Back on thread track, I’ve just dug up Past Present and in Between Part 1 and here’s a few names from 2010 onwards who either posted pics or left comments, it was buzzing back then. Apologies in respect of any who may no longer be with us.
paul motyka, 900x20, basilbrush, steve allen, bigrig, chris webb, marcus 22, twin splitter, flysheet, stanfield, jessicas dad, cattle wagon man, richgriff, sammyoposite(RIP), mickharrow, glenny54, endit, albion1938 and 5thwheel.
- Carl Williams
Zb anorak, Gingerfold, ERF, Jelliot, Harry, Saviem, Backsplice - all well-respected posters on here and much missed.
zb anorak reminds me of several regulars from Scandinavia - sisu(?) rings a bell.
Benkku, from Finland - he did the wonderful drawings!
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Here’s a few more posters from Past Present and in Between since kicking off Dec 2011, and if you include all the other threads what a great bunch people back then most of them lost which is a crying shame.
*coca cola kid, dieseldogsix, jasper9, vwvanman0, lb76, glenn r, ben walker, b waddy, frankydobo, emmerson2 crowbar, altitude, jerry truckartist, erfguy, mushroomman, iamupforit, thelongdrag, nz jamie and turps.
from back then and still posting Bewick, suedehead, ramone, spardo and Lawrence Dunbar.
Rings a bell. Then again, a few old lags have turned up recently, so…
vwvanman is still posting on here, Oily, and some good stuff too!
Cookie is another who was occasional but very good.
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There could be a still a lot of long standing TN members posting but not recognised as they had to change their profile / user ID etc when the new format was introduced.
I for one had my details wiped out and had to start from scratch.
Gateshead (was Tyneside)
He got transmogrified into Opalhunter, or something like that, at the infamous transition, and obviously didn’t like it as I have only seen him a couple of times since.
BTW, you won’t find Bondi Tram on that 2011 thread either. An earlier transmogrification to…Spardo, in 2004. 
I dont know if it’s already been said, but I reckon a lot of guys jacked when the new format came out with all it’s complications to those not too tech savvy…me.
I nearly jacked it myself being that my patience with anything tech related is minimal, but I persevered longer than I usually would…just think what everyone would have missed if I had.
Still prefer the old format though.
I see the 2 permo pre mod guys Beaver and Donkey have knocked it in on the head, along with Juddian.
Ta very much, I didn’t click 
Ive wondered this. There must be loads of the old guys and girls that might still be active, but under differnt names. And as mentioned, loads probably didnt tranfer over when the new forums went live, which is a shame 
Some of the more prolific posters from back in my day were;
‘Shedender, Kate, Coffeholic, Popeye, Deesider, Tartanraider, Gurner, Animal, Ladytrucker679, MargateMafia’
I remember the name Jessicas dad and 5thWheel…
I’ve been reading through some of my old posts from when I was a mod in the Newbie and Wannabe’s 
Coffeeholic and Animal were both mods at the same time as me, the latter is the sister of the driver who spent many months in gaol in Perpignan, wrongly accused of knowingly transporting drugs who I used to write to while he was there. I had to post a return stamped envelope each time because he couldn’t buy anything where he was.
I nearly met up with both of them. Coffeeholic when he was scheduled to overnight, I think, in Limoges and I was going to drive up to meet him, but in the event he got diverted elsewhere. On another occasion I was planning an overnight stop with friends in Sunderland and thought to contact Animal but my hosts whisked me round to see various sights connected with my Grandmother’s family and there was no time left.
5th Wheel I think lives in Portugal and we had some contact away from the forum when I had ideas of maybe moving there after the ref and before it might become more difficult.
Charlie One from Southampton is another and also The Bear, Austin Sxxxxxx, from the same general area. I was writing a book at the time and Austin filled in some details for me of Spanish truckstops which, at that time, I was less familiar with.
Very important point. I too am on my third user-name since joining.
Blimey! Are we all ex-mods on here now, then?
A few more.
rigsby, flourpower, caric, sir, robinswh, trev h, buzza, foden 01, haddy, truckfing, 3300john, les freathy, rward, 240 gardner, windrush, truckyboy, andrewV8 telekonsteve, stevecook and leyland600 who still does post occasionally
What about RobK, the bane of many a mod’s life. 
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Oh blimey… yeah, wasnt he just!!
The only guys I managed to meet up with was when I went to MATS (Mid America Truck Show) in Louisville. First time I went I spent a week with Bully before we went to the show, then met up with Rikki and Lucy when we got there. Second time I went, I had a few days with the good ole Cliff Warby on the road, and again, met the usual crowd at MATS.
They were the good old days…!!
And @spardo Just found your post about you being Bondi Tram??, Yeah , I remember you from back in the day…
A few more and these are only from one thread.
kevmac47, fat lad noddy, steptoe, bigg unit, tarmactrader, swayze1, jumbo47, robthedog, wrinkly, moc, man tga, ossied, skandiahamn, steve1311, gazzer, gb1, autotransit, sniffy and james bateman2.
Consider all the other threads that were “live” back then and now deserted.