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Apocalypse posted 11-13-98 02:09 AM ET
For all those vets out there, have you noticed that really the only people that have gotten a lot of recognition in these forums (with the with pretty much the only exceptions of TAS and Brother Greg) were big time a-holes when they first came? I won't name any names right now because I don't feel like getting flamed.
Brother Will Moeller,
Peacekeeper,
Gunman of the Apocalypse,
Verge of Wraith,
Phalanx of Forums

Brother Greg posted 11-13-98 02:36 AM ET
Ah, Apoc, we old vets know who the real contributors are. Not these johnny-come-lately flash-in-the-pan, 1000 posts in a three day period without really saying anything at all, get angry at the first sign of somebody disagreeing with them people (no offence intended to anyone).
Still, don't let it get you down. Just the nature of the beast. I appreciate you. =)
Still, from what I see, there's only a handful of people that are recognised and well ragarded, anyway. Probably less than that actually.
And sometimes I wonder how I ever made it to that stage. Yet, even I have people who dislike me (remember Eric Olsen from the old forums?). And the recognition doesn't really do that much anyway. It's nice sometimes, and the NIM thing is fun (tho it is getting a little long in the tooth), but I don't post for the sake of attracting attention.
Ah, there's also that many people these days that I can't keep track of them all, let alone where they came from.
Brother Greg,
Of the order of those that couldn't be bothered cutting and pasting their title right now. =)
Kurn posted 11-13-98 03:14 AM ET
Ummm, Im a bit on the paranoid side. Would you guys be talking about me?
DJ RRebel posted 11-13-98 10:23 AM ET
hmmm .. I know I'm not a pure Vet of the 1st generation, but I no rookie either .. hope you weren't refering to me either !!!
As for vets who do get recognition, I haven't really met any I would classify as an A-Hole !!!
Imran Siddiqui posted 11-13-98 04:25 PM ET
Good point Apoc. You could say, I as a late 1st generation vet was a bit of an a-hole. In the CoFH, I killed Morgan. Of course, I only posted in the CoFH for a while. So the GC were spared my wrath. I didn't want to come off that way, but maybe it was because of the need for attention to be diverted from the established norms. What'd you guys think?
BigER posted 11-13-98 06:45 PM ET
Well, I just have to say this because it seems to fit somehow (somewhere)
Opinions are like A-holes everybody has one.
add your favourite smiley here _
DHE_X2 posted 11-13-98 11:17 PM ET
I definetly was not a 1st generation poster, though the A hole part suits me fine
Mortis posted 11-14-98 12:05 AM ET
No, I;m not 1st gen either, but I remember that when I came I was very careful not to piss anyone off. When I settled in a bit more I sometimes caught myself posting less that faverouble messages. Even now I have to remind my self sometimes not to be a dickhead.
By the way I love that title for this thread. I've got to use that somewhere.
Yo_Yo_Yo_Hey posted 11-14-98 12:16 AM ET
When I first came here I tried not to piss anyone off, but in my trying, I pissed even more people off. I just fail at everything. Life, relationships, war, CivII, all of 'em I've failed at. Perhaps I should move to CA & start a new life assisting outlyr in his illegal operations to support SMACA.
But now, my messages are pretty carefree, I don't monitor what I write too much, & really don't care who I offend, well unless they post they're offended. (Admit it, you all mumbled swears about me to yourselves at one point or another!!)
Your faithful & hell-bent NIMadier general,
YYYH
DHE_X2 posted 11-14-98 12:23 AM ET
Pretty much the same way here. Basically, the only posts I give thought to are my ones defending religion, and trying to dissuade the masses of atheists on these forums. err, this forum.
outlyr242 the rebirth posted 11-14-98 06:23 AM ET
I guess I am a late 2nd generation poster. I started post-CoFH. I tried to post good topics that I really cared to discuss but I got 0 relpies in 5 posts. But I could get 20 replies in off-topic GC posts. Now I'm just here for the fun of it all, SMAC or no SMAC.
YYYH, If you come out here be sure to hit So Cal No Cal if full of freaks. You will hang in the winter seeinf all of us complain about the "cold" while wearing coats in 50 degree(F) weather. You will get a good laugh but if you stay, you too will find your self saying things like, "I was freezing last night it must have hit 40".
" "
How cute! my first smilie face!
DCA posted 11-14-98 11:51 AM ET
Well, this is sort of begging for it, but who are those a-holes anyway?
Yo_Yo_Yo_Hey posted 11-14-98 12:42 PM ET
I intended on going to So. Cal. My cousin & her fiance recently moved out there, so I'd be close to family. Then I can laugh at you for complaining about the 'low' temps over there. It's 30 something outside here right now, my cousin told me in an email that it's still about 70 during the day!!
I don't intend on staying either, I love it here in New England, we have a little bit of everything. Winter, summer, spring, polluted lakes that close down every three days due to E-Coli contamination, a dwindling oyster population that used to be a main source of our commerce, the history of the area, we were there before the USA was the USA, the ability to remember pretty much all the small towns in the state, having the Insurance capital of the world, the robins returning here every spring, being in the nutmeg state, knowing no major battle has ever been fought on CT's land(There have been towns burned though, stupid Benedict Arnold!), the NY Yankees are nearby, the Red Sox are nearby, so we can go boo them! We've got countryside about 20-30 miles away from NY City, we despise the high gas prices, we vote Democrat mostly, even though our governor is Republican, we don't worry about earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes as much as you fools, we worry about blizzards, my town has the infamous 'shoe box murder' in which they found a mans torso(& nothing else) inside a large crate, it was never solved. Where was I?? Damn I forgot, oh well.
Your faithful & hell-bent NIMadier general,
YYYH
DJ RRebel posted 11-14-98 12:56 PM ET
lol .. YYYH .. .I never thought of you as an A-hole !!!
DHE .. I wouldn't worry too much about offending people in the religious debates we've had .. just by participating, everyone on every side of the issue seams to understand that people have opposing viewpoints, and we can only grow from knowing what our neighbors (on a global scale) think !!! I found alot of the arguments completely absurd and without foundation, but that's what made them opposing arguments .. to have a debate is to present 2 opposing arguments for one issue !!! Anyone who doesn't understand that (no-one here so far to date) shouldn't be in any forum of any kind !!!
SnowFire posted 11-14-98 02:40 PM ET
I started, reallllllly slowly, back in mid-July, so I am technically late 1st generation. I used to avoid GC like the plauge because I had a slow connection and hadn't figured out the "go to the site, set the search on posts in the last day, and THEN go to GC" trick, so I was a lurker who made some on-topic posts. Then I started getting into the RCFH and the I clubs, but I remained mostly an on-topic poster and in fact did not rack up that high a post count- a mere 150-200 I think at the end of August. I certainly hope you don't think of me as an A-hole, I've paid my dues in the on-topic section and not been THAT offensive (except to conservatives for the crime of telling the horrible truth about them... um, never mind, we'll talk about that later. )
Apocalypse posted 11-14-98 06:23 PM ET
You consider mid-July first Generation?
I consider first generation being everyone who posted before "Amen Brother Greg" or atleast before the start of the "SMAC Addiction" threads.
SnowFire posted 11-14-98 06:36 PM ET
Late First Generation, yet. I consider the First Generation to have ended with the CoFH. I remember, while lurking, tons of names that never came up again but were spoken of in reverential tones later.
Apocalypse posted 11-14-98 06:44 PM ET
CoFH were still going until almost August though...I really don't see how you can consider that 1st generation when so much happened before that.
tOFfGI posted 11-14-98 07:30 PM ET
As an august recruit, count me out.
Mortis posted 11-14-98 07:34 PM ET
Okay, we need some definitians.
I considere 1st Gen as the guys who where here during the OLD forums (at firaxis.com is think it was). Now 2nd Gen is between start of the alphacentauri.com to about August (when I came). 3rd gen is late August, September to the crash of the forums, where Amen Brother Greg, The I Club(s), Ohio ect. was well in place and on-the-topic posting was slowly dieing. I was the time of beta testing and many a preview. Then there's 4th gen. these guys, the Origin server newbies.
Any one got anything to add?
Arnelos posted 11-14-98 08:44 PM ET
Joined in early July on the then almost brand new alphacentauri.com forums (I remember when it was possible to get on and not have 300-500 more messages here after one day. . .oh, those were the times).
So I guess I would be early second generation by Mortis' classification system.
SnowFire posted 11-14-98 09:22 PM ET
To use Mortis's generation, I appeared as a lurker in the 2nd generation, and only really became super addicted in the 3rd generation.
Yo_Yo_Yo_Hey posted 11-14-98 09:41 PM ET
Using the Mortis Standard: I lurked in the 1st gen, for about an hour. Then I got an Internet connection in July(2nd gen), lurked for 2-3 days, then I posted after I got the hang of everything, & all the inside jokes.
So I've been here from 2nd gen.-4th gen. I can't wait 'till the 5th gen!!
Your faithful & hell-bent NIMadier general,
YYYH
DHE_X2 posted 11-15-98 02:08 AM ET
Late 2nd gen. When I joined, on topic posting was stil goin fairly strong, due to Tas, and to a lesser extent, JB.
Yo_Yo_Yo_Hey posted 11-15-98 11:59 AM ET
But then you went off & destroyed it, with your infamous 'War Crimes'!!
What the hell is spork magnetic fried xenophobe chicken anyway??
Your faithful & hell-bent NIMadier general,
YYYH
Apocalypse posted 11-15-98 05:12 PM ET
As I remember it, you destroyed a lot of things too, YYYH.
Brother Will Moeller,
Peacekeeper,
Gunman of the Apocalypse,
Verge of Wraith,
Phalanx of Forums,
Prophet of the Servers
Yo_Yo_Yo_Hey posted 11-15-98 05:28 PM ET
I didn't destroy anything(by myself). I was just the leader. Though, maybe my speeches put a bit too much fanatic zeal into DHE(I don't think so, an ant queen is more charismatic than me), but either way I still shouldn't put all the blame on DHE.
Why can no one forget the bad things of the past?!?!?!
Your faithful & hell-bent NIMadier general,
YYYH
JingoPenguin posted 11-15-98 05:38 PM ET
I posted quite a bit in the old forum on the Firaxis web-site. This site opened on June 1st so I guess I must have first posted on the old forum around April. I dunno what generation that is. Only other persons name that I can remember from back then is Brother Greg(tho there was no Brother bit to his name then). Since the Director-Generals early Labyrinth posts I have posted nothing at all until today.
DHE_X2 posted 11-15-98 11:35 PM ET
A xenophobe spork magnetic fried chicken is something the Marijazugal made me see. Oh, the colors! What are you saying, orange? Ohhh, that G chord looks pretty.....
DHE_X2 posted 11-15-98 11:36 PM ET
seriously, though, I did post in quite a many messages in Tas's ____ of the future threads.
Yo_Yo_Yo_Hey posted 11-16-98 01:00 AM ET
I was guessing you smoked some Mary Jane when you posted all that weird crap in Sci & Tech.
Your faithful & hell-bent NIMadier general,
YYYH
Mortis posted 11-16-98 02:16 AM ET
DHE_X2 - Didn't you make fun of TAS' "of the future threads" with stuff like "vodka of the future" and "Thomas A Stobie of the future"? Or was that someone else? I know I did "Sci. & Tech. forums of the future"
Mortis,
Prince of Darkness,
Head of the anti-capitalist movement,
Chairman & CEO of Mortis Corporations
MikeH II posted 11-16-98 10:00 AM ET
I don't really think people should be judged on how long they've been here but the quality of their posts.
Roland posted 11-16-98 10:09 AM ET
Well, but who defines and judges "quality" ?
BigER posted 11-16-98 11:28 AM ET
I think Mike and Roland have good points here.
First don't rag on someone if they bring up a topic that has been covered before(it's new to them and they may have something to say we didn't think of.)
And two- if you don't like what someone is posting (like anything off the SMAC topic for instance) then don't respond to it.
Quality information to me may be so much baby vomit to someone else.
I see a certain amount of arrogonce sometimes with people who have been posting for awhile (I am counting myself here-so no flame throwers please.)
So, maybe the key to happy threads is THINK before you post. And if you offend (intentional or not) then apologize. It's not that hard. Here let me start.

I apologize for NYM, pies, off topic posts, Guns, short attention span and bad jokes. If I left anything out let me know I will apologize for those to.
You see, my goal here is to have fun, relieve stress at work, and talk to other people with similar interests. Is that so hard?
MikeH II posted 11-16-98 12:05 PM ET
I've always been of the opinion that people should post what they want. Recently I've been more on topic because I've had limited time.
Imran Siddiqui posted 11-16-98 12:17 PM ET
Interesting that this thread is called honoring the a-holes. Because that means that I should probably be her considering my attitude during the week. I guess I let being in the story get to my head. I apologize to all I've offended, especially Brother Greg. I don't know rhat came over me. Please forgive and forget.
Imran Siddiqui
Roland posted 11-16-98 12:19 PM ET
Revenge is human, forgiving is NIM, NIM is Brother Greg, so... ehm...uhm... seems I lost my marbles. Anyone seen the pink ones ?
DCA posted 11-16-98 09:32 PM ET
To err is human; to forgive is not company policy.
Brother Greg posted 11-16-98 10:06 PM ET
You're forgiven Imran.
Let's just hope that this can be the end of all this "bashing" in the 10th Faction thread.
Brother Greg.
AUH20 posted 11-16-98 11:06 PM ET
Well, I guess I'd qualify as a pre-first generation lurker, a late generation Olympian(although it took me a month or two to reach 1000) and a first class asshole!
Mortis posted 11-17-98 03:03 AM ET
I have been a BIG ass hole in "No NIM, NYM ect." And I loved it!! The best thing I've done on there forums. Apart from my posts in the "Politicly Incorrect Club XXXXX" which was just a huge...
You know, I forgot the word.
BigER posted 11-17-98 11:42 AM ET
I am really and truely out of things to say.
Sigh.
I know I will talk about on topic topics!
what a concept......Nay it'll never fly.
Carry on.
Curry on.
Cherry on.
Cheery oh.
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Author	Topic: Honoring the A-Holes
Apocalypse	posted 11-13-98 02:09 AM ET For all those vets out there, have you noticed that really the only people that have gotten a lot of recognition in these forums (with the with pretty much the only exceptions of TAS and Brother Greg) were big time a-holes when they first came? I won't name any names right now because I don't feel like getting flamed. Brother Will Moeller, Peacekeeper, Gunman of the Apocalypse, Verge of Wraith, Phalanx of Forums
Brother Greg	posted 11-13-98 02:36 AM ET Ah, Apoc, we old vets know who the real contributors are. Not these johnny-come-lately flash-in-the-pan, 1000 posts in a three day period without really saying anything at all, get angry at the first sign of somebody disagreeing with them people (no offence intended to anyone). Still, don't let it get you down. Just the nature of the beast. I appreciate you. =) Still, from what I see, there's only a handful of people that are recognised and well ragarded, anyway. Probably less than that actually. And sometimes I wonder how I ever made it to that stage. Yet, even I have people who dislike me (remember Eric Olsen from the old forums?). And the recognition doesn't really do that much anyway. It's nice sometimes, and the NIM thing is fun (tho it is getting a little long in the tooth), but I don't post for the sake of attracting attention. Ah, there's also that many people these days that I can't keep track of them all, let alone where they came from. Brother Greg, Of the order of those that couldn't be bothered cutting and pasting their title right now. =)
Kurn	posted 11-13-98 03:14 AM ET Ummm, Im a bit on the paranoid side. Would you guys be talking about me?
DJ RRebel	posted 11-13-98 10:23 AM ET hmmm .. I know I'm not a pure Vet of the 1st generation, but I no rookie either .. hope you weren't refering to me either !!! As for vets who do get recognition, I haven't really met any I would classify as an A-Hole !!!
Imran Siddiqui	posted 11-13-98 04:25 PM ET Good point Apoc. You could say, I as a late 1st generation vet was a bit of an a-hole. In the CoFH, I killed Morgan. Of course, I only posted in the CoFH for a while. So the GC were spared my wrath. I didn't want to come off that way, but maybe it was because of the need for attention to be diverted from the established norms. What'd you guys think?
BigER	posted 11-13-98 06:45 PM ET Well, I just have to say this because it seems to fit somehow (somewhere) Opinions are like A-holes everybody has one. add your favourite smiley here _
DHE_X2	posted 11-13-98 11:17 PM ET I definetly was not a 1st generation poster, though the A hole part suits me fine
Mortis	posted 11-14-98 12:05 AM ET No, I;m not 1st gen either, but I remember that when I came I was very careful not to piss anyone off. When I settled in a bit more I sometimes caught myself posting less that faverouble messages. Even now I have to remind my self sometimes not to be a dickhead. By the way I love that title for this thread. I've got to use that somewhere.
Yo_Yo_Yo_Hey	posted 11-14-98 12:16 AM ET When I first came here I tried not to piss anyone off, but in my trying, I pissed even more people off. I just fail at everything. Life, relationships, war, CivII, all of 'em I've failed at. Perhaps I should move to CA & start a new life assisting outlyr in his illegal operations to support SMACA. But now, my messages are pretty carefree, I don't monitor what I write too much, & really don't care who I offend, well unless they post they're offended. (Admit it, you all mumbled swears about me to yourselves at one point or another!!) Your faithful & hell-bent NIMadier general, YYYH
DHE_X2	posted 11-14-98 12:23 AM ET Pretty much the same way here. Basically, the only posts I give thought to are my ones defending religion, and trying to dissuade the masses of atheists on these forums. err, this forum.
outlyr242 the rebirth	posted 11-14-98 06:23 AM ET I guess I am a late 2nd generation poster. I started post-CoFH. I tried to post good topics that I really cared to discuss but I got 0 relpies in 5 posts. But I could get 20 replies in off-topic GC posts. Now I'm just here for the fun of it all, SMAC or no SMAC. YYYH, If you come out here be sure to hit So Cal No Cal if full of freaks. You will hang in the winter seeinf all of us complain about the "cold" while wearing coats in 50 degree(F) weather. You will get a good laugh but if you stay, you too will find your self saying things like, "I was freezing last night it must have hit 40". " " How cute! my first smilie face!
DCA	posted 11-14-98 11:51 AM ET Well, this is sort of begging for it, but who are those a-holes anyway?
Yo_Yo_Yo_Hey	posted 11-14-98 12:42 PM ET I intended on going to So. Cal. My cousin & her fiance recently moved out there, so I'd be close to family. Then I can laugh at you for complaining about the 'low' temps over there. It's 30 something outside here right now, my cousin told me in an email that it's still about 70 during the day!! I don't intend on staying either, I love it here in New England, we have a little bit of everything. Winter, summer, spring, polluted lakes that close down every three days due to E-Coli contamination, a dwindling oyster population that used to be a main source of our commerce, the history of the area, we were there before the USA was the USA, the ability to remember pretty much all the small towns in the state, having the Insurance capital of the world, the robins returning here every spring, being in the nutmeg state, knowing no major battle has ever been fought on CT's land(There have been towns burned though, stupid Benedict Arnold!), the NY Yankees are nearby, the Red Sox are nearby, so we can go boo them! We've got countryside about 20-30 miles away from NY City, we despise the high gas prices, we vote Democrat mostly, even though our governor is Republican, we don't worry about earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes as much as you fools, we worry about blizzards, my town has the infamous 'shoe box murder' in which they found a mans torso(& nothing else) inside a large crate, it was never solved. Where was I?? Damn I forgot, oh well. Your faithful & hell-bent NIMadier general, YYYH
DJ RRebel	posted 11-14-98 12:56 PM ET lol .. YYYH .. .I never thought of you as an A-hole !!! DHE .. I wouldn't worry too much about offending people in the religious debates we've had .. just by participating, everyone on every side of the issue seams to understand that people have opposing viewpoints, and we can only grow from knowing what our neighbors (on a global scale) think !!! I found alot of the arguments completely absurd and without foundation, but that's what made them opposing arguments .. to have a debate is to present 2 opposing arguments for one issue !!! Anyone who doesn't understand that (no-one here so far to date) shouldn't be in any forum of any kind !!!
SnowFire	posted 11-14-98 02:40 PM ET I started, reallllllly slowly, back in mid-July, so I am technically late 1st generation. I used to avoid GC like the plauge because I had a slow connection and hadn't figured out the "go to the site, set the search on posts in the last day, and THEN go to GC" trick, so I was a lurker who made some on-topic posts. Then I started getting into the RCFH and the I clubs, but I remained mostly an on-topic poster and in fact did not rack up that high a post count- a mere 150-200 I think at the end of August. I certainly hope you don't think of me as an A-hole, I've paid my dues in the on-topic section and not been THAT offensive (except to conservatives for the crime of telling the horrible truth about them... um, never mind, we'll talk about that later. )
Apocalypse	posted 11-14-98 06:23 PM ET You consider mid-July first Generation? I consider first generation being everyone who posted before "Amen Brother Greg" or atleast before the start of the "SMAC Addiction" threads.
SnowFire	posted 11-14-98 06:36 PM ET Late First Generation, yet. I consider the First Generation to have ended with the CoFH. I remember, while lurking, tons of names that never came up again but were spoken of in reverential tones later.
Apocalypse	posted 11-14-98 06:44 PM ET CoFH were still going until almost August though...I really don't see how you can consider that 1st generation when so much happened before that.
tOFfGI	posted 11-14-98 07:30 PM ET As an august recruit, count me out.
Mortis	posted 11-14-98 07:34 PM ET Okay, we need some definitians. I considere 1st Gen as the guys who where here during the OLD forums (at firaxis.com is think it was). Now 2nd Gen is between start of the alphacentauri.com to about August (when I came). 3rd gen is late August, September to the crash of the forums, where Amen Brother Greg, The I Club(s), Ohio ect. was well in place and on-the-topic posting was slowly dieing. I was the time of beta testing and many a preview. Then there's 4th gen. these guys, the Origin server newbies. Any one got anything to add?
Arnelos	posted 11-14-98 08:44 PM ET Joined in early July on the then almost brand new alphacentauri.com forums (I remember when it was possible to get on and not have 300-500 more messages here after one day. . .oh, those were the times). So I guess I would be early second generation by Mortis' classification system.
SnowFire	posted 11-14-98 09:22 PM ET To use Mortis's generation, I appeared as a lurker in the 2nd generation, and only really became super addicted in the 3rd generation.
Yo_Yo_Yo_Hey	posted 11-14-98 09:41 PM ET Using the Mortis Standard: I lurked in the 1st gen, for about an hour. Then I got an Internet connection in July(2nd gen), lurked for 2-3 days, then I posted after I got the hang of everything, & all the inside jokes. So I've been here from 2nd gen.-4th gen. I can't wait 'till the 5th gen!! Your faithful & hell-bent NIMadier general, YYYH
DHE_X2	posted 11-15-98 02:08 AM ET Late 2nd gen. When I joined, on topic posting was stil goin fairly strong, due to Tas, and to a lesser extent, JB.
Yo_Yo_Yo_Hey	posted 11-15-98 11:59 AM ET But then you went off & destroyed it, with your infamous 'War Crimes'!! What the hell is spork magnetic fried xenophobe chicken anyway?? Your faithful & hell-bent NIMadier general, YYYH
Apocalypse	posted 11-15-98 05:12 PM ET As I remember it, you destroyed a lot of things too, YYYH. Brother Will Moeller, Peacekeeper, Gunman of the Apocalypse, Verge of Wraith, Phalanx of Forums, Prophet of the Servers
Yo_Yo_Yo_Hey	posted 11-15-98 05:28 PM ET I didn't destroy anything(by myself). I was just the leader. Though, maybe my speeches put a bit too much fanatic zeal into DHE(I don't think so, an ant queen is more charismatic than me), but either way I still shouldn't put all the blame on DHE. Why can no one forget the bad things of the past?!?!?! Your faithful & hell-bent NIMadier general, YYYH
JingoPenguin	posted 11-15-98 05:38 PM ET I posted quite a bit in the old forum on the Firaxis web-site. This site opened on June 1st so I guess I must have first posted on the old forum around April. I dunno what generation that is. Only other persons name that I can remember from back then is Brother Greg(tho there was no Brother bit to his name then). Since the Director-Generals early Labyrinth posts I have posted nothing at all until today.
DHE_X2	posted 11-15-98 11:35 PM ET A xenophobe spork magnetic fried chicken is something the Marijazugal made me see. Oh, the colors! What are you saying, orange? Ohhh, that G chord looks pretty.....
DHE_X2	posted 11-15-98 11:36 PM ET seriously, though, I did post in quite a many messages in Tas's ____ of the future threads.
Yo_Yo_Yo_Hey	posted 11-16-98 01:00 AM ET I was guessing you smoked some Mary Jane when you posted all that weird crap in Sci & Tech. Your faithful & hell-bent NIMadier general, YYYH
Mortis	posted 11-16-98 02:16 AM ET DHE_X2 - Didn't you make fun of TAS' "of the future threads" with stuff like "vodka of the future" and "Thomas A Stobie of the future"? Or was that someone else? I know I did "Sci. & Tech. forums of the future" Mortis, Prince of Darkness, Head of the anti-capitalist movement, Chairman & CEO of Mortis Corporations
MikeH II	posted 11-16-98 10:00 AM ET I don't really think people should be judged on how long they've been here but the quality of their posts.
Roland	posted 11-16-98 10:09 AM ET Well, but who defines and judges "quality" ?
BigER	posted 11-16-98 11:28 AM ET I think Mike and Roland have good points here. First don't rag on someone if they bring up a topic that has been covered before(it's new to them and they may have something to say we didn't think of.) And two- if you don't like what someone is posting (like anything off the SMAC topic for instance) then don't respond to it. Quality information to me may be so much baby vomit to someone else. I see a certain amount of arrogonce sometimes with people who have been posting for awhile (I am counting myself here-so no flame throwers please.) So, maybe the key to happy threads is THINK before you post. And if you offend (intentional or not) then apologize. It's not that hard. Here let me start. I apologize for NYM, pies, off topic posts, Guns, short attention span and bad jokes. If I left anything out let me know I will apologize for those to. You see, my goal here is to have fun, relieve stress at work, and talk to other people with similar interests. Is that so hard?
MikeH II	posted 11-16-98 12:05 PM ET I've always been of the opinion that people should post what they want. Recently I've been more on topic because I've had limited time.
Imran Siddiqui	posted 11-16-98 12:17 PM ET Interesting that this thread is called honoring the a-holes. Because that means that I should probably be her considering my attitude during the week. I guess I let being in the story get to my head. I apologize to all I've offended, especially Brother Greg. I don't know rhat came over me. Please forgive and forget. Imran Siddiqui
Roland	posted 11-16-98 12:19 PM ET Revenge is human, forgiving is NIM, NIM is Brother Greg, so... ehm...uhm... seems I lost my marbles. Anyone seen the pink ones ?
DCA	posted 11-16-98 09:32 PM ET To err is human; to forgive is not company policy.
Brother Greg	posted 11-16-98 10:06 PM ET You're forgiven Imran. Let's just hope that this can be the end of all this "bashing" in the 10th Faction thread. Brother Greg.
AUH20	posted 11-16-98 11:06 PM ET Well, I guess I'd qualify as a pre-first generation lurker, a late generation Olympian(although it took me a month or two to reach 1000) and a first class asshole!
Mortis	posted 11-17-98 03:03 AM ET I have been a BIG ass hole in "No NIM, NYM ect." And I loved it!! The best thing I've done on there forums. Apart from my posts in the "Politicly Incorrect Club XXXXX" which was just a huge... You know, I forgot the word.
BigER	posted 11-17-98 11:42 AM ET I am really and truely out of things to say. Sigh. I know I will talk about on topic topics! what a concept......Nay it'll never fly. Carry on. Curry on. Cherry on. Cheery oh.