snuffbox 0 Report post Posted August 16, 2006 Here we go... http://forums.thesmartmarks.com/index.php?showtopic=80793 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
k thx 0 Report post Posted August 16, 2006 Welcome to the TSM automated helpline. If you have received a death threat, please press one. If someone has posted a picture of a woman menstruating on a midget, please press two. If you want to ban a PBP, please press three If you want to ban a wildpegasus, please press four If someone has called you a teddy bear, please press five If Rant has called you a teddy bear, please press six If Rant hasn't called you a teddy bear dispite you being as teddy bear-ish as possible, please press seven If EHME has threatened to fight you, please press eight If you want to close the NHB folder, please press nine For all other queries, please hold. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Smues Report post Posted August 16, 2006 Edit: Nevermind I guess not Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JangoFett4Hire 0 Report post Posted August 16, 2006 Hey, serious question. I was out of the loop for a bit. How long has The Dames dude not been the owner/operator of the board? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Your Paragon of Virtue 0 Report post Posted August 16, 2006 I'm not sure myself. Hey Dr. Tom is viewing this thread. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr. Tom 0 Report post Posted August 16, 2006 It's been a while. It might be coming up on a year by now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest StylesMark Report post Posted August 16, 2006 I miss Dames... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JangoFett4Hire 0 Report post Posted August 16, 2006 Why did he sell it/step down? Did Banky trick him into doing it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Adam 0 Report post Posted August 16, 2006 I think he just got over it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest StylesMark Report post Posted August 16, 2006 I drove him over the edge? I'm sure he got tired of shit, much like this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Dames 0 Report post Posted August 16, 2006 I got overwhelmed with "real life" ever since I moved up to CT. Job, car, responsibilities, etc... I felt TSM slipping bigtime as a priority until eventually, I had to come to the realization that I just couldn't do it anymore. Even after that, I still stayed on until I couldn't afford it anymore. My lack of dedication caused everyone to turn heel on me. It's all good though, I blame myself. But, I still lurk daily. More than you think. Dames Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord of The Curry 0 Report post Posted August 16, 2006 OMG DAMEZ IZ WP Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slayer 0 Report post Posted August 16, 2006 Hell, I miss Dames as a regular joe poster. As for tiring of running the show, I get that. For me it's more a matter of who you decided to hand the reins. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Your Paragon of Virtue 0 Report post Posted August 17, 2006 Why do so many people hate the admin? He seems like a good guy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Golgo 13 0 Report post Posted August 17, 2006 It's as the nickname for him implies. He's an impersonal entity with no real connection to the community whose only definitive trait is performing menial tasks and fixing shit. I doubt most of us 'hate' him, though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slayer 0 Report post Posted August 17, 2006 atomsk did a good job summing it up, but I'll add my own thoughts Perhaps I had "high" expectations due to the fact that Dames was always a down-in-the-trenches owner, talking with us like a fellow normal poster. By contrast, admin (what the hell kind of username is that anyway) never talks except to occasionally post his little robotic updates of the forum... though, truth be told, when I did see him try to converse like a normal person, the results did nothing but clarify why he likely keeps to himself in the first place. To sum it up, the guy appears both distant and out of it and talks like a bot. Other traits that don't help include having an AIM name with alternating caps and lowercase letters like some script kid, and posting enough spelling and grammar mistakes to make CWM look like Edwin. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest StylesMark Report post Posted August 17, 2006 It doesn't matter...there's a good chance adminbot will sell to me. He's cracking... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Niggardly King 0 Report post Posted August 17, 2006 Make sure to make me second in command Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest StylesMark Report post Posted August 17, 2006 ... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Niggardly King 0 Report post Posted August 17, 2006 In my world that means a yes, plus you owe me $2 American. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest StylesMark Report post Posted August 17, 2006 Only $2? Sucker... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Niggardly King 0 Report post Posted August 17, 2006 My popularity has declined as of late... so I can't charge the old fee. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
