@Lisa Oldham you joined on August 20, 2002, at 09:08:56 PM whereas I was a few months ahead of you on March 09, 2002, at 01:10:49 PM.
That was pretty much the start of the forum as it is today, my own registration on it was February 22, 2002, 09:40:02 AM.
Prior to that there was very primitive board called "Discus", which was first set up in March 1999. The web site had hosting problems in early 2002 and the new board was set after they were resolved.
Thank you everyone for the kind comments!