I gave up on ATT years ago, the signal to noise ratio got to the point where I'd spend an hour wading through "me too" and "lol" posts for 1 or 2 worthwhile posts.

Having said that, I still remember its heyday. It was THE trading place - eBay didn't even exist. Everyone knew everyone - even us foreigners (there was I think a Swede, a couple of poms, a Finn, a handful of Canadians and myself). G2 was coming to an end, but the flame was still alive on ATT, rekindled when Kenner decided to produce Beast Wars. Oh the controversy that started!

Oh, and it wasn't the centre of online fandom. It _was_ the fandom. Plain and simple.