I'm going to be *THAT* guy...

Everything else!

Moderators: Bakhtosh, EvilHomer3k

Post Reply
User avatar
RunningMn9
Posts: 24466
Joined: Tue Oct 12, 2004 11:55 pm
Location: The Sword Coast
Contact:
Contact RunningMn9

I'm going to be *THAT* guy...

Post by RunningMn9 »

I just wanted to say thank you to the forum staff here. Since having my attempts to connect to GoneGold thwarted last Thursday evening, things just seemed a bit lost.

I've probably spent an average of 6-8 HOURS per day reading or posting in GoneGold over the past year or so. And I'm not kidding. To suddenly be denied that outlet was bad.

Like everyone else, I joined a bunch of forums, to seek out my fellow GoneGolders. And while all of the forums were hospitable (again, in particular, I will single out the accomodating nature of CG as being top notch, if not perfect) - I still felt like a refugee at all of them.

Even when I saw the same faces.

But logging in here yesterday just felt as right as something could feel - besides logging into GG. It feels like home. Probably because it was created to feel like home. We weren't invading someplace else.

I really appreciate that the forum staff did this, and are planning to branch out with a new main site (that might even include my favorite creatures in the universe).

Thank you.

Now I'm off to start a fight about the Ten Commandments being placed in a courthouse. :)
And in banks across the world
Christians, Moslems, Hindus, Jews
And every other race, creed, colour, tint or hue
Get down on their knees and pray
The raccoon and the groundhog neatly
Make up bags of change
But the monkey in the corner
Well he's slowly drifting out of range
Top
User avatar
MHS
Posts: 9808
Joined: Tue Oct 12, 2004 10:21 pm
Location: Longmont CO

Post by MHS »

You're welcome. :) And thank YOU, and all the members who are the reason we are doing this, and who will be what makes it continue to feel like home, we hope.
Top
User avatar
Zaxxon
Forum Moderator
Posts: 28133
Joined: Wed Oct 13, 2004 12:11 am
Location: Surrounded by Mountains

Post by Zaxxon »

Ditto! Awesome job, mods-who-were-formerly-former-mods-but-are-now-current-mods-again!
Top
User avatar
Little Raven
Posts: 8608
Joined: Wed Oct 13, 2004 10:26 am
Location: Austin, TX

Post by Little Raven »

And I'm going to second *THAT* guy.

Thank you mods, for stepping up to the plate and saving what you could of the GG community. We will never be Gone Gold again, and that's sad, but on the other hand we just might be the OctupusOverlords, and that would be happy indeed!

You guys are great!
Top
User avatar
Blackhawk
Posts: 43845
Joined: Tue Oct 12, 2004 9:48 pm
Location: Southwest Indiana

Post by Blackhawk »

You have our permission to kiss our tentacles.
Top
User avatar
The Meal
Posts: 27992
Joined: Tue Oct 12, 2004 10:33 pm
Location: 2005 Stanley Cup Champion

Post by The Meal »

I'm with MHS on this one (and many others). This is all for you and what you make of it. This isn't a community without posters. If anything this forum is our "Thank you" to you folks.

~Neal
Top
User avatar
Captain Caveman
Posts: 11687
Joined: Wed Oct 13, 2004 8:57 am

Post by Captain Caveman »

What has two thumbs and appreciates the efforts of the forum staff?

*THIS* guy!
Top
User avatar
Raven_13
Posts: 123
Joined: Wed Oct 13, 2004 10:49 am
Location: Po-town, PA

Post by Raven_13 »

I've made my way over here, and think that things look great so far! A big 'thank you' to the mods for getting the new forum up so quickly.
I agree with the others who said that while I'll always look fondly upon CG for the hospitality and compassion that they showed when GG blew up, this feels more like home to me for some indefinable reason. I think I'm going to be just as happy semi-lurking here as I was on GG. Hopefully we can get most of the GG refugees over here eventually. Now to celebrate, I'm going to go and think of a new sig....
Top
User avatar
Lassr
Posts: 16873
Joined: Wed Oct 13, 2004 10:51 am
Location: Rocket City (AL)
Contact:
Contact Lassr

Post by Lassr »

A big THANK YOU from THIS guy also...I thought I was going to have to start doing more work at the office but this has eliminated that dilemma! :D
Top
User avatar
Trent Steel
Posts: 8135
Joined: Wed Oct 13, 2004 11:28 am
Location: Pain Dome

Post by Trent Steel »

Image

I pity the foo that don't apprecitates the Brutesquad staff!
Top
Koz
Posts: 5024
Joined: Wed Oct 13, 2004 10:38 am
Location: Maine

Post by Koz »

I with RM9. CG was nice, but for some reason I feel a lot more comfortable here, and it's the same crappy phpBB color scheme.

Speaking of which, any chance we can get some new schemes going?
Top
User avatar
MHS
Posts: 9808
Joined: Tue Oct 12, 2004 10:21 pm
Location: Longmont CO

Post by MHS »

Koz wrote:I with RM9. CG was nice, but for some reason I feel a lot more comfortable here, and it's the same crappy phpBB color scheme.

Speaking of which, any chance we can get some new schemes going?
There is that chance. Some of your questions can be answered in the meta-forum, others are still being discussed.
Top
User avatar
Al
Posts: 2233
Joined: Wed Oct 13, 2004 11:46 am

Post by Al »

Is there going to be a black & gold skin? Or at least something different then subSilver? I'm getting boards confused.
Top
User avatar
Little Raven
Posts: 8608
Joined: Wed Oct 13, 2004 10:26 am
Location: Austin, TX

Post by Little Raven »

Al wrote:Is there going to be a black & gold skin? Or at least something different then subSilver? I'm getting boards confused.
I don't think we can do a new color scheme until we know what our theme is going to be. (and while OO definately seems to be the popular favorite, it still says Brutesquad at the top, and you know what they say about possession)

But I'm sure we'll branch out at some point.
Top
Snow
Posts: 241
Joined: Wed Oct 13, 2004 10:57 am
Location: Chicago

Post by Snow »

6-8 hours!?!?!

I'll pop out of my average one 1 hour a day lurker mode to add my thanks :D
Top
User avatar
LordMortis
Posts: 70212
Joined: Tue Oct 12, 2004 11:26 pm

Post by LordMortis »

Well, I am going to break in and say screw you all! I actually had a chance a normal, productive, regular day every day and now I am still going to spend too much time here when I really ought to be more productive and or real life social doing other things. These damned forums can be like crack and yer'all enablers. You hear me? Enablers!!! You should be ashamed of yourselves.
Top
User avatar
YellowKing
Posts: 30194
Joined: Wed Oct 13, 2004 2:02 pm

Post by YellowKing »

Amen! And in honor of GoneGold's "rebirth," I'm going to vote for John Kerry!
Top
User avatar
Exodor
Posts: 17211
Joined: Tue Oct 12, 2004 11:10 pm
Location: Portland, OR

Post by Exodor »

YellowKing wrote:Amen! And in honor of GoneGold's "rebirth," I'm going to vote for John Kerry!
Ok, whole stole YK's login info?


And hey! You got your R&P in my EBG!
Top
User avatar
Kraken
Posts: 43779
Joined: Tue Oct 12, 2004 11:59 pm
Location: The Hub of the Universe
Contact:
Contact Kraken

Post by Kraken »

YellowKing wrote:Amen! And in honor of GoneGold's "rebirth," I'm going to vote for John Kerry!
Aaugh! This isn't the R&P forum! My eyes! My eyes!

I didn't realize that this site had been established with government money, but I suppose it's as good a reason for higher taxes as any other. :P
Top
User avatar
snoleopard
Posts: 843
Joined: Wed Oct 13, 2004 2:39 pm
Location: Michigan

Post by snoleopard »

Another thanks to all who got this together. It feels almost like 'home' here. BTW, Bill put up a link to CG in his blog. Maybe someone could email him with this link for those of us who visit him, and emailed him asking where GG went, so he could put up this link instead... :)
Top
User avatar
rrmorton
Posts: 8760
Joined: Tue Oct 12, 2004 11:06 pm
Location: Pleasantville NY

Post by rrmorton »

Yeah, this is working great so far. Thanks, everyone!
Top
User avatar
Exodor
Posts: 17211
Joined: Tue Oct 12, 2004 11:10 pm
Location: Portland, OR

Post by Exodor »

snoleopard wrote:Another thanks to all who got this together. It feels almost like 'home' here. BTW, Bill put up a link to CG in his blog. Maybe someone could email him with this link for those of us who visit him, and emailed him asking where GG went, so he could put up this link instead... :)

I sent Bill a little while ago, but I suspect I wasn't the first.
Top
User avatar
Gedd
Technical Admin
Posts: 2812
Joined: Wed Oct 13, 2004 12:00 am

Post by Gedd »

I don't think we can do a new color scheme until we know what our theme is going to be.
Bingo. Although I suppose we could throw in a few of the stock themes over at phpBB, but we've got a few other things to get working before dealing with themes. :)
Top
gorky1
Posts: 174
Joined: Wed Oct 13, 2004 4:17 pm

Post by gorky1 »

Yay! It says "PC" in the URL! 8)
Top
The Evil Dead
Posts: 597
Joined: Wed Oct 13, 2004 4:31 pm
Location: Washington State

Post by The Evil Dead »

Horray!

Thanks.

Bye
Listen to the Eels
Top
wankerjr
Posts: 621
Joined: Wed Oct 13, 2004 4:04 pm
Contact:
Contact wankerjr

Post by wankerjr »

Yes..gratzi to everyone who strung this together!
Yet another shameless plug..for something
Top
User avatar
dbt1949
Posts: 25747
Joined: Wed Oct 13, 2004 12:34 am
Location: Hogeye Arkansas

Post by dbt1949 »

Image
Ye Olde Farte
Double Ought Forty
aka dbt1949
Top
User avatar
Peacedog
Posts: 13148
Joined: Tue Oct 12, 2004 7:11 pm
Location: Despair, level 5
Contact:
Contact Peacedog

Post by Peacedog »

Marriage has made you soft, RunningMan9. Your sentimentality will be sweet ambrosia to They Who Wait in the Deeps.
Last edited by Peacedog on Wed Oct 13, 2004 10:03 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Top
User avatar
RunningMn9
Posts: 24466
Joined: Tue Oct 12, 2004 11:55 pm
Location: The Sword Coast
Contact:
Contact RunningMn9

Post by RunningMn9 »

Peacedog wrote:Marriage has made you soft, RunningMan9. Your sentimentality will be sweet ambrosia to The Who Wait in the Deeps.
That's actually true. I used to be a LOT nastier.
And in banks across the world
Christians, Moslems, Hindus, Jews
And every other race, creed, colour, tint or hue
Get down on their knees and pray
The raccoon and the groundhog neatly
Make up bags of change
But the monkey in the corner
Well he's slowly drifting out of range
Top
User avatar
Meghan
Posts: 1618
Joined: Wed Oct 13, 2004 4:27 pm
Location: The Group W Bench

Post by Meghan »

Nice job folks - I can't wait to see what you do next!
Top
Coskesh
Posts: 598
Joined: Tue Oct 12, 2004 11:14 pm
Location: San Diego, CA

Post by Coskesh »

Not much to add to what everyone else has said, but thank you none the less!
Top
User avatar
Peacedog
Posts: 13148
Joined: Tue Oct 12, 2004 7:11 pm
Location: Despair, level 5
Contact:
Contact Peacedog

Post by Peacedog »

Nice job folks - I can't wait to see what you do next!
That will be 21 to get in to see, actually.
Top
User avatar
koanicriddle
Posts: 345
Joined: Wed Oct 13, 2004 11:25 pm
Location: Colorado

Post by koanicriddle »

I totally agree with what everyone else has posted here: great job in finding a new home. I was still fairly new to the GG community (less than 300 posts), but had come to think of it as my home-away-from-home on the internet; seeing the effort that has been made by former GGers to reestablish that home makes me all atingle.

Thanks everyone!
Top
User avatar
adumir
Posts: 118
Joined: Wed Oct 13, 2004 11:05 pm
Location: A Prisoner in Jacksonville, FL
Contact:
Contact adumir

Post by adumir »

Bravo, well spent, and pass me pieces o' eight!

I was clueless all day about the new establishment - all the way until right after the debates this evening and there was no thread to be found in the CG forums.

Then I knew: "We must have moved..."

Great job, folks - this'll be a place to be proud of.
Christopher
Resident Kieslowski and Jennifer Jason Leigh obsessive
"Obviously, I need more merlot..."
Top
User avatar
Gromit
Posts: 2454
Joined: Wed Oct 13, 2004 8:21 am
Location: Mesa, AZ

Post by Gromit »

No-brainer sig, compliments of Peacedog. :)
Top
User avatar
EvilHomer3k
Forum Moderator
Posts: 7923
Joined: Tue Oct 12, 2004 10:45 pm
Location: Cedar Rapids, IA

Post by EvilHomer3k »

I've probably spent an average of 6-8 HOURS per day reading or posting in GoneGold over the past year or so. And I'm not kidding. To suddenly be denied that outlet was bad.
Imagine what kind of cash Rich would have made with a 1 cent per click fee?

hmmm... one cent per click.

Thanks for the compliments. Thanks even more for allowing us the opportunity to continue what Rich started.
Top
Roman
Posts: 1133
Joined: Thu Oct 14, 2004 4:13 pm
Location: Earth

Post by Roman »

I too am glad that I am here. The last couple of days kinda sucked.
I was able to search through my personal folders at work to get Meals address and lo and behold he filled me in and here I am.
Feels good.

Roman
Top
User avatar
The Meal
Posts: 27992
Joined: Tue Oct 12, 2004 10:33 pm
Location: 2005 Stanley Cup Champion

Post by The Meal »

Roman wrote:I too am glad that I am here. The last couple of days kinda sucked.
I was able to search through my personal folders at work to get Meals address and lo and behold he filled me in and here I am.
Feels good.

Roman
Glad to see you made it, Roman.

~Neal
Top
User avatar
Asharak
Posts: 7907
Joined: Wed Oct 13, 2004 9:11 pm
Location: Ontario, Canada
Contact:
Contact Asharak

Post by Asharak »

Yes, thanks again to the Powers That Be. Now restore my post count, damnit. ;)

- Ash
Top
Roman
Posts: 1133
Joined: Thu Oct 14, 2004 4:13 pm
Location: Earth

Post by Roman »

The Meal wrote:
Roman wrote:I too am glad that I am here. The last couple of days kinda sucked.
I was able to search through my personal folders at work to get Meals address and lo and behold he filled me in and here I am.
Feels good.

Roman
Glad to see you made it, Roman.

~Neal
All praise goes to you my friend. :D

Roman
Top
Post Reply

Return to “Everything But Gaming”