For sure, we used to talk in the DM chatbox about DM to DM fans. Would have been interesting to have had it going all these years. I swear, when they removed it, it was like removing all our roots, our home. Damn it, why the f*ck did they do it. Anyway,
During my devotional period to Depeche Mode and the chatbox, I personally:
-skipped classes multiple times to chat in the public library
-discovered the internet, email, web sites, online media, etc
-used this opportunity to practice writing English (been learning since '95)
-met a bunch of great people including Sycamore, whom you all don't know as
Lord Sycamore
-met people from as far as Sweden, Czech Republic, and as close as the next seat in the same library. :p
-developed a webpage NOT dedicated to Depeche Mode
-became aware of many great and not great musicians.
-created 30 email addies and changed main addy every 2 months
-became intrigued by Spanish (because of Syc's occasional "mysterious" msg in Espanol, of course)
My only regret is that I wasn't the maturest tool in the shed at the time, which hauntingly meant that I played the jerk, or if you will, the asshole, on several ocassions
But it was all worthwhile...