It's a sad day for me personally. I've had a lot of great times on Dakka and when I found out that Russ was selling the site I figured that I really wanted to try to continue the great legacy that had been established by him.

However, the truth is, running a website is both very expensive and also very time consuming. Unfortunately, both of these things are in short supply for me right now.

I regret to inform the Dakka community that effective today I no longer own dakkadakka.com and will be stepping away from the site to handle some personal business. Unfortunately this also means I've had to cancel my trip to Adepticon and I know I've left my teammates in a pinch, but they've assured me that they can find someone to fill in for my place on the team so at least I haven't ruined their plans as well.

Unlike the last time Dakka changed hands, this time the sale has gone down behind closed doors to someone I felt was more than capable and willing, that person being Malfred.

He is a very, very long time user (longer than me, even) and I believe he has the right tools to take the site to the next level. Also, Legoburner will be staying on to help maintain the technical excellence in the site, so nothing major should change on that end.

I have spoken with Malfred about his plans, and I do know that the site will continue to support Warhammer 40K and other GW discussion, but for the most part he is planning to start moving it towards mainly Warmachine/Hordes coverage. But I'll let Malfred tell you all about that in a bit when he signs on as the official 'Admin' for the site.


Don't worry about me, I'll still be around every now and then in an honorary 'mod' position and I'm sure my personal issues will get sorted out in time and I'll be able to return to Dakka in a larger capacity eventually.

Take care everyone, and thanks for all the support I've received from you all in the last couple of years!


Jon

I wanna be the first to call "April Fool"!

You better be gribblie joking.

If this is an april fools joke, it is not funny.

If you are leaving, then I have to say a little something.

Thanks for what massive input you have put into dakka, we will miss you and I look forward to seeing you on the site at a later date as a mod.

I add at the end though, if this is a joke, I will find you and force you to read me the 40k rule book backwards for the rest of your life.

Many thanks,
Jack.

Got me!

I was all set to start being polite to Malfred.

Many thanks for the great things we put in motion and I indeed look forward to working with malfred and getting into a lot more non-GW stuff.

but for the most part he is planning to start moving it towards mainly Warmachine/Hordes coverage.

gave yourself away pretty badly there jon
we all know that dakka is too involved in 40k to really drag up interest in horde or machine

Kilkrazy wrote:Got me!

I was all set to start being polite to Malfred.

With the speed at which things went down, I didn't have time to really talk to anyone on Dakka about this besides Legoburner and Malfred (and now my Adepticon teammates).

I do know that Malfred does plan to keep most of the current moderators on, but you should send him a PM to double-check.

Thanks for a great run, Yak!

I'd like to encourage everyone to support Malfred in this transition, and to submit more articles to the articles system! I suspect that doing so will gain extra user privileges and credits in the near future.

Thanks Yakface, see you over on Warseer!

yakface wrote:I have spoken with Malfred about his plans, and I do know that the site will continue to support Warhammer 40K and other GW discussion, but for the most part he is planning to start moving it towards mainly Warmachine/Hordes coverage. But I'll let Malfred tell you all about that in a bit when he signs on as the official 'Admin' for the site.

Be careful what you wish for...

See you all at 8pm (BST)?

I would believe this if it were any other day

Hey Farva what's the name of that restaurant you like with all the goofy gak on the walls and the mozzarella sticks?

I swear to God I'm going to pistol whip the next guy who says, " Shenanigans."

Wait....Malfred is a real person ? He's not just some delusion of Mr. Frazzled's addled mind ?

Pfft.. almost had me.

malf would turn this into his new fetish site in under 48 hours

And here I thought he was going to announce he was taking the vacant Memphis coaching job.

Wait, 40k is gonna get put on the bench? does anyone know any other sites?

Love the new layout Malfred.

psst. Where have you hidden the pRon?

Fattimus_maximus wrote:Wait, 40k is gonna get put on the bench? does anyone know any other sites?

They are all closing too. Jervis Johnson is seeing to it personally.

/puts on wizard hat and cloak

"a new power is rising!"

10-4 Yakky. Thanks for what you've done for us. Good luck in any and all future ventures.

sA

Why are all these OT warhams posts clogging up this subforum? Malf isn't doing a great job so far. :(

reds8n wrote:

Fattimus_maximus wrote:Wait, 40k is gonna get put on the bench? does anyone know any other sites?

They are all closing too. Jervis Johnson is seeing to it personally.

Hah, good stuff.

/The best part of this is the News and Rumors section is now "Privateer Press News and Rumors"

I, for one, welcome our new card carrying and erasable marker using masters.

So when is Stelek coming back?

I welcome our new Malfred Overlord with open arms.

I offer the proper sacrifice of moms homemade strawberry pie in His glorious honor and in his name.



Please dont eat me, oh Just and Kind Malfred.

ALL HAIL HYPNO-MAN-BAG!

All hail the overlord. All hail the overlord.

So when is Stelek coming back?

dont go there...

All Hail the Man-Purse!

Not been a member long enough to know you that well Yakface, but I've read a lot of your posts and you speak wise words and have excellently painted Tyranids . All I can say is that Mal has big shoes to fill. Just hope 40K doesn't get pushed to the side too much, I joined dakka because it was the best 40K forum I've ever come across (and I don't have the cash to start Warmachine ).

Still can't help but wonder if this is all a joke though, since it is 1st April. Although by tradition the joke is meant to end at midday.......... what time is it with you chaps in the US of A?

LOL, this was never going to work, was it

All hail April the 1st!

I for one welcome our new overlords.

I mean, your.

Le Roi est mort! Vive le Roi!

Wannabe Writer wrote:Not been a member long enough to know you that well Yakface, but I've read a lot of your posts and you speak wise words and have excellently painted Tyranids . All I can say is that Mal has big shoes to fill. Just hope 40K doesn't get pushed to the side too much, I joined dakka because it was the best 40K forum I've ever come across (and I don't have the cash to start Warmachine ).

Still can't help but wonder if this is all a joke though, since it is 1st April. Although by tradition the joke is meant to end at midday.......... what time is it with you chaps in the US of A?

I know Malfred quite well. We used to play together as children amongst the gravel in cabrini green and dream of the day when we would be rich enough to buy man dollies to crush our enemies with.

Over the years Yakface and Malfred have been having a silent but deadly feud over who would gain control of Dakka once Russ Wakelin kicked the bucket brought on by a massive coronary due to his love of eating triple chocolate pudding and consuming heavily sugared quadruple shot breve lattes.


That day never came due to Mr. Wakelin's newly discovered exercise and diet regimen and Yakface took Dakka by force using tactics involving extortion and other nefarious threats. Many threats of which involved trollbloods inserted into...Oh, I cannot bear to say anymore!

Malfred was always at odds with how Yakface became to be figurehead of Dakka, so he sat and brooded...and plotted for many moons.

The day finally came yesterday when his plans finally came to fruition. It involved a few back alley deals with transvestites, but nothing as shady as Yakface used in the past so Malfred could retain moral high ground when he struck his blow against Yakface's Imperial Dogma.

The rest, as they say, is history....

[edit to add all too lifelike image of Russ Wakelin]

Thank you Hellfury.

Now report to the other thread, minions all.

Thanks for all your hard work with Dakka. Warmachine, eh? I have no complaint about that as long as there is always room for 40K.

I was kind of hoping that "Russ Wakelin" guy would buy the site. I don't think he'd ever do anything on the internet, though.

Yep, it's the 1st. The website layout change had me doing a WTF?!?!?!?!?!

Thanks for the fun.

The Administration is dead.
Long live the Administration!

LOL


Actually, barring some of the title changes, I rather like the new layout. I hope it stays around.

E

But if this is true, we'll all have to go to WarSeer!

Now, I wonder if maybe Yak needed the Dakka proceeds to buy out Brimstone...

Malfred who?

mad manbag malfred

Thanks for the work Yak,hope all goes well for you.

I'm glad I'm not the first to say this...but April fools? Yes? Maybe?

Yakface will continue to work under the heel of my boot, never fear.

If you think it is an april fool, check out the #1 google result for 'warmachine forums'

Lookout, Malfred has access to a Google Bomb!

April 1st as a 'holiday' or 'event' really needs to be canceled.

Or banned.

Or whatever.

The more important question needing answer is,how does this change the rules on Dakka,like what can you now get banned for?

Thanks for the great run guys!

All hail Malfred!

So what's the new name gonna be? Wakka Wakka?

GoFenris wrote:So what's the new name gonna be? Wakka Wakka?

And GoFenris names yet another major product line.

It's important to gain favor with our new Overlord. Here is your new Avatar Malfred, uh, I mean master.

Overlord Malfred of all the realms of Dakka,has a nice ring to it doesn't it master?All say three cheers to our great new overlord!!!!

Alpharius wrote:April 1st as a 'holiday' or 'event' really needs to be canceled.

Or banned.

Or whatever.

Couldn't agree with you more.

That is the worst april fools joke of all time..... nice touch on changing the forum titles by the way.

You are da winner!!

Is this an April fools joke?I do agree it is very strange that it so suddenly changed hands,so if it isn't all hail Malf.If it is boo you guys this is a bad,bad joke!

A bag!! Malfred's avatar is a bag!? For the life of me I could never figure out what the frak it was.

So, uh, I don't get it? Why a bag?

hmm
New Layout tomorrow, I am guessing or old one?
In before lock....

Seeing as I have a Warmachine game with our new Overlord in a few hours, maybe I can get a better position in the new Dakka.

Or maybe I can "fix" this little problem if anyone wants.

Maybe the new owner will be a little more impartial.


Just sayin'



Happy April Fool's guise.

Yak, why didn't you tell me in January?

I thought everything was going so well...

Oh well, I guess I'll just enjoy my new DCM powers.

Once again as someone has already said if it was any other day but today I might actually beleave it!!

Terrific. Just great.

Anyone want to trade me a bunch of Warmachine and Hordes for my 40k stuff?

Iorek wrote:Terrific. Just great.

Anyone want to trade me a bunch of Warmachine and Hordes for my 40k stuff?

Yeah, I've got some. Just send me all your 40K stuff and I'll send you about 1000 points of Cryx.

Thanatos73 wrote:Seeing as I have a Warmachine game with our new Overlord in a few hours, maybe I can get a better position in the new Dakka.

Or maybe I can "fix" this little problem if anyone wants.

DarthThanatos73 I appoint you Minister of all that is Darth.

malfred wrote:

Thanatos73 wrote:Seeing as I have a Warmachine game with our new Overlord in a few hours, maybe I can get a better position in the new Dakka.

Or maybe I can "fix" this little problem if anyone wants.

DarthThanatos73 I appoint you Minister of all that is Darth.

Thank you generous Overlord. Me and my bionic leg are pleased.

Yak totally had me going until the Warmachine part.

I said good day sir!
+1 post count

Awesome, now I can claim that I was part of something good before they sold out.

BrookM wrote:Awesome, now I can claim that I was part of something good before they sold out.

That does give you considerable street cred and also makes you cool (x2).

BrookM wrote:Awesome, now I can claim that I was part of something good before they sold out.

Good point

Will trade Magic cards for Warmachine models.
1 card for one model, seems fair to me.

Matt Wilson is my homeboy.

What PP needs to do is take a lesson from GW. You don't need complex rules that account for every situation - you need cool models that non-gamers want to buy and paint and put on display.

BrookM wrote:Awesome, now I can claim that I was part of something good before they sold out.

Agreed!

dietrich wrote:Matt Wilson is my homeboy.

What PP needs to do is take a lesson from GW. You don't need complex rules that account for every situation - you need cool models that non-gamers want to buy and paint and put on display.

I will forward this message to Jason Soles directly. It shall read:

Sell toys not war.

malfred wrote:

dietrich wrote:Matt Wilson is my homeboy.

What PP needs to do is take a lesson from GW. You don't need complex rules that account for every situation - you need cool models that non-gamers want to buy and paint and put on display.

I will forward this message to Jason Soles directly. It shall read:

Sell toys not war.

God no! Jason Soles is probably one of the tightest rules writers ever. Don't mess with the genius, PLEASE! (Yes I'm being serious)

If true, than best wishes to Yakface.

Makov wrote:I wanna be the first to call "April Fool"!

Hope so, I noticed some forum changes consistent with the statement.

yakface wrote:...planning to start moving it towards mainly Warmachine/Hordes coverage....

But I guess the fool's day makes the most sense, glad you called it. I never pay attention to the date, I was ready to be depressed all day...

viney wrote:Will trade Magic cards for Warmachine models.
1 card for one model, seems fair to me.

Cool. I'll trade you 4 of my Deathrippers for 4 of your Moxen.

JohnHwangDD wrote:

viney wrote:Will trade Magic cards for Warmachine models.
1 card for one model, seems fair to me.

Cool. I'll trade you 4 of my Deathrippers for 4 of your Moxen.

Oppps. Forgot to mention I only have plains and islands ......

malfred wrote:I will forward this message to Jason Soles directly. It shall read:

Sell toys not war.

Sell Hobby not Games.

Coming soon, Warmachine Mark II: Hobbytime! To be followed by Hordes Mark II: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Dire Troll Mauler!

I for one welcome new management. Yakface was so overbearing it wasn't funny. I just can't believe it took this long.

@viney: I have plenty of those, so I guess I'll pass.

Frazzled wrote:I for one welcome new management. Yakface was so overbearing it wasn't funny. I just can't believe it took this long.

On a side note, Malf would it be too much to ask for you to make Frazzled's lawn bigger but not tell us where the new boundaries are?

People are getting lax knowing where to stay off of.

I grow tired of malfred's clothing policy. Time has come for us to wrestle power away from Chicago and return to the good ol' days of yak and lego.

So, I had an idea for a new addition to the Warmachine and Hordes games. Basically, it's just ripping off Legend of the Five Rings from the first story arc.

OK, I just want Matt Wilson to do a few Kachiko miniatures. And maybe Isawa Kaeda.

1 Question, are Man-purses to become compulsory? If so, I'm going to Warseer! Yes, that's how much I DO NOT want to wear one...

Wait Wait Wait! So is this an april falls or not?

Dang Yak, why didn't you tell me; I would have given you way much more for Dakka than Malfred...like two chia heads and a happymeal

P4NC4K3 wrote:1 Question, are Man-purses to become compulsory? If so, I'm going to Warseer! Yes, that's how much I DO NOT want to wear one...

See, if you were on the DCM side, now called GYATM (Give Your Alms to Malf) you would know it has already been determined which manbags are suitable for carrying, beer, firearms, rocket propelled chainsaws, and of course your favorite sandwich.

No Stelek? You mean I have to continue being mean to people all by myself? It will be a great responsibility, but I will do the best I can...

legoburner wrote:If you think it is an april fool, check out the #1 google result for 'warmachine forums'

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=warmachine+forums&aq=f&oq=

rofl

good one guys

That had me very scared and angry and all confused. I was about to question my sexuality and listen to Linkin Park, but thank GOD it was an April Fool.

sA

April fool or not?

Yes?

ojk9 wrote:April fool or not?

Yes?

fairly successful

ojk9 wrote:April fool or not?

Yes?

Whatever I dunno.

Can't wait till all the Warmachine players see this........


Only to realize it's an April Fool's joke.


ouch...

@ legoburner , how accurate or close is this o_o

Website Worth: $26,299.71

Daily Pageviews: 12,009

Daily Ads Revenue: $36.03

Congratulations to Malfred and best wishes to Yakface! I hope you all get everything sorted out.

I've heard that PP is considering dumping their forums and will just let everyone migrate to dakka. I guess the FAQ/Errata will be maintained, but the rest of the forums will be taken down since it's a little redundant with dakka going Heavy Metal, and it was a big drain on the company's resources.

I was very tempted to declare Stelek the Minister of Truth, believe it or not. But the people
can only take so much.

Admins should be afraid of their users.

I can't tell if I should be praising jester or not.

Cryonicleech wrote:Can't wait till all the Warmachine players see this........


Only to realize it's an April Fool's joke.


ouch...

I can't wait until all the 40k fanboys get their rules queries responded to on a forum. Oh wait, sorry its april second. Haha.

Happy April Fools to you too.

God, I leave for ONE day and look what happens!

Actually sorry I missed seeing the changed layout but good one guys.

I stand with my comment from earlier. Yakface rules.

Malfred = Blah

Ozymandias wrote:God, I leave for ONE day and look what happens!

Actually sorry I missed seeing the changed layout but good one guys.

Lol.