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Non Gaming Discussions => Off-Topic => Topic started by: Lynx on February 27, 2006, 12:40:48 PM

Title: Wow Secret Forums
Post by: Lynx on February 27, 2006, 12:40:48 PM
I was browsing around my old bookmarks, and getting rid of some of the ancient ones when I came across a link for this message board.

I\'m amazed this place is still up and running, and it seems like only the regulars of yore are the active members.

Is it only a matter of time until this place goes extinct? :(
Title: Wow Secret Forums
Post by: Phil on February 27, 2006, 12:47:34 PM
They day this place dies is the day samwise turns straight.
Title: Wow Secret Forums
Post by: Jumpman on February 27, 2006, 01:24:53 PM
west west ya\'ll

Pretty soon my post will make absolutely no sense at all. It will eventually resemble some 4 year old freaking out and hitting his head on the keyboard.
Title: Wow Secret Forums
Post by: clips on February 27, 2006, 02:17:32 PM
thee only way this site will go down is if it is outsourced...or bought out by a bigger message board...:p...and bjorn is not about to let that happen...:fro:
Title: Wow Secret Forums
Post by: Cerberus on February 27, 2006, 02:23:16 PM
I dunno, unless everyone decides to piss off at once, or if the gaffer decides to shut up shop completely, I think this place will plod on.

As long as there\'s a core of (regular posting) members who stay around, it should get by. As time goes on though, less and less new people will probably join, which to be honest, is what\'s already happening.

I think it\'s just us regulars that are keeping it\'s head above water now.

I\'d hate to see what happened elsewhere on another forum I used to visit, see happen here.

The lack of a main website stopped a lot of new visitors coming in, and a few members decided that they would try to make a new website and forum.

Instead of getting everything up and running first, they posted a link to the new forum, and and boasted that there would be a new site coming to support it.

Naturally, everyone jumped ship at the hollow promise of a website, the promise of which is still undelivered, some 10 weeks or so after they broke the news.

I got the impression that there were 1 or 2 members who craved positions of power, and decided to go alone.

In the end, they leeched the existing member base away with a promise, and the forums they now have, are virtually identical to the ones they left, the majority of the memberbase is the same as the old forums, and are far from what I\'d class as a bustling community.

I\'d hate to see that done here, this place does have a rather unique character, with members to match. Even if the members did leave and go somewhere else, it just wouldn\'t have quite that same atmos.
Title: Wow Secret Forums
Post by: Titan on February 27, 2006, 03:07:04 PM
Well put Cer. There is just a closeness I get here that I don\'t get at any other message boards. We\'ve all been posting as regulars for some of us almost a decade (well in like 3 years). I\'ve been posting here almost every day for 5 years now. We are a community and it would be sad for me to see this board go under. I\'m just taking it all in now because its only a matter of time. I don\'t think I\'ll see too many more anniversaries to this board before things change.
Title: Wow Secret Forums
Post by: shockwaves on February 27, 2006, 03:48:59 PM
I would hate to see this message board go the way of the n64cc ones.  They were so active, then just sort of sputtered along and died and were brought back and then died again.

I think this place doesn\'t have the same sort of problems with that maturity levels of the members though.
Title: Wow Secret Forums
Post by: Jumpman on February 27, 2006, 04:56:40 PM
n64cc died cause of that guy, Viper i think, hacking the forums a bunch of times.
Title: Wow Secret Forums
Post by: Eiksirf on February 28, 2006, 04:20:07 AM
I agree with the maturity level thing. People here are a little older. I get along with psx2central kids better than I did at the code center.

I had a good time with that site, though.

-Dan
Title: Wow Secret Forums
Post by: CHIZZY on February 28, 2006, 05:26:07 AM
Cerby, I could watch your avvy for hours and hours.
Title: Wow Secret Forums
Post by: Samwise on February 28, 2006, 08:00:51 AM
Damn, I\'ve almost been registered here for 6 years. Lurked before that... almost brings a tear to my eye... except... that would be GHEY. :D

*wipes tear
Title: Wow Secret Forums
Post by: Titan on February 28, 2006, 08:20:17 AM
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Originally posted by shockwaves
I would hate to see this message board go the way of the n64cc ones.  They were so active, then just sort of sputtered along and died and were brought back and then died again.

I think this place doesn\'t have the same sort of problems with that maturity levels of the members though.


We may be physically mature, but we still act like a bunch of horny teens at times :p
Title: Wow Secret Forums
Post by: GmanJoe on February 28, 2006, 08:22:13 AM
Mature? What the hell does that mean?
Title: Wow Secret Forums
Post by: Titan on February 28, 2006, 08:22:59 AM
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Originally posted by GmanJoe
Mature? What the hell does that mean?


Shut up biatch *smacks Gman*
Title: Wow Secret Forums
Post by: GmanJoe on February 28, 2006, 08:25:01 AM
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Originally posted by Titan
Shut up biatch *smacks Gman*


*oooooffff!*

why the balls? why do you always hit my balls?
Title: Wow Secret Forums
Post by: Titan on February 28, 2006, 08:27:50 AM
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Originally posted by GmanJoe
*oooooffff!*

why the balls? why do you always hit my balls?


Well when you parade around with them hanging out of your pants like that you are just asking for it.
Title: Wow Secret Forums
Post by: CHIZZY on February 28, 2006, 09:33:53 AM
THOSE ARE HIS BALLS!?!?!?!

I thought those were dead hamsters.
Title: Wow Secret Forums
Post by: GmanJoe on February 28, 2006, 09:42:56 AM
I am the president (and lifetime member) of the Free Ballers club. Not to be confused with the Free Masons (which has never happened) club.
Title: Wow Secret Forums
Post by: shockwaves on February 28, 2006, 10:39:58 AM
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Originally posted by Titan
We may be physically mature, but we still act like a bunch of horny teens at times :p


Trust me, as strange as it sounds, this group is so much more mature, it\'s not even close :p.  Sorry to let you down.
Title: Wow Secret Forums
Post by: mm on February 28, 2006, 10:49:47 AM
N64CC died because because i left
don\'t kid yourselves


and viper didnt "hack" shit
jaym left a copy of his ICQ logs out on a public share and it had the admin login info in it.

if psx3central.com was an available domain, i\'d make the changeover right away.

but it\'s not, bjorn and I are rather busy to make the push towards anything else for right now.

if you have ideas aside from how to describe your gonads, we\'re open to suggestions.
Title: Wow Secret Forums
Post by: Jumpman on February 28, 2006, 11:10:29 AM
n64cc died cause you banned the one man show himself, me!
Title: Wow Secret Forums
Post by: shockwaves on February 28, 2006, 11:16:05 AM
Couple points:
1. If psx3central.com isn\'t available, then how come I am able to register it?

2. Of course Viper never hacked shit.  If there was ever anyone in the history of the internet more full of shit than that kid, I haven\'t met him.

3. And yes, it died in part because you, and the other people who ran the site left.  That meant that when the forums did get screwed with, as they did very frequently, there was no one to clean up the mess.
Title: Wow Secret Forums
Post by: Cerberus on February 28, 2006, 11:35:46 AM
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Originally posted by shockwaves


2. Of course Viper never hacked shit.  If there was ever anyone in the history of the internet more full of shit than that kid, I haven\'t met him.


I know a few that could give him a run for his money
Title: Wow Secret Forums
Post by: Kurt Angle on February 28, 2006, 12:23:02 PM
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Originally posted by Cerberus
I know a few that could give him a run for his money


Like our old friend Johnny Crack. :laughing:
Title: Wow Secret Forums
Post by: GmanJoe on February 28, 2006, 12:24:26 PM
Didn\'t Adan say he made "Toy Story 2" with his programming skillz? ;)
Title: Wow Secret Forums
Post by: mm on February 28, 2006, 12:53:22 PM
psx3central.com was registered, but expired when we checked a few weeks ago.  it does look available now.

i\'ll look into getting it asap
Title: Wow Secret Forums
Post by: Knotter8 on February 28, 2006, 01:36:37 PM
lol, i thought Lynx meant "World of Warcraft Secret Forums"
Title: Wow Secret Forums
Post by: Titan on February 28, 2006, 01:49:59 PM
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Originally posted by mm
psx3central.com was registered, but expired when we checked a few weeks ago.  it does look available now.

i\'ll look into getting it asap


If you get it, I wouldn\'t mind working with you guys on it. I\'ve got a lot of free time on my hands (and Dreamweaver if I don\'t feel too lazy to install it) so I can do work on the site. My AIMs in my profile and my email address might possibly be up to date.
Title: Wow Secret Forums
Post by: mm on February 28, 2006, 05:49:54 PM
holding you to that
Title: Wow Secret Forums
Post by: Mr. Kennedy on February 28, 2006, 07:36:06 PM
I\'ve got a penny I can contribute
Title: Wow Secret Forums
Post by: shockwaves on February 28, 2006, 09:26:36 PM
I\'m sure a lot of us wouldn\'t mind contributing, especially to get it off the ground.  The new site doing well will only benefit us all.

I\'m certainly willing to help as well, if you need anything.
Title: Wow Secret Forums
Post by: THX on February 28, 2006, 09:45:30 PM
hurry up and nab that shiz mm, I was about to get it to be safe but I\'m too lazy to find my godaddy login # =P
Title: Wow Secret Forums
Post by: Titan on March 01, 2006, 11:10:47 AM
The only thing I\'m afraid of is getting a bunch of n00b trolls that will end up ruining this forums identity and closeness. That is why I call for a section of the PS3 boards to be open only to PSX2Central members :) This way the rape and homosexuality can continue without being judged :D
Title: Wow Secret Forums
Post by: mm on March 01, 2006, 11:15:19 AM
there will be a veteran boards

(i may even relax the rules a bit on it too if i feel so inclined)
Title: Wow Secret Forums
Post by: Titan on March 01, 2006, 11:24:13 AM
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Originally posted by mm
there will be a veteran boards

(i may even relax the rules a bit on it too if i feel so inclined)


Well we all are pretty much over 18 and mature. Maybe relax enough where we can post nudy pics? ;)
Title: Wow Secret Forums
Post by: mm on March 01, 2006, 11:26:40 AM
of yourself?
Title: Wow Secret Forums
Post by: Titan on March 01, 2006, 11:27:19 AM
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Originally posted by mm
of yourself?


Is that what you want?
Title: Wow Secret Forums
Post by: nO-One on March 01, 2006, 12:01:52 PM
that\'s what we all want Titan.... ohh god that\'s what we want.
Title: Wow Secret Forums
Post by: GmanJoe on March 01, 2006, 12:16:13 PM
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Originally posted by mm
of yourself?


*sprays out water*

*cough cough*

Oh shit. Not people will think I peed on myself.
Title: Wow Secret Forums
Post by: Titan on March 01, 2006, 01:32:01 PM
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Originally posted by GmanJoe
*sprays out water*

*cough cough*

Oh shit. Not people will think I peed on myself.
Title: Wow Secret Forums
Post by: (e) on March 01, 2006, 08:47:26 PM
http://www.iamlost.com/features/slomo/
Title: Wow Secret Forums
Post by: Kurt Angle on March 02, 2006, 08:33:29 AM
Don\'t get Sammy excited. :p