◆ [Date updated: 2022/04/27(Wed) 16:08:11]
　■https://boards.nihongoch.net/net/koko.php?res=38
　│I wonder where original Ayashii users are nowadays （ ’～’）
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　├■(・∀・) original user now are tangerine?
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　└■If you're talking about the real OGs from 1996-1998 (the Shiba era) -
　　　some of them went on to do greater things, a few of them have passed 
　　　away, but most of them have simply disappeared into the night
　　　
　　　Some examples of former-Ayashii users who became known for things out-
　　　side of Ayashii:
　　　
　　　Mana/Tsubasa Shibahime's real name is Kenji Ando, and he is prominent 
　　　enough in the world to have their own wikipedia page. He has previously 
　　　worked for livedoor, DWANGO, and others, and is currently a news editor 
　　　for Huffington Post Japan:
　　　https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/安藤健二
　　　https://www.huffingtonpost.jp/author/kenji-ando
　　　
　　　Hideharu Ishikawa was the founder of UGTOP - a famous hacker group 
　　　whose members often used Ayashii World as a hangout. He started Japan's 
　　　first internet security company "Artemis", and has made many appearanc-
　　　es in TV shows, in books, and has advised the government with his exper-
　　　tise on hacking/security/cybercrime-related topics. Currently he is 
　　　Chief Information Security Officer at a company called Revolver
　　　https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/石川英治
　　　https://revolver.co.jp/News/17460549
　　　
　　　Asada Takuya (RIP) was the one who conceived the japan.* newsgroup heir-
　　　archy on Ayashii World during the Digital Eden era (1996/08/21-
　　　1996/12/23). He was a legendary and well-loved celebrity-like figure 
　　　on the Japanese net during the 90s. Among many things, he was known for 
　　　forming the well-known satirical organization "Nihon Isoternet Kyoukai" 
　　　, and played an important role in bringing FreeBSD to Japan. He went on 
　　　to write several books and become an assistant professor at the Univers-
　　　ity of Tokyo before sadly passing away in February 2012
　　　https://ohta.at.webry.info/201204/article_1.html
　　　https://www.wdic.org/w/WDIC/日本イソターネット協会
　　　
　　　Tanai was the guy behind YunaSoft MP3 encoder, which helped popularize 
　　　the MP3 format on the web around the globe. He was also the founder of 
　　　the japan.fetish.lolita newsgroup, and went on to play a leading role 
　　　in the proliferation of loli images on japan.* (and not the 2D kind...)