(an addendum and update to
my previous list, and is possibly incomplete. please forgive me for that, and realize how long this took, and it was 130 am my time when i posted it. /msg me with your outrage at not making the list, and i'll do something about it.)
edit - since writing this, i've managed to add a few more people to this, thank you to all who pointed me in the right directions!
Some of these people have moved on, but their contributions should still be recognized. some people aren't on the list that were before - no sense in linking to an empty homenode, no sign or signal or voice. some people i've linked before, and have changed the write-up linked to their name. Let me tell you, it was hard to choose among all the stellar examples of writeups by these people, and it took me a great deal of time to put this together. I highly recommend spending your time reading more of their writeups if at all possible.
TWO HUNDRED AND FORTY-FOUR reasons (and counting!) why this place is (STILL!) worth my time:
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achan
ac_hyper
Ahab
ailie
Akasha
allseeingeye
Alpheus(that's my leg on his homenode. I'll tell you the story sometime.)
amnesiac
Andrew Aguecheek
aneurin
Angela
anthropod
Apatrix
Apollyon
archy
ascorbic
Ashley Pomeroy
atesh
automaus
avalyn
bewilderbeast
bexxta
Billy
bindlenix
birdonmyshoulder*
Bitca
Bitriot
bol
booyaa
borgette
borgo
Byzantine
cahla
call
calliope
ccunning
Chras4
Chris-O
Cinderella
Cool Man Eddie
clampe
claypenny
codic
Cow of Doom
creases
Crux
czeano
dann
Danneeness
dannye
deeeahblita
deep thought
DejaMorgana
Demeter
Devon
Dimview
Dis
discofever
donfreenut
doyle
dpride
dustfromamoth
EDB
edebroux
enth
e-lainey
eliane
etoile
etouffee
Ereneta
Evil Catullus
factgirl
flamingweasel
Frankie
flyingfish
gahachino
Girlface
gleeme
Glowing Fish
golFUR
Gorgonzola
GrouchyOldMan
grundoon
gunpoint
gwenllian
Halspal
hamster bong
Hatshepsut
haze
Heisenberg
Helmut
hemos
henry flower
Hermetic
hramyaegr
hunt05
iceowl
icicle
ideath
Igloowhite
impishlaugh
Indra363
Infinite Burn
instantkarma
IWhoSawTheFace
izubachi
Jack
Jane
JayBonci
Jennifer
jessicapierce
jethro bodine
Jet-Poop
Jinmyo
Joyquality
juliet
Junkill junkpile
Jurph
just1wheat
karma debt
Kensey
kerawall
KillerPenguin
Kit Lo
Klaproth
kmcardle
knifegirl
kohlcass
kthejoker
laconic
LadySun
LaggedyAnne
lailoken
legbagede
Le petit mort
liha
liontamer
Lometa
longwinter
Lord Brawl
Lost and Found
Lucy-S
Magnas
mauler
Mer
minisecret
Mitchevious
Mitzi
mkb
ModernAngel
moloch36
momomom
mordel
moxie
Mr. Hotel
m_turner
nate
NinjaPenguin
Noether
Noung
No Springs
N-Wing
oakling
oenone
Oolong
ophie
Orange Julius
Orpheum
O-Swirl
Ouroboros
Palpz
panamaus
paraclete
pelsmith
perdedor
per ou
piq
princess loulou
prole
Pseudo_Intellectual
psydereal
pukesick
qousqous
Quizro
QXZ
RACECAR
radlab0
RalphyK
Rancid_Pickle
randir
Reasonless
rischi
riverrun
Roninspoon
rootbeer277
rummage
ryano
Scribe
Scriblerus
Segnbora-t
sensei
shaogo
SharQ
sid
simonc
Simulacron3
siouxsie
Skoob
SophiesCat
sparkleface
spiregrain
stand/alone/bitch
swankivy
tandex
Templeton
The Custodian
TheDeadGuy
The Debutante
the gilded frame
theonomist
Timeshredder
ToasterLeavings
Tom Rook
Transitional Man
Two Sheds
Uberfetus
Unstrung
Walter
wamckee
Webster1913
wertperch
wharfinger
Wiccanpiper
WickerNipple
will
witchiepoo
wuukiee
xdjio
XWiz
yam
yclept
yossarian
Any questions?