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Post by hector on Mar 30, 2006 0:38:19 GMT
Which does bring up a good point. Those of you who are still at HR, please do NOT use its imminent closure to direct people here as an alternative. While all newcomers are welcome and always will be, I do not wish to be picking clean the corpse of an old friend - a concept I find frankly obscene. I think just about everyone at HR knows we are here by now. It's hardly a secret, with so many people who are members of both sites. If the rest wish to join us, I'm sure they will find their way here without pointers. At the very least, HR deserves our consideration. Thank you all for understanding But, but..I had Venom all ready to go. You know how he gets when he doesn't feeds on carcasses. And Peter is on a diet, we can't use him to feed Venom as regularly as we used to. BTW, There were a couple of guys over there who I never got to invite, I assume this isn't a good time? It doesn't had anything to do with the fact that HR is closing, just that it has been too long since I posetd there that I basically forgot.
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Post by Gray Lensman on Mar 30, 2006 1:23:10 GMT
Elliot may have a clearer idea than I do, but here is my present understanding of the vulture policy... Vulturing would be jumping in with a public post or mass spam inviting everyone at HR to come here. Or any kind of link directly leading here that can be seen at HR in public. This would be a bad thing. Don't do it. This is not to say you can't invite people over privately by the usual word of mouth, of course. If you have friends from HR you'd like to bring over and they don't know about us, I don't see anything wrong with e-mails or PM's directing them here. You can also link here from your personal site, as SPS plans to do. However, if you do, I would add my own request. Please leave Elliot and I out of it. I don't want even the hint of impropriety. You're inviting your friends, and I don't want anyone getting the (wrong) impression that you're acting on our behalf. Of course, if I'm wrong about any of this, I'm sure El will correct me.
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Post by Venom65437 on Mar 30, 2006 1:54:22 GMT
My real problem Hector is we haven't had any quality chat time in forever.... :::sniff, sniff:::
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Post by janggut on Mar 30, 2006 4:08:47 GMT
Shan, that 'poem' isn't my writing. it's actually lyrics for a song from Queen. u know, the guys who sang We Will Rock You, Bohemian Rhapsody, & stuff. SHARK!!! MR MORRISSEY!! where the heck in Utah have u been hiding? frankly Mr Shankly, u are missed.
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Post by Terrordar on Mar 30, 2006 6:26:14 GMT
As I reflect, I do feel bad its closing, more then just the reviews, but I think that a familar face said it back on HR.
Situations, and people change.
I changed, and Alex decided that it should change. So there you have it. Simple as that.
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Post by philster on Mar 30, 2006 8:09:04 GMT
Can't say I'm too surprised to see it go, and I can't say I don't have mixed feelings about it either. It was my first home on the internet.
But oh well - cheers to having other homes.
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Post by Elliot Kane on Mar 30, 2006 8:56:26 GMT
Steve... I'd have problems with PMs right now too, honestly. It's just minor vulturing, to me. Not as open or flashy, but still not nice. I may not always succeed, but I try my best to be a very ethical person, and to gain from the misfortunes of others in any way is something I have always abhorred. When HR is completely gone, its members will disperse to other boards and so once more become ethically recruitable, should anyone wish to do so. Until that time, I would prefer no attempts be made whatsoever to entice them here. I know my position will seem very odd to some - perhaps many - of you. I am almost certainly turning my back on the opportunity to get some new people who would add a lot to this board. But to me, this is simply a matter of doing the right thing. Thank you all for understanding
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Post by philster on Mar 30, 2006 9:53:51 GMT
I'm also not too fond of seeing the Cascade being preoccupied by new people from Hero Realm just because 'cause there's no Hero Realm now. Some of us are kind of outcasts from Hero Realm in the first place
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Post by thebarkingshark on Mar 30, 2006 10:12:02 GMT
SHARK!!! MR MORRISSEY!! where the heck in Utah have u been hiding? frankly Mr Shankly, u are missed. Frankly, Mr. Janggut, this Cascade position I've held It pays my way, but it corrodes my soul I wanted to leave, I didn't think you'd miss me I wanted to go down in comic boards history! Actually, to be honest, I just wasn't enjoying myself very much here. Don't get me wrong, I love guys like yourself, Elliot, and Steve, but I'm mostly into comics and there just wasn't enough interest in comics here to keep me interested. Not in the comics I read, anyway. I hope that doesn't sound too bad, and I'm pretty sure Elliot and/or Steve will not be offended by that comment... actually, I already talked to El about that, so I know he won't take that the wrong way. I still love checking in on the place from time to time, after all, I have some very good friends here Oh, by the way, I went and saw Morrissey in concert in Tulsa and Oklahoma City 2 weeks ago! It was amazing!
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Post by Duncan on Mar 30, 2006 10:41:09 GMT
Sharky, I'm fairly sure Brett, Jesse and I have some commonplace tastes in comics with you. I'd really appreciate if you started a few threads. Perry too, possibly.
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Post by Gray Lensman on Mar 30, 2006 14:43:57 GMT
El... Yeah, I get it. Just wasn't made clear to me earlier.
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Post by Elliot Kane on Mar 30, 2006 15:33:43 GMT
No prob, Steve My fault for not saying what I meant clearly enough
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Post by Max on Mar 30, 2006 17:14:12 GMT
I was only there for a couple of months but it was still the board that introduced me to the whole concept of message boards.
It's not like I'm a regular there anymore but HR will be missed.
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Post by sps1000 on Mar 30, 2006 20:27:24 GMT
Alex has opened a thread asking where we're going next. Still not okay to post a link there I suppose. I also did a post inviting the realmers to visit my site when I get it up So...
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Post by Elliot Kane on Mar 30, 2006 21:04:34 GMT
Boy, that's a tough one... Alex actually asking for lists of other sites is not at all the same as one of us just volunteering links. He owns HR, after all. It doesn't get more official than that. I can't really say I can decide this one, SPS. Do what you feel is best given the context. If he's asking for comic sites only though, we don't qualify I think there is a definite difference between being asked for links and volunteering them unsolicited.
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Post by peterh on Mar 30, 2006 21:17:24 GMT
If anyone is to post links to Cascade Sps should be the one. He's still active on the boards.
Might seem vulturous if someone not currently connected to the board will do it.
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Post by ptsteelers on Mar 30, 2006 22:10:15 GMT
Oh hell no. I want nothing to do with that shark fella' WUZ UP Shark, you ole #$@%# ? ;D
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Post by ptsteelers on Mar 30, 2006 22:16:33 GMT
And as far as the Realm closing ... yes, it sucks. Really, really sucks. Look, I like it here. I like the people here, but the Realm is ...was ... my home for years. It was the very first message board I EVER went to (that I posted on anyway) and I shall miss it. I will miss talking about comics with people that I have 'learned" with ... their likes, dislikes, etc ... Oh, well ... I plan on keeping in touch with some of 'em anyway, so all is not lost ... just ... ah hell ... nevermind.
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Post by sps1000 on Mar 30, 2006 23:23:40 GMT
Alex has cleared up his position, and stated that he would ban anyone who vultured or posted a site similar to HR or that would try to be like HR was.
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Post by janggut on Mar 31, 2006 2:06:54 GMT
Frankly, Mr. Janggut, this Cascade position I've held It pays my way, but it corrodes my soul I wanted to leave, I didn't think you'd miss me I wanted to go down in comic boards history! Actually, to be honest, I just wasn't enjoying myself very much here. Don't get me wrong, I love guys like yourself, Elliot, and Steve, but I'm mostly into comics and there just wasn't enough interest in comics here to keep me interested. Not in the comics I read, anyway. I hope that doesn't sound too bad, and I'm pretty sure Elliot and/or Steve will not be offended by that comment... actually, I already talked to El about that, so I know he won't take that the wrong way. I still love checking in on the place from time to time, after all, I have some very good friends here Oh, by the way, I went and saw Morrissey in concert in Tulsa and Oklahoma City 2 weeks ago! It was amazing! glad to hear from u, Mr Morrissey. at least i know u're doing great & having fun. to know that u did catch Mozz live in concert, well too bad i wasn't there. do drop in once in a while though. & if u don't mind, do PM me your e-mail & stuff so i can easily keep in touch with the Bishop in a Tutu. ;D
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