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Hobbyist...who invented that word?

inicky46 61 Reviews 1639 reads

posted 16 years ago

I'm a former player (1986-1993) just returned to the game. It's amazing how much it's changed but I'm specifically interested in how and when the term "hobbyist" came to be used. In those earlier days I never heard it, or GFE, or PSE or anything. It was just, look up places in sex tabloids, call ahead and come knockin'. Personally, I find the word incredibly lame. I can't say why, really, I just don't like it and won't use it. I won't look down on anyone who does, but it's not for me. Still, I'm interested to know when it came into use. Anybody?

hiddenhills16 years ago800 reads

mrfisher ? (eom)

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mrfisher16 years ago901 reads

I hate to be woken from my nap at work this hour of the AM.....

But sorry, I can't help here.

I never heard the term hobbyist myself until I came upon TER around 2005.

Since everyone else was using the term, I figured, why not?

There has to be some word used.

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keystonekid16 years ago709 reads

The internet has made this so much safer and more reliable. Just my 2 cents. eom

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inicky4616 years ago762 reads

Re: The internet has made this so much safer and more reliable. Just my 2 cents. eom

I totally agree the Internet has made the whole experience better, including TER. My point was simply to inquire about how "hobby" became the word to describe it. As I tried to make clear, I don't denigrate anyone who uses it, I just pesonally think it sounds lame even though I've used it myself occaisionally. But there's so much that's changed about the business there's a lot to learn and this is only a small part of it. The whole GFE thing is, for me, a major upgrade over the early '90s experience.