The Dames

Last night sure felt like a season finale to me. 90 Minutes...all the shit that went down and it's NOT OVER. Any thoughts about where Aceveda's storyline is going to go now? I thought for a moment he was going to kill the hooker... Dames

Like I said, the money that was donated is still going to be used in order to upgrade the server to make sure that we don't have outages like we used to on high volume days, like Monday's and on PPV days. The donations are appreciated and don't worry, the money isn't disappearing into anyone's pockets. Dames

The TSMAdmin account's password should be a well kept secret between the 4 Admins. That's how we ended up in the "suspension" mess the other night. To be honest with you, I'd be more than fine if that account didn't exist at all. We need someone to be held acccountable, not just a place holder name. Dames

Alright...it's been a crazy couple of weeks, hasn't it? Well, it's time to come clean and let you know exactly what the hell is going on here before anyone jumps to conclusions. First and foremost, I am STILL the Owner of TSM and I promise you ALL that unless I am physically incapacitated, I would never sell TSM without informing the entire board first. Second, the blame for this is partially on my hands since everyone knows that TSM hasn't exactly been my priority as it once was. This has been a very big wake up call and I will make a very conscious effort to be available more often to the staff, the board and to the site. Within the past year, it has been a very difficult transition leaving everything that I knew behind to move up to CT and try to make a life of my own. In doing so, I've lost a lot of valuable free time that I once had and I haven't been able to dedicate myself to the site the way I originally intended. A couple of months ago, due to a number of things that were going on in my personal life, as well as the constant strain of the server bill was slowly persuading me to leave TSM behind. However, I refused to pass TSM to someone else who I didn't feel had TSM's best interests in mind or didn't have the financial capacity to keep it going. I expressed my feelings to a number of the staff, privately, as well as to Mike The Admin, who I will get to in a moment. Keep in mind please that my intentions were never EVER to abandon TSM. It means too much to me for me to do that. I wanted to give it to someone who would care for it as much as I would...but sadly, I don't believe that anyone could match the expectations that I was looking for. So, I then attempted to try and lower the strain on my wallet that the former server was putting on us. Due to the history that I have with Mike as well how long he's been involved with this site in every incarnation its ever had, I asked him to try and find a more reasonable server, one with more power, yet less cost. He found one that would definitely do that and a couple of weeks ago, the transition was made to the new server. Here is where the problem came in. Obviously, the server costs money and in order to switch it, there was a large up front cost that needed to be taken care of first and foremost. Mike was willing to put up the money as I struck an agreement with him to make monthly payments to him, very similar as to what I was doing directly with the server company prior to the switch. Needless to say, the money that he put up front was definitely substantial...and a lot more than Popick put up a few years ago With that being said, since I have been hard to get a hold of recently (online) and since I had expressed feelings of selling TSM, Mike thought I basically bailed on him and stuck him with a large bill. I can definitely understand why he would be upset by that and those of you who have seen how long I have been absent for can see why that was a realistic conclusion to come to. Since no one was willing to take the reins, he did what he felt was right for the site at the time. My main gripe was that I was not informed of these changes and I felt that all of my time, effort and hard work was taken from me. I saw that my member title was changed, I wasn't the only person with my powers stripped away and I felt as if TSM was stolen from me and I wasn't about to stand for that. The domain name was no longer in my name either. I said some pretty harsh things about Mike because of it, especially since I couldn't get a hold of him (how ironic) and for that, I do apologize. I felt betrayed and I got VERY upset, which is when the shit hit the fan, so to speak. After a few hours of frustration, I was finally able to get a hold of him and I'm glad to say that the conversation went a lot more civilized than I pictured it would go. To his credit, Mike immediately apologized and admitted that he did overreact with the changes that he made and attempted to implement. As far as I am concerned, there is no longer any animosity on my part towards him as I truly do not believe that there was any malice in his actions. I would like to make it absolutely clear that when push came to shove, Mike gladly stepped up and did the right thing. We spoke and agreed that everything would be transferred back into my name and I would make the necessary monetary compensation to make sure that this would not occur again. Now, from here, it seems that rumors of what I believed had occurred had spread out and people were definitely upset. Someone went into the Admin CP to try and do what they felt was right by restricting Mike's powers....and just like I did a few years back, completely messed up and ended up suspending almost everyone with any kind of moderating powers, including Mike. Thankfully, we were able to fix that problem and we are back where we should be. Now, there were a number of Mike's ideas that should be implemented and there will be some changes made in the very near future. Obviously, we had a bit of a communications breakdown as well as a technical one. That is one of the major reasons as to why the forums actually should be upgraded. The money that has been donated is going towards the upgrading of the server and is *NOT* being pocketed by anyone. The donations are welcome as the upgrades would definitely benefit everyone here. The ads will stay up for the time being to try and generate a little bit of revenue and ease the financial strain that the site poses. I would encourage everyone to click on one from time to time just to help out, even if you can't contribute monetarily. Another very important thing that occurred tonight is that myself and a few of the other moderators finally exchanged phone numbers and such to make sure that there are no more miscommunications in any way. As it stands right now, the staff on the site is currently being re-evaluated. The only people that have Super Administrator status right now are myself, Sass, Dr. Tom & Illistrious One (SurreaList). Due to the controversy of what occurred, I felt that it was necessary for Mike to step down as the Admin of the board with Ill One taking over most of his duties. I will still work with him in an advisory capacity for some of the technical aspects of the board, such as the forums upgrade and whatever else could possibly happen in the future. Once again, I want to reiterate that I believe he had the best intentions in mind for the board itself as he's been here since SK ran this place and has learned quite a bit about the technical aspect of running a site. So, to make a long story short...I'm back, everything is fine and it took me thinking that I lost TSM to realize just how much it means to me and I will definitely show that to everyone in the near future. Damian "Dames" Gonzalez TSM Owner

I can't give you any real answers right now because I'll be honest with you, I have none. I'd prefer to keep everything relatively quiet until things are settled, but all I can say is stay tuned.... Dames

Now I know what it's like to get a hold of me lately.... I really need to speak with you as soon as possible. I saw that you took the Super Admin powers from me as well as a few others and it really has upset quite a few people. I want to speak with you about straightening things out, especially when it comes to the server and the domain name. Give me a call on my phone when you get this. 860-997-3310. Dames

FYI, I just recently renewed the domain name for the next 2 years and you can use it for the forums if the main site is decided upon to be dropped. Dames

Or maybe just a couple of hours. CronoT, just so that you're aware, I did get your PM and I was all set to respond to it...until I saw this thread, so I might as well do it here then. Arguing about your post count, seriously, come on man...it's the most trivial of the trivial things ON this board, I can't even take a complaint like that seriously. It's not like you're the first person to have their post count altered either... As far as Kotz and Ill go, they haven't done anything remotely bad enough to you or to anyone else to receive some sort of reprimand for it. You were suspended for 48 hours...ok. I can understand feeling slighted for that, but it's not like you were banned outright. In the past, suspensions weren't even in place, so just realize that no one here HATES you or has it out for you or anything like that and just enjoy the board. Oh and by the way...your thread/joke that started this all...terribly unfunny. Dames

Ok, so let's see what this episode really told us... The numbers are etched on the hatch that Locke & Boone found. The French woman heard the numbers as a distress signal and shipwrecked onto the island. The "sickness" came and she murdered all of them. Hurley was possibly in a mental institution in the past and got the numbers from a friend, obviously mentally ill, spouting off the numbers repeatedly. This friend was in the Navy... The numbers brought bad luck to everyone around him....which is why the plane went down. But it seems like all of their paths led to the island... So, what do the numbers mean? I think the hatch leads to some sort of an island expermination center, which is what gave the rest of them "the sickness". It may be what crept into Boone's mind...making him see things. The other people on the island, whispering...probably created the monster. Dames

Little by little, JBL will win you all over with his promos. Dames

JBL and Cena were so awesome, everyone's overlooked Coach's hilarious cameo. Dames

I was converted about November or so. The promos are gems. Dames

Holy !#$!@# that was awesome. Discuss. Dames

....Did you forget that Batista technically already is a heel? *'Tista spinebusters a PUPPY* Dames

That was a billion times of awesome. I'm more excited for this fight more than anything on Raw next week....and that's saying something considering the Batista turn is scheduled for Monday. Dames

I would venture to say that he's got about 50 million dollars MAX. He's probably the only person in the wrestling industry right now (with the exception of the Rock after his next few movie checks) who can probably start his own promotion by himself, but why would he want to spend money when he can appear on everyone else's shows and make so much more? And seeing how this is Hulk Hogan that we're talking about here, it's not a promotion that would EVER work anyway. That's why he'll never do it. Dames

Actually guys, I'm an insurance agent now as you know. The state of Missouri claimed that I didn't pay my resident income tax for 2000, 2001, 2002 & 2003 even though I've never lived, worked or been there before. I wasn't the only agent who received this notice and shortly after had their license suspended. It's a red tape deal and we're dealing with it and it's a very simple process. It sounds like the same problem with their licenses, so this really isn't anything to worry about. It's an error of the state of Missouri's part. Dames

God...DAMN! Dames

Did he say she was Deputy of Division? You just know she's making a guest appearance somewhere down the line. Dames

Tag: The Dames. Come and get your ass whupped in Halo 2. Dames

PWTorrents has both the entire show plus just the Rumble match. You must search for it. Dames

Alright...if TV plug and play games can't get Ms. Pac Man right, then I have no hope for MK. And I don't care WHAT IGN says about it, normally I trust their opinion, but they marked out for the TV Plug & Play Ms. Pac Man and dammit, I'm still pissed about it. Dames

I own it. It's clipped matches but the only reason why I got it is because its the only DVD I know of that has the Benoit/Jericho vs. Two Man Power Trip match where Trips tears his quad. Dames I only have the VHS version of that DVD. Does the DVD have Benoit/Jericho-Austin/HHH clipped or in full? Clipped, but still...on DVD is better than nothing, so that's why I bought it. Dames

I own it. It's clipped matches but the only reason why I got it is because its the only DVD I know of that has the Benoit/Jericho vs. Two Man Power Trip match where Trips tears his quad. Dames

Fuckin' JINDRAK, Loss? Dames