Who’s the Oldest Active Forum Member?

[Kerbalsaurus]

We all know who the oldest forum member is @HarvesteR because he, well, made it. But he’s long since been inactive. I think it might be @Vanamonde, as they appear on the oldest insert on The Wayback Machine, under a welcome aboard post. But if you find someone older, or if you yourself are older, well, let us know.

Edited October 7, 2023 by Kerbalsaurus

[Gargamel]

There’s a problem with defining active.      There are still people who signed up back when the forum started that still lurk, and post one in a great while.      Van has been around a long time, having joined only a few months before me.     I don’t know if they’re the oldest active member though.
 

 But wait you say, your join date says almost a year after Van?!   Ahh young kerbalnaut! You must not have been around for the great KSP forum hiccup of 2013 that erased a large number of accounts that had signed up with the past few months.   The data could not be restored and we had to re-sign up again, bumping our signup date up a few months.   

So the truth is, like any archeological and historical research, the truth can be a little fuzzy, and answering your question specifically is difficult.    

[The Aziz]

Active, as in posting? Or active as in, last active?

Because https://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/profile/16-trainguy/ who's been "active" today;

There's https://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/profile/28-jarvitã¤/ who posted once on game release, first time since 2016 but visits the forum;

As for the others... https://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/search/?&type=core_members&page=9158&joinedDate=any&group[38]=1&group[37]=1&group[15]=1&group[9]=1&group[4]=1&group[17]=1&group[8]=1&group[12]=1&group[20]=1&group[11]=1&group[3]=1&group[6]=1&group[23]=1&group[30]=1&group[28]=1&group[34]=1&group[25]=1&group[10]=1&group[24]=1&group[18]=1&sortby=joined&sortdirection=desc

Good luck with your search.

[AlamoVampire]

Well as one of the old guard ive been here since august 2013 but ya vanamonde beats me by about 14 months. I wish you well in your search!

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[The Aziz]

https://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/profile/10883-nuke/

November 2011, very active.

[Kerbalsaurus]

3 hours ago, The Aziz said:

https://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/profile/10883-nuke/

November 2011, very active.

Wow, you might have found the oldest active member. I'm still looking, but I think that's it.

[dsplaisted]

@Timmon26 is semi-active

joined July 2011.

[Hotel26]

On 6/11/2023 at 12:55 AM, Kerbalsaurus said:

Who’s the Oldest Active Forum Member?

June 1955.

Do I get either a badge or a senior discount for this?

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"longest-active forum member", perhaps.

 

Edited October 4, 2023 by Hotel26