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Charlton Life is (nearly) fifteen years old!
aliwibble
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Today is the 15th anniversary of the oldest post on the forum (or at least the one that's still visible), although the actual birthday of the site isn't until the middle of August, going by the 10th birthday post. A lot has happened in the last 5 years, to put it mildly, and we'll probably go into that in a bit more detail when the time comes, but one thing I'd like to try to sort out is a collection of the best or most memorable threads and posts that we can refer back to going forward. As well as the directly CAFC related stuff such as reports from various memorable away trips (eg Yeovil in the sideways rain) or the reaction to the 2019 play-off final, there's also more social things like the Lifers' charity match at the Valley, or the various fundraisers for the Upbeats etc. You've probably got your own favourites, so suggestions are welcome and links are very much appreciated.
Annoyingly some of my favourites among the sillier threads like The Olly Thread and the Charlton Life Lookey Likees are massively hamstrung by the fact that most of the pictures no longer load due to changes in the back end of the site. Consequently, it's worth having a check through to see whether the thread still looks how you remember it, particularly for those from the early days of the site.
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Happy birthday CL!
My favourite has to be page 5 onwards in the Dulwich Hamlet friendly thread from 2015. Worth a read if you've never seen it. No doubt the stand out part is Viewfinder vs ValleyGary, but prior to that there's some good build up including Viewfinder accusing harveys_gardener of believing he's the father of Callum Harriott and Joe Pigott.
https://forum.charltonlife.com/discussion/68334/dulwich-hamlet-v-charlton-xi-2-3-wiggins-injured/p5
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I am shocked that its only 15 years. I remember talking to @AFKABartram, and someone else in a London booser and them telling me they had just started it. It must have been some sort of City addicks type thing? I would have thought it was earlier than that.
Anyway it only took me 11 years more to join!6 -
You might find this thread https://forum.charltonlife.com/discussion/comment/1902542#Comment_1902542 in 2014 helpful Ali which details some classics up to that point. ‘Danny Greens House’ being one I fondly remember.5
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Would be great if there was a section for all time great threads.
Been some absolute classics over the past 15 years.
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If anyone could work out the actual time we have all "wasted" on CL in the intervening years it would be quite an eye opener... and i am heading off to Beachy Head!1
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2006, to think we were still in the PL under Curbs when this site started
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Been some great threads on here.
The one that sticks in my mind was the 2011 London riots. So many people on here were in the thick of it and it got too close for comfort for some. This place was a good go to.5 -
I vote for the guy looking for the woman in Blackpool and the hair highlights threads..both comedy gold26
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Happy birthday Charlton Life!!
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I discovered CL when Parkinson got sacked and was looking for some info. I couldn’t believe what a great site it was then and, despite some of the moaning, I think it still is.9
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The needing to go thread was the best2
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Very late to the party, only been on here since 2015. I think I discovered the site when the anti Roland stuff really started kicking off.2
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Sad to say I'm a glory hunting, johnny-come-lately, that didn't join until October 2006.
This site is more than just a forum, it's an amazing community, that truly have helped get me through the toughest times, whilst introducing me to such great people to also share the best of times.
The mundane always make me laugh including the legendary 'Height Test' and (all) new signings being referred to as Charltonised!
Favourite thread for personal reasons was '80th Birthday today and alone'. You guys smashed it out of the park for my dad and had me and him in tears.11 -
I must be one of the first / original posters as I joined in Nov 2006.
Probably favourite thread was the Tanoon v Southall one. Watching it all play it "live" and not knowing wtf was going on.
Obviously my dating threads are a legend in my own lunchtime.
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Congrats Henry!1
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Makes sense because the rumours thread reminds me of a f***ng teenager.1
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I joined after that other forum closed down...can't even remember what it was called...was it addikted.net? Never did find out what happened to it... just wasn't there one day.0
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Joined November 2006 and my mainly miserable propheticness on most things Charlton has unfortunately been right more often than not cos we’ve been utter utter shit since this site opened .
genuinely the best way to pass the time while passing some grime from my shitty man hole5 -
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I was later to the party, in my mid twenties, already getting bitter about away followings and harbouring a vicious hatred of knowing we would be having to engage in South London derbies again rather than the ones we'd been successful in against Chelsea, Tottenham, arsenal and West hamoohaahmortimer said:Joined November 2006 and my mainly miserable propheticness on most things Charlton has unfortunately been right more often than not cos we’ve been utter utter shit since this site opened .
genuinely the best way to pass the time while passing some grime from my shitty man hole
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Joined October 2006…seems like only yesterday! Don’t comment that much but follow daily. Enjoy most of the banter and back in the day when the rumours thread was just that…am also grateful for the Savings & Investments thread - done wonders for my SIPP! You do great work and it feels like a real community. Long may it continue.3
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I love this forum. Must read everyday. Long may it continue.2
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I eventually joined here after the BBC's 606 pages shut down. As I joined in February 2012, during the Powell title season, I clearly was looking for somewhere to celebrate Charlton, rather than moan about itWheresmeticket? said:I joined after that other forum closed down...can't even remember what it was called...was it addikted.net? Never did find out what happened to it... just wasn't there one day.
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The best thread of all time is Big Man Track Suit Bottoms. Runaway winner1
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Happy birthday CL. Plenty of memorable threads and posts. Big up the founders and the mods.1
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Joined in Jan 2007, after AFKA at Emirates (we lost 4-0) told me about the forum.
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joined in Aug 2006 and would've visited every day since...4
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Prem yes, Curbs no unfortunately. We were at the start of the Dowie era…killerandflash said:2006, to think we were still in the PL under Curbs when this site started0
