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Important news, and a fond farewell.

Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 9:25 pm
by Fel
After several years of selfless devotion, Spec has decided to "retire" as the main admin and host of the site and forums.

All I can say is THANK YOU Spec, for everything you've done. I'll always appreciate the selfless hours you put in for me and for the site. Most of you have no idea how hard Spec worked around here. You really don't.

So, just so everyone knows, Greymist has volunteered to take over and the main admin macho man around here, because I don't know the faintest bloody thing about HTML or web hosting or any of that modern sorcery.

Part and parcel of this change of admins is that the site and forums are going to be moved to a new host. Before anyone jumps to conclusions, there's no bad blood or anything going on at all. Spec simply can't host the site and forums anymore, so we're going to be finding a new host and moving.

Now, don't panic. We don't have to move immediately, but I did want people to know that a move WILL happen...just not for a couple of months, which will give us time to find hosting and test the site and forum before we start making the move.

Grey will put up posts about when to expect downtime, but it won't be for a while.

So, everyone give Spec a good-hearted cheer and thank him for all his hard work. He'll still be lurking around, but it'll be as a reader, not as the hammer of doom looming over all mankind.

And dude, I STILL remember that present you sent me. From down under, no less! It gave me cavities.

Cavities, do you hear! Cavities! And it's YOUR FAULT!

NNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRD RRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGE! (and dentist's bills.)

Come on, you know I can't let a post like this go by without doing something silly. It's just not me.

Re: Important news, and a fond farewell.

Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 10:08 pm
by Weresmilodon
Well, damn. Spec, you had better hang around in the future too, you hear! This place wouldn't be the same without you.

At the same time, good luck with whatever you'll spend the time on instead.

Re: Important news, and a fond farewell.

Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 11:13 pm
by the_scot
Thank you Spec for your labor of love.

Re: Important news, and a fond farewell.

Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 11:45 pm
by zedd
I hope you continue to hang around the new site, as your presence is more important than the fact that you are the "admin" :)

Thank you very much for all your work. CHEEEEERS :!:

Re: Important news, and a fond farewell.

Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2011 12:28 am
by Phantom
Damn Spac...I guess Fifer finaly got to you! :lol:


Good luck Spec .....i hope your Retirement isn't as bone jaring :shock: as mine was. :roll:


Phantom

Re: Important news, and a fond farewell.

Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2011 12:57 am
by Hearly
Agreed, thank you very much for all your hard work Spec.

Re: Important news, and a fond farewell.

Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2011 2:02 am
by Fiferguy
Phantom wrote:Damn Spac...I guess Fifer finaly got to you! :lol:
Hey, this one's not my fault. :twisted:

In all seriousness, good job Spec. It's not going to be the funny farm without you. :mrgreen:

Re: Important news, and a fond farewell.

Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2011 2:14 am
by gnume
thank you spec for hosting the site all this time. hopefully the transition will be smooth

Re: Important news, and a fond farewell.

Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2011 4:59 am
by DigitalMaestro
Thanks, Spec, for putting up with this lot and all our craziness! Hope you'll stick around to contribute to the mayhem.
-DM

Re: Important news, and a fond farewell.

Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2011 8:30 am
by Mizriath
Thanks Spec.... this is for you.... hurrah. :D

I hope you enjoy your retirement. Mine will be coming, not that I want to, i will miss the money.. but age and regulations says so.

Thank you for all you have done. :)


and thanks fel also for writing. :) :P

Re: Important news, and a fond farewell.

Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2011 1:46 pm
by expedient
Thanks Spec for all your time and effort. :D

Re: Important news, and a fond farewell.

Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2011 4:09 pm
by Spec8472
Fel wrote:And dude, I STILL remember that present you sent me. From down under, no less! It gave me cavities.
Man, I had totally forgotten about that.
Glad you enjoyed it. :)

Re: Important news, and a fond farewell.

Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2011 7:27 pm
by GBLW
Spec, thanks for your help and for your time and effort on the site.
Oh, and best of luck in whatever you are up to in the future.

K Pelle.

Re: Important news, and a fond farewell.

Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2011 9:00 pm
by TStyle
Thanks Spec for all the effort you have put into the site all these years. I wish you luck with all your future endeavors!

Re: Important news, and a fond farewell.

Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 5:12 am
by michaelsuave
We'll miss you spec. It just won't be the same without you changing our titles randomly or creating macros that automatically change our "is it there yet's" to something totally different. All I can say in the end, is thanks for everything, you were grand and much appreciated. Thus in closing, so long spec, and thanks for all the fish.