Well, you know how we have the TDC history thing? Well, we should make one for the forums! Anyone else agree? We should start collecting info and ask veterans what it was like a while ago before we start.
OMGASH!
yes!
that sounds like so much fun!
Hahaha I like it.
Cool idea.
Just one question: I've been here pretty dang long. Wold I be considered a vet?
Yeah, but I think Whocares is looking to get a little farther back. Back when Evilslayer, Darth Wyndisis, and bgrugby were around.
yeaaaaaahhh...
how far were you considering going back??
All of TDC's forum's history will be collected.
OOOOO
that will be fun!
LETS DO IT!
okay, where do we start?
Feb 22, 2005.
Also, I might as well say this, we deleted alot of old posts, so it would be better to ask older members like Gamefreak what it was like and stuff, and anything importnat happening.
okay!
now what...
can i help!?
Anyone can help, of course.
Also, I'm going to divide the history into sections. I've got recent events down:
Current area:
bgrugby TDC War and Aftermath (All of April)
Past Ones:
Sabata War, Twilight Princess, and Peace (New Years to April 1st)
Anticipating TP, the Wii, and PH (September to New Years 2007)
Emerald Link and Ganon TDC Wars and the New Mods (June to September)
Medli, dan_the_man, and the Mods (New Years 2006 to June)
Before that I'm lost.
Also, anything labeled 'TDC Wars' are the most importnat ones, while the ones only War are more minor.
Maybe you could ask Darth Wyndisis? He was one of the first active members.
He doesn't come at all it seems, so it would be useless to ask.
I'd ask Wyndisis over me. I might have been among the first to join, but I didn't post for close to a year after the mods and medli.
Emerald Link and Ganon TDC Wars and the New Mods (June to September)
thats about where i come in!
sooo yeah
how can i help?
Ohhhh, I was a noob when TDC Ganon war took place. But I remember it, all right.
one of the biggest wars ever!
who could forget?
I think I missed most of it.
*on a sidenote, i was welcomed here by Ganon and you, alex. You called me a n00b when I first came. :P*
becaue you were... :]
anyways...
yeah, the whole ganon thing was complicated.
very confusing.
I remember the day after the Ganon thing best.
i remember the day the wii came out, i posted on here all pumped about having my ticket and being garaunteed to get it 30 minutes afterward
Many civil wars, I see. Interesting! I came here pretty late, so most of that history is news to me.
I wouldn't call it a Civil War, rather members who just mutinied. The only Civil War I know of was between certain board members and Whocares.
I came on the 1st o' June 2006.
I remember the Ganon thing well, it was the first time in my life I was ever called a wench!
Yeah if there is anything I can help with, I would love to.
I didn't know that Ganon called you that.
Anyways, I think the Ganon thing was the worst part of our history. Although this past month our so has been just as bad, in a different way.
Ganon was worse. I wasn't here when he came back as a guest, but yes he was very bad. What's happened with bgrugby and the rest of April could be as bad, but Ganon tops the cake.
This last month has been more of an internal war...instead of fighting one person (ganon) there was much more...rugby had become a close friend and great member....there were a lot of complicated feelings stirred up from this...we all had to deal with whether to leave or not, quite a few people thought about it, and we had to think about what we wanted from the site, what we thought of mods and who should be one...like I said, internal war...
Then it's been a war and a despression all in one. It's like what Japan was after WWII: ruins. With Ganon, it seems more like WWI: only certain places were attacked. (the site, not the members)
I think what made it so bad was that rugby was right. While Ganon was at such fault, and was just running around doing his thing, rugby had a message...and he was right...that's what made it so hard, what made us have to reflect so much...
And how he handled it terribly.
Also, I've begun to decide who my replacement is. In an hour, you'll know.
What was the Ganon war. /me sits down on hearth, eyes wide.
Basically:
Once upon a time, there was a member named Ganon. He was constantly spamming and insulting everyone. He even created another account to do it more. We got tired of him and banned him. But then Ganon started posting as a guest*, and all the mods could do was delete his posts. Worse, Gamefreak wasn't a mod yet, and I wasn't on, so ZV pretty much had to deal with it by himself. Then Jack came and banned his computer from TDC.
Recently, he got a new computer, but he doesn't care about TDC anymore.
* Note: Guests are people who psot on the site but are not registered.
Jack could set it so that guests can only post in certain places.
Guests can't post at all. Only IP-Banned members are labeled guest, because their av=ccount was deleted.
QuoteGanon started posting as a guest*,
You are confusing me.
Wait, guests can't post NOW, then they could.
Well, it wasn't that recently. I think it was more along the lines of ohh... probably back in November or October. It doesn't really matter anyway.
Actually, more along the lines of June.
Speaking of June, i believe that I'm going to be here for a years on June 6. Yay me! :D
Quote from: Private Dick Simmons on April 28, 2007, 08:34:11 AM
I didn't know that Ganon called you that.
Yeah, it was vair funny though. I think he was trying to be a pirate.
Well, at first, Ganon was just another spammer. He spammed, and he spammed, and he spammed some more. He used his "other" account to aid in his spamming regime. He was originally banned for spamming, but he found some kind of loophole or something and found a way where he could still post. At first it was interesting, then he became a angry little eight year old having a fit.
yes the ganon war was very interesting...
I thought it was a laugh and a half.
It is always good to go back and read the arguments the entire forum had with him. They give me a chuckle from time to time.
I've been here for a year I can most certainly tell you things you didn't need to know.
You missed the whole recent war though, and you've been gone a lot.
Particularily the medli and dan_the_man thing, which most currently active members missed.
Quote from: Private Dick Simmons on April 29, 2007, 05:10:05 AM
Well, at first, Ganon was just another spammer. He spammed, and he spammed, and he spammed some more. He used his "other" account to aid in his spamming regime. He was originally banned for spamming, but he found some kind of loophole or something and found a way where he could still post. At first it was interesting, then he became a angry little eight year old having a fit.
I'll tell you what the loophole was... He had a friend here by the name of Auron, Auron was his next door neighbor. Alex told me that when Ganon originally got banned, he went over to Auron's house and used his computer to post away... So it's actually possible that it was Auron's computer, not Ganon's that Jack ended up IP banning.
That explained why Auron stopped posting after that.
This is a little off topic for the current time, but I did miss the entire medli/dan the man thing. Would somebody mind PMing or posting me what happened? :-\
medli - all her posts were spam. That's pretty much it. In only two months, she got over 3000 posts, some of them deleted now.
dan_the_man - He made a debate/poll about if you believe in god, which almost erupted into a flame war. Jack locked it and gave dan a warning, and dan got pissed so he posted all around the forums insults and cuss words and got banned.
Quotea flame war.
That sounds so much cooler than what it actually is...
I was hear for the tail end of the medli thing. I remember both Medli and Dan_the_man being active when I was but I don't remember a big thing when they got banned.
Quote from: JQ Pickwick on April 29, 2007, 06:53:26 PM
Quote from: Private Dick Simmons on April 29, 2007, 05:10:05 AM
Well, at first, Ganon was just another spammer. He spammed, and he spammed, and he spammed some more. He used his "other" account to aid in his spamming regime. He was originally banned for spamming, but he found some kind of loophole or something and found a way where he could still post. At first it was interesting, then he became a angry little eight year old having a fit.
I'll tell you what the loophole was... He had a friend here by the name of Auron, Auron was his next door neighbor. Alex told me that when Ganon originally got banned, he went over to Auron's house and used his computer to post away... So it's actually possible that it was Auron's computer, not Ganon's that Jack ended up IP banning.
heheheh... yup
thats what happened.
and member that man in the shadows guy?
that was auron.
dont know if it matters though...
I don't think I remember Auron very well.
It don't think it really matters, cause neither of them post or really can post. The Forum is a general peace... for now
Legendary. Now I'm interested. It's all the stuff I shouldn't want to know about, yet I do. When are you planning on getting this all compiled and written out? Is this sort of like a "back-burner" project?
It's sorta like a pun... you dont want to know, and you shouldn't want to know. Yet, you must know. And you have to find out. :P
And if you're going to sum this all up, why not do it like a fan-fic? You know, write it all down and post it up as a story.
Because for the most part, it would be just forum posts and stuff... :o :o :o :oIDEA!!!!!
We should make a time capsule....All the members now should write a bit about themselves and the site, and then a year or so from now we can all look at it and see what each other said!
That's a great idea! But all the members? And where would we put them?
Well if Jack was here he could make a topic about it and after everyone was done, make it visible to no membergroups, even admins, and then after a while make it readable to everyone.
Yeah he could store it in that Gerudo Palace place...
But all the members? Even the really recent ones? I came in the middle/beginning of the bgrugy war. I know nothing before that, except for what I've been told.
It doesn't have to be about the wars, just say a bit about your experiences on the forums and such, and give a little shout-out and such.
Jack would have to be able to see, and so would Gamefreak. Mods, however, shouldn't.
I think that is an absolutely splendid and creative idea. I really would love to see that happen. However, not all the members would be able to post in it, seeing as how most of them are not active. So, you can either:
a- allow only those that post in it to participate or
b- PM everyone and have them post in the topic if they wanted to.
When will the thread be made?
Well it should be sent to Jack by PM so nobody else knows what we wrote, except we don't want to do it now because he would be swamped. So maybe after he returns for a while....Or when Gamefreak becomes Forum Admin he can do it.
I don't think it would be good to go around calling me forum admin just yet. All I did was win a poll. It all comes down to Jack deciding he wants a forum admin.
Can it be written anyway we want to? Like use way different writing styles?
Sorry Gamefreak ;)I just used your name in place of anybody who becomes the Admin, you seem most likely though; the forums want you and I can't see why Jack would disagree.
Yes Violinist, write it however you want, but try to make it as readable as possible. The whole purpose is to show them what we were like. Some of us may not be around in a year, and this could help preserve memories...if we did this yearly, it would be amazing...
It's ok Shikaboose. I just don't want to jinx anything.
I really love the way this is going! We're really synergizing here.
Now, will this be done via PM or a thread? And will all the active members particapate? And when can we see what the others wrote?
1) No idea, once Jack comes back we might know.
2) It's up to members to do this, not us.
3)A year aqfter we do it.
A year is a little long... lotsa members might leave and never come back after a year... how about like 6 months?
that's the point Masterkey. Some of us may not be around for long, and this could be a way of preserving memories of past members.
Quote from: Shikaboose on May 01, 2007, 09:42:26 PM
Yeah he could store it in that Gerudo Palace place...
The Gerudo Palace is just a control panel, you know.
I suppose that true. So then, a year, I guess, will be fine. A year and then we'll crack it open.
So, when Jack gets back we do this?
Jack will have a LOT on his hands when he gets back... so maybe about a month after he comes back or so...
Yeah, it will take FOREVER fro him to get back, let alone do it.
Id say dont push anything on Jack until maybe hes ready. We dont want to seem whiny and needy, do we?
So, now that everything's fixed...how about that Time Capsule idea...?
Why dont we do it. Wait till Gamefreak sees this.
hmm what is it?
:-\
read all the posts before this.
umm its old i know that much.. is it about a flame war.. or perhaps its about when Gamefreak first turned into the administrater?
We were talking about making a Time Capsule when Jack got back. Jack came back.
Ahh thats a good idea.... I'll make sure to stick around for at least a year then ;). I know how mine will start: Once upon a time, there was a little noob who unintentionally double-posted for her first 10 posts or so.... But there were wars here? Darn, I missed everything.... Wait, Shika-san... Jack came back?
Mabye we should try to make a history of the forums like the main site? :-\
Whatever you want to put in the capsule, is fine, Rinku.
And yes, Jack came back, that's how Gamefreak became Administrator of the site and we became mods.
Still feel like I'm missing something.... 8)
...Ah, I know! *Sprays whipped cream*
It's not ready till it's Reddi! :)
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:o
Oh God. Somebody shoot me for that horrible pun, please.
Anyways, It will be interesting to see who's still here in a year.
I know what I'll put in: my magical snowcone that breathe fire, ironically. :P
A time capsule might be interesting.
Ah geez, I completely forgot about this topic. I'm going to have to re-read the whole thing.
ok i have something
*puts favorite pen in the capsule*
heres to hoping i'll still be here next year :)
I wonder if Gamefreak will actually do it.
Quote from: Whocares on April 26, 2007, 01:05:31 PM
Well, you know how we have the TDC history thing? Well, we should make one for the forums! Anyone else agree? We should start collecting info and ask veterans what it was like a while ago before we start.
i like it i can tell you all about the past
Yes, there as been many interesting things that have happened at this fine forum, might I tell you, some of it was a little disturbing, hehe, zv thought magmarfire was a girl at one point in time till I had to tell him otherwise. ;D
Actually, TL, that was Hi no Seijin. But I do remember that. :P
I always knew you were a boy. ...I think. XDD
Umm... Idk if anyone's said this yet or not, but I had a friend on here and we spammed this place up so Jack banned her and now it's just me. :D Her name was medli, btw,
Quote from: MagmarFire on July 30, 2007, 02:30:38 PM
Actually, TL, that was Hi no Seijin. But I do remember that. :P
oh yeah, but oh well, Still really hilarous. ;D
Trust me, we all know who Medli was 8)
Yeah, I joined like right after she was banned, a month I think.