The Gamer's Quarter

B coma · . Joined: 06 Dec 2005 Posts: 279

then, remember our top 100 list?

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Hot Stott Bot · . Joined: 25 Nov 2006 Posts: 366 Location: Boston

Of course we all remember that B Coma!

B coma · . Joined: 06 Dec 2005 Posts: 279

if we had ever gotten the rest of that filled out with descriptions I was all for carting it around the internet in an entirely straight-faced manner.

none of us saved it because we thought it was invincible Sad

Hot Stott Bot · . Joined: 25 Nov 2006 Posts: 366 Location: Boston

That was when axe first lost its innocence.

vision · . Joined: 26 Nov 2006 Posts: 57

Hot Stott Bot · . Joined: 25 Nov 2006 Posts: 366 Location: Boston

I would assume so, but I'm guessing that's just going to be deleted.

internisus · . Joined: 25 Nov 2006 Posts: 354

Maybe no one will think of it!

We could read it!

vision · . Joined: 26 Nov 2006 Posts: 57

internisus · . Joined: 25 Nov 2006 Posts: 354

censorship itt

Lasa · . Joined: 26 Nov 2006 Posts: 128

Someone should register bossrush.com, for anything really.

extralife · . Joined: 22 Jun 2005 Posts: 233

I am of the opinion that the Top 100 list was the greatest thing the IC forums ever created. That whole damn thing, and everything and one involved in its creation was so fucking genius it simply had to die, lest we live under its burden for the rest of our posting days.

extralife · . Joined: 22 Jun 2005 Posts: 233

If you really want to know what was in the mod forum, let me re-enact how it went (at least while I was a mod)

me: wut look at this shit James did what a cockfag mods plz ban him

other mods: extralife go away

me: no seriously look at that shit

other mods: whatev

me: plz de-mod me

other mods: ok

dessgeega · Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 3:20 am Post subject:

we also gave people nicknames.
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extralife · . Joined: 22 Jun 2005 Posts: 233

true.

that, however, dates back to the Days of Yore.

Hot Stott Bot · . Joined: 25 Nov 2006 Posts: 366 Location: Boston

The Old Time -- when gravity was slower, the colors ran deeper, and even the smaller things were larger!

Maz · . Joined: 26 Nov 2006 Posts: 40

Guys I saw the mod forum on one of my sneaking missions. I had just arrived on the fabled Shadow Weeaboo Island (JAPAN), and defeated my old nemesis the Cyborg Roman. I found a hip young foreigner skipping class inside a closet listening to Rock and Roll and Ska and Punk. I asked him what the hell was going on (what with the cyborgs and such), and we successfully made it back to his workstation, where I saw the gaping innards of Forum Gear.

FORUM GEAR?!

My new friend "RUD13CON" explained: an icyclam-equipped forum capable of detonating solo. I couldn't believe it. Wasn't icyclam banned after the non-proliferation treaty all those years ago?! Yet apparently he was on this very island. According to RUD13CON, I had to prevent the terrolists from finding this icyclam before he could be inserted into Forum Gear and bring disaster to the world. I asked him where he got this info from, and he told me...

"I helped CREATE Forum Gear!!"

THE ADVENTURE CONTINUES ON ANOTHER FORUM MAYBE

internisus · . Joined: 25 Nov 2006 Posts: 354

see you next mission mazzy star

extralife · . Joined: 22 Jun 2005 Posts: 233

maz I think you failed because icy detonated Sad

Mr. Mechanical · Friendly Stranger Joined: 14 Oct 2004 Posts: 1276

Psiga · Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 4:59 am Post subject:

Mr. Mechanical · Friendly Stranger Joined: 14 Oct 2004 Posts: 1276

You guys are just like Snake in the intro to MGS3 right as he looked up and saw the mushroom cloud.
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Psiga · Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 5:06 am Post subject:

Boing.

OH GOD. ABOUT TO HIT 100.

AlphaNemesis · . Joined: 17 Oct 2004 Posts: 36

boojiboy7 · Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 7:29 am Post subject:

why did the top 100 have to die? why?

We need to make a new top 100 on SB. For serious.

thatbox · . Joined: 15 Mar 2005 Posts: 99 Location: nashville / nola

They should have just modded everyone they wanted to talk to and carried on as usual in the mod palace in the skies ;_;
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Shapermc · Hot Sake! Joined: 14 Oct 2004 Posts: 6279

glitch · . Joined: 27 Nov 2006 Posts: 37

so it's selectbutton now? ok.
this is appropriate. think about it:

it's neither abstract like A or X or O or 3 or 7, nor to-the-point like start or up or turbo, but ambiguously in-between. -> fits!

it's usually the least accessible button on a pad. -> fits!

occasionally games that actually require more buttons than are on the pad use the select button in-game causing the player massive death & confusion. -> fits!

it symbolises going about things in a round-about way. remember the early nes days when selecting was unidirectional? the selectbutton often has people going in circles. -> fits!

also: metroid 2.

thatbox · . Joined: 15 Mar 2005 Posts: 99 Location: nashville / nola

Rud13 · . Joined: 01 Jul 2005 Posts: 130

I was informed by Tim tonight that it is Selectbutton. I can deal with that!

I also had a very long talk with him, and had some things cleared up. There will be a slightly different ruddiger/ruddles/rud13/huaghaluaghaghl/ on this new forum.
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thatbox · . Joined: 15 Mar 2005 Posts: 99 Location: nashville / nola

OK!!
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Mister Toups · Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 9:47 am Post subject:

okay that's it, you're all preemptively banned. I will register everyone's user names to myself and just post on everyone's behalf. Twisted Evil

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where were you when nana komatsu got a wii?

dmauro · . Joined: 20 Jul 2006 Posts: 303 Location: Brooklyn

Rud13 · . Joined: 01 Jul 2005 Posts: 130

Pointing out Special Blend.
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Mister Toups · Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 9:59 am Post subject:

oh, also on a more serious note: the domain is still pending which is why I haven't moved forward yet. Barring any unforeseen difficulties I intend to get as much work done as possible over the weekend and launch at least the bare bones forum page and front page on Monday. Can't make any promises of course. Also, still no word on when we will get the forum backups up and running but I will keep you guys updated on that front too.
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where were you when nana komatsu got a wii?

thatbox · . Joined: 15 Mar 2005 Posts: 99 Location: nashville / nola

kthorjensen · . Joined: 28 Nov 2006 Posts: 12 Location: NYC

Mister Toups · Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 10:18 am Post subject:

RedLightning · . Joined: 27 Nov 2006 Posts: 17

RedLightning · . Joined: 27 Nov 2006 Posts: 17

On a related note, yeah, selectbutton is fine in the end, really. The name doesn't matter THAT much. I just flamed it because you told me to flame the ones I didn't like as much, so I did. ANYWAY! I look forward to having our neo-IC-SB-thingie so we can stop shitting up the TGQ forums.

Mister Toups · Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 10:28 am Post subject:

Wilkes · milky wilkie Joined: 06 Mar 2006 Posts: 256

how did everyone get off the subject of me
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dmauro · . Joined: 20 Jul 2006 Posts: 303 Location: Brooklyn

RedLightning · . Joined: 27 Nov 2006 Posts: 17

That really sort of sucks.

Moreso than having the thread archives available the single most important factor to getting as many of the users who were on the old forums onto these new ones imo would be having all the user accounts intact and operational. The simple act of having to re-register turns a lot of people away in a lethargic sort of "meh, why bother" way, with us being the lazy internet bums we are.

The thread archive has the value of keeping many of the great discussions we had alive, but in the end it's the user database that will ensure that the new forum has life right from the outset.

What sort of privacy concerns are we talking about exactly here?

dmauro · . Joined: 20 Jul 2006 Posts: 303 Location: Brooklyn

Mister Toups · Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 10:42 am Post subject:

Basically transferring thousands of people's registration information (email, username, pass, location, etc etc) to an entirely new entity. It's the sort of thing which could end up being a big problem for brandon. However I am not particularly concerned because the last time the forums got hacked everyone had to reregister and it was not a problem. I really do believe that this is a very simple "if you build it they will come" situation. My bigger concerns are with the long-term well-being of the site, which I am taking steps to ensure.
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where were you when nana komatsu got a wii?

Wilkes · milky wilkie Joined: 06 Mar 2006 Posts: 256

RedLightning · . Joined: 27 Nov 2006 Posts: 17

thatbox · . Joined: 15 Mar 2005 Posts: 99 Location: nashville / nola

Passwords in phpbb databases are MD5 hashed, so I'd imagine the main concern is that whoever has access to the database can read private messages. I can't think of anything else, really.

And maybe at some point IC promised not to give your email address to anybody?
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Mister Toups · Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 10:50 am Post subject:

dmauro · . Joined: 20 Jul 2006 Posts: 303 Location: Brooklyn