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Neko

Wednesday, March 20, 2002 - 02:07 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
(((((((((((((((((KEP)))))))))))))))))))))))))
Big Hugs!

Webkitty

Wednesday, March 20, 2002 - 02:45 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
KEP!

Moondance

Wednesday, March 20, 2002 - 02:46 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Kepy Rocks!

Bookworm

Wednesday, March 20, 2002 - 04:33 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I love this thread!!

I just started posting here over the holidays but have lurked since BB2. When I started posting the big thread was about a certain road trip across the southern United States by our own Miss Buttercup. I found it fascinating that she was meeting or staying with so many people she only knew through this site.

Anyway since I was already addicted when I started posting, I quickly became a nightly chatter. This is when my husband became concerned. "Who are these people? You aren't going to fall in love with someone and run away are you?" I started describing all of you to him and ensured him that 90% of us are women. Soon he was reading over my shoulder, then joining chat occasionally under the name Mr. Worm. Now thanks to Lance and others he has his own nickname (Nightcrawler) and is here more than me.

I can't help but talk about you all to my friends and family. They, of course, have a hard time understanding my addiction (but Mom is starting to know who I am talking about when I mention some of your names). One day while my sister was over I showed her the site and took her into chat. Soon she became Maggiemae. So I am slowly converting my family to TVCH members.

Anyway, back to my personal history here. While reading this thread I have come to the conclusion that I was here in the infancy of BBFC and didn't realize it. While BB1 was on, I did a search for BB sites and remember reading live feeds at one of the sites. At that time we were using my mom and dad's computer and internet connection and I remember having to get over there at least once or twice a week to check out what was happening in that house. I did not remember the name of the site. Seeing pictures of the former screen (now in the archives of this thread) convinced me that I had been here then.

I am so glad to have found my way back here and to have met and gotten to know all of you!! Thanks Neil and all the mods for all you guys do for us here!

Neko

Wednesday, March 20, 2002 - 04:42 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Do you tell your mom about me?
That's great!
The more the merrier!
I wish I could convert someone but I don't really want "The Mom" reading what I post...not that I post anything bad just..
People have to have their own place right?
Hehehehe...silly Neko.
The name of this thread isn't "Talk about yourself"..
So anyone who hasn't put down their history, come on!CoolNeko

Sunriverose

Wednesday, March 20, 2002 - 06:20 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hello everyone :)
(*quick note to ADMIN, remember the old adage, "no news is good news" those news stories were scary:(

My history is that somehow I stumbled on this sight the second week of BB2, and I have absolutely no idea how I found it. I was hooked immediately. I read the live feeds and the posts, and refused to pay for the actual live feeds till you all just made it sound so fascinating that I had to do it. So, I plunked down my 9.95 for the last 30 days and it was so fun to be able to watch it all day and chat with everyone about what we were seeing.

This is an absolutely fabulous site and I'm so glad to find you all still here. I kinda disappeared when BB2 was over because there wasn't much going on here, but I came back a couple of weeks ago because of Survivor. Now I am enjoying all of the discussions again.

AND YEE HAW!!!!Only about 100 days till BB3. I think I'm going to get the live feeds from the start this time.

Admin

Thursday, March 21, 2002 - 12:19 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
100 days away!? Oh my gosh...there's so much to prepare! Oh no.....here we go again!

(For anyone that doesn't know, Big Brother seems to bring the LARGE crowd....right now we have around 500 members, but during BB we could rise to over 3000!! Hold on to your mouse...

Neko

Thursday, March 21, 2002 - 01:49 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
*Tapes mouse down and keeps her hand on it*
Done and Done
P.S- Will there be BBFC/TVCH Angels again?CoolNeko
No TP?

Egbok

Thursday, March 21, 2002 - 07:13 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Will there be BB Angels again?

Hmmmm.....that depends on Moonie!!

Sounds like Neko may become an Honorary Angel.

Webkitty

Friday, March 22, 2002 - 06:53 am EditMoveDeleteIP
HAHAHAHAHHAH! hold onto your mouse!

Neko

Friday, March 22, 2002 - 08:16 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
*Is saving up the money for the TP already*
LoL
It'd defeat the purpose when you're quite a few miles away!coolneko

Admin

Friday, March 22, 2002 - 09:34 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Okay, this has nothing to do with TP..sorry...

I will recount the Real history of the TVCH.

Neil had an idea, it was to create a website. It was the BBFC.

All of you fine people came by and made it one of the biggest sites around! It got really outta control and this smart cookie called Gail came along and said stuff like "We have to moderate it more" and she did, and then all you guys made it one of the best sites around.

When BB ended, I was sad so I hatched the idea to change names to TVCH and again, all you great people came around and continued to make it a great place!! Without you...without you behaving yourselves, we'd have a crappy old site like all those other crappy sites out there.

I just put the computer code together and set up the software and did that stuff...you guys are the heart of it all. Without you, a few of us would be sitting here alone saying "Okay, what do we do now?" like they do on lots of other crappy sites.

I hope I never see the day when I'm sitting here saying that. Thank you everyone for keeping me entertained and occupied and teaching me how to behave for all this time. Thanks for making my cyber experience memorable and fun and interesting. It's enriched my life, I don't care what anyone says. I can't imagine life without it now (well actually I can, but we won't go there!:))

So maybe there was a touch of God in there...I don't know...but that's the history of the TVCH from where I'm viewing it. Thanks.

Webkitty

Saturday, March 23, 2002 - 06:48 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Neko, speaking of "Mom" reading what I post, I have a story about my username.

I made the mistake during BB1 of telling MY Mom about this site. (and what my username was, dumb!)
She would read everything I posted and then pick it apart! URG!
It drove me nuts! (I got along with everyone HERE just fine!)
So when BB2 started up she asked me what the site was that I had posted to the previous year and I just told her: Gee, I don't remember!
To be on the safe side I changed my username.
Moral of the story: love your Mom but keep her out of your "online" life!

Kep421

Saturday, March 23, 2002 - 09:17 am EditMoveDeleteIP
AWWWW Neil!!!!

You'll always be like a Godfather to us...oh wait...oops, sorry...wrong thread..!!!

...kep wanders back over to the Rob Mariano spoiler thread...

Neko

Saturday, March 23, 2002 - 09:47 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Amen to that Webkitty!.
LoL Kep~!
I told you to stay away from those threads.
They rot your mindCoolneko

Moondance

Saturday, March 23, 2002 - 11:12 am EditMoveDeleteIP
LOL Kep... actually he is Charlie to us Angels:)

Yuhuru

Saturday, March 23, 2002 - 12:36 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Webkitty,

Now you tell me


Well, so far so good. I'll keep my fingers crossed.

Llkoolaid

Saturday, March 23, 2002 - 09:09 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I joined the TVCH for BB2 and am addicted to it. I was never on the computer much until then. I can't go a day without checking in.
I quit smoking on here, went through all the Sept 11 tragedy here, and feel I have made friends on here. I find this a place where I can say what is really on my mind with out being judged. It is a great place, we may not always agree but when we do disagree most of us do it respectfully. Those that don't usually leave. I am glad the board is moderated, it keeps the losers out. I hope it keeps going for a very long time.

Kangaroos

Tuesday, March 26, 2002 - 05:14 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I was invited here at the end of Big Brother 1 and stuck around to watch Game 1.

Kearie

Tuesday, March 26, 2002 - 06:39 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I've been here since about the 4th week of Big Brother 1. I have no idea how I got here.

This site has made me laugh and cry. It has given me hours of fun, entertainment and intelligent discussions.

I've flirted and sucked up. I played nekid twister and true or dare here.

I met an angel, a boyfriend and many friends.

I've shared my heart and soul on this board and I have also learned from others who shared theirs.

This is most most amazing on-line community I have ever been to and I thank you Neil and Lisa.
Thank you to all you moderators, even when I disagree with you. Mostly, thank you to all my fellow members who make this an awesome place to hang out. (There is a link on my web page to this site) :) http://hometown.aol.com/alyssum4u/myhomepage/profile.html

Sheila

Tuesday, March 26, 2002 - 07:34 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hello,

I came to this neat site after just after BB1 ended, a friend of mine at work told me about it.

It's a real friendly place :)

Juju2bigdog

Tuesday, March 26, 2002 - 10:13 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hello Kangaroos and Sheila. Well, now that you have broken the ice and posted, you might as well go nuts and see if you can break into the top 10. Welcome.

Onlyhuman

Tuesday, March 26, 2002 - 11:42 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
July 2000: Flipping the channels one night, I happened to stop on a show in which two people were in danger of being "evicted" from a house in which they were "trapped". I wasn't surprised that the stripper got to stay, but for some insane reason, the show caught my attention. Instead of writing a paper that was due the next day, I went online. I got the live feeds but I didn't know who was doing what with whom. I neded more information!

I did an internet search and ended up at the BBBlows board. They were extremely mean there! Someone posted a link making fun of a place that actually liked the HGs. I followed it and ended up here. It was both a blessing and a curse, because it pretty much took over my summer.

I was a major lurker, but when I did post, under a name I don't even remember now, it was mostly to defend Brittany and Curtis. But one particularly nasty person sent me back into the shadows where I had the pleasure of reading about the TP Angels. I knew I had it bad when I considered making the 7 hour drive to LA to join them!

From what I remember, the live feeds started out as a thread that grew and grew. People would start new threads because they had a tendency to crash when they got too big. There was also confusion about dates and times because some people on the East coast would post in their time zone, while others would use the BB time zone. Eventually it needed to be organized and archived in order to keep things straight. The new boards, with their automatic archiving, helped a great deal! It was always fascinating to read other people's interpretations of what I was watching. It's interesting to me that even in the live feeds there are often conflicts between what different posters see and report. It's all about the filtering we do.

After BB1 ended (raise your hand if you cried when the feeds went to black!), I went back to my real life. I would stop in every once in a while to catch up but by February I thought I was cured. I was determined not to get sucked into BB2, but I couldn't resist. I stopped back in here and don't think I moved away for the rest of the summer. Again, I was very hesitant to post (especially since I was intrigued by Will even when the rest of the world hated him) but someone started a thread where being nice was encouraged and I got my feet wet posting there. Eventually I ventured out to the rest of the board. I even lost my chat room virginity on this site. I have to say, you all made my first times very easy.

I still come and read the boards everyday, but I've gone back into lurker mode primarily because I've needed to concentrate on my new business. I don't seem to have the self-control to post only a little. If I had the time, I'd be all over this board!

Thank you all for creating this warm and welcoming space. I know I'll be back again this summer. I look forward to reconnecting with past friends and making new ones.

Webkitty

Wednesday, March 27, 2002 - 06:01 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Onlyhuman! I remember your insightful posts from BB2. Glad to see ya!

Congratulations on your new business, and keep that self-control! (look who's talking, I should be doing research right now and look what I'm doing instead!)

Webkitty

Admin

Monday, April 01, 2002 - 08:11 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I remember when the BB1 live feeds went black...that was very sad indeed! The whole live feed thing was a first in the internet world. They weren't the first to do it, but it was the first large scale show on the internet that had lots watching...it was a very memorable experience to sit and watch it with all of you. thanks.