I remember those days well. I used to post even then under my current name until someone else registered my name and never used it. A few weeks later, their system crashed and all data was lost. as soon as it came back up, I registered under my name and have kept it ever since.
I don’t remember names well, but I do remember personalities somewhat. I do remember a guy, from New Hampshire I believe, a Physics professor that liked to sample beers from all over the world and posted a lot on rant and rave. He was a hoot, but a tad bit arrogant.
They ought to bring back rant and rave.