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[Philcom]

Wow it still works...

[Chupacabra Convoy]

Wow it still works...

Yeah, and post count still there too.

[Philcom]

Wow it still works...

Yeah, and post count still there too.

My ban button is gone though...

hm oh well.

[Just Negare]

My ban button is gone though...

hm oh well.

Well, you know what they say: use it or loose it.

[Rodimus Prime]

I was just wondering who is still here from the bad old days of rampant spam, Roddy's binges and Spengs and Co.'s mis-adventures, etc.

I was here in the spring of 2001, but due all the crashes of the old board (remember those?) we kept having to re-register, so now it says I've been around since 2002. I left for a few years in 2004 because of the STFU assholes, and returned in 2006 sporadically and finally a couple of years ago regularly after they were shit-canned 5 years too late. I do like it the way it is now, but I do miss some of the more carefree ways of old.

[Chupacabra Convoy]

I was just wondering who is still here from the bad old days of rampant spam, Roddy's binges and Spengs and Co.'s mis-adventures, etc.

I was here in the spring of 2001, but due all the crashes of the old board (remember those?) we kept having to re-register, so now it says I've been around since 2002. I left for a few years in 2004 because of the STFU assholes, and returned in 2006 sporadically and finally a couple of years ago regularly after they were shit-canned 5 years too late. I do like it the way it is now, but I do miss some of the more carefree ways of old.

Yeah, it was good times in a way, but the times keeping on changing. Good to hear from ya.

[The Happy Locust]

I was just wondering who is still here from the bad old days of rampant spam, Roddy's binges and Spengs and Co.'s mis-adventures, etc.

I was here in the spring of 2001, but due all the crashes of the old board (remember those?) we kept having to re-register, so now it says I've been around since 2002. I left for a few years in 2004 because of the STFU assholes, and returned in 2006 sporadically and finally a couple of years ago regularly after they were shit-canned 5 years too late. I do like it the way it is now, but I do miss some of the more carefree ways of old.

Yeah, it was good times in a way, but the times keeping on changing. Good to hear from ya.

Totally missed this thread somehow. Mr. Formerly-known-as-Nova-Ting, you may remember me as.... The Happy Locust.

This thread is totally bringing back memories of the good old days, infighting and all. Glad to see so many familiar names.

[NOBODY LOVES WHEELIE]

I still function.

I read a bit, and surface at times, but don't often post. Some of it is just getting away from internet drama (not just here but other sites as well) and from external problems.

I just came to the conclusion that I don't want to get into arguements over a hobby, and that my real time issues need my attention more that arguing over minute details of cartoons and toys.

But I do log in and check news.

I don't go back to the earliest days, but I remember UCC...which I fondly miss.

[Rodimus Prime]

I don't go back to the earliest days, but I remember UCC...which I fondly miss.

Yes! The Ultimate Caption Contest!

Whatever happened to it...?

And where's BloodRed...?

[NOBODY LOVES WHEELIE]

Eh...it got out of control.

First of all people were spamming it insanely, then taking shots at each other, and I think the final straw was while we were having fun, we were posting some edgy captions to the pics posted, which sort of runs contray to the image Seibertron wanted to put forth.

After all this is a toy related web site with many children wandering in. The last thing Ryan needed was backlash over site supported content...I think this was the nail in the After Dark forum as well.

It was all likely for the best...but I do miss the UCC.

[Bed Bugs]

Nostalgia ftw. I'm off to check the bookmarks of all those secret attack clubhouses next.

[The Legend]

which sort of runs contray to the image Seibertron wanted to put forth.

After all this is a toy related web site with many children wandering in. The last thing Ryan needed was backlash over site supported content...

I seem to remember people saying this for years about 'Before Carly' before it was taken down. I always thought it was because it only got updated about once every 8 months toward the end so the attitude was 'aw screw it.'

[Just Negare]

Wasn't there some big board war a few years back, like Seib. vs. some other forum I can't recall the name of?

Is it a sad indication of our lives that we recount with fondness things that happened in cyber space? Oh well, better than getting green cokes from the Malt shop after a church hay ride.

A huzzah for Ryan for putting up with 10 years of our misadventures and general mayhem!

[Bed Bugs]

The board war you're thinking of Negare, was probably Seibertron vs. Don Murphy.net. Started when Movie 1 Megatron's face was revealed. Seibertronians didn't like it, Murphy fans did. Things just escalated from there.

[Rodimus Prime]

Oh, yeah. Don Murphy.

Still don't like the face...

[Halo]

There's no school like the old school.


That is all.

[Mkall]

The board war you're thinking of Negare, was probably Seibertron vs. Don Murphy.net. Started when Movie 1 Megatron's face was revealed. Seibertronians didn't like it, Murphy fans did. Things just escalated from there.

It really hit the fan when Don thought it cool to sign up to provide us information, but instead flamed indiscriminately, thus got banned by Maximus Prime.

Those were the days.

[Rodimus Prime]

...and what happened to Maximus Prime?

[Bed Bugs]

Well, him and several other staff members had a dispute with management. As the story goes, rather than work the problems out they had, they all just left. They then formed their own little Kool Kidz Klub that several members joined to keep in touch with them. While the idea was nice to begin with, it quickly turned into a BASH-Seibertron/Ryan Klub. Every topic seemed to come right back to that. Some members didn't like that, and then Grumpy Old Man Syndrome kicked in. If you weren't with them, you were against them. So they then decided to purge their Klub and make it UBER-EXCLUSIVE.

Multiple flame wars erupted with their Klub and members they purged, me being one of them. Things escalated, I made an ass out of myself by posting personal information of one of the members, that member threatened legal action against Ryan so I lost my position as a staffer here on Seibertron.com. Eventually, I was forgiven and rejoined the staff. To my knowledge, the members of the Kool Kidz Klub keep to themselves and occasionally poke their head in here when threads like this are posted, mostly to attempt to lure people they deem worthy away from Seibertron.com to their Klub.

I'm sure you would probably be deemed worthy, if you really want to get in touch with them. I'm pretty sure Mob can give you the contact info, since he's a member.

[Rodimus Prime]

Wow. Thanks. I missed a lot.

I do understand that they might have had issues with management, I went down that road as well. But, turning into a clone of STFU? No thanks.

[The Happy Locust]

Wow. Thanks. I missed a lot.

I do understand that they might have had issues with management, I went down that road as well. But, turning into a clone of STFU? No thanks.

Anyone remember the celebrations thrown when a certain someone hit became the first person to hit 3000 posts?

[Stormwolf]

I've also recently returned, there's a lot new peeps here.

[Rodimus Prime]

Wow. Thanks. I missed a lot.

I do understand that they might have had issues with management, I went down that road as well. But, turning into a clone of STFU? No thanks.

Anyone remember the celebrations thrown when a certain someone hit became the first person to hit 3000 posts?

Yeah, all the post count milestones...

...wiped out by the repeated crashing of the boards...

[Ironhidensh]

Well, him and several other staff members had a dispute with management. As the story goes, rather than work the problems out they had, they all just left. They then formed their own little Kool Kidz Klub that several members joined to keep in touch with them. While the idea was nice to begin with, it quickly turned into a BASH-Seibertron/Ryan Klub. Every topic seemed to come right back to that. Some members didn't like that, and then Grumpy Old Man Syndrome kicked in. If you weren't with them, you were against them. So they then decided to purge their Klub and make it UBER-EXCLUSIVE.

Multiple flame wars erupted with their Klub and members they purged, me being one of them. Things escalated, I made an ass out of myself by posting personal information of one of the members, that member threatened legal action against Ryan so I lost my position as a staffer here on Seibertron.com. Eventually, I was forgiven and rejoined the staff. To my knowledge, the members of the Kool Kidz Klub keep to themselves and occasionally poke their head in here when threads like this are posted, mostly to attempt to lure people they deem worthy away from Seibertron.com to their Klub.

I'm sure you would probably be deemed worthy, if you really want to get in touch with them. I'm pretty sure Mob can give you the contact info, since he's a member.

Eh, it has less to do with disagreements with management, and more to do with when the movie came out, this place was over-run with 14 year olds.

[Bed Bugs]

Eh, it has less to do with disagreements with management, and more to do with when the movie came out, this place was over-run with 14 year olds.

With all due respect, I'm pretty sure there were ulterior motives for former staff members versus those that weren't staff that joined them there. That may have been your primary reason, but it wasn't theirs. But of course, this is mutual speculation. You'd have to ask them themselves.

Regardless though, I'm satisfied with the outcome of all the shenanigans as I'm staff again and I no longer see any of them here. You can go ahead and tell them Fender says, "Hi" though.