I think I discovered ATRL around the release of the G.U.Y video and got really interested in how this site was full of kiis and messy people. That made me a guest for over a year I think. Glad I made it to a full-time member.
I browsed the site from August to November 2011 before finally being able to join. I believe that I originally tried to register as ColdCaseLove but wasn't approved (?) (they had to be approved back then, not sure if that still applies) and then registered as ManDown a week or so later.