This intrigued me to do a search ... I used to go by ch_usa until I got an e-mail from former KLM Flying Dutchman which let me start a new handle.
On January 27th, 2002 I joined the FT community by posting some news about Swissair's Travelclub Status becoming more restricted, with the Gold level being introduced (back in the Qualiflyer days when "Travelclub" was the status ...).