 May 2018
at 03:50
  • msg #80

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

53816
I'm guessing sometime in 2007 or 2008?
:-)
Maybe 2009...:-D
This message was last edited by the user at 03:52, Sun 06 May 2018.
donsr
member, 1295 posts
Sun 6 May 2018
at 03:52
  • msg #81

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

wow!..thanks  again..its  nice to know  my  history here!
Skald
moderator, 810 posts
Whatever it is,
I'm against it
Sun 6 May 2018
at 03:56

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

orynnfireheart ... 13:21, Sunday, 08 February 2009.  :>
orynnfireheart
member, 111 posts
Evil will always triumph
Because good is dumb
Sun 6 May 2018
at 03:57
  • msg #83

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

Thank you...:-)
aguy777
member, 270 posts
Join Date:
Fri, 29 Nov, 2013
Sun 6 May 2018
at 04:55
  • msg #84

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

My bio line says November 29, 2013. How accurate is that? I honestly don't know how I got that date...
Skald
moderator, 811 posts
Whatever it is,
I'm against it
Sun 6 May 2018
at 05:06

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

Pretty accurate ... the system says "13:48, Thursday, 28 November 2013" but the slight discrepancy might be due to time differences.
aguy777
member, 271 posts
Join Date:
Fri, 29 Nov, 2013
Sun 6 May 2018
at 05:44
  • msg #86

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

What timezone is the server in?
Skald
moderator, 812 posts
Whatever it is,
I'm against it
Sun 6 May 2018
at 06:15
  • msg #87

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

I believe it's located somewhere in the USA.
aguy777
member, 272 posts
Join Date:
Thu, 28 Nov, 2013
Sun 6 May 2018
at 06:42
  • msg #88

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

I'm up in Canada, so the server's time should be pretty close to me then.

Still, it's interesting to see that I was pretty close in my idea of when I joined.
V_V
member, 718 posts
You can call me V, just V
Life; a journey made once
Sun 6 May 2018
at 08:51
  • msg #89

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

In reply to Skald (msg # 87):

Really?! I didn't know that. Although I vaguely remember jase saying something to that effect on the last server change. My memory is very faulty on such tidbits of trivia. ;p
ShadoPrism
member, 1200 posts
OCGD-Obsessive-Compulsive
Gamer-Disorder
Sun 6 May 2018
at 19:29
  • msg #90

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

I joined I think in 2001 or 2002. I was pretty loyal to Play by Web before that. But over time most of it's players migrated here. I can't find the original email as I no longer have that service (as it was bought out then deleted by the new owners).
OceanLake
member, 1029 posts
Mon 7 May 2018
at 01:18
  • msg #91

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

255 When the PlayByWeb ruckus happened, I migrated.
Skald
moderator, 813 posts
Whatever it is,
I'm against it
Mon 7 May 2018
at 03:48

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

I just worked out the cut-offs by trial and error:

  • If your userid is less than or equal to 27662 then start date will show as "Before 08:00, Sun 23 Oct 2005"
  • If your userid is between 27663 and 42226 then start date will show as "Before 10:53, Sat 05 May 2007"
  • If your userid is greater than or equal to 42227 then the actual start date will be listed

evileeyore
member, 88 posts
GURPS GM and Player
Mon 7 May 2018
at 05:01
  • msg #93

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

Skald:
If your userid is greater than or equal to 42227 then the actual start date will be listed[/list]

Will be listed where?
bigbadron
moderator, 15557 posts
He's big, he's bad,
but mostly he's Ron.
Mon 7 May 2018
at 05:08

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

In reply to evileeyore (msg # 93):

Unfortunately it's listed on a screen that only Moderators can see.
evileeyore
member, 89 posts
GURPS GM and Player
Mon 7 May 2018
at 05:24
  • msg #95

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

bigbadron:
Unfortunately it's listed on a screen that only Moderators can see.

Copy.

I know basically when I joined, since I joined specifically for a game I'm still playing and thus still have that first, precious RTJ post.
Heath
member, 2935 posts
If my opinion changes,
The answer is still 42.
Wed 9 May 2018
at 23:39
  • msg #96

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

ui=1909

I joined right around May 2003.

(I also was part of the PlayByWeb transition.)
This message was last edited by the user at 23:40, Wed 09 May 2018.
donsr
member, 1299 posts
Wed 9 May 2018
at 23:49
  • msg #97

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

I was on Play By Web.. but never  as a GM/DM..   the GMs i had  weren't very good there.
ShadoPrism
member, 1201 posts
OCGD-Obsessive-Compulsive
Gamer-Disorder
Thu 10 May 2018
at 01:51
  • msg #98

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

So what is my user ID oh mighty moderators ? I am quite curious to know.
facemaker329
member, 7015 posts
Gaming for over 30
years, and counting!
Thu 10 May 2018
at 04:47
  • msg #99

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

You can find out your UI pretty easily...

Mouse-over 'User Preferences' at the top of your screen (as you read this), and the link information comes up (I'm on Firefox, it comes up at the bottom of my screen, I think that's pretty standard across browser platforms).  In the link info, you'll see a bunch of stuff but you want to look for "...ui#####..." (where, of course, '#' represents the digits of your UI.)  You can also mouse-over a link to your profile and get the same information.
ShadoPrism
member, 1202 posts
OCGD-Obsessive-Compulsive
Gamer-Disorder
Thu 10 May 2018
at 15:16
  • msg #100

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

AH - my UI is 1534 - so how long have I been here then ?
facemaker329
member, 7016 posts
Gaming for over 30
years, and counting!
Thu 10 May 2018
at 15:33
  • msg #101

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

Well, looking at the breakdown posted earlier, all RPOL can verify is that it was before 23 October, 2005..  There's several thousand UIs that are listed simply as 'before <this date>', with a couple of different dates (The other is in May 2007).  You've got to move well into the five-digit UI numbers (42227) before the date listings are specific.
This message was last edited by the user at 15:36, Thu 10 May 2018.
donsr
member, 1300 posts
Thu 10 May 2018
at 15:37
  • msg #102

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

I had   437... Skald  got a pretty  pin point  as to my start date as ... "Before 08:00, Sun 23 Oct 2005".  Old school.  ;>

 I think they will look it up if you post your number.
bigbadron
moderator, 15558 posts
He's big, he's bad,
but mostly he's Ron.
Thu 10 May 2018
at 15:46

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

In reply to ShadoPrism (msg # 100):

Yours is one of those, "Before Sun 23 Oct 2005" UIs.
ShadoPrism
member, 1203 posts
OCGD-Obsessive-Compulsive
Gamer-Disorder
Thu 10 May 2018
at 15:49
  • msg #104

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

ok so how old is Rpol ?
bigbadron
moderator, 15559 posts
He's big, he's bad,
but mostly he's Ron.
Thu 10 May 2018
at 15:56

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

In reply to ShadoPrism (msg # 104):

RPoL went live 25 August 2000.  /info.cgi?action=version
Genghis the Hutt
member, 2481 posts
Just an average guy :)
Thu 10 May 2018
at 20:49
  • msg #106

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

pdboddy:
Also, you could google "site:rpol.net <your username>" and sort through that to see when you first posted.

No good to me.  I had a different username back then.  There was this Star Wars game about a decade ago that I wanted to join.  But they had a rule that you had to post using your RPoL name, so I requested a name change and have used this one ever since.  I don't remember what my original name was.
bigbadron
moderator, 15560 posts
He's big, he's bad,
but mostly he's Ron.
Fri 11 May 2018
at 03:32

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

In reply to Genghis the Hutt (msg # 106)

The Mods remember... sling us an rMail and we can tell you what it was.
GreenTongue
member, 823 posts
Game Archaeologist
Thu 17 May 2018
at 17:48
  • msg #108

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

I must be old as a tree ...  UI=2666
adrasteia1
member, 1461 posts
Even a small star
shines in the darkness
Mon 21 May 2018
at 15:47
  • msg #109

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

Mine's 36183, so it's been a good long while.
donsr
member, 1305 posts
Mon 21 May 2018
at 16:09
  • msg #110

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

if you look  back on that pages..some on has a 'general' time line  depending on numbers.

 Mine is  437 I quote Skald  "... and you're "Before 08:00, Sun 23 Oct 2005".  Old school.  ;>"

but look up  above  you'll see the general Time line, and the Mods  can see for sure when you signed on, if you ask.
bigbadron
moderator, 15564 posts
He's big, he's bad,
but mostly he's Ron.
Mon 21 May 2018
at 16:51

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

In reply to donsr (msg # 110):

Actually, what the Mods see is what Skald said (unsurprising since he's a Mod) - for some we can give an exact date/time.  For others (older accounts) we can only give you a "before X/Y" type measure.
donsr
member, 1306 posts
Mon 21 May 2018
at 18:07
  • msg #112

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

yep yep...its a good figure and  gives  us a date or near date to 'hang our hat on"..
DarkLightHitomi
member, 1356 posts
Sat 26 May 2018
at 20:07
  • msg #113

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

Wouldn't it be easier to post the highest id that came "Before Sun 23 Oct 2005." Then people with lower numbers would know they fall into that group without taking up mod time.

---
Also, rpol is 18 years old! Wow it's a grown up now. :)

Still can't drink though.
This message was last edited by the user at 20:07, Sat 26 May 2018.
bigbadron
moderator, 15573 posts
He's big, he's bad,
but mostly he's Ron.
Sat 26 May 2018
at 20:29

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

In reply to DarkLightHitomi (msg # 113):

You mean like Skald did, further up the page?  :)

Skald:
I just worked out the cut-offs by trial and error:

  • If your userid is less than or equal to 27662 then start date will show as "Before 08:00, Sun 23 Oct 2005"
  • If your userid is between 27663 and 42226 then start date will show as "Before 10:53, Sat 05 May 2007"
  • If your userid is greater than or equal to 42227 then the actual start date will be listed

donsr
member, 1316 posts
Sat 26 May 2018
at 20:41
  • msg #115

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

yeah a Mentioned we had a Ball park list...I'm Glad I was Luck to have  a  number they got a fix on.
Skald
moderator, 816 posts
Whatever it is,
I'm against it
Sun 27 May 2018
at 05:14

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

Yeah ... I was thinking I'd have to repost the cut-off details once they scrolled off the last page, and we didn't even get that far !  :P

What I'll do is put up a summary of how to find out what your user id is, restate the cut-offs and add a note to rmail the mods where actual start date is available, then close this thread off to stop that note eventually disappearing off the current page ... all for the benefit of those equally curious.

THEN I'll make a note of this thread's path so we can point to it if/when the topic comes up again.  Yes, there's probably a lot of Lawful in my Alignment.  :>

Thank you all for playing !  <grins>
Skald
moderator, 817 posts
Whatever it is,
I'm against it
Sun 27 May 2018
at 05:23

Re: How to find out how long you have been on RPoL

For those who want to find out how long they've been on RPoL ...

Firstly, check the date of the email that RPoL sent you when you first signed up.  Note this would have been sent to your nominated private email address, NOT via RPoLs internal rMail system.

If you don't have that email, then ... you'll need your user id:

  • On a desktop computer, you can hover your mouse over the User Preferences link and have a look at the status bar at the bottom of your browser (depending on your browser, you may have to enable the status bar) - your user id is the number next to "ui"
  • On a desktop computer or phone/tablet, you can click on the User Preferences link to view your user preferences then look at the address bar at the top of the screen - again your user id is the number next to "ui"

EG in http://rpol.net/usermodules/profile.cgi?ui=12345&gi=134 the user id is 12345

The date you joined RPoL is listed on a screen that only Moderators can see, and even then, is only accurate for dates after Saturday 5 May 2007:

  • If your user id is less than or equal to 27662 then start date will show as "Before 08:00, Sun 23 Oct 2005"
  • If your user id is between 27663 and 42226 then start date will show as "Before 10:53, Sat 05 May 2007"
  • If your user id is greater than or equal to 42227 then the actual start date will be listed

If your user id is greater than or equal to 42227, then you can send an rMail to the moderators and we'll look up the date for you (you'll appreciate the other million and one things we do will take priority, but we will get back to you, when time permits).



UPDATE ... just head on over to the responsive site and check your user profile there as that now includes your sign up date (again with the same caveats that your user id has to be greater than or equal to 42227 for an accurate date) - http://responsive.rpol.net/usermodules/profile.cgi.

BIG thank you to jase for that helpful tweak.  :>
This message was last edited by the user at 11:00, Sun 27 May 2018.
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