The start of #wolfden actually happened by accident. Previously, I used to hang out in AnotherNet's #thecafe, where I met a good group of friends- jam, Simon, cougar, NutShell, miriam (kid), Raphael, Reine(EPoo), Omni, and Spot. But increasing conflicts with some AnotherNet operators caused me to spend less time on #thecafe.

Anyway, one particular March night - March 21, 1996 to be exact- a few of my pals were pushing me to register my own channel...I didn't feel enthused about it at all..but one of them went so far that they regged "#dawolfden." After they did that, and after a little thinking, I decided to just go ahead and register "#wolfden" for myself. I mean, a few of my close pals could hang out there, if they wanted.

It's amazing that the same night that I registered it a huge group of people came into my channel It was amazing the support I was getting for this brand new channel. If you want, take a look at the log from that night. We grew in popularity quickly. Not only did the old pals from #thecafe come into #wolfden, but we gained a few new regulars- like root, bolt, cmdtrgd, Salamandr, and That_Guy. It was also around this time that I started working on the #wolfden web page- which is still an ongoing project. I felt we all were like a big happy family- and no matter what happened to AnotherNet, we'd get through it.

Then in November 1996 something crucial happened...#wolfden left Anothernet. One of the connected servers, Demoscene, was splitting from AnotherNet, and we were going with them. So one night we split with Demoscene and there we met ami, who was a regular on #trax. We hung out on Demoscene for awhile, until suddenly they all went down without warning and we didn't have anywhere to hang out. At the time Simon was finishing up with aircd, his server he'd been writing for quite a few years. We moved there after completion.

Throughout the next couple years, here have been a few get-togethers with #wolfdeners. First, jam and I drove from Wisconsin to Washington and up into British Columbia to visit Simon in Vancouver. Also, Omni and Levanna flew down to California to visit Reine, WhtRabit, and Hatter. The big reunion came in August '98 when eight of us met in Vancouver, BC for 4-5 days of fun and laughter.

Things went downhill from there, however. After seeing many at the reunion, there was little to talk about day after day. We basically ran out of things to say. After a month or so of this, I came to the crucial moment when I became officially uninvolved in #wolfden any longer. I didn't bother updating the website, I rarely went into the channel, and eventually I got off of IRC altogether with my busy schedule and other demands. In a sense I regret doing it but in reality it was the best decision for me at the time.

Although it's been years since that has happened, we all still keep in touch. Quite a few of us use ICQ as a chatting medium and periodic emails fill in what's going on. Also, we have implemented an online forum in which #wolfdenners can post. We have also buried the hatchet with AnotherNet and we're all getting along. The bad stuff is way under the bridge.

I would love to see #wolfden come back to what it once was. For the time being, this website is devoted to keeping the memory of our happy channel alive, for we all cherish the memories of the fun times we've had in #wolfden. For many of us, it has changed our lives.

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