Hehehe...January of 2000 member here. Buwahahahaha.
EDIT: Errrr...DAMN. I thought I registered here when I first got my first DVD player from Best Buy on January 25, 2000. Y'know...I believe I did. There was an e-mail SNAFU as I recall, and had to re-register my nick. Yeah...January, 2k here baby.
Believe me, I am only the "oldest" in this thread. And the quote comes from Mike Knapp... both old (), a legend on this board, and DEFINITELY an HTF member way before I got here.
I came on board when this was a single-page threaded-conversation type board. It's changed a couple times since them - including growing from about 400 folks to well over 55 thousand members... and we remove those who haven't used their account every now and then, too.
It sure has changed, but one thing is definite: this is a GREAT place to hang out. Good friends, good folks, lots of friendly advice and ribbing... and sometimes you even get to meet them face to face! Go to one of the national meetings if you can; there's no experience like it.