Why is this board mostly new members?

IamBETEL

I started listening to Pearl Jam's music in 2004 in highschool. Joined 10c in 2008 when I found there was one. Doesn't mean I don't love them anyless than the next fan.

ms.honeymeister

Stephen Flow wrote:

OP is looking at the "join" date under everyone's avatar which sometimes matches your 10c join date but sometimes appears to match when you made your forum account, i'm not sure how that's figured out to be truthful...

And someone said something about newer members starting arguments... it's been like this (argumentative) for a long time... not just recently... it happens every time they tour or release an album... it's just that the baby birdies wanna get fed and all so a lot of chirping happens... but it's been like this for a long time... I did notice it getting progressively worse here around 04 or so however....

edit: what i mean to say is it's not just newer members causing the shit storms.

does anyone else remember syndergarden? sometimes i miss the old red and black synergy board, but even back in 2000 people would argue over petty issues.

sometimes i feel like we need to appreaciate each other and our likenesses more instead of arguing and making negative, sometimes hurtful comments to others because their opinion differs from our own.

Zod

sent my money in by snail mail in dec 97 to get the xmas single. actually processed in jan '98, they still still sent me the xmas single

First fan club tickets I bought were for Missoula '98.. I didn't wait all that long to use my ticket buying privledges

TenClubStoleMyOldName

Ledbetterman10 wrote:

TenClubStoleMyOldName wrote:

And by new members I mean 2005ish and on. I guess it speaks volumes really, I just never took notice because I never log on.

the year you "joined" is the year you joined the message pit....not the tenclub.

Wow, I joined the Pit in 1998.

TenClubStoleMyOldName

And just to clarify my initial thought, it speaks volumes about the popularity of the band to have the place flooded with late joiners.

In my case, I joined in 93ish...and lost my number in '97 due to real life. I'd trade in my Vitalogy Ambulance pop-up anytime for my original number ;/

Nice that most people assumed I meant it negatively...sad.

Jennytree

TenClubStoleMyOldName wrote:

Ledbetterman10 wrote:

TenClubStoleMyOldName wrote:

And by new members I mean 2005ish and on. I guess it speaks volumes really, I just never took notice because I never log on.

the year you "joined" is the year you joined the message pit....not the tenclub.

Wow, I joined the Pit in 1998.

Ha, I didn't even know what the Internet WAS in '98 :oops:

Vedd Hedd

Kat wrote:

Vedd Hedd wrote:

you can tell there are a lot of younger people.

every 3rd post in here is an argument.

very different than in past years, and from like 1998-2003. Lots more love flowing.

Well, the tribal elders could just keep letting the love flow and maybe others will pick up on that vibe.

xo

Hahah, yes. I do try. It's tough when we sometimes get told where we can shove our love.

It's so weird to me to see threads disentegrate so quickly now. (you would probably know that better than me) I don't know. Maybe they always have and I never noticed. But it seems like more arguments break out over the most ridiculous things. And that's not just this board, either. I see it on other boards, and I see it in the younger people I work with. Everyone just seems a bit more polarized and quick to defend their egos.

Oh well. Love them till they catch on, I guess! it's funny , I'm 32, and the 23-26 year olds at work all think I'm a hippie.

rockpants

Kat wrote:

Vedd Hedd wrote:

you can tell there are a lot of younger people.

every 3rd post in here is an argument.

very different than in past years, and from like 1998-2003. Lots more love flowing.

Well, the tribal elders could just keep letting the love flow and maybe others will pick up on that vibe.

xo

The love's gone cold from the top down, Kat.

I don't mean you and Sea - you both used to participate way more, though, and I miss that. As far as I'm aware, you're just doing your jobs. But I think you'd have to admit that things have changed, and it's not entirely due to the fans. The the lack of clear communication (lottery for Chicago/Toronto, most recently) has a lot to do with the negative vibe here. Causing frustration in people is not good for a community.

BettrMan21

Not new at all. Caught on in 92 when I was 14. Joined the club in 95 (149XXX). I always hung out in the old AOL chat room, the Porch, til it phased out. Then I posted on the old AOL boards and newsgroups til they died. Followed the newsgroup to Google. Now it has died. Just recently started to get involved here but moreso for news rather than just chillin. All of my old online Pearl Jam friends aren't really around anymore.
Peace,
Chad

love-boat-captain

Yeah these little "joined Dates" on our avatars are inaccurate.

I am 30 now, and have been a hardcore PJ fan since Ten/Vs, and have been a fully paid up member of Tenclub since 1999 and have been looking on this forum since it started, but my Avatar states I joined in 2006 - Not true! I'm no newbie

I think I have quite a low membership number considerering I'm from UK.

I'm so excited about this new album people, I think were gonna be blown away by the Got Some Studio version, and The Fixer (from the All Star clip I heard sound great)
Brendon O'brien has always been my favourite producer, considering his earlier PJ work, and not forgeting the awesome Stone Temple Pilots albums he has produced.

Prepare to be dazzled!

love-boat-captain

I remember the Vitalogy Health Club (as tenclub was called during that era) yellow card postcard with the ambulance on the front as well!
Remember getting posted through my door back in the mid nineties.

Also who remembers the Old style Tenclub T-shirt with the little orange skater dude on the front, I have two of those but could never wear it cause it massive and still doesn't fit me now. Wife uses it for a night dress!

Happy Days!

i shit and i stink

TenClubStoleMyOldName wrote:

And by new members I mean 2005ish and on. I guess it speaks volumes really, I just never took notice because I never log on.

I think you might be answering your own question here.

You joined in 1998 and say you never log on... now, think about it carefully and you'll find your answer!

gogatorsjam

ledbetteroregon wrote:

i've been a fan since 91 but joined the message board only a few years ago. no biggie.

Same here, I am a fanatic ask my friends. Before I knew the ten club existed I would buy tickets off of ebay. I know I belong here because I was flying across the country to watch the band from Florida, like most of you I am willing to travel to see my favorite band in the world.

gogatorsjam

over bends wrote:

Became a serious fan the day I first saw them 06/03/06 at East Rutherford 2 when I was 17. Kind of liked them for a few years and even though I knew about 4 of the songs that were played I was instantly hooked. Had the last seat in Continental yet couldn't have been happier. Kind of miss those days as it gets so easy for fans to get hissy over a slight bump in the road.

This is the show I flew up to from Florida! Awesome set I still play the bootleg over and over in my car.

Zoso

been on the board for almost 10 years now so I wouldn't call myself a young fan at this point.. been in the 10c since 2001. Just had many different usernames kept having to change it so thats why it says 2005 on the joined part on the side.

Mrs.Vedder78

TenClubStoleMyOldName wrote:

And by new members I mean 2005ish and on. I guess it speaks volumes really, I just never took notice because I never log on.

A lot of us are not new members but lost the join date when we did all this switching thing... I joined back on 2000 when we were on the BBS and then transitioned to to the other 2 boards we had before, I had created 2 handles on the last board and when we switched they both got merged together, I even had to modify my name because it would let me post under my old name cause it said it was already in use, so I was left with the join date of 2005.