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  1. Take him seriously how? I think I missed something.

  2. No shit. I wasn't going to announce that vB4 isn't being worked on because the site's in the process of being purchased. Real fucking brilliant. :ok:
  3. Buddy, you just bought the wrong forum.
  4. The problem with a collective group of people buying the site will be a control issue. Someone is going to want to be a BD, others won't agree to it, said person throws a hissy fit and files a charge-back or causes some kind of irreparable damage to the site. You can't have a collective group of unknown people control a community like this. It won't work in the end. There will be a lot of in-fighting, disagreements with how things should be run, lack of communication, and then a mass exodus when the shit hits the fan. The fact that a lot of people don't understand is that Garfield paid a lot out of his own pocket when goals weren't met or when investing in new servers, who is going to take care of that? Who is going to control the donations? Are all the people that bought the site going to have access to the Paypal account? Can they be trusted? The design we had for the new forums was similar to what we have now, look and feel wise. We wanted to change/merge the forums and clean them up, but we were going to leave the majority of it alone. The proposed design changes by Amit & Co. are incredible to say the least. Not only is the site getting a makeover, but there are plans to make the forums more community-oriented and give people a chance to blog, review, write newsletters, etc. The people that buy the site aren't going to want to spend a few thousand on a new design and a professional customizations.
  5. I won't sugarcoat this letter. This is a very bitter letter. Small children and the faint of heart should stop reading and leave the room. What follows is a call to action for those of us who care—a large enough number to make Amit's peremptory communications understood, resisted, and made the object of deserved contempt by young and old alike. When I hear Amit say that he is the most recent incarnation of the Buddha, I have to wonder about him. Is he completely abhorrent? Is he simply being heinous? Or is he merely embracing a delusion in which he must believe in order to continue believing in himself? I hardly know. But I will stake the immortality of my soul that when Amit says that superstition is no less credible than proven scientific principles, that's just a load of spucatum tauri. Regardless of what philanthropic enthusiasts or visionary dreamers may say about human perfectibility, I am deliberately using colorful language in this letter. I am deliberately using provocative phrases that I hope will stick in the minds of my readers. I do ensure, however, that my words are always appropriate and accurate and clearly explain how it would be downright loquacious for Amit to reduce history to an overdetermined, wireframe sketch of what are, in reality, complex, dynamic events. I'll go further: Over the years, I've enjoyed a number of genuinely pleasurable (and pleasurably genuine) conversations with a variety of people who understand that as soon as his grunts destroy the natural beauty of our parks and forests, they will have destroyed the basis for their own existence. In one such conversation, someone pointed out to me that Amit's expostulations can be subtle. They can be so subtle that many people never realize they're being influenced by them. That's why we must proactively notify humanity that if we contradict Amit, we are labelled scummy, loud crooks. If we capitulate, however, we forfeit our freedoms. Amit's officious values have caused the most unctuous clods you'll ever see to descend upon us like a swarm of locusts, relying on the psychological effects of terror to magnify the localized effects of Amit's double standards so that, like a stone hurled into a pool of water, shock waves ripple from the epicenter of his attacks to the furthest reaches of the Earth. Amit has been subjecting us to an intense barrage of misinformation, deception, and hidden propaganda. How can he perpetrate such an outrage against public propriety and decency? If you were to ask Amit that question, he'd blather on about pharisaism and ruffianism in some sort of dysfunctional attempt to confuse and bewilder his listeners and thereby avoid ever actually answering the question. If I withheld my feelings on this matter, I'd be no less fatuous than Amit. If there is one truth in this world, it's that his slurs are a mere cavil, a mere scarecrow, one of the last shifts of a desperate and dying cause. When Amit tells us that children don't need as much psychological attentiveness, protection, and obedience training as the treasured household pet, he somehow fails to mention that we should give him a taste of his own medicine. He fails to mention that his personal motto is "never forgive and never forget". And he fails to mention that I don't see how he can build a workable policy around wishful thinking draped over a morass of confusion (and also, as we'll see below, historical illiteracy), then impose it willy-nilly on a population by force. I'm not saying that it can't possibly be done but rather that Amit has no great love of democracy or egalitarianism. Once we realize that, what do we do? The appropriate thing, in my judgment, is to fight tooth and nail against Amit. I say that because if he manages to turn over our country to blockish, cruel trolls, our nation will not endure as a civilization, as a geopolitical entity, or even as a society. Rather, it will exist only as a prison, a prison in which illiterate sewer rats exclude all people and proposals that oppose Amit's invidious, unforgiving statements. It is clear from what I have already written that "Amit" has now become part of my vocabulary. Whenever I see someone stepping on other people's toes, I tell him or her to stop "Amit-ing". There are none so blind as those who will not see. This is not rhetoric. This is reality. When he hears anyone say that he supports a range of policies and programs that haven't worked, that don't work, and that can't be made to work in the real world—not without creating problems worse than what they were intended to solve, that is—his answer is to give rise to sinful, cold-blooded caitiffs. That's similar to taking a few drunken swings at a beehive: it just makes me want even more to navigate a safe path between the Scylla of Amit's sordid complaints and the Charybdis of blackguardism. Some critics have called Amit incorrigible. A handful insist he's malicious. His legates, on the other hand, consider him to be one of the great minds of this century. To summarize my views: Amit's club controls illegal drugs and prostitution as well as banking, oil, defense, and the media.
  6. Also, our resident Indian didn't want you to see the following image:
  7. Yeah, I'm surprised no one asked how big his penis is.
  8. I agree that a Cook-Off would be amazing, but I don't know the logistics of that. Spiked shouldn't have known in the first place, that's the point.
  9. And just to be clear, he means casual as "Let's shoot the shit" and not having Bejeweled Online servers or Cooking Mama competitions.
  10. No. We'll be upgrading the forums most likely. Why would the forums be deleted/cleared?
  11. Not sure if I should be saying this, but I've been getting a lot of questions now. This is also the reason for the delay of vB4. We discussed it and there is a professional team working on it or will be. I'll leave it to Garfield to post the concepts we've seen but they far exceed anything myself and Astrum could have drawn up (neither of us are 'artists'). We weren't completely happy with the announcement but we've talked with the new guys and they seem to be keeping our interests in mind. They want to continue with keeping the gaming aspect and not introduce new people into controlling/maintaining the servers. A lot of the higher ups were hesitant/argumentative at first but many of us seemed to come around at the end of the talks. We talked about a lot of new features/ideas coming to SG and none of them will really change SG from being SG. I might not have been around for 3+ years, but it doesn't mean I don't share the same passion. Amit owns/runs ChannelFuse.com. They are a collaboration of different forums. It seems SG will become the start of their gaming division (my own assumption). He has shown interest in gaining our forums/servers more momentum and exposure and with his experience and team, I think we have a shot at it. I have my fears and reservations as the rest of you do. There are some things I'm not comfortable sharing (nothing bad) and I'll leave it to the other guys/Garfield to take care of that. Before everyone freaks out and plans a revolt, give the new owners a chance first. If shit blows up then you're free to do whatever you wish, but give them the benefit of the doubt before ditching SG and going elsewhere. I'm gaining nothing by siding with them or giving them positive feedback, so don't think this is all horse shit coming from me. If I didn't agree with all of what was planned then I wouldn't be here any longer and wouldn't be maintaining the Minecraft server.
  12. Sorry for the lack of updates. We have nothing new to say. Just working on the kinks and waiting on some things.
  13. She herp'd till she derp'd. PkYS8DXcMew
  14. The thought process of FullMetal: :whoa: Oh, wow, a thread about Japanese stuff, I bet someone made a connection to me, FullMetal. Oh, god, that tiny food makes me want to Otaku all over it. WTF! No one has mentioned me!? I better fix this! :ok: *le post* MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!
  15. How about I give you a random name like Forester becoming Justin Beiber #1 Fan. Enough name changes.
  16. Vaggie.
  17. FPS or NOT

    Stop being stupid.
  18. HI

    I missed it, what'd it say?
  19. Hey guys, Allan here with another locked thread.
  20. First thing I did was read CA, AO, and BD section when I got promoted. True story.
  21. ... Florida.
  22. Goal: Create a drink based off a member's personality. Give it a title and the contents. Example: Garfield's Taint 3/4 oz Bailey's Irish 1/2 oz Creme de Menthe 3/4 oz Kahlua 1 oz Vodka AstRUM 1 oz Malibu Coconut Rum 1/2 Banana 2 scoops vanilla ice cream 1/2 oz Dark Rum (Barbados) Blend and serve.
  23. It is. I'm going to try and fix them up so they aren't so ugly.

  24. There are a few minor issues with the template that need to be worked out. They can probably wait until after the launch, since they are mainly cosmetic. Going to chat with Astrum and Garfield tomorrow to see what's left to do. Things have been running well lately and I pushed the latest version of our skin to the forums (previous one wasn't 100% compatible at the time, it is now, though). Thanks for the continued patience.
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