Introductions

USER: HORATIO | POSTED: 31-5-1990 08:54:52

SUBJECT: Introductions

Hi, and welcome to Threshold BBS. I'm Horatio, your friendly neighborhood SysOp, and I run the system. I'm in Pacific Time (as you might guess from the timestamps), but I'm an insomniac, so don't be surprised to see me logged in at all hours of the day and night.

************************ * "There are more * * things in heaven and * * earth, Horatio, than * * are dreamt of in * * your philosophy." * * * * -Hamlet * * Act 1, Scene 5 * * ---------------------* * Horatio * * System Operator * * Threshold BBS * ************************

USER: WILMAROSE | POSTED: 31-5-1990 08:55:05

SUBJECT: hi

hi all, i'm wil - don't really know what to put here - i'm in high school and don't have a modem at home so i'm only on during school hours sometimes. would like to know if anyone can tell me about vampires?

.-. ( @ ) V' ----< \ \ -wilmarose

USER: CANADAHAM | POSTED: 31-5-1990 08:55:10

SUBJECT: Eyes on the skies

Greetings from the Great White North! I'm here to talk to people who KNOW WHAT THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT - hope thats you. I've been watching the skies for a long time, and I've seen things that YOU WOULD HAVE TO SEE TO BELIEVE. The TRUTH is OUT THERE.

USER: CANADAHAM | POSTED: 31-5-1990 08:57:32

SUBJECT: RE: hi (wilmarose)

Vampires? Don't think so. That's just a TRICK that some of the GREYS use. were you TAKEN?

USER: HORATIO | POSTED: 31-5-1990 08:59:53

SUBJECT: RE: RE: hi (wilmarose) (CanadaHam)

Nice to meet you, and can I direct you to Discussion to talk about it? I want to keep this board for intros only.

************************ * "There are more * * things in heaven and * * earth, Horatio, than * * are dreamt of in * * your philosophy." * * * * -Hamlet * * Act 1, Scene 5 * * ---------------------* * Horatio * * System Operator * * Threshold BBS * ************************

USER: SAM | POSTED: 31-5-1990 08:59:58

SUBJECT: Introduction

You can call me Sam; I am interested in a variety of topics, especially where they involve missing persons/abductions. I've been researching this for a long time, but I hope to connect to some people who know things I don't.

--- SAM

USER: CANADAHAM | POSTED: 31-5-1990 09:00:05

SUBJECT: RE: Introduction (SAM)

NOW WE'RE TALKING! I think you and I have a lot to tell each other, Sam.

USER: HORATIO | POSTED: 31-5-1990 09:00:13

SUBJECT: RE: RE: Introduction (SAM) (CanadaHam)

Take it to Discussion, CanadaHam.

************************ * "There are more * * things in heaven and * * earth, Horatio, than * * are dreamt of in * * your philosophy." * * * * -Hamlet * * Act 1, Scene 5 * * ---------------------* * Horatio * * System Operator * * Threshold BBS * ************************

USER: MOLOCH | POSTED: 31-5-1990 09:01:14

SUBJECT: Hello

I am Moloch, and I greet you. I look forward to learning whatever you know of the dark and the supernatural!

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USER: RAVEN | POSTED: 31-5-1990 09:01:46

SUBJECT: Mandatory Intro

Hello everyone. I'm Raven, I'm 26, and I know a little bit about a lot of things. I'm a librarian by day and I dance the night away wearing black lipstick, a corset, and heels I could use to stake a vampire - or anyone else, really.

Is that enough of an intro, Horatio? Can I come in now?

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USER: HORATIO | POSTED: 31-5-1990 09:02:09

SUBJECT: RE: Mandatory Intro (Raven)

Yes Raven, you can come in now. Welcome to my circus. Here are my monkeys.

************************ * "There are more * * things in heaven and * * earth, Horatio, than * * are dreamt of in * * your philosophy." * * * * -Hamlet * * Act 1, Scene 5 * * ---------------------* * Horatio * * System Operator * * Threshold BBS * ************************

USER: GRIMALKIN | POSTED: 31-5-1990 09:03:14

SUBJECT: Hail and Well Met!

Hello everyone! I am Grimalkin, and I am a witch. A Wiccan, to be more exact. I suspect that I may find some more of my kind here - perhaps we can trade spells, or recipes; my book of shadows has far too many empty pages.

USER: NITECLERK | POSTED: 31-5-1990 09:03:49

SUBJECT: HOPEFULL

Hi, hi. I work a lot of nights and there's some weird shit going on near me. I'm hoping someone here can help me figure it out, stay safe. yeah. that's all.

USER: FRINGEDR | POSTED: 31-5-1990 09:04:02

SUBJECT: IT'S OK, I'M A DR

Hello everyone! I'm excited to see so many people interested in exploring what's going on. I'm a paranormal researcher (PhD and everything) - wait, don't go yet! I really do know what I'm talking about, and I'm looking forward to having some really productive conversations with you all!

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USER: RAVEN | POSTED 31-5-1990 09:14:06

SUBJECT: RE: Welcome to Threshold BBS (Horatio)

Hey, what's up with the time stamps, H? Looks like all the posts were put in this morning? Did something change?

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USER: HORATIO | POSTED 31-5-1990 09:20:11

SUBJECT: RE: RE: Welcome to Threshold BBS (Horatio) (Raven)

Yeah - I was trying to fix the realm-bleed issue, and things went sideways; I'm restoring it from the tapes and it reset all the timestamps for some reason. I'm still trying to get everything back that was here yesterday. Stay tuned.

************************ * "There are more * * things in heaven and * * earth, Horatio, than * * are dreamt of in * * your philosophy." * * * * -Hamlet * * Act 1, Scene 5 * * ---------------------* * Horatio * * System Operator * * Threshold BBS * ************************

USER: AngelBlsd | POSTED 1-6-1990 02:01:25

SUBJECT: Hello

Hello, everyone, I am AngelBlessed, I hope you are well in these times of trials and demons.

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USER: Moloch | POSTED 1-6-1990 06:06:28

SUBJECT: RE: Hello (AngelBlsd)

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USER: Horatio | POSTED 1-6-1990 06:07:24

SUBJECT: RE: RE: Hello (AngelBlsd) (Moloch)

Moloch, this is your first and only warning. Go back and read rule 1 in Welcome/Rules. Next time, you'll get banned.

************************ * "There are more * * things in heaven and * * earth, Horatio, than * * are dreamt of in * * your philosophy." * * * * -Hamlet * * Act 1, Scene 5 * * ---------------------* * Horatio * * System Operator * * Threshold BBS * ************************

USER: DANTON | POSTED 1-6-1990 19:19:45

SUBJECT: Look to the East

Hello Call me Danton. I've been watching all I can for what comes out from the east. With the map draining of red last year I finally get a chance to post without looking over my shoulder for human concerns.

Raven we should hear more about vampires now that Romania is settling down a bit, without Ceausescu around they're going to be far more willing to leave Carpathia.

USER: Percival | POSTED 2-6-1990 21:31:52

SUBJECT: Good Day!

Hello! My name is Percival, and I am pleased to meet you all. I reside in Castlesteads and would greatly like to speak to someone knowledgeable about dreams.

USER: MinieBoop | POSTED 3-6-1990 13:41:44

SUBJECT: THis is so cool!

Hello hello hello! This BBS is so cool. And boy do I have a story to tell! Looking forward to talking to yuou all soon!! :-)

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USER: SilverLeaf | POSTED 4-6-1990 12:58:14

SUBJECT: Hi!

Hi! I'm SilverLeaf, but for space restrictions, call me 'Leaf. Like Grimalkin, I'm a witch, but I'm hereditary/eclectic. I grew up in the Catskill Mountains, the most haunted part of the US. I've been on both coasts now, and visited a couple places in the middle. Yep, things are getting strange. The coasts are weird enough, but Imma stay out of the middle, I don't mind telling you.

Grimalkin, I'd love to swap ideas/spells/recipes with you!

USER: Nephilim | POSTED 6-6-1990 10:19:22

SUBJECT: Greetings, Cousins

My greetings unto you all from the Luminous Architects. I have seen that you are on the edge of the greater world, and have come to help guide you through the Harmonious Transition that awaits all humanity.

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USER: SkyeTheVet | POSTED 6-6-1990 23:43:06

SUBJECT: Need Help.

I'm Skye, I'm a veterinarian, and I need help. My friend told me that people on this BBS know about freaky stuff and what to do about it, and it won't let me start a board in discussions until I do the introduction, so hi. This is me, and I am going to go start a thread now.

USER: Barriesaxxy | POSTED 7-6-1990 0:11:55

SUBJECT: Hi!

Hi, I'm Barriesaxxy. I kinda stumbled upon this place, but it seems like a cool place to learn things.

USER: NIGHT-1 | POSTED 7-6-1990 4:54:28

SUBJECT: Greetings from Germany

Wow! I can't believe there's a place like this! Are you really witches? No, wait — that's for the discussions, right? This is the introduction, OK, here we go!

Hi, I'm Night-1, or just Night for short. I'm a student of European History and Folklore from Germany, and I think I am a descendant of a Blutjaeger who was also a Hexenkommisar. I guess the former was the name of a group of monster hunters and the latter his title during the witch hunts in my home region.

I found a really old diary of his among my grandfather's belongings. It's quite hard to read — it's a script from around 1500. Ever since I learned the hard way that there are things among us, I have only ever considered folklore. And just to be clear, I personally have nothing against witches, and I have never killed or fought any monsters, nor have I ever banished any ghosts or anything like that. I just know that they're out there, lurking in the shadows, growing stronger and more numerous by the day.

USER: Tetraktys | POSTED 7-6-1990 6:54:32

SUBJECT: Hello.

I have examined what information is presented upon this system, and find it lacking in precision, although it approaches the truth more closely than many others do. I believe that the people here will benefit from my expertise in the multitudinous systems of arithmancy, divination, and prophecy, from which I have derived a unified whole that reconciles the many incomplete and flawed systems of the past, from the Pythagorean systems to the Liber Trigrammaton. I will expand upon this new methodology and its implications in a future post.

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USER: LaBete | POSTED 8-6-1990 7:27:48

SUBJECT: Like to talk

Hey - I am LaBete and I am a werewolf and it would be good to talk to someone about this who is not in my family and Horatio said that if someone is a werewolf who wants to talk they should come and talk. I can't dial in so often because I have to go to the library and it is far and the call is expensive but I will come back when I can. I am going to be making a new board with more story now that I can because I have made my introduction.

USER: Maggie | POSTED 8-6-1990 11:28:01

SUBJECT: I'm Maggie

Jim said to come here and give updates on the kid.

USER: ArtLoman | POSTED 9-6-1990 8:38:28

SUBJECT: subject

So, I write an introduction and then I can tell the story?

USER: Vito | POSTED 9-6-1990 18:22:01

SUBJECT: Professionals needed

My name is Vito - I'm a contractor on Long Island, and I'm looking to hire a team to deal with an infestation. Details will be on their own board.

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