Mmm. I joined back in August 03. I remember I first joined because I wanted to rp, but I had trouble finding rps I really enjoyed. So as I fell out of RPing I fell out of gaia for awhile as well. I didn't go to the halloween event, and I was taking a break from gaia by christmas. However, feb or so I started going to gaia again, and I have been since!
It's funny, I joined gaia for the rps, but I haven't touched one on gaia in over a year.
I remember how different the forums were, not just appearence, but also in the kinds of posts. I really agree that GD is what CB was when I first joined. And CB...well, it's gone way downhill.
I'm not complaining though. I still enjoy being in GD sometimes, and I love my guilds.
Anyway. I look back at 03 and so many features and plots have happend since I joined! It feels strange looking back.