Percy writes:
There were earlier messages during the testing phase, but they were deleted.
I suppose they have not somehow fossilized, have they? Pity, that.
Here's
my first ever message on EvC, dated 16-Jul-2003 11:32 AM. I think I was heavily influenced by Douglas Adams at the time.
Older members may recall that my first avatar was Brains from Thunderbirds. Later I switched to a few incarnations of Seven of Nine, the last of which was a stunning picture of Jeri Ryan. Hilariously, it provoked one member, who apparently thought it was my own portrait, to come on to me. (If you're still lurking here, you know who you are.)
For illustrative purposes, and also because I like to look at Jeri Ryan again, I have reinstated it. Male members click on the picture at their own peril, for if they do Jeri will haunt their dreams for ever after.