This from 'News, quote from DPC (take that source as you will):
Well there was some issues with S_S doing things without discussing it amongst the team... but as you will soon find out that issue has been resolved Sorry about the misunderstanding.
Edit: And other people who got banned unjustly in these dark days will be unbanned, I think in the future it might be best not to assume things because I have worked VERY hard and risked my position to fix things here and from the looks of things I got the job done
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I collect: Vedalken Heretic, Lorescale Coatl, Reaper King, Worldslayer, Woodwraith Corrupter, Lorthos, the Tidemaker. Soon to collect Conquering Manticore.
I demanded a Manticore, and Wizards delivered. I now demand a Chimaera. The REAL one, not, Chimeric items. I also demand a new Gorgon. And more Manticores please.
I'm sorry that I didn't see all this, but I wasn't really active on 'news before R_E IMed me and told me about Salvation, and how I should be involved...
But what the hell is happening over at MTGnews? How did they end up getting porked in the ass by that Pojo guy?
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I had 2,580 posts on 'news, and then it had to go and be ****ty.
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I'm glad DPC and whoever else was involved took the steps to stop S_S and his strange ways of being an admin. w00t.
I'll probably still hang around both forums though. I'm starting to really like this place. Plus, I can view these forums from work but not MTGNews. Don't know why I can though...:confused: Oh well, 'tis a good day today!
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Spock is not portrayed correctly. If Vulcans are above petty emotions, what motivates him to join the most elite starship crew in the galaxy? I, on the other hand, have transcended the weakness of emotion and achieved a blissful lack of caring. Apathy is my strength, our strength, which prevents us from being all-to-human. In this spirit, may Meh be with you, always.
I'd have to see proof that Raa is going to be a real owner and not just a massive speedbump before I return, and also that the new mods are competent. I'll also likely not leave this site. For one, I'm developing a massive H/W list for trades again, since my local community is pretty much dead now, and I'm also sorta getting back into Magic (YOU TYRRANOUS BASTARDS!) so I have to have a site to discuss it...
EDIT: Also, I don't care if they unban my old account. Plastik really has quite the bad name over there, and I wouldn't have used it here if I hadn't set it up months ago. I'd be Chicago or Barn or PorkFriedLimbo or maybe go with a name I've been using at News.
Well, for my money (i.e., none) that right there tells me a whole bunch about who was lying and who wasn't. He went behind the backs of his boss and co-workers.
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Just to confirm things again, Yes, SS is actually gone, actually. The reason? Well, Raa was begining to see SS for the problem he was. Also, the entire staff decided to tell Raa that unless he was taken out of the scene we would quit.
And it was Masked Rider who got into contact with Raa and spearheaded this thing, I think, though the entire staff quickly threw their support behind it. Also, power will be held equally between the current administrative staff, rather than one or two being sort of uber-admins.
IF you guys are worried about DPC..he won't have more authority or ability than any of the other 3 Admins.
And everything that was unjustly done recently will absolutely be fixed. Everyone will be un-banned, even UrzaSedatives, who actually broke a big rule by posting info from the Mod Lounge to a Clan thread. It's just better for us to re-admit everyone whom wants to post again. Maybe no one will come back, but, it doesn't matter. This is a step that needed to be taken. It's unfortunate that we all had to tell Raa that we would all quit too if he didn't oust Scott, but, that is what it took.
The fact that it took Raa this long to get rid of Scott says alot about him, to me, especially when he didn't do anything upon R_E and the majority of the staff quitting with him on New Year's. There may be an admin team capable of functioning now, but without the support of the owner as we've all found out the hard way, things won't get any better. I wouldn't be surprised if Raa started to do a few things here and there and then suddenly vanish again, leaving you all there until you're ready to quit again. It happened back in August, it happened right now, and it'll more than likely happen again. At this point trusting Raa with doing something is like someone beating you up and just running back asking them to do it again over and over.
Just to confirm things again, Yes, SS is actually gone, actually. The reason? Well, Raa was begining to see SS for the problem he was. Also, the entire staff decided to tell Raa that unless he was taken out of the scene we would quit.
So what happens now? Is Raa going to continue to post fake cards submitted with his "rumor submit" button in the Rumor Mill? Is R_E going to come back? Will you have 100% of your sources again?
I'd say removing Scott is but a small step towards returning the site to normalcy.
We're still forgetting something else important: R_E is not going back, no matter what (he has told me this himself). So if you're a follower of R_E (and his rumors), he will be here. Just getting rid of S_S is not the biggest problem: I'd say their biggest is the loss of R_E.
Just saying, you know....
Settles it for me. I'm not going back to 'News despite being currently unbanned.
I'm NOT AT ALL ABLE to build Madness, since I'm already building one for my partner in crime. Before you suggest a deck, check if it is madness. If the deck you were going to suggest IS in fact Madness, instead of posting, discard 2 cards.
So what happens now? Is Raa going to continue to post fake cards submitted with his "rumor submit" button in the Rumor Mill? Is R_E going to come back? Will you have 100% of your sources again?
I'd say removing Scott is but a small step towards returning the site to normalcy.
I think it's a big step, but, you are right..it is only a step. In the future, Raa won't post cards, they are all being forwarded to me, and I'll figure it out, with help.
R_e probably won't come back..he will absolutely have the opportunity to, but it's understandable if he didn't. Honestly, I'd like nothing better than for him and Jeff and Cateran to be the Admins again and everything else to go back to how it was, sans Scott. That's probably a pipe dream, but, it's at least a step in the right direction.
Honestly, I'd like nothing better than for him and Jeff and Cateran to be the Admins again and everything else to go back to how it was, sans Scott. That's probably a pipe dream, but, it's at least a step in the right direction.
You do remember that R_E and Jeff were unsatisfied with the state of things before S_S entered the picture, right? A return to what the site was, pre-Scott, is still not good enough. It would have to be much more, like was planned in Feb. of 2004.
As I said, things are getting better, maybe. Right now MTGnews is like being playing a video game. You got this team of guys and they're all good and like taking out the bad guy and stuff, and right when you think you've beat the game CRAP that was only a sub-boss! The sub-boss is only half the problem! The entire problem stems from the real boss! Curses! But how do you beat a boss that owns the place you're defending? Good question. I don't know any cheats for this game. Damn. That's no fun.
As I said, things are getting better, maybe. Right now MTGnews is like being playing a video game. You got this team of guys and they're all good and like taking out the bad guy and stuff, and right when you think you've beat the game CRAP that was only a sub-boss! The sub-boss is only half the problem! The entire problem stems from the real boss! Curses! But how do you beat a boss that owns the place you're defending? Good question. I don't know any cheats for this game. Damn. That's no fun.
Hit pause, then go to "Options" and "Cheats" and type this
up, down, left, right, R, R, L, L, A, L, B, R, X, L, Y, R
And hit enter. It puts you into big-head mode.
Yeah, that's pretty much all I've got.
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Well, just to be reasonable here, the administrative staff of Salvation isn't exactly the core base of posters here we are thinking might come back over
Also, SS has no powers what so ever, and salvation is no more banned than any other word or site.
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Feyd has been unbanned.
DPC admits that Scott was bringing the site down horribly.
DPC has gotten a hold of R_E's account and switched it so S_S can't get into it.
Looks like, unless it was just me, DPC finally opened up his eyes and THEN smelled the bull.......poo.
What's next.
I collect: Vedalken Heretic, Lorescale Coatl, Reaper King, Worldslayer, Woodwraith Corrupter, Lorthos, the Tidemaker. Soon to collect Conquering Manticore.
I demanded a Manticore, and Wizards delivered. I now demand a Chimaera. The REAL one, not, Chimeric items. I also demand a new Gorgon. And more Manticores please.
But what the hell is happening over at MTGnews? How did they end up getting porked in the ass by that Pojo guy?
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I'll probably still hang around both forums though. I'm starting to really like this place. Plus, I can view these forums from work but not MTGNews. Don't know why I can though...:confused: Oh well, 'tis a good day today!
So... I guess we wait to see what DPC does. Either way, I'm staying here. The stuff that Scott was doing lasted way to long, so I don't know.
I don't think him being non-admin actually means anything.
Spock is not portrayed correctly. If Vulcans are above petty emotions, what motivates him to join the most elite starship crew in the galaxy? I, on the other hand, have transcended the weakness of emotion and achieved a blissful lack of caring. Apathy is my strength, our strength, which prevents us from being all-to-human. In this spirit, may Meh be with you, always.
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EDIT: Also, I don't care if they unban my old account. Plastik really has quite the bad name over there, and I wouldn't have used it here if I hadn't set it up months ago. I'd be Chicago or Barn or PorkFriedLimbo or maybe go with a name I've been using at News.
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And it was Masked Rider who got into contact with Raa and spearheaded this thing, I think, though the entire staff quickly threw their support behind it. Also, power will be held equally between the current administrative staff, rather than one or two being sort of uber-admins.
And everything that was unjustly done recently will absolutely be fixed. Everyone will be un-banned, even UrzaSedatives, who actually broke a big rule by posting info from the Mod Lounge to a Clan thread. It's just better for us to re-admit everyone whom wants to post again. Maybe no one will come back, but, it doesn't matter. This is a step that needed to be taken. It's unfortunate that we all had to tell Raa that we would all quit too if he didn't oust Scott, but, that is what it took.
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So what happens now? Is Raa going to continue to post fake cards submitted with his "rumor submit" button in the Rumor Mill? Is R_E going to come back? Will you have 100% of your sources again?
I'd say removing Scott is but a small step towards returning the site to normalcy.
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Settles it for me. I'm not going back to 'News despite being currently unbanned.
*Also likes this forum's postie page better*
I think it's a big step, but, you are right..it is only a step. In the future, Raa won't post cards, they are all being forwarded to me, and I'll figure it out, with help.
R_e probably won't come back..he will absolutely have the opportunity to, but it's understandable if he didn't. Honestly, I'd like nothing better than for him and Jeff and Cateran to be the Admins again and everything else to go back to how it was, sans Scott. That's probably a pipe dream, but, it's at least a step in the right direction.
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I just wonder if this "retired admin" is in name or have his powers been revoked? and what happens to all the banned people?
on the + side they have lifted the censor of mtgsalvation.com
Hit pause, then go to "Options" and "Cheats" and type this
up, down, left, right, R, R, L, L, A, L, B, R, X, L, Y, R
And hit enter. It puts you into big-head mode.
Yeah, that's pretty much all I've got.
I have no extendo-sig. Sorry, I'm just not vain enough to think someone will click on it.
Also, SS has no powers what so ever, and salvation is no more banned than any other word or site.
Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Start. That'll fix everything.
Add a select after A and before Start if you're going to play 2 player mode.