If this place gets any more crowded...

[LeeNetworX]

Originally Posted by itgirl

did ya ever feel like you were eavesdropping on other people's conversations? all the new folks know eachother. i kinda feel left out. like i don't get all the inside jokes. *sniffle*

You will learn. We will teach you.

[Gas Man]

Originally Posted by askmrjesus

The one that "sold out", had no choice. Long story short, he was hit by a drunk driver, bankrupted by medical costs, and dicked around by insurance companies.

I don't think any of the CF people blame him for his decision.

Of course, that doesn't mean we won't tell the new owner to go fuck himself.

JC

And why didn't he ask the fellow posters or admins/mods to buy him out?

No reason to tel the previous owner to f off. But trust me, telling VS to fuck off, will get you further ahead than not.

[LeeNetworX]

Originally Posted by Mrs. Colleen

I actually like it a little more lively in here...at least once we get past all the intro threads.

Oh....we can get very lively. Very.

[marko138]

Originally Posted by LeeNetworX

Oh....we can get very lively. Very.

Liven up, my friend.

[Ninjakel]

Originally Posted by LeeNetworX

Oh....we can get very lively. Very.

Chicka chicka Yeah!

[Angee]

Originally Posted by Gas Man

And why didn't he ask the fellow posters or admins/mods to buy him out?

No reason to tel the previous owner to f off. But trust me, telling VS to fuck off, will get you further ahead than not.

Noone here blames the previous owners...we hate that it happened and aren't really fond of the company that bought it. They did ask for help, but I personally never saw anything about the sale until it was past tense...we also had a moderator who made a calendar to raise funds...it wasn't enough. Many sent donations to the site, others bought things from them to help. They were overwhelmed. I can't blame them for selling, but I wish it had been by a smaller entity who didn't have a rep for ruining boards. This community really WAS like a perfectly normal dysfunctional family . They did what they had to do, and I think any one of us would have done the same if faced with losing everything. It just makes me sick to my stomach that the legal system has allowed this to drag out to this end. Not because of the board, but because he ruined good folks' livelihood and won't man up and pay his dues. The guy was DRUNK that hit them...GUILTY ALREADY! Yet the admins are the ones who paid the price...too bad torture is illegal, cuz I could think of a million things that drunk deserves...

Sorry...I've got a real sore spot when it comes to drunk drivers.


As far as lively, one of these days I'll have to tell you about the fare that grabbed my coochie! (I used to drive a taxi...I'm FKA Cabbiechick on CF)

[Zeos]

Originally Posted by Gas Man

Homeless admin? Not the one that sold out, I hope?

I'm the 'Security Admin' (well, WAS) over there. I ran the servers, secured the boxen, managed the backups, and optimized software, etc ......I'm not sure WHAT I do anymore .....I still have a title, can still access the adminCP but I more or less feel displaced....I spent MANY long days and longer nights troubleshooting shit, optimizing shit, recompiling software, etc.... to make CF run on hardware that most folks would consider 'sub-standard' at best (at least for what we were asking it to do)....And I enjoyed every minute of it The new folks brought their own people in to do what I did, so I'm considering myself 'homeless' ...

As far as 'sold out' ....I'll tread lightly on this subject as it's sore on both sides, but I can say this...the Previous owner could have made a shitload more if he'd 'sold out' a year ago when they offered instead of telling them to piss off .......holding out cost him ALOT of scratch, but it was a last resort, not a first... (yes, I'm fairly close to the situation as I'm good friends with Rez and his wife.....hell, he was my best man @ my wedding years ago)

That's really all I can/should say publicly, but I do want the displaced folks to know that it was the last resort

[ericr]

Originally Posted by Zeos

That's really all I can/should say publicly, but I do want the displaced folks to know that it was the last resort

I really don't think anyone that came here has any problem with Rez selling, I'd a done the same thing in his situation which totally blows. I wish them well and they should common over here too

[Ninjakel]

Hey Zeos, I thought the mods were collectively (i.e you and a few others) paying for the hosting??? Did that not work out?

[Mr Lefty]

Originally Posted by Zeos

That's really all I can/should say publicly, but I do want the displaced folks to know that it was the last resort

Well You all are welcome here... sorry about your friend's (rez?) luck. hopefully he's doing much better and selling the forum was enough to get his life back on track.


ya know... I just had a thought... we should all have an agreement... when VS comes to buy out TWFix... we take them for the most $ we can... stick around through the year they have the Admin under contract... then create a new forum... use the $ to sponsor a track day rally or some shit!