====== The Old Board ======

The first incarnation of the [[AH.com Structure|AH.com Discussion Board]], [[https://web.archive.org/web/20100104194137/http://www.alternatehistory.com/cgi-bin/discus/discus.cgi|now existing as archive-only]]. It differed from the [[offtopic: New Board]] in several details: For example, the default setting was that threads started with the most recent post (on top) to the initial post (on the bottom). Also, while the Old Board had user-names, it in fact displayed the real name, a fact that trapped most members. 

It was originally possible to post on the board without registration, however on the 27th of August 2002, the Almighty [[Ian]] decreed that from now on registration would be required. This led to some people having different user-names than before, and these are also noted in the list where available. Of course, many veterans now still active hail from the Old Board.

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==== Former Old Board members ====

  * [[Abdul Hadi Pasha]] (Display Name: John Piccone)
  * [[aktarian]]
  * [[Amerigo Vespucci]]
  * [[Archangel Michael]]
  * [[basileus]]
  * [[carlton_bach]]
  * [[Chris]]
  * [[chrispi]]
  * [[Dave Howery]]
  * [[David S Poepoe]]
  * [[Derek Jackson]]
  * [[Diamond]]
  * [[DominusNovus]]
  * [[DuQuense]]
  * [[Faeelin]] (Display name: Scott Blair)
  * [[fhaessig]]
  * [[Fiji]]
  * [[Flocculencio]]
  * [[fortyseven]]
  * [[G.Bone]]
  * [[GBW]]
  * [[Gedca]]
  * [[Grey Wolf]] (originally known as Wolverine, then changed name to 1grey_wolf/Grey Wolf)
  * [[Jonathan Kan]]
  * [[Landshark]]
  * [[Legolas]] (as Kastytis Zubovas)
  * [[ljofa]] (as LJ_of_A)
  * [[Macsporan]] (display name: Hamish Malcolm Wilson)
  * [[Matt]]
  * [[mattep74]]
  * [[Max Sinister]]
  * [[Melvin Loh]]
  * [[MerryPrankster]] (as Matt Quinn)
  * [[Michael]]
  * [[Michael E Johnson]]
  * [[Mike Collins]] (as Chris Barber)
  * [[Mr_ Bondoc]]
  * [[NapoleonXIV]]
  * [[NHBL]]
  * [[Nonny]]
  * [[Nosb]]
  * [[Otis Tarda]]
  * [[panzerjay]] (display name: Jay Bethune)
  * [[Paul Spring]]
  * [[Psychomeltdown]]
  * [[Rafi Issoghlian]] (username: Knight of Armenia, but as he never posted on the new board he is known by his display name)
  * [[raharris1973]]
  * [[Redbeard]]
  * [[robertp6165]]
  * [[Sargon]] (display name: Aaron Sargon; first posted as 'Sanshobo' before registration became mandatory)
  * [[Shawn Endresen]]
  * [[Stalin Malone]] (as POTUS Diffin)
  * [[stodge]]
  * [[Straha]]
  * [[Susano]] (display name: Pascal Schmidt)
  * [[The Gunslinger]]
  * [[TheLoneAmigo]]
  * [[tom]] (as Tom Mazanec)
  * [[Valamyr]]
  * [[Weapon M]]
  * [[wkwillis]]
  * [[Xen]] (as Lonnie Hughes)
  * [[zoomar]] (as John Hartley)

(If you're from the Old Board and not on this list, add your name in alphabetical order!)

Those who joined since the Old Board ended (January 2004) treat it as a mythical place, and [[Thande]] has put forward a theory that it is in fact the Mirror Universe, based on the fact that [[Chris]] at the time said he 'was no good at writing long stories' and [[Landshark]] was pleasant and helpful. 

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==== Entering the Retirement Phase ====

On 18 December 2013, [[Ian]] removed the link to the Old Board's archive from AH.com, explaining: "//The old board is getting to be a real pain to keep running. I think it's going to be time to retire it. It's actually gone down before for long periods of time with nobody noticing, but of course as soon as I deleted the link people noticed instantly," and, "It's just a separate piece of very, very obsolete software that has to be messed with when I make changes to the server.  It's a lot of hassle to maintain 60,000 posts (literally less than 1% the size of the current board), all over ten years old, in a format which is very difficult to browse or search, and which very few people ever look at anyway.//"

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==== See Also ====

**[[Old Board Structure]]**

**[[timelines:old_board|Timelines and Scenarios from the Old Board]]**

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=302207|Should we make backups of the more valuable contents of the Old Board ?]]**

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=360269|Senior members, tell us tales of the olden days!]]**

**[[https://web.archive.org/web/20100104194137/http://www.alternatehistory.com/cgi-bin/discus/discus.cgi|Old Board Archive appearance from January 2010 (via the Wayback Machine)]]**

**[[shared worlds:Mosaic Earth]]** 

**[[offtopic:New Board]]**

**[[ah.com - a chronology|AH.com : A Chronology]]**

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