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Offline WildCatzPhreak

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We're going to lose our archives soon
« on: April 24, 2010, 07:57:12 AM »
Knowing what I know about the costs to keep the place running, and the lack of traffic and income, the time is likely coming very soon.  There are posts on the front pages over 3 months old.  Hell, even superfan Dobbie hasn't posted over there in damn near a month.

RIP place we spent the last 4-5 years of our bbsing lives, RIP.  If you want to salvage anything (old posts for posterity, cyclist, etc) now is probably the time.


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Re: We're going to lose our archives soon
« Reply #1 on: April 24, 2010, 08:47:43 AM »
Knowing what I know about the costs to keep the place running, and the lack of traffic and income, the time is likely coming very soon.  There are posts on the front pages over 3 months old.  Hell, even superfan Dobbie hasn't posted over there in damn near a month.

RIP place we spent the last 4-5 years of our bbsing lives, RIP.  If you want to salvage anything (old posts for posterity, cyclist, etc) now is probably the time.

a few people tried to salvage them four months ago but gave up when tp said he wanted thirty thousand for them.  :frown:

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Re: We're going to lose our archives soon
« Reply #2 on: April 24, 2010, 09:58:54 AM »
If TP has any sense, he'll take what he can get for it in order to cut his losses.

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Re: We're going to lose our archives soon
« Reply #3 on: April 24, 2010, 09:59:42 AM »
Knowing what I know about the costs to keep the place running, and the lack of traffic and income, the time is likely coming very soon.  There are posts on the front pages over 3 months old.  Hell, even superfan Dobbie hasn't posted over there in damn near a month.

RIP place we spent the last 4-5 years of our bbsing lives, RIP.  If you want to salvage anything (old posts for posterity, cyclist, etc) now is probably the time.

a few people tried to salvage them four months ago but gave up when tp said he wanted thirty thousand for them.  :frown:

Yeah, hopefully he realizes how futile his holding onto that place is and begs us to buy it soon.  

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Re: We're going to lose our archives soon
« Reply #4 on: April 24, 2010, 10:03:19 AM »
Pretty sure I don't have any "gems" worth saving over there. :blank:
Fifteen minutes later, when the Kansas locker room opened its doors to the media, the Jayhawks were still crying. Literally, bawling. All of them. I've never seen anything like it, and I've seen devastated college locker rooms -- after losses in the Final Four, the national championship game -- ever

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Re: We're going to lose our archives soon
« Reply #5 on: April 24, 2010, 10:26:34 AM »
meh, I would like to keep the threads wehre I schooled Ben or de-pants'd T. Brew but otherwise, no bigs.

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Re: We're going to lose our archives soon
« Reply #6 on: April 24, 2010, 10:54:32 AM »
Good bye 6000 posts

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Re: We're going to lose our archives soon
« Reply #7 on: April 24, 2010, 11:07:49 AM »
Not gonna lie.  My 100 posts there had/have no value whatsoever.  It's like looking back on my rookie year where I rode the bench all season... :flush:

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Re: We're going to lose our archives soon
« Reply #8 on: April 25, 2010, 12:38:37 AM »
Pretty sure I don't have any "gems" worth saving over there. :blank:

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Re: We're going to lose our archives soon
« Reply #9 on: April 25, 2010, 10:18:43 AM »
I feel sorry for Terry, because I suspect that his pride will get in the way of him making a good business decision and selling that place.  He's already missed out on one reasonable buyer, I wonder how many more will be passed over on the way to complete insolvency?

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Re: We're going to lose our archives soon
« Reply #10 on: April 25, 2010, 02:12:17 PM »
As a Mod over there, I can safely say that there are good things just around the corner.  In a couple weeks when we get on the new server, there will be info that will get you all coming back.  Just you wait.  Dobbs will back me up on this.

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Re: We're going to lose our archives soon
« Reply #11 on: April 25, 2010, 02:28:00 PM »
As a Mod over there, I can safely say that there are good things just around the corner.  In a couple weeks when we get on the new server, there will be info that will get you all coming back.  Just you wait.  Dobbs will back me up on this.

Terry wouldn't want us back anyway :cry:

by the way, dobs? :facepalm:

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Re: We're going to lose our archives soon
« Reply #12 on: April 25, 2010, 02:33:19 PM »
I'd consider it, but I'm banned.

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Re: We're going to lose our archives soon
« Reply #13 on: April 25, 2010, 10:43:51 PM »
As a Mod over there, I can safely say that there are good things just around the corner.  In a couple weeks when we get on the new server, there will be info that will get you all coming back.  Just you wait.  Dobbs will back me up on this.

Such as "the Buckeyes will be exposed" and "coolers"

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Re: We're going to lose our archives soon
« Reply #14 on: April 25, 2010, 10:54:07 PM »
That place really went downhill. Damn. Just proves how shitty MJ and TP are at running a 'business'

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Re: We're going to lose our archives soon
« Reply #15 on: April 26, 2010, 11:14:34 AM »
Knowing what I know about the costs to keep the place running, and the lack of traffic and income, the time is likely coming very soon.  There are posts on the front pages over 3 months old.  Hell, even superfan Dobbie hasn't posted over there in damn near a month.

RIP place we spent the last 4-5 years of our bbsing lives, RIP.  If you want to salvage anything (old posts for posterity, cyclist, etc) now is probably the time.

a few people tried to salvage them four months ago but gave up when tp said he wanted thirty thousand for them.  :frown:

 :eek:

So he bought it from MJ for somewhere around 2-3K, ran it completely into the ground in a little over a year and wanted nearly 10x the purchase price to sell it?  Holy crap.


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Re: We're going to lose our archives soon
« Reply #16 on: April 26, 2010, 11:51:44 AM »
Knowing what I know about the costs to keep the place running, and the lack of traffic and income, the time is likely coming very soon.  There are posts on the front pages over 3 months old.  Hell, even superfan Dobbie hasn't posted over there in damn near a month.

RIP place we spent the last 4-5 years of our bbsing lives, RIP.  If you want to salvage anything (old posts for posterity, cyclist, etc) now is probably the time.

a few people tried to salvage them four months ago but gave up when tp said he wanted thirty thousand for them.  :frown:

 :eek:

So he bought it from MJ for somewhere around 2-3K, ran it completely into the ground in a little over a year and wanted nearly 10x the purchase price to sell it?  Holy crap.



Yep.  Not a typo.  He could have doubled his money, but that ship has sailed.

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Re: We're going to lose our archives soon
« Reply #17 on: April 26, 2010, 11:58:02 AM »
He could have doubled his money

Who's dumber:  TP for turning that down or the individual(s) who offered it to him?

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Re: We're going to lose our archives soon
« Reply #18 on: April 26, 2010, 12:13:35 PM »
He could have doubled his money

Who's dumber:  TP for turning that down or the individual(s) who offered it to him?

definitely the people who offered it.  severely undervalued "coolness."

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Re: We're going to lose our archives soon
« Reply #19 on: April 26, 2010, 12:21:57 PM »
He could have doubled his money

Who's dumber:  TP for turning that down or the individual(s) who offered it to him?

definitely the people who offered it.  severely undervalued "coolness."

Mistakes were made.  Luckily, I had recently sacrificed a drifter, so it all worked out for the best.