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<body> <div id="header"> <span class="left"> <span class="back"><a href="lthread_list.php?webtag=DEFAULT"><span class="image mobile_back" title="Back"></span></a></span> <span class="image mobile_logo" title="Beehive Forum Logo"></span> </span> <ul> <li> <a class="reply_all" href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41344.0&return_msg=41344.9"> <span class="image mobile_reply_all"></span><span class="text">Reply to All</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="navigation" href="#"> <span class="image mobile_navigation"></span><span class="text">Show messages</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="main" href="#"><span class="image mobile_menu" title="Menu"></span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="menu main"> <ul> <li><a href="lthread_list.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Messages</a></li> <li><a href="lpm.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Inbox</a></li> <li><a href="lsearch.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Search</a></li> <li><a href="llogon.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Login</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="menu navigation"><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41344.1">1–10</a><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41344.11">11–20</a>…<a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41344.31">31–40</a></div> <div id="page_content"> <h3 class="thread_title"><a href="index.php?webtag=DEFAULT&amp;msg=41344.9">Alternative Forum..</a> </h3> <div id="messages" data-navigation="41344_9_40_10"> <a name="a41344_9"></a><div class="message" id="message_41344_9"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: fixrman<span class="message_time"> 7 Jan 2015 11:41</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: william (WILLIAMA) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 7 Jan 2015 13:14"></span></span> <span class="message_count">9 of 40</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41344.9">41344.9</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41344.5">41344.5</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I don't know how many of you remember or if you were members of Extreme Tech; Jim <a href="http://desktoplinuxreviews.com/forum/">Lynch</a> was the Community Manager and it was a rather successful forum. I became a member in 2002 or perhaps a bit earlier, trying to find some computer information. I was also a member of the similarly designed PC Mag forum.<br /><br /> Anyway, as tech seemed to wind down (and much before that, really) the site seemed to attract a lot of non-tech threads. The biggest most posts) thread of all was The Thread About Absolutely Nothing, TTAAN. There was an "award" for Most Prolific Poster, the MPP; many people bemoaned the fact that the "award" always went to BS posts, the content of which often consisted of, "Yes!" or "Absolutely". Not exactly a content-based award. The very first post was, "What's the big deal here?" by mikenorwood. What a legacy he left, and an indication how things would go from then on.<br /><br /> One poster named Brownie spent his days at Extreme Tech just waiting for someone to post anything that he could comment on. The discussions ran the gamut from the sublime to the ridiculous, mostly the latter. This was back in the days of the forum <a href="http://www.flamewarriorsguide.com/">Flame</a> Wars.<br /><br /> I can understand how some people get annoyed at BS posts. Some people want a more "serious" and worthwhile tone. It is one of the main reasons why Email, facebook and twitter hold no interest for me, because people use them for bullshit. Anyone who emails me jokes gets relegated to my SPAM folder. Those who Reply to All instead of Sender go to SPAM, as do those who Forward me things they think are interesting; I usually find them to be droll at best.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41344.9&return_msg=41344.9" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41344.9"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41344_10"></a><div class="message" id="message_41344_10"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: 99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD)<span class="message_time"> 7 Jan 2015 13:17</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: fixrman <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 8 Jan 2015 00:08"></span></span> <span class="message_count">10 of 40</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41344.10">41344.10</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41344.9#a41344_9" target="_self">41344.9</a></div> <div class="message_body"> <div class="quotetext"><b>quote:</b> <a href="messages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41344.9">fixrman</a></div> <div class="quote">I can understand how some people get annoyed at BS posts. Some people want a more "serious" and worthwhile tone. It is one of the main reasons why Email, facebook and twitter hold no interest for me, because people use them for bullshit.</div> <p>Thank fuck for teh, otherwise I'd have to get a FB/Twitter account to post my BS. Which reminds me...<br /><br /> I remember Lynch posting here though. He was funny, in a I'm-glad-he's-on-the-other-side-of-the-pond kinda way.</p> <div class="edit_text">EDITED: 7 Jan 2015 13:19 by MR_BASTARD</div> </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41344.10&return_msg=41344.9" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41344.10"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41344_11"></a><div class="message" id="message_41344_11"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: graphitone<span class="message_time"> 7 Jan 2015 14:53</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: fixrman <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 8 Jan 2015 00:08"></span></span> <span class="message_count">11 of 40</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41344.11">41344.11</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41344.9#a41344_9" target="_self">41344.9</a></div> <div class="message_body"> This extreme tech forum sounds great. It even had a working awards structure too, then eh?<br /><br /> Vastly superior to Teh.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41344.11&return_msg=41344.9" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41344.11"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41344_12"></a><div class="message" id="message_41344_12"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Queeg 500 (JESUSONEEZ)<span class="message_time"> 7 Jan 2015 16:47</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: fixrman <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 8 Jan 2015 00:08"></span></span> <span class="message_count">12 of 40</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41344.12">41344.12</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41344.9#a41344_9" target="_self">41344.9</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Were you here during the Bourquefan (sp?) era?<br /><br /> Those were the days....</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41344.12&return_msg=41344.9" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41344.12"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><div class="message"> Message 41344.13 was deleted</div> <a name="a41344_14"></a><div class="message" id="message_41344_14"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: milko<span class="message_time"> 7 Jan 2015 16:53</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: graphitone <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 7 Jan 2015 17:56"></span></span> <span class="message_count">14 of 40</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41344.14">41344.14</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41344.9#a41344_11" target="_self">41344.11</a></div> <div class="message_body"> <span style="font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);">what? We had an amazing rewards system ourselves, Dragon Points! It was brilliant, you could earn and distribute points to people (for being helpful, or funny, or whatever) and as you built up points your dragon egg would hatch and a little dragon would grow. It all ended badly, as I recall - something about kilts and very dubious fiction about dragons with fair maidens.</span><br style="font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);" /><br style="font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);" /><span style="font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);">I bet Extreme Tech wasn't </span><em style="font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);">that</em><span style="font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"> extreme.</span> <div> </div> </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41344.14&return_msg=41344.9" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41344.14"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41344_15"></a><div class="message" id="message_41344_15"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: 99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD)<span class="message_time"> 7 Jan 2015 17:34</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: milko <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 7 Jan 2015 18:08"></span></span> <span class="message_count">15 of 40</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41344.15">41344.15</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41344.9#a41344_14" target="_self">41344.14</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I think I preferred the Pony Porn TBH</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41344.15&return_msg=41344.9" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41344.15"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41344_16"></a><div class="message" id="message_41344_16"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: graphitone<span class="message_time"> 7 Jan 2015 17:57</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: milko <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 7 Jan 2015 18:08"></span></span> <span class="message_count">16 of 40</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41344.16">41344.16</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41344.9#a41344_14" target="_self">41344.14</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I missed out an that unfortunately. Sounds like a reward based tamagotchi.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41344.16&return_msg=41344.9" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41344.16"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41344_17"></a><div class="message" id="message_41344_17"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: koswix<span class="message_time"> 7 Jan 2015 21:35</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: milko <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 7 Jan 2015 22:42"></span></span> <span class="message_count">17 of 40</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41344.17">41344.17</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41344.9#a41344_14" target="_self">41344.14</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Is Roberts still 'running' NPCFF?</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41344.17&return_msg=41344.9" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41344.17"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41344_18"></a><div class="message" id="message_41344_18"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: milko<span class="message_time"> 7 Jan 2015 22:42</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: koswix <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 7 Jan 2015 23:12"></span></span> <span class="message_count">18 of 40</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41344.18">41344.18</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41344.9#a41344_17" target="_self">41344.17</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I have no idea! Does it even still exist? Or Delphi Forums?</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41344.18&return_msg=41344.9" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41344.18"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="message_page_footer"> <ul> <li class="right_col"><form accept-charset="utf-8" method="get" action="lmessages.php" target="_self"><input type="hidden" name="webtag" id="webtag" class="bhinputtext" value="DEFAULT" dir="ltr" /><input type="hidden" name="msg" id="msg" class="bhinputtext" value="41344.19" dir="ltr" /><input type="submit" name="submit" id="keep_reading" value="Keep reading…" class="button" /></form></li> </ul> </div> </div> </body>