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Author Topic: Thank You Jough, Thank You Jamie, Thank You Everyone  (Read 8384 times)

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« on: April 04, 2004, 05:28:31 am »
As the song says "You don't know what you've got til it's gone."  When Jough and JL, the sneaky devils, shut the board down for their April's fool gag it got me to thinking.  I never seriously thought the board was closed for good, but it was gone long enough for me to start having doubts.  And in it's absence I began to realize just how much I enjoy this little place.  So I just wanted to say thanks to Jough for hosting this board, thanks to JL for being such a good moderator, and thanks to all the rest of you for being the quirky bunch of oddballs that give me cause to smile on a daily basis.

Now, they say that in every lie there is a kernel of truth.  In his April Fools letter Jough mentioned the cost of running this board as a reason for shutting it down.  I don't know what the actual cost of running this board is, or if the ads are or are not offsetting the cost, but if Jough is paying anything at all to operate this place I say it's too much.  So i'd like to make an appeal to those that can, please hit the tip jar and put a little something in Jough's pocket.  He deserves it.

TIP JAR

~Paul
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« Reply #1 on: April 04, 2004, 09:10:26 pm »
Amen.

My brief moment of lack-of-board-induced panic was far too long.
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« Reply #2 on: April 04, 2004, 09:35:11 pm »
I straight up thought it was toast. I'm all sitting here, thinking "why didn't you check the board the last few days," all telling the fiancee that all my internet friends are gone, all ruing the day, all wondering what will become of Opus.

Overreact much? Not me.
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« Reply #3 on: April 04, 2004, 09:37:10 pm »
Done and done.
Lets give these babies some gold-plated diapers.

Or at least try to keep Jough out of the poorhouse.

Seriously, I know I'm the new guy, but I really, really enjoy this board. Thanks to Jough and JL for all of their awesome contributions!
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« Reply #4 on: April 04, 2004, 10:57:48 pm »
I didn't really believe they'd do it without asking if someone else wanted to take over.  But I did consider getting a life just in case it was for real.

PS: It was recently revealed that Wombat's spouse has been lurking on the board, and he is being nagged to stop drinking all the good scotch without even contributing a lousy six-pack to the tip jar.
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« Reply #5 on: April 04, 2004, 11:15:56 pm »
I don't know what you mean about shutting down the board, but I definitely second the motion to hit the tip jar.  Jough has put an awful lot of time and effort into the technical side of this board, and I know that he's invested quite a bit of pocket money on top of it.  I know not everybody can afford to chip in, but to those who can, please do.  I've donated once before but really need to do so again -- as soon as I have a little scratch together.  

Thanks for such a sweet and inspiring message, Paul.  You're a real prince.
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« Reply #6 on: April 04, 2004, 11:56:25 pm »
I love all of you.

I just tipped.
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« Reply #7 on: April 04, 2004, 11:59:41 pm »
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I love all of you.

Hurt by the cold?
So hard, and lonely too?
Because we don't know OURSEEEELLLVEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS????

*GUITAR SOLO ROCK ROCK ROCK ROCK*
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« Reply #8 on: April 05, 2004, 01:52:26 am »
You guys are awesome.  I don't know why you'd think I'd want to shut down the board, but I appreciate the coin in the tip jar.  It has been getting more expensive this year to run the thing, as we're getting a LOT of lurkers lately.

I'm still trying to figure out a way to make the freeloaders pay their way while the regulars can get a free ride.  It's just hard to find advertisers willing to pay to advertise on a message board.

P.S. to Wombat: I hope you haven't gotten backlash from the spouse about certain steam-tunnel issues.
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« Reply #9 on: April 05, 2004, 02:03:57 am »
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[W]e're getting a LOT of lurkers lately.


I find that so incredibly comical/perplexing/delightful/disconcerting.
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« Reply #10 on: April 05, 2004, 02:33:48 am »
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I find that so incredibly comical/perplexing/delightful/disconcerting.

Yeah, who the hell is observing this bizarre, dare I say it, gumbo of personalities?

LURKERS, IDENTIFY YOURSELF!
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« Reply #11 on: April 05, 2004, 02:38:28 am »
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I find that so incredibly comical/perplexing/delightful/disconcerting.

Yeah, who the hell is observing this bizarre, dare I say it, gumbo of personalities?

LURKERS, IDENTIFY YOURSELF!


Uh, isn't this something like saying,

SHY PEOPLE OF THE WORLD, STAND UP AND BE COUNTED!!!

Oh yeah, and what Paul said.  I was already thinking that Paul was a prince of a fellow, and that sentiment just doubled it.
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« Reply #12 on: April 05, 2004, 04:58:34 am »
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I love all of you.

I just tipped.


Ditto.  

Let's try to keep Jough awash in green so we don't have to suffer an April 2 surprise for real.  

( Not that I believed the hoax for a moment.  Not me, no sir. Didn't spend a single moment pondering the life-void that would have ensued. I'm not going to cry, I'm NOT GOING TO CRY. )
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« Reply #13 on: April 05, 2004, 10:27:35 am »
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P.S. to Wombat: I hope you haven't gotten backlash from the spouse about certain steam-tunnel issues.


You may be disappointed to know that when questions arise as to what weird people I am hanging out with on the internet... your name has not come up.

I know, I don't understand it either.
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« Reply #14 on: April 05, 2004, 02:56:49 pm »
He can't pronounce it.
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