I'm surprised I didn't post till early 2003 (since I'd been a member for awhile), but here's what I found:
Post about Ushicon 2003 - Good times with MJ, Hitori, Fluxy, the Milo Brothers, Calros, etc.
http://www.animemusicvideos.org/phpBB/v ... php?t=8728
My noobness:
http://www.animemusicvideos.org/phpBB/v ... hp?t=10228
Not that I'm saying I was responsible for the stuff in the guides about "SetMemoryMax," but I do distinctly remember Ian and others (who I now call my friends) helping me with this. It was weirder b/c as it was occurring, I remember thinking "Oh man, my video is screwed. Even Ian doesn't know how to fix it!" Of course, he eventually figured it out with SetMemoryMax() and that's now something we take for granted

. Back then? It was like "OMGWTF IS GOING ON WITH PREMIERE AND WHY IS IT ONLY HAPPENING TO ME?!?!"
...and not that it matters to any of you, but the video I was working on would later be my favorite video (still) I've ever edited so...yeah this post is all nostalgic for me.
Well actually looking at most of these is nostalgic. I mean some of these people I see every year and take for granted as friends now, but back then...I was 'just another noob' and they were strangers. Hell, in the former thread I didn't even realize Jay replied to it and he didn't even live in Austin like Brad and I did. Good times Brad...good times (I shall cherish our weekly man-dates >_>).
Edit: I also just realized my first posts were in the VCA forum in 2002 and that's probably why I can't find them. I imagine they're not part of the normal search parameters. I imagine they are far noobier >_>
Edit 2: Don't even get me started on the first e-mails I sent to folks like ErMaC and dokidoki back in the day -_-;;. I pray they've deleted them...