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Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2002 6:44 am
by Mr Sleep
Originally posted by Weasel
*Thinking of 9220 something post at a dollar a post.* :eek:
*thinks on this* erm *falls into unconciousness* :D

Whatever is decided i am sure Buck has thought it through and will come to a rational choice, i don't mind paying.

Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2002 7:43 am
by Maharlika
Have faith in Buck, fellas...

...sadly though, if and when giving money is mandatory, I believe that the demography of GB as well as SYM will be reduced to working and well-off members. :(

Hopes for the best in whatever Buck has in mind, after all he never mentioned anything directly about my speculation. :)



Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2002 7:52 am
by Yshania
Re: Have faith in Buck, fellas...
Originally posted by Maharlika

...sadly though, if and when giving money is mandatory, I believe that the demography of GB as well as SYM will be reduced to working and well-off members. :(

Hopes for the best in whatever Buck has in mind, after all he never mentioned anything directly about my speculation. :)


I am not so sure here. There are games out there that charge $10 a month subscription (Everquest comes to mind). Though I have never subscribed to such a site, I am not convinced these are exclusive to working and well off members *shrugs* what does everyone else think?

If Buck was to request $15 dollars a year from subscribed members, I don't think this is excessive at all and it would make a difference to Buck...

We are all hoping for the best, I am sure his decision will have been given all due consideration, and all of us are speculating :)

@Mr Sleep - LOL! :D Maybe his decision - whatever it is - was fuelled by your hitting 10K? :p Hmm, that is a thought too - maybe a subscription becomes payable after a certain number of posts? Since I am sure it is the spammers that make the most demands on his bandwidth....

Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2002 7:56 am
by Ode to a Grasshopper
Enough speculation about the bad bit, as Mah has said Buck never gave any specifics.
@Ysh-Stop spooking everyone! :mad: :D It was your idea in the first place that that was what Buck might have had in mind. Lets speculate on the good bit he mentioned instead. :)

Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2002 7:58 am
by Weasel
Re: Re: Have faith in Buck, fellas...
Originally posted by Yshania
Since I am sure it is the spammers that make the most demands on his bandwidth....
Correction: Spammers and DF's :D One day all will be like COMM and the bandwidth problem will disappear. :D

*Starts running around in a circle praising Buck*

*Someone break out the smellingsalt and wake up Mr.Sleep.* :D

Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2002 8:04 am
by Ode to a Grasshopper
Re: Re: Re: Have faith in Buck, fellas...
Originally posted by Weasel


Correction: Spammers and DF's :D One day all will be like COMM and the bandwidth problem will disappear. :D
...because the present bunch of COMMs'll be the only ones left browsing the board, everyone else having left in disgust. :p

Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2002 8:06 am
by Maharlika
COMMie to the rescue...
Originally posted by Weasel



*Someone break out the smellingsalt and wake up Mr.Sleep.* :D
... I got this covered, Exalted One.

Better yet, Sleepy would be more effectively awakened by this...

*...puts a pipe of burning placebos in his mouth* :D

@Ysh: Good point. :) Never knew about that. Hope it won't make a drastic change in membership...

@Odie: Thanks for the back up. ;)


Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2002 8:10 am
by Maharlika
I resent that!
Originally posted by Ode to a Grasshopper
...because the present bunch of COMMs'll be the only ones left browsing the board, everyone else having left in disgust. :p
Yes, only COMMs will be left coz everyone will become COMMs ;) :p :D

"I have a vision... :rolleyes:

Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2002 8:11 am
by Weasel
Originally posted by Ode to a Grasshopper
Lets speculate on the good bit he mentioned instead. :)
I speculate the popups will be gone.

now back to the bad part.. :D

Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2002 8:13 am
by Ode to a Grasshopper
Re: I resent that!
Originally posted by Maharlika
Yes, only COMMs will be left coz everyone will become COMMs ;) :p :D

"I have a vision... :rolleyes:
I believe I covered for that response in the post in question. :p Denied! :D

Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2002 8:17 am
by Yshania
Re: Re: Re: Have faith in Buck, fellas...
Originally posted by Weasel


Correction: Spammers and DF's :D One day all will be like COMM and the bandwidth problem will disappear. :D

*Starts running around in a circle praising Buck*

*Someone break out the smellingsalt and wake up Mr.Sleep.* :D
LMAO! :D

Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2002 8:19 am
by Weasel
Originally posted by Yshania


LOL! :D

A dollar a post?? Oh my! you are generous! :D I was wondering whether I could afford a penny a post - I guess we could always delete our posts at the end of the day lol! :D ;)
I tend to see too much bad. If one tire blows out on my car..I expect the other three to follow suit at the sametime..with only one spare tire and no jack, in the middle of nowhere,in the middle of a thunder storm. :D

Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2002 8:38 am
by Yshania
Originally posted by Weasel


I tend to see too much bad. If one tire blows out on my car..I expect the other three to follow suit at the sametime..with only one spare tire and no jack, in the middle of nowhere,in the middle of a thunder storm. :D
I get it! Learn to only expect the worse, then you will take comfort from the fact that you managed to limp home right? :D

Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2002 8:46 am
by Ode to a Grasshopper
@Ysh-No, that's not the idea at all. What happens is, if you expect the worst and you're right then at least you were prepared for it and it's not a shock. If you're wrong in expecting the worst then you're pleasantly surprised and better off than you would have been otherwise.

Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2002 10:07 am
by Mr Sleep
Re: Re: Have faith in Buck, fellas...
Originally posted by Yshania
@Mr Sleep - LOL! :D Maybe his decision - whatever it is - was fuelled by your hitting 10K? :p Hmm, that is a thought too - maybe a subscription becomes payable after a certain number of posts? Since I am sure it is the spammers that make the most demands on his bandwidth....
Trying to foist the blame onto me, eh? :p :) Actually i am inclined to agree with Weasel in some ways, if you think about it the number of weight of posts is what makes the most difference and since most of the spammers posts are a sentence long then surely the DF story would be much larger in weight than us small group of renegade spammers :D

Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2002 11:23 am
by KidD01
Re: Re: Re: Have faith in Buck, fellas...
Originally posted by Mr Sleep
if you think about it the number of weight of posts is what makes the most difference and since most of the spammers posts are a sentence long then surely the DF story would be much larger in weight than us small group of renegade spammers :D
Well said, Sir ! :D *Nods agreely toward Sleepy*

Renegade eh ? Sounds cool for me :D

Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2002 1:53 pm
by Obsidian
if you think about it the number of weight of posts is what makes the most difference and since most of the spammers posts are a sentence long then surely the DF story would be much larger in weight than us small group of renegade spammers


Ummmm, Eep.

However, I am impressed at Bucks lurkiness, wouldn't have had thought hed have the time to read over all this junk. But when COMM's take over, it will be utterly and completely and succiently to the point, no redundancy whatsoever. :D

Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2002 1:53 pm
by dragon wench
If in fact it is the case that Buck is planning on making big changes I would ask, if it is at all possible, that he gives us some advance warning...... :)

I recall when we switched to this present Game Banshee just after New Year's that there were a lot of problems with things like PMs, and along with others, I ended up losing some stuff.

Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2002 4:27 pm
by Georgi
Originally posted by dragon wench
If in fact it is the case that Buck is planning on making big changes I would ask, if it is at all possible, that he gives us some advance warning......
I second that...
Especially since I'm going to be away from Tuesday until next Monday... these things always happen when I'm not here...

Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2002 4:34 pm
by Weasel
Originally posted by Georgi


I second that...
Especially since I'm going to be away from Tuesday until next Monday... these things always happen when I'm not here...
While sneaking around...I heard a rumor that part of the change was banning all users whos name start with an G or an A. :eek: :D