Member since 2005

[Aashutosh Kumar]

I think because maybe those days many members used to be online a lot but now many have left PC!

 

[Treecko]

There were many more members on Pokémon community then now, and I mean a lot more. 2005 was the best time in PC, I don't know after 2006, since I left in March of that year. Many friendly people, but I was called odd because some of my English don't make sense back then. Also it was a lot more fun back then too. If I remembered correctly, the majority of the members on Pokémon Community at the time was either teenagers or pre-teens. Not many members above 17 in 2005, but average age range was 11-17 years old. I only knew one person in 2005 that was in their 20's out of the many members I talked with. Another thing is 2005 was the first time I was in a forum in my life. Internet was a new thing for me at the time.


Things changed a lot, I'm seeing a lot of newer members that are in their 20's and many new members above 18. We 2005 people or earlier were pre-teens/teens back teen are obviously now adults, so the average age range here seems to be higher now.

Wow I really didn't know that. I can get how the age difference really changes things since we all mature both off and online as we get older. This maybe also because the internet has changed since then too. It seems it was a lot funner back then and since it was still a fairly new thing but starting to get old, not a lot of people knew how to speak online. Just a theory haha. Though I don't think getting older means not having fun. People of all ages should have fun. Being in your 20s doesn't mean you're no longer a fun person either, just mean you're more mature and your idea of fun may be different.

Maybe it's also cause of how much Pokemon has changed since then. There's more topics on old Pokemon vs new Pokemon. There's more people who think the new Pokemon is stupid and that the old games are better. There's also more people who think all Pokemon games are awesome (me included but I don't want to start an argument here if someone thinks otherwise. Not the place for that.) Just random thoughts though.

I think that the overall friendliness on here is still about the same though.

I think because maybe those days many members used to be online a lot but now many have left PC!

This is an obvious assumption, but definitely true. As people get older, they have more responsibilities and may no longer have time for forums like PC. People got jobs, went to college, and some may even got married and had kids and can't have time to be on the internet as much.

 

[Lord Kraith 2]

Wow I really didn't know that. I can get how the age difference really changes things since we all mature both off and online as we get older. This maybe also because the internet has changed since then too. It seems it was a lot funner back then and since it was still a fairly new thing but starting to get old, not a lot of people knew how to speak online. Just a theory haha. Though I don't think getting older means not having fun. People of all ages should have fun. Being in your 20s doesn't mean you're no longer a fun person either, just mean you're more mature and your idea of fun may be different.

Maybe it's also cause of how much Pokemon has changed since then. There's more topics on old Pokemon vs new Pokemon. There's more people who think the new Pokemon is stupid and that the old games are better. There's also more people who think all Pokemon games are awesome (me included but I don't want to start an argument here if someone thinks otherwise. Not the place for that.) Just random thoughts though.

I think that the overall friendliness on here is still about the same though.



This is an obvious assumption, but definitely true. As people get older, they have more responsibilities and may no longer have time for forums like PC. People got jobs, went to college, and some may even got married and had kids and can't have time to be on the internet as much.

You are spot on in your theories and they are correct. I used to be a fan of Pokemon in 2005, which was why I joined. Now, I no longer a fan, but I returned just to talk about random things. It appears as newer Pokemon is worse than before. This might be why the population in PC is lower.

I never said anything about 20s not having fun. Many 20's people are having lots of fun. Since I'm fun loving I will always be happy person and obviously grow in maturity.

I remember having to copy down the entire picture URL on paper and then type it just to put post in on the forum or as my avatar. Now it's just the browse button. Internet definitely much simpler and easier.

 

[Treecko]

I remember having to copy down the entire picture URL on paper and then type it just to put post in on the forum or as my avatar. Now it's just the browse button. Internet definitely much simpler and easier.

Wow really? That's insane. I was involved in a few forums in 2005, but I don't remember if I ever had to do that, but I think I did. Probably haha. I remember having to write urls and password codes and other codes on sites down all the time.

While I personally like both new and old Pokemon (again not gonna start an argument on here, not the right section) , I definitely notice more fans who don't like newer Pokemon but also more fans who do love the newer Pokemon and there's really a big gen war going on between fans hahaha. Some people left cause they don't have an interest in Pokemon anymore or can't stand the newer Pokemon game as much.

 

[Astraea]

I joined PC too Late according to when i could have joined! I was a guest here since 2011!

 

[Lord Kraith 2]

Wow really? That's insane. I was involved in a few forums in 2005, but I don't remember if I ever had to do that, but I think I did. Probably haha. I remember having to write urls and password codes and other codes on sites down all the time.

While I personally like both new and old Pokemon (again not gonna start an argument on here, not the right section) , I definitely notice more fans who don't like newer Pokemon but also more fans who do love the newer Pokemon and there's really a big gen war going on between fans hahaha. Some people left cause they don't have an interest in Pokemon anymore or can't stand the newer Pokemon game as much.

Probably because you have better computer in 2005. I have Windows 97 at the time and I lack computer knowledge so that's why everything for me is by hand at the time. Passwords I don't write because I usually remembered them all. For me, I never used computers as much in my life befor 2005. So 2005 was very big change for me, and was explosive change. First time for online games, chat, making websites, and many things online.

Remembered that my favorite pokemon back then was Dark Ho Ho.

 

[Taemin]

I've been around for 9 years, buuut it doesn't seem like that long ago. I guess it has been three or so years since I've been on staff. I forget whether I left in 2011 or 2012.. those years blur together. xD;

There aren't nearly as many of the older members that are around as I would like there to be. I miss a lot of the people that aren't around now days.

 

[Honest]

I'm always hearing it was much different back then and that PC's community between 2005-2008 was it's best time.

Then I joined, and everyone proceeded to leave. It's my fault for ending the PC golden age, slowly. :(

 

[Astraea]

Then I joined, and everyone proceeded to leave. It's my fault for ending the PC golden age, slowly. :(

No, that's just a Co-incidence! The reason that Awsquared posted above is the only reason behind it!

 

[Treecko]

No, that's just a Co-incidence! The reason that Awsquared posted above is the only reason behind it!

I think he's mainly joking around. But it's still his fault why the Golden Age of PC ended. <3

 

[Alexander Nicholi]

Been here since August 21, 2011, which happened to be Twiggy's 18th birthday. I hardly did anything until I was harassed and banned by the staff at Bulbagarden because of 'shipping preferences in April 2012. I picked up a moderate amount of activity then, keeping a stead 4 to 6 posts a day, in short spans. Then, in December 2013, I was on Christmas break without a computer, and I found myself increasingly interested in the community.

Basically, I just began continuously posting in the DCC until I made a presence for myself. I'm still trying to find a section that I can call home, if T&I wasn't so generalized. Between around the 20th of December and now I've jumped from around 600 posts to 1,150, which equates to roughly 20 or so posts per day IIRC. On the dawn in which I got 1K, I had made well over 50 posts in roughly an hour, if that's any merit to my activity. :P

 

[MoonLight]

Goodness I been a Member since 2002 I belive I was 19 at that time now im 31 x_x tho it's funny I never really changed except my age. I have been on and off here the last few years tho been busy
I try to get on here when I can as this place is like a magnet I always come back XD.