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"I pity the fools" at Bolter & Chainsword. They aren't nearly nasty enough to repel the hordes.

Posted By xnet445 on 11/01/2006 12:57 PM
"I pity the fools" at Bolter & Chainsword. They aren't nearly nasty enough to repel the hordes.

Dude, they ban people for saying that Blood Angels could be a different shade of red. Are you kidding?   

Posted By syr8766 on 11/01/2006 12:58 PM

Posted By xnet445 on 11/01/2006 12:57 PM
"I pity the fools" at Bolter & Chainsword. They aren't nearly nasty enough to repel the hordes.

Dude, they ban people for saying that Blood Angels could be a different shade of red. Are you kidding?   

"Intolerant" and "Stupid" does not equal "Tough".

No, but it does equal...Hilarity!

Posted By syr8766 on 11/01/2006 12:58 PM

Posted By xnet445 on 11/01/2006 12:57 PM
"I pity the fools" at Bolter & Chainsword. They aren't nearly nasty enough to repel the hordes.

Dude, they ban people for saying that Blood Angels could be a different shade of red. Are you kidding?   

That's the problem - when someone goes ahead and says the dumbest thing you've ever heard, you're not allowed to tell them that they're an idiot.

Was not Eron stock looking pretty before it crapped out? Just a thought.

Posted By carmachu on 11/01/2006 1:53 PM

It seems that way, but look at their stocks. Not doing to badly there. it may be a bouncing dead cat, but it seems a decent rebound.

Was not Eron stock looking pretty before it crapped out? Just a thought.

An Enron would be harder to do in the UK - just as it would be harder to do post Sarbanes-Oxley in the US.  Sadly accounting regulations don't allow to just conveniently ignore a multibilion debt anymore.

I wasnt asking if it was possible to do.

What I'm saying was what did Eron's stock look like before imploding?

Posted By Kid_Kyoto on 11/01/2006 12:10 PM

GW

Customer feedback is the lifeblood of a hobby-based company like this.  Without a forum or a letters page in WD customers will vote with their wallets and by then it's too late.

My previous company set up forums, games, courted fan sites and did everything they could to encourge fan commitment and participation.  GW is running from their fan base.

Or maybe GW has just caught on that the whole web 2.0 phenomenon is BS, and that setting up forums for customers to rant like morons was a waste of money. I'm guessing that they decided to go back to getting feedback from redshirts and roolzboys instead of trying to make sense out of tens of thousands of awful forum postings. The Eye of Terror has always been a mess of random posts by people who are barely literate, and not wasting money entertaining them is a pretty sound business move in my opinion.

if the rantings on the Dawn of War chat page waiting for games is any indicator of the average IQ of the posters on the Eye of Terror - I say it's about time they closed it down. Sometimes I wonder what school they went to to become such chodes - if there is a secret handshake, and when congress will start a hunting season for them.

Posted By Voodoo Boyz on 11/01/2006 12:32 PM

Brimstone at Warseer is a GW employee and is the guy who gives out rumors. 

Utter Rubbish I've never worked for GW.

Stupid Idea. Instead of doing the work to moderate their forums, and maybe even answer a question now and then, they ditch them. Lazy Asses. My stores work very close with one tiny part of GW, but it's overshadowed by what the idiots in the other 90% do.

Posted By Glaive Company CO on 11/01/2006 1:04 PM
No, but it does equal...Hilarity!

I don't know why- but you just made me laugh out loud in the computer lab on campus.  Thanks  

Seriously though, I welcome the good posters from those forums and will be watching for the trolls.  Same as usual

Posted By Brimstone on 11/01/2006 3:39 PM

Posted By Voodoo Boyz on 11/01/2006 12:32 PM

Brimstone at Warseer is a GW employee and is the guy who gives out rumors. 

Utter Rubbish I've never worked for GW.

 Yeahhh!  The bringer of Warseer truth is on Dakka.  Come sit down and enjoy this sleepy tea while I remover your brain with this here jewler's saw...

Careful, Brimstone. Drake goes for more than brains.

Posted By spasheridan on 11/01/2006 3:05 PM
if the rantings on the Dawn of War chat page waiting for games is any indicator of the average IQ of the posters on the Eye of Terror - I say it's about time they closed it down. Sometimes I wonder what school they went to to become such chodes - if there is a secret handshake, and when congress will start a hunting season for them.

If I could exalt you, I would.

 

I was banned from the EOT forums for blasting a moderator who was admonishing me for something. His post was barely readable....words were misspelled, the grammar was atrocious and on top of that, whatever it was he was vexed about wasn't a major deal.

Alright, everybody tuck your pants into your socks.

Posted By malfred on 11/01/2006 4:01 PM
Careful, Brimstone. Drake goes for more than brains.

Awww- you're jsut remebering that post from my blog

http://theminiaturespage.com/boards/msg.mv?id=90277

How The Miniatures Page crew is responding to the collapse of the EOT.

It is quite sad. The nice guy in me would occasionally go to the GW forums and help the uninformed about the fine points of IG lists; something I learned myself here. However, my evil side wants to post on GW forum telling everyone that dakka is a waste of time, in order to keep this fine forum from being overrun itself.

Instead, I'll sit here by myself.

TMP always has weird settings. I'm guessing I can alter that if I like, but
it's very disconcerting at times.

Drake: I applied! When was my interview???

Oh god, I am soooo glad I'm not a warseer regular:
Warseer Hit with Torent of Retardation I feel terribly sorry for the 'seer mods that are going to have to deal with that avalanche of stupidity...

yeah, I went and did it

http://us.games-workshop.com/membership/eshare.pl?do=ShowArticle&BoardID=4&ID=5374277

Hi I've been playing GW games and using various forums since 2000, created and moded a few of my own along the way. I wanted to suggest some options for people looking for new homes.

Dakka Dakka
http://dakkadakka.com/Forums/tabid/56/Default.aspx
is a long-running community with several golden demon winners who post on modeling and GT winners who post on tactics. It has good moderators and a good sense of humor.

The Miniatures Page
http://theminiaturespage.com/
is devoted to all minis, historical, sci-fi and fantasy. If you want to know about some of the great stuff out there TMP is the place.

Work in progress
http://s11.invisionfree.com/Work_In_Progress/index.php?act=idx
is a converter's heaven filled with people building superheavy tanks, titians, fliers and fully converted armies.

The Warmongers Club
http://p076.ezboard.com/bwarmongerboard
Is my old club from NYC, several members have won GTs or GDs and they have good advice.

Sorry to hear the forums are closing but hopefully people will find new places to post.

Kid Kyoto

I think this is great news for Dakka.  Somebody was posting a few weeks ago asking about declining activity on the boards here, and an influx of new blood might help.  We can clearly deal with trolls and newbs.

While it might get aggravating fora  few of the vets to answer questions answered earlier, think of it as a way to engage all the guys who've been on the boards a few months.  They can be the new vets for dealing with newbs.  It's the old usenet cycle of life.

Shall I duck and cover, or wait for the bombs to fall?

Seriously though, I don't think the acidity that Dakka can often have will encourage anyone to stay around, save for the hardcore idiots and the long-term disciples. I doubt Dakka will see that large an influx of refugees.

CK

You've got a blog, Drake?

Trust you lot to do a 5 page thread on something interesting as soon as I leave for the pub...

I think we'll do alright. Dakka's got a pretty established culture, we'll pick up a bunch and any who don't really fit will move on to other boards.

Posted By nyarlathotep667 on 11/01/2006 8:05 PM
Oh god, I am soooo glad I'm not a warseer regular:
Warseer Hit with Torent of Retardation I feel terribly sorry for the 'seer mods that are going to have to deal with that avalanche of stupidity...

Warseer was already home to a torrent of retardation...At least in regards to following the rules and whining about stuff.

Posted By nyarlathotep667 on 11/01/2006 8:05 PM
Oh god, I am soooo glad I'm not a warseer regular:
Warseer Hit with Torent of Retardation I feel terribly sorry for the 'seer mods that are going to have to deal with that avalanche of stupidity...

Dear God....

I just opened that up.  My hidden desire to cement my sure global domination by being a moderator there just went 'poof!'