THE LIST!!!!!! Ive been here over 3 years, here are some short impressions I have received.
emu- one of my better NESing friends. A jackass to some, just a crazy azz Englishman to me. Me and emu go way back.
finmaster- awesome guy. Fun to talk on AIM to and his NESing skills have really have improved. For some reason, he is really fond of my old cruddy nes'...
insane panda- also cool. Kind of makes me mad because he always takes France

We have had many a good/random conversation...
conehead- The running king. This guy does 10 miles in his sleep. A good neser but without the same diplomatic tact as some people, not that it matters a whole lot to him
MjM- This guy....ALWAYS loses. Still, I find myself wanting to go along with his crazy plans anyway. Just be careful if you find yourself in a situation allied to him. Great guy to talk to just about anything, good advice giver.
capulet- He always strikes me as cunning, not in an abrasive stormbringer type way...but in his own way. Cool to talk to outside of NESing, especially on matters of how WVU is inferior to UT in most every way
alex- Yea yea, the China freak. I seriously do not think I can take him in a war, so my strategy usually is to go for the early kill. Alex is not very aggressive, especially against PC nations. I consider him a bit wimpish considering his vast knowledge...
das- THE MAN!! He has made so many stats for me, maps for me, etc. His NES' are an NES forum institution. Plus, think about this. When he started this whole NES phenomonen he was about....11. ELEVEN!!! He is a child prodigy this boy is. Living alone in siberia probably helped that along however.
more later...