Author Topic: Missing posters :( (Read 8438 times)

123456789blaaa · « **on:** May 19, 2013, 10:16:36 PM »

After about half the time after the move from the old boards to here, I started noticing that a lot of posters seemed to be missing. I know that Gnorman is just busy with juggling school and work and that Akal Saris just got back to the optimization scene after a few years of absence. Jaronk is moderately active over on Gitp. Dictum Mortuum posted on his blog last month. But what about people like Carnivore and SolEiji and Lycanthromancer and Tshern and X-Codes and Caelic and many more who were extremely active on the old boards and when the new board was new? They haven't been active since last year! These guys are all great optimizers. Where did they go? Does anyone know? This has been gnawing at my mind for a while.

brujon · « **Reply #1 on:** May 19, 2013, 10:38:50 PM »

Hum, i don't know... I can safely say that i have spouts of inactivity on several different things that i participated over the years. Sometimes, you just get too many other things to focus, and after a while that thing you used to do everyday slowly fades more and more to the back of your head. I'm not too comfortable speculating too much... But i can safely say that Dictum has said that he doesn't have constant internet access. Sometimes he can, sometimes he can, and IIRC he was in some kind of military training? That's what i remember, though. I can't say i know anything about anyone else mentioned, though, sorry ;/

bhu · « **Reply #2 on:** May 19, 2013, 11:36:39 PM »

i miss them too

sirpercival · « **Reply #3 on:** May 20, 2013, 12:19:53 AM »

Tshern is in one of my PbPs...

Nanshork · « **Reply #4 on:** May 20, 2013, 10:38:15 AM »

Tshern is in Europe and last I heard was traveling around a lot, sometimes between countries.

brujon · « **Reply #5 on:** May 20, 2013, 11:32:57 AM »

People who go to Europe and don't cross country boundaries must not go to their backyards much. I mean, you're at spitting distance of god knows how many countries if you're anywhere in europe but Russia. And many don't count Russia as part of Europe...

Nanshork · « **Reply #6 on:** May 20, 2013, 12:03:13 PM »

Quote from: brujon on May 20, 2013, 11:32:57 AM

People who go to Europe and don't cross country boundaries must not go to their backyards much. I mean, you're at spitting distance of god knows how many countries if you're anywhere in europe but Russia. And many don't count Russia as part of Europe...

By travelling I meant moving.

Raineh Daze · « **Reply #7 on:** May 20, 2013, 12:09:47 PM »

Quote from: brujon on May 20, 2013, 11:32:57 AM

People who go to Europe and don't cross country boundaries must not go to their backyards much. I mean, you're at spitting distance of god knows how many countries if you're anywhere in europe but Russia. And many don't count Russia as part of Europe...

It's not that cramped. There's also language barriers, lack of incentive, and (depending where exactly you are) mountains. Or water. :<

123456789blaaa · « **Reply #8 on:** May 20, 2013, 12:59:58 PM »

Quote from: bhu on May 19, 2013, 11:36:39 PM

i miss them too

Quote from: sirpercival on May 20, 2013, 12:19:53 AM

Tshern is in one of my PbPs...

Quote from: Nanshork on May 20, 2013, 10:38:15 AM

Tshern is in Europe and last I heard was traveling around a lot, sometimes between countries.

Where'd you hear this from?

Nanshork · « **Reply #9 on:** May 20, 2013, 01:03:30 PM »

Quote from: 123456789blaaa on May 20, 2013, 12:59:58 PM

Quote from: Nanshork on May 20, 2013, 10:38:15 AM
Tshern is in Europe and last I heard was traveling around a lot, sometimes between countries.

Where'd you hear this from?

From Tshern just talking about himself but that was a long time ago.

linklord231 · « **Reply #10 on:** May 20, 2013, 03:18:51 PM »

A lot of people left a few months after the transition from the old BG boards. There was a big fight about a bunch of stupid stuff, and several people involved ended up ragequitting. I think that's when X-Codes left, and maybe a few others.

123456789blaaa · « **Reply #11 on:** May 20, 2013, 03:24:17 PM »

Quote from: linklord231 on May 20, 2013, 03:18:51 PM

A lot of people left a few months after the transition from the old BG boards. There was a big fight about a bunch of stupid stuff, and several people involved ended up ragequitting. I think that's when X-Codes left, and maybe a few others.

That would explain some of the more angry posters leaving at least. Do you have a link to the thread?

oslecamo · « **Reply #12 on:** May 20, 2013, 03:35:08 PM »

Quote from: Raineh Daze on May 20, 2013, 12:09:47 PM

Quote from: brujon on May 20, 2013, 11:32:57 AM
People who go to Europe and don't cross country boundaries must not go to their backyards much. I mean, you're at spitting distance of god knows how many countries if you're anywhere in europe but Russia. And many don't count Russia as part of Europe...

It's not that cramped. There's also language barriers, lack of incentive, and (depending where exactly you are) mountains. Or water. :<

+1 to that. There's a good reason why there's so many geographically small countries around here, the terrain is extremely uneven everywhere, resulting in a lot of natural barriers.

bhu · « **Reply #13 on:** May 20, 2013, 03:38:50 PM »

I've always wanted to visit Europe and try the food. SO many of the local restaurants suck...

linklord231 · « **Reply #14 on:** May 20, 2013, 04:48:16 PM »

Quote from: 123456789blaaa on May 20, 2013, 03:24:17 PM

That would explain some of the more angry posters leaving at least. Do you have a link to the thread?

It wasn't a single thread, but lots of things happening simultaneously. Reading BasketBurner's posting history might give some insight though.

awaken_D_M_golem · « **Reply #15 on:** May 20, 2013, 05:48:23 PM »

A decent sized segment of this board
went and tried 4e, and were very active
here, at BG, and at wotc 4e C.O.
Fizzling of interest in that happened,
and a chunk of posters drifted off.

I guess you gotta have new material
to keep the A-game interest going.

Shane ... come back Shane.

ariasderros · « **Reply #16 on:** May 20, 2013, 06:01:56 PM »

Quote from: linklord231 on May 20, 2013, 04:48:16 PM

Quote from: 123456789blaaa on May 20, 2013, 03:24:17 PM
That would explain some of the more angry posters leaving at least. Do you have a link to the thread?

It wasn't a single thread, but lots of things happening simultaneously. Reading BasketBurner's posting history might give some insight though.

Or X-codes post history.

JaronK posts in the "Fun Finds" thread once in a while, I know.

Dictum had been in his countries military, but I think he's back a bit more full-time now. He just posted in the Small Rants thread, and He's on forums for White Wolf games too.

123456789blaaa · « **Reply #17 on:** May 20, 2013, 06:08:46 PM »

X-Codes last post was in an OCC thread for a PHB game:

Quote from: X-Codes on March 24, 2012, 08:03:11 PM

Apologies for this, but I'm going to have to cut my involvement in this game. While the idea for this game is awesome, I'm, frankly, sick of this forum, and I really shouldn't be spending near as much time on here as I do, anyway. I've basically got 3 jobs and college classes to attend to, now.

I'll still get e-mail alerts if you guys send PMs, so do that if you want to get in contact with me for some reason. Until then, cya around.

So that resolves that mystery for him at least.

Dictum Mortuum · « **Reply #18 on:** May 20, 2013, 07:22:44 PM »

Military training is over for me. I'm checking the forums regularly.

This thread reminds me: I need to contact Tempest Stormwind. We discussed the possibility of doing a series of guest-blogging articles, but we haven't talked for months (over e-mail). I hope he's ok.

awaken_D_M_golem · « **Reply #19 on:** May 20, 2013, 07:39:59 PM »

Tempest has lots of recent activity at old wotc C.O.
http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29802191/

... and he's cancer free now.

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Author Topic: Missing posters :( (Read 8438 times)