Happy Birthday to UKP, I have been a member 8 and a half years of the 9 and only missed the start as I was on a punting break and when I returned elsewhere loads of punters had fucked off to my puzzlement. I then spoke to Steve2 who informed me of what had occurred and I immediately joined. And how its grown in that time.
What is not known by some is the shit UKP got from the dusty phone brigade, pimps, trolls, bad WGs and others in those early years. Fortunately like now there was a number of good mods and other posters fending them off and dealing with them. And of course NIK and old admin were on the case. I shall raise a class of water as I am not drinking at present to this great site, and to the new owner, his admin team and the 3 mods.