Well as the OP stated “He used to talk about this site alot and I can see him on here as a member but he hasnt been on for ages.” it was a bit of a givaway.
When you look up a user, it show some stats including the last time that person logged in. Which backs up my previous statement. Clicking on your username on the left and selecting View Members Profile reveals the following:
User Status:(Online)Member Group:Forum MembersJoined:20/10/2007 17:44:29 (973 visits since)Local Time:11/07/2008 18:37:31Last Login:Today @ 17:27:17Total Posts:1,543 posts out of 384,270 total posts. (.4% of total)Average Posts:Averaging 5.84 posts daily since registrationUser Level:London Biker