I think the secret to our longevity as a squad is that we enjoy each other's company online. Every Friday night it's a regular party, with at least 15 of us on. It's a rare squad night where we don't have at least 15. Sometimes we're up to 20 online at a time. At the 2002 Con, we had the largest squad representation of 9 mongrels. Well, ten if you count Fluffy.
Daddog runs a pretty straight-laced ship, so myself and skernsk occasionally find ourselves in the dog house, but secretly I think the guys enjoy my singing and skernsk's risque' humor.
I don't think I could name one person in the squad who wouldn't give you the shirt off their back. We have a history of taking care of each other by handing down hardware when we upgrade. Recently, when one guy's PC died, the rest of the squad were ready with donations of parts and money to help that person out. You don't see that kind of commit in every squad.
This is a special group of guys, indeed. I am proud to have them as friends and squadmates.